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THE SCHOOL IN THE WOODS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by G.M. Anson.
Stock no. 1318081
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1940.
Good condition.
Cream cloth, blue title and vignette to spine and blue vignette to front cover. Colour frontis plate plus 5 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Spine browned. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Light foxing to contents. A couple of hinges are cracked. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
PEG-LEG AND THE INVADERS
Written by Peter Dawlish.
Illustrated by Jack Matthew.
Stock no. 2130671
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1st
1940.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Blue/green cloth with black titles and decorations to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. Browning to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Some grubby marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with browning; chipping and some creasing.
THE TOYMAN AND OTHER VERSES
Written by Mary Dobson.
Stock no. 2129893
Published by Humphrey Milford.
Circa
1956.
Very good condition.
Cloth spine. Title to front cover is: The Toyman and Other Songs of India For Children. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few grubby marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RHYME
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE OXFORD DISTRICT
Written by James J. Walker.
Stock no. 2127987
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1926.
Very good condition.
Card wraps. Chipping to spine, with some creasing. A few marks to covers. Corners are creased. Bookplate to inside front cover. From the personal library of Bryan L. Sage, distinguished naturalist and author. Small name in ink to first page; some foxing.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- HOME COUNTIES
- OXFORDSHIRE
SCRAPPETTY HOP AND PEARLY TOP
No author listed.
Stock no. 2127926
Published by Humphrey Milford.
Circa
1919.
Good condition.
Miniature Sized book - 2.5" x just under 2.5". Bound together with string through boards and pages. Full colour onlay to front cover. Colour frontis. 31 pages. Split all the way down back side of spine; still kept together by string. A few damp marks to cover edges. Frontis has become detached (by small tear) to top binding. Contents are still generally very good.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- MINIATURE BOOK
- GNOMES
THAT LITTLE WHITE PUPPY
Written by Ernest A. Aris.
Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1816543
Published by Humphrey Milford.
Circa
1916.
Very good condition.
Small oblong format. Pictorial paper boards, red title to front. Ribbon to front board. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. That Little White Puppy has his first visit to the country. Paper boards slightly bubbled. Ribbon to front board fading and damp stain to inside front cover. Browning to endpapers, contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by A.E. Jackson.
Stock no. 2127734
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1936.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Blue cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 252 pages. Bumping and wear along cover edges. Some browning to spine. All plates present. Some marks to page 241. Wrapper is torn and creased with loss along edges; some grubby marks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
PETER PAN'S ABC
Written by J.M. Barrie.
Illustrated by Flora White.
Stock no. 2125360
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Good condition.
Pale cloth covers with gilt titles. Oblong pictorial onlay to front cover, with other decorations bordering it. Colour plates throughout, which accompany the alphabet. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some grubby marks to covers. Erased pencil drawing to front endpaper. Foxing throughout. Binding is a little weak; a few hinges are pulled; some chips and tears where plates are bound in. A few plates have margin tears and grubby margin marks. A reading copy.
STRANG'S PENNY BOOKS THE SEVEN SONS
Written by Margaret Baker.
Stock no. 2124881
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1939.
Very good condition.
Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Early reader for children aged 7-8. Browning to covers and pages. Vertical creasing to pages.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- EARLY READERS
STRANG'S PENNY BOOKS DON'T BE TOO SURE
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 2124879
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1938.
Very good condition.
Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and two-tone illustrations. For children aged 8-11. Some creasing. A few marks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
STRANG'S PENNY BOOKS THE GREY GOOSE FEATHERS
Written by Margaret Stuart Lane.
Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve.
Stock no. 2124878
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1936.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and two-tone illustrations. For children aged 8-11. A few creases to corners. Foxspot to base of spine. Contents are excellent.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
STRANG'S PENNY BOOKS BILL SAWYER'S V.C.
Written by Herbert Strang.
Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 2124875
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1939.
Very good condition.
Pictorial paperwraps. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Only 23 pages in length. Some creasing and browning to covers and some pages internally.