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SCIENCE AND THE HOME: 500 YEARS OF TECHNICAL ADVANCE
Written by Doreen Yarwood.
Stock no. 585276
Published by B.T. Batsford.
1st thus
1987.
Almost very good condition.
During the 500 years covered by the book, technical advances derived from scientific research and invention have revolutionized the pattern of life at home, in terms of lighting, fuel and power, food, the home itself, sanitation, communications and entertainment. The author here traces these advances, which transformed the medieval house into the unrecognizably different home of today. A final chapter is devoted to the micro-electronics revolution. Yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. 184 pages including index. ISBN: 071345749X. Ex-lib. Minimal stamps. Library markings to verso of front cover. Top edge of covers worn, rear cover creased. Spine faded. Front endpaper removed. Text block and rear endpapers grubby. Illustration which has become the first page after removal of front endpaper has a little tape damage (surface paper loss). Otherwise contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- HOMES AND HOUSING
SUNDAY SUNSHINE
No author listed.
Stock no. 585287
Published by John F. Shaw.
Good condition.
Blue cloth spine. Colour pictorial onlay showing girl with bunch of corn. 5 colour plates and other b/w illustrations. Title page missing. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Corners rubbed.
THE ITALIAN'S CHILD AND OTHER TALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 585236
Published by W. & R. Chambers.
1884.
Very good condition.
Blue decorative cloth. Gilt titles. B/w frontis. All edges gilt. Book: book plate to front pastedown. Dustwrapper: corners rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- CHILDRENS (ANTIQUARIAN)
A LITTLE BOY'S TOYS
Written by Meg Wood.
Illustrated by Katharine May Roberts.
Stock no. 585239
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd..
Good condition.
Small format. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Lilac decorative boards. Backstrip browned and torn. Front joint cracked. Pages browned.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
CONSERVATION AREAS CONSULTATION REPORT
No author listed.
Stock no. 585143
Published by City Of Worcester.
Circa
1988.
Very good condition.
Large format. A document issued by the City of Worcester looking at 4 additional conservation areas. Green pictorial card wraps. Spiral bound. Numerous very large folding plans.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- WORCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
IL SEICENTO E IL SETTECENTO (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Vincenzo Golzio.
Stock no. 585146
Published by Unione Tipografico.
1st
1955.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Two volumes. Numerous b/w photos. Text in Italian. 1292 pages in total. Corners bumped. Wrappers a little edge-chipped with browned spines.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- ART
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- ITALIAN
THE RUPERT PICTURE STORY BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 430996
Published by L.T.A. Robinson Ltd..
Good condition.
Large format. Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards, front shows Rupert hiking and gnome on a hare. Colour illustrations. First story is "Rupert and the Enchanted Princess". Spine is faded and worn. Corners are bumped and worn. A few marks to covers. Front joint is cracked. A few small page margin tears. Crossed out name and name in ink to belongs to box. Ageing tape repair to title page. A working copy only.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RUPERT
- RUPERT GENERAL
THE MONSTER RUPERT
Written by Mary Tourtel.
Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 431000
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd..
1950.
Good condition.
Pale green boards with red cloth spine. Front cover shows Rupert helping a boy from a hole in the ground. A Story and Picture Book with 120 cut-outs in colour. The cut-outs are Tourtel pictures taken from the stories. Numerous other b/w illustrations. (This is a 1950's reprint of the original which was published with 200 cut-outs and five stories). Contains: Rupert In Trouble Again; Rupert and the Old Man of the Sea; Rupert and the Wilful Princess; Rupert Goes Hiking. Spine is bumped and damaged - looks like it has been re-glued; also has some fraying to cloth. Some scuff marks and a few ink marks to covers. Corners and cover edges are very worn, with some bumping. Half of 1 of 1st pages with cut-outs on has been torn off. Top corner of 1 page is torn off, with a bit of loss to picture and a little to text. A working copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RUPERT GENERAL
- RUPERT
PILLICOCK HILL
Written by Herbert Asquith.
Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 431022
Published by William Heinemann Ltd..
1st
1926.
Almost very good condition.
Maroon cloth with gilt title and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Corners are a little bumped and worn. Foxing and grubby marks to some internal pages.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- RHYME
- MUSICAL SCORE (CHILDRENS)
LITTLE WIDE-AWAKE
Written by Leonard De Vries.
Stock no. 736706
Published by Arthur Barker Limited.
Circa
1967.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An Anthology of Victorian Children's books and periodicals. Full of colour & b/w illustrations, many full-page. Green boards, gilt decorations to spine and front cover. 240 pages. Top of spine and top corners bumped. A few small foxspots else a bright copy. Wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little grubby, date (June 1970) written in ink on front flap of wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
COLLIE
Written by Samantha Moore.
Stock no. 626574
Published by Interpet Publishing.
1st
2000.
Nearly fine condition.
Everything the reader needs to know about life with a collie. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 190238900X.
- Categorised in:
- DOGS
- DOGS (FACTUAL)
- DOGS - PASTORAL
- COLLIES
- PETS
BETTY AND BOBTAIL
No author listed.
Stock no. 585044
Circa
1934.
Slightly better than good condition.
Pictorial stiff card wraps. Front cover shows little girl and three rabbits with giant snowball. B/w illustrations. Some illustrations neatly coloured in.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS