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SCRUFFY THE LITTLE BLACK HEN
Written by Cicely Englefield.
Illustrated by Cicely Englefield.
Stock no. 1328683
Published by John Murray.
1st
1948.
Almost very good condition.
White pictorial boards. Lovely colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Covers are a bit grubby and marked, spine browned and rubbed. Price cut from lower corner of front free-endpaper. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CHICKENS (CHILDRENS)
WANDY THE WILD PONY
Written by Allen Chaffee.
Illustrated by D.L. Mays.
Stock no. 1828212
Published by John Murray.
1937.
Good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A story for youngsters about a wild pony born on a Devon moor. Green cloth boards, red titles and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Reprint. Pale foxing to spine else boards clean. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and grubby marks to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, foxed and is grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
THE IMAGE ON THE GLASS
Written by Laurence Whistler.
Stock no. 1826339
Published by John Murray.
1st
1975.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Detailed notes on the engraved glass and a complete check list of work by Laurence Whistler and his sons. Black boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w plates. ISBN: 0719532752. Light browning to text block. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.
THE LIFE OF A SCOTCH NATURALIST: THOMAS EDWARD ASSOCIATE OF THE LINEAN SOCIETY
Written by Samuel Smiles.
Illustrated by George Reid.
Stock no. 1825647
Published by John Murray.
1905.
Almost very good condition.
Popular Edition. Blue calf leather boards, 5 raised bands to spine, red title label and gilt title to spine. Marbled endpapers and text block. B/w plates and illustrations to text pages. Top of spine rubbed & worn. A few marks to rear board. Rugby School crest in gilt to front board. Large bookplate to front pastedown. Scattered foxing throughout. Binding is tight.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- SCOTLAND
- BIOGRAPHY
- LEATHER BINDING
- ANTIQUARIAN
BENNIE BLACK LAMB
Written by Cicely Englefield.
Illustrated by Cicely Englefield.
Stock no. 1324239
Published by John Murray.
1st
1938.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Small format. Cloth spine, pale blue pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxspots to spine. Endpapers partly browned else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears which have been tape repaired on verso, spine of wrapper is slightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- LAMBS (CHILDRENS)
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THE ART OF RECONNAISSANCE
Written by David Henderson.
Stock no. 2137570
Published by John Murray.
1st
1907.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth with gilt titles. Bumping and wear along cover edges and to corners. Some browning to base of spine. Homemade presentation plate stuck to front endpaper with inscription in ink. Some foxing and browning.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
THE WELSH REGIMENT OF FOOT GUARDS 1915-1918
Written by C. Dudley Ward.
Stock no. 2137546
Published by John Murray.
1st
1936.
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w map. Spine is faded. Mottling - possibly from damp to covers. Stain to outer page edges/margins.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- REGIMENTAL HISTORY (UK)
- INFANTRY
- ARMY
THE RAILWAYS OF ENGLAND
Written by W.M. Acworth.
Stock no. 2136609
Published by John Murray.
2nd
1889.
Good condition.
Brown cloth spine with gilt title. Blue cloth covers with gilt title. Second edition, with 56 illustrations. Spine is split nearly all the way down front side, with fraying to cloth. Smaller split to rear side of spine. Marks to covers. Bumping to corners. Bookplates and name in ink to prelims. Front joint is cracked. Foxing to outer page edges. A reading copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- ANTIQUARIAN
ADVICE TO JULIA: A LETTER IN RHYME
Written by Henry Luttrell.
Stock no. 2135289
Published by John Murray.
1820.
Good condition.
Brown boards; paper title to spine. New edition. Scuffing and marks to covers; uneven fading. Chipping to spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing throughout. Some page edge creasing. A reading copy.
- Categorised in:
- POETRY
- LETTERS
- ANTIQUARIAN
THE YEAR OF TRAFALGAR
Written by Henry Newbolt.
Stock no. 1320174
Published by John Murray.
1st
1905.
Almost very good condition.
Being and account of the battle and of the events which led up to it, white a collection of the poems and ballads written there-upon between 1805 and 1905. Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped with nicks at top and tail. Corners and spine edges rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and prelims, tissue-guard to frontis is browned with a tear at lower edge.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- NAVY
- MILITARY
THE RETREAT: HITLER'S FIRST DEFEAT
Written by Michael Jones.
Stock no. 2134025
Published by John Murray.
Circa
2010.
Very good condition.
The story of Hitler's first terrible defeat through first-hand witnesses and a powerful narrative. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780719569722. 3rd printing. Part of original price label stuck to front cover. Page edge browning.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAZIS
JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER BEYOND THE MYTH
Written by Ronald Anderson; Anne Koval.
Stock no. 2133337
Published by John Murray.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Whistler's art and life are brought together to recreate the extraordinary career of the man behind the myth. Dark red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w plates. 544 pages includes index. ISBN: 0719550270. Base of spine slightly bumped. Wrapper edges lightly rubbed and spine just very slightly sunned.