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THE PLAY'S THE THING!
Written by Enid Blyton; Alec Rowley.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 576252
Published by The Home Library Book Company; George Newnes Limited.
1st
1927.
Very good condition.
12 musical plays for children aged 8 to 15. 24 full-page b/w drawings by Alfred Bestall and music by Alec Rowley. Very large format. Russet cloth, gilt title and decorations to spine. Pictorial endpapers. 240 pages. A few marks to front cover. Spine and corners just very slightly bumped. Small piece missing from lower margin of page 109. Small closed margin tears on pages 111, 113 and 161. A few faint foxspots to endpapers and a few faint margins marks else contents bright and clean. A very nice copy of this handsome book.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- PLAYS
- MUSICAL SCORE (CHILDRENS)
- ENID BLYTON
MIDDLESEX BIOGRAPHICAL AND PICTORIAL
No author listed.
Stock no. 576200
Published by Allan North.
1st
1906.
Very good condition.
Large format. Vellum spine. Red cloth with gilt titles. All edges gilt. Pen portraits of the worthies of Middlesex. B/w photos. Joints slightly cracked. Contents clean and bright. Vellum spine grubby.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HOME COUNTIES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- GENEALOGY
- BIOGRAPHY
THE SPORTSMAN'S DIRECTORY
Written by John Mayer.
Stock no. 576175
Published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co..
1838.
Good condition.
Small format. Green cloth, gilt title and shooting vignette to front cover. The Sportsman's Directory and Park & Gamekeeper's Companion. Being a Series of Instructions in Ten Parts for The Chase in its Various Classes: Coursing, Shooting, Fishing, The Preservation of Game and Decoys, Selection and Training of the Pointer and Spaniel, Breeding Pheasants, Partridges, Rabbits Etc. With Copious Directions for Trapping and Destroying Vermin and Detecting the Operations of the Poachere. An Appendix Containing Numerous Valuable Receipts and Useful Abstracts of the Game Laws and the Laws of Coursing. 6th edition. viii + 181 pages. B/w illustrations. Rear free endpaper missing. Front joint cracked, rear joint broken. Contemporary name in ink to title page. Covers a little marked. Corners slightly worn. Page 97 has crayon scribble but text still readable.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- SHOOTING
- ANGLING
- POACHING
- COURSING
- ANTIQUARIAN
AMONG THE DANES
Written by F.M. Butlin.
Illustrated by Ellen Wilkinson.
Stock no. 576113
Published by Methuen & Co..
1st
1909.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth, gilt titles. 12 colour plates and 15 b/w plates mainly photos. Front endpaper browned. Corners rubbed. All plates present.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- DENMARK
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
THE GHOST OF TANTONY PIG
Written by Julia Jarman.
Illustrated by Laszlo Acs.
Stock no. 426379
Published by Andersen Press.
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Laurie Gell thinks he has problems enough...then a pig starts speaking to him - could the legend of Tantony Pig be true? ISBN: 0862642957. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page. Very corners a little bumped.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GHOST STORY
PIG
Written by Paul Geraghty.
Stock no. 426388
Published by Hutchinson.
1st thus
1991.
Nearly fine condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. When Michael's family has to move from the farm in the wild hills of Natel to the city of Cape Town, he leaves behind a lifelong Zulu friend and the old farm school to face a sinister and unwelcoming gang at his new school. ISBN: 0091763940. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (YOUNG ADULTS)
NOBODY'S CHILD
Written by Patricia Miles.
Stock no. 426391
Published by Hamish Hamilton.
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Peach boards, gilt title to spine. A gripping adventure story set in the eighteenth century. ISBN: 0241891795. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page. Name in pen on front endpaper. Spine faded and a little bumped. Some foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut, faded to spine, with a little creasing.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (YOUNG ADULTS)
THE STAR TRAP
Written by Marjorie Darke.
Illustrated by Michael Jackson.
Stock no. 426392
Published by Longman Young Books.
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Maroon boards, gilt title to spine. Frances Redmayne runs away from Mrs. Harpers Seminary for Young Ladies to seek success as an actress... ISBN: 0582162629. SIGNED by author on title page. JAB in pen on front endpaper. Pages 17-24 have not been cut properly when published - so these page edges stick out above the rest and are now creased. Some light foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine and a little chipped and creased to edges.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
A DISTURBING INFLUENCE
Written by Patricia Miles.
Stock no. 426394
Published by Hamish Hamilton.
1st
1978.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Black boards, silver title to spine. Andrew Gifford is 16 and bright beyond his years. A mathematician by direction - but what by inclination?... ISBN: 0241100224. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page. Name in pen on front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut and faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (YOUNG ADULTS)
JET, A GIFT TO THE FAMILY
Written by Geoffrey Kilner.
Illustrated by Mary Dinsdale.
Stock no. 426396
Published by Kestrel Books.
1st
1976.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. When his father brought home a greyhound, David dreaded what his mother would say... ISBN: 0722652011. Spine a little bumped. Some very light foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine and a little chipped in a few places.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
LIONBOY: THE CHASE
Written by Zizou Corder.
Stock no. 426413
Published by Puffin Books.
1st
2004.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Green boards, red title to spine. Charlie is on the run from an amazing floating circus with six homesick, beautiful Lions. Second in the 'Lionboy' series. ISBN: 0141380527. Pictorial wrapper is a little creased to edges.
JACOB'S LADDER
Written by Brian Keaney.
Stock no. 426421
Published by Orchard Books.
1st
2005.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Silver and red 'fingerprint' covers with white title to spine. A boy wakes up in the middle of a field. He can't remember how he came to be there, what his life was like before. Only one thing remains in his memory - His name is Jacob. ISBN: 1843627205. SIGNED by author - 'To David and Jenny' best wishes on title page.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS