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THE BOOK OF GNOMES
Written by F.E. Weatherly.
Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy.
Stock no. 1322248
Published by Ernest Nister.
Circa
1903.
Very good condition.
Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine, pictorial front board. 8 colour plates, b/w illustrations throughout. A story told in verse. Spine bumpe and rubbed, cover edges rubbed. Some slight scuffing/wear to covers. Small tear to lower margin of title-page. Title-page browned. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins but generally a nice copy of a scarce Nister book.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- NISTER
- GNOMES
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
FERNS (NN 74)
Written by Christopher N. Page.
Stock no. 1823173
Published by Collins.
1st
1988.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
New Naturalist No. 74. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 21 colour photos and over 160 photos and diagrams in b/w. ISBN: 0002193833. Boards clean and bright. Minor grubby mark to base of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine (as is usual) else clean and bright.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- BOTANY
- FERNS
FIRST TERM AT MALORY TOWERS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Stanley Lloyd.
Stock no. 1322077
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd..
1st
1946.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Yellow cloth, green titles and vignette. Blue and green pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 153 pages. Spine and corners bumped, some slight fading to cover edges. Both pastedowns have faded (fading caused by glue in binding process?). Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small name and address in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just a little edge worn and faded to spine, slight chipping with minimal loss. A super copy of a very scarce first edition.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- GIRLS
- MALORY TOWERS
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
- ENID BLYTON
THE FORD THAT BEAT FERRARI: A RACING HISTORY OF THE GT40
Written by John S. Allen; Gordon J. Jones.
Stock no. 1823067
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour and b/w photos. The GT40, placed 1-2-3 at Le Mans in 1966 and won the next three consecutive years. ISBN: 1844251136. Light score mark to front board. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at corners.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ISLANDS (NN 109)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 2135987
Published by Collins.
1st
2009.
Fine condition.
New Naturalist series 109. A broad look at the islands that lie off the shore of Britain and Ireland, exploring their biology, geography, geology and climate, and examining changes that have occurred in the past and how these become relevant for future developments. Brown leather, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. Limited edition to 150 copies. ISBN: 9780007267378. SIGNED by author on bookplate to front endpaper. This is Copy No. 86. Has plain white (not pictorial) 'jacket' over book. Slip case is near fine - a few small threads to edges.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ISLANDS
- LEATHER BINDING
- LIMITED EDITION
SOUTHERN ENGLAND (NN 108)
Written by Peter Friend.
Stock no. 2135986
Published by Collins.
1st
2008.
Fine condition.
New Naturalist series 108. Brown leather, gilt title to spine. All edges gilt. Limited edition to 250 copies. Colour photos, maps & graphs. ISBN: 9780007247424. SIGNED by author to bookplate on front endpaper. This is Copy No. 149. Has plain cream 'jacket' (not pictorial), over book. Slip case is near fine.
WILDFOWL (NN 110)
Written by David Cabot.
Stock no. 2135984
Published by Collins.
1st
2009.
Fine condition.
New Naturalist series 110. Brown leather, with gilt titles. All edges gilt. Limited edition to 150 copies. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780007146581. SIGNED by author to bookplate on front endpaper; This is Copy No. 139. Has cream paper cover (not pictorial) jacket. Slip case is near fine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ORNITHOLOGY
- WILDFOWL
- LEATHER BINDING
- LIMITED EDITION
RUPERT ANNUAL 1940 - RUPERT'S ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1321969
Published by Daily Express.
1940.
Fair condition.
Pictorial boards and spine. Picture of Rupert drawing on wall on front cover. Colour pictures throughout. Covers are worn, grubby and scuffed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown and name and address in belongs to box. Doodles/scribbles to both pastedowns have been partially erased. Pencil doodles to verso of title-page. Contents are very grubby with some stains at margins and some tears. A good copy to work with.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- RUPERT ANNUAL PRE1970
- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL
ART OF THE NEW NATURALISTS
Written by Peter Marren; Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 2135917
Published by Collins.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
The history of the artwork of the dustwrappers, describing the frantic workings behind the seemingly serene collection of illustrations that have shaped Britain's most iconic natural history series. Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. ix and 310 pages including index. Limited to 50 copies. Full leather. All edges gilt. ISBN: 9780007284719. This is Copy No. 17, SIGNED by authors to bookplate on front endpaper. Light wear to covers. Contents are excellent! Slip case is better than very good - light fraying at edges to cloth.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- REFERENCE
- LIMITED EDITION
- LEATHER BINDING
GROUSE (NN 107)
Written by Adam Watson; Robert Moss.
Stock no. 2135916
Published by Collins.
1st
2008.
Nearly fine condition.
Leather Bound limited edition to 250 copies. Gilt title to spine and blind logo to front. New Naturalist no. 107. All edges gilt. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9780007150977. This is Copy No. 184, SIGNED by authors to bookplate on front endpaper. Tiny spot mark to top of spine/front cover. Slip case is better than very good - a few light marks.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ORNITHOLOGY
- LEATHER BINDING
- LIMITED EDITION
WOODLANDS (NN 100)
Written by Oliver Rackham.
Stock no. 2135915
Published by Collins.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition.
The 100th volume in the New Naturalist series. Leather bound edition to mark the 100th volume of the New Naturalist Library. Limited to 100 copies. All edges gilt. ISBN: 0007202431. This is Copy No. 52, SIGNED by author on bookplate to front endpaper. Bookplate has small red smudge mark to one edge. Slip case is near fine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- BOTANY
- WOODLAND
- FORESTRY
- TREES
- LIMITED EDITION
- LEATHER BINDING
BOOKS AND NATURALISTS (NN 112)
Written by David Elliston Allen.
Stock no. 2135913
Published by Collins.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
New Naturalist series 112. The author explores the often complicated ways in which books on the flora and fauna of these islands have been published through the years, from the earliest days of printing through to the era of the computerised distribution atlas and the giant multinational compendium. Limited edition to 75 copies. Leather binding with gilt titles and all edges gilt. B/w & colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007240845. This is Copy No. 34, SIGNED by author on a bookplate to front endpaper. A few small marks to gilt to outer page edges. Original slip case is still in excellent condition - light wear at edges.