OXFORD ART JOURNAL: EARLY MODERN HORROR SPECIAL ISSUE VOLUME 34 NUMBER 3
Written by Maria H. Loh; David Young Kim; Bronwen Wilson; et al.
Stock no. 1830924
Published by Oxford University Press. 2011. Nearly fine condition.

A series of essays on the relationship between early horror and art. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. A few minor marks to rear cover else very nice copy, little read.

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BIGGLES FLIES EAST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330777
Published by Oxford University Press. 1952. Fair condition.

Green boards, black title to spine. 256 pages. Covers are marked, grubby and edge rubbed. Endpapers are browned. Heavy foxing to textblock, also affecting page margins.

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BIGGLES FLIES EAST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330772
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1949. Almost very good condition.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. 256 pages. Covers edge worn, tiny knock to front fore-edge. Split to base of spine has been glued. Inscription in ink and a small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. Textblock is very slightly grubby else contents clean.

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BIGGLES HITS THE TRAIL
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1330771
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1949. Fair condition.

Green boards, gilt titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. A reading copy only sold W.A.F.

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THE RESCUE FLIGHT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1330716
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1953. Almost very good condition.

Green boards, black title to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Top edge of textblock is slightly grubby, fore-edge has a few small spots. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Contents clean.

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SYLLOGE OF COINS OF THE BRITISH ISLES FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM CAMBRIDGE PART I: ANCIENT BRITISH AND ANGLO-SAXON COINS
Written by Philip Grierson.
Stock no. 1830882
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1958. Very good condition.

The first fascicule of the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles contains the Ancient British and Anglo-Saxon coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum, numbering 216-777 respectively. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w plates. xix and 70 pages inlcuding index. Boards lightly scuffed, very light fading to spine. Text block and endpapers browned. Contents clean.

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MODEL AIRCRAFT FOR BOYS
Written by W.E. Johns; W. Rigby. Illustrated by W. Rigby.
Stock no. 1330552
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1935. Good condition.

Foreword by Captain W.E. Johns (editor of Popular Flying and author of Biggles). Pictorial boards. 96 pages. B/w illustrations. Covers are grubby and worn. Backstrip is browned and has possibly been re-glued. Some light foxing but contents generally very good.

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CASTLES AND CANNON: A STUDY OF EARLY ARTILLERY FORTIFICATIONS IN ENGLAND
Written by B.H. St. J. O'Neil.
Stock no. 1830769
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This study, published posthumously, describes the introduction of gunpowder, the earliest guns and their development, and the ways in which the castle designers sought to meet the new threat to their foritifcations which resulted from the introduction of battering ordnance. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. xix and 121 pages including index. A few minor marks and scuffs to boards. Foxing to endpapers and text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has some foxing, is edge-rubbed, faded to spine and grubby.

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THE WORLD'S LIGHTHOUSES BEFORE 1820
Written by D. Alan Stevenson.
Stock no. 1830765
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The purpose of this book is to record facts about seamarks and to arrange them in Sections, with some explanation, to show the transition from the wood fires of Antiquity to the reflector lights of 1819. Includes an account of the Eddystone Lighthouse. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine and gilt crest to front board. xxiv and 310 pages including index. Top edge gilt. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block and endpapers. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is a little browned and grubby, small closed tear to top front edge of spine (no loss).

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RAILWAY PASSAGE
Written by Charles Keeping. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1830713
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Charming story of the residents of Railway Passage, and how their individual lives change when their Residents Consortium win the football pools! Illustrated endpapers and wonderful and extensive colour illustrations throughout. Large format. Pictorial boards. Unpaginated. ISBN: 019279700X. Boards lightly browned across top edge. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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WASTEGROUND CIRCUS
Written by Charles Keeping. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1830712
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Scott and Wayne used the demolition site in the heart of the city as a playground. Then one day a circus made an overnight stop on the site and life was never the same again - for one of the boys. Large format. Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0192797085. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Name in ink to top edge of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded at edges.

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THE BRONZE CHRYSANTHEMUM
Written by Sheena Porter. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1330413
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. When Ellie, Roger, and Jane bought wooden Chrysanthemums for Mother's birthday odd things begin to happen to the family... Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear free-endpaper is partly browned. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty, otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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