Country Life Limited
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MERESIDE CHRONICLE: WITH A SHORT INTERLUDE OF LOCHS AND LOCHANS
Written by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1824196
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
In his search for and study of bireds, the meres, pools and reservoirs of east and mid-Cheshire have been favourite hunting grounds for Tunnicliffe. A year of making notes and sketches. Brick red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Some minor mottlng to boards, light browning to top of spine. Gilt titles bright. Browning to endpapers. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few chips and closed tears, browned to spine and grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ILLUSTRATED
- CHESHIRE
PEOPLE OF IMPORTANCE
Written by Brenda E. Spender.
Illustrated by J.H. Dowd.
Stock no. 1504628
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1934.
Slightly better than good condition.
Green cloth spine, gilt titles. Grey boards with green title to front. Delightful pencil sketches of children and their doings. Spine bumped and browned. Covers very marked and heavy wear to corners. A few b/w photos of a child have been stuck to pages and one to front pastedown. A couple of hinges cracked. Only one tissue guard present and it is torn. Some fox spots and marks to contents including erased pencil writing to one page. Colouring to one small illustration. Light page browning.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ILLUSTRATED
ON'Y TONY AND THE DRAGON
Written by Brenda E. Spender.
Illustrated by Barbara Turner.
Stock no. 1502426
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1938.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
On'y Tony meets Bell's brother, known as the Dragon, and through him did a great many very naughty things. Pale blue marble effect boards with blue spine and dark blue titles. B/w illustrations. 80 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Top of spine darkened, edges of covers browned and foxed. Endpapers browned. One hinge cracked. Dustwrapper has loss from top and bottom of spine and is also torn along the spine. Also loss at bottom of front panel, tears and chipping elsewhere. Spine very browned, rear panel a bit grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) A SEASIDE HOLIDAY
Written by Kathleen Hale.
Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 2113326
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1952.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Large format, cloth spine, pictorial boards. Bright colour lithographic illustrations throughout. Heavy bumping to a couple of corners. A little foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with large tear to spine - 2/3rds of wrapper spine MISSING; other tears and chips; some with loss. Wrapper is also marked.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- LITHOGRAPHS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
ON'Y TONY
Written by Brenda E. Spender.
Illustrated by B. Turner.
Stock no. 1311832
Published by Country Life Limited.
1936.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The story of three ponies and a little boy. Green cloth spine, brown marble effect boards. B/w illustrations. 96 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing else contents clean. Yellow dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped and faded to spine and edges.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
GENTIANS
Written by David Wilkie.
Illustrated by John Nash.
Stock no. 1603831
Published by Country Life Limited.
1950.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Revised edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos. Colour frontis by John Nash. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Edge fading to cloth on boards. Scattered foxing. Wrapper is edge torn and chipped with a little loss and a few grubby marks.
SEA TERNS OR SEA SWALLOWS
Written by George Marples; Anne Marples.
Stock no. 631487
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1934.
Slightly better than good condition.
Their Habits, Language, Arrival and Departures. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Contents very good. Spine darkened and chipped. Covers darkened at edges.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
SELWYN THE SEALION
Written by Myrtle Jerrett.
Illustrated by Myrtle Jerrett.
Stock no. 448155
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The fact the Selwyn was proved a dunce turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. Oblong format. Blue cloth spine, white pictorial boards. Colour lithograph illustrations. Crease to front endpaper. Pale foxing to endpapers. Contents are beautifully bright. Wrapper has large closed tear to front panel, other smaller tears to corners and some grubby marks - but minimal loss.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CIRCUS
- LITHOGRAPHS
SELWYN THE SEALION
Written by Myrtle Jerrett.
Illustrated by Myrtle Jerrett.
Stock no. 736197
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The fact the Selwyn was proved a dunce turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. Oblong format. Blue cloth spine, white pictorial boards. Colour lithograph illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners slightly bumped. Pale foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, minimal loss to top and tail of spine, grubby and foxed.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CIRCUS
- LITHOGRAPHS
PETER & CO.
Written by C.E. Heanley.
Illustrated by Frank Hart.
Stock no. 606690
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1937.
Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The charming story of animals and children at a country house in Suffolk. The Junior Country Life Library. B/w plates. Erased inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Wrapper price-cut, slightly creased and with one closed edge-tear.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- SUFFOLK
PETER & CO.
Written by C.E. Heanley.
Illustrated by Frank Hart.
Stock no. 678192
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1937.
Almost very good condition.
Brown cloth, cream titles. 12 b/w plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Mark to title-page. A few very small foxspots.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY