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RACUNDRA'S FIRST CRUISE
Written by Arthur Ransome.
Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1329560
Published by Jonathan Cape.
3rd
1948.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Illustrated from the author's own photographs. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed (minimal loss to spine and corners) and is slightly grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SAILING STORY
EDWARD BURRA: TWENTIETH-CENTURY EYE
Written by Jane Stevenson.
Stock no. 1829535
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
2007.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The first full-scale biography of one of Britain's most important twentieth-century painters. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xv and 496 pages including index. ISBN: 9780224078757. Top & tail of spine slightly shelf-worn. A few minor marks to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed, has a minor mark to spine, and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
GOING SOLO
Written by Roald Dahl.
Stock no. 1329195
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1986.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Autobiographical stories of deadly snakes on the ground, daring deeds in the air, African safaris and encounters with the Hun - all told with the irresistable appeal which has made Roald Dahl one of the world's best loved writers for adults and children. As frightening and funny as his fiction! Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w photos throughout. 208 pages. ISBN: 0224024078. Spine of book and wrapper slightly bumped. Some slight marking to dustwrapper.
THE WITCHES
Written by Roald Dahl.
Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1329193
Published by Jonathan Cape.
Circa
1983.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
'This is not a fairy-tale. This is about REAL Witches. None of your silly black hats and broomsticks - the truth is MUCH MORE SCARY...' Gloriously gruesome secrets aptly illustrated in b/w by Blake. Dark green boards, gilt titles to spine. 208 pages. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. ISBN: 0224021656. 7th printing. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges and slightly faded to spine.
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AUGUST ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1329034
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1937.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Five children in a caravan, and a horse between its shafts, in pursuit of an absent-minded aunt whose address they didn't exactly know! Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Second impression (October 1937). Spine slightly bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little worn at edges.
ENGLAND
Written by John Burningham.
Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1329017
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1992.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Navy blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0224031619. Slight bumping to spine. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and spine edges and is slightly edge crease. Small stain to edge of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- HUMOUR
- ILLUSTRATED
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
THE CUCKOO TREE
Written by Joan Aiken.
Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1328951
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1971.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Dido Twite and Captain Hughes set out from Chichester Harbour with urgent dispatches for London. Their coach overturns in the middle of nowhere leading Dido to become involved in some 'havey cavey goings in' with smugglers, witches, kidnappers and treasonous pirates. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illus. 251 pages. ISBN: 0224005146. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink and another name blotted out to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut, edge worn, slightly marked to front panel with a tear to top spine corner and spine is slightly browned.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
THE FAITHLESS LOLLYBIRD AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Joan Aiken.
Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1328950
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Stories of magic, mystery and miraculous surprise. ISBN: 0224013327. Spine bumped and faded. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby.
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- CHILDRENS
DIDO AND PA
Written by Joan Aiken.
Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1328949
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1986.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A rollercoasting historical story. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0224023640. Page browning throughout, pale foxing to textblock. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.
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- CHILDRENS
MIDNIGHT IS A PLACE
Written by Joan Aiken.
Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1328947
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A return to the 19th century and the Yorkshire setting of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 303 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0224009680. Spine bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and worn, spine is sunned.
MIDWINTER NIGHTINGALE
Written by Joan Aiken.
Stock no. 1328935
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. A chilling welcome greets Dido Twite.... ISBN: 0224064894. Some very light foxing to textblock.
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- CHILDRENS
SIGNALLING FROM MARS
Written by Arthur Ransome; Hugh Brogan.
Stock no. 1328934
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1997.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Letters of Arthur Ransome. Selected and introduced by Hugh Brogan. B/w illustrations. 377 pages. ISBN: 0224042610. Spine slightly bumped. Some foxspots to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is a little grubby and edge worn.
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation for high quality design and production and a fine list of English-language authors, fostered by the firm's editor and reader Edward Garnett. Cape's list of writers ranged from poets including Robert Frost and C. Day Lewis, to chi...
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