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RUTHLESS ROGER
Written by Geoffrey Lowis.
Illustrated by Winslade.
Stock no. 1506822
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd..
1st
1946.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A lively, stirring tale of pirates on the Spanish Main, thrilling but never frightening, told by a sailor with a glorious sense of humour. Red cloth, dark blue titles and vignette to front. Colour and b/w illustrations. 48 pages. Spine bumped, darkening to top edges of covers. Endpapers browned. Tear to margin of pages 25-32. Foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped with loss from top of spine and rear fold. Spine browned.
CHOPS ADVENTURES IN THE AIR
Written by E.J. Barks.
Illustrated by Dora Barks.
Stock no. 1506821
Published by Warrillows Ltd..
circa
1925.
Good condition.
Chops the Pekingese didn't want to wear a muzzle so he left home. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover. Colour plates plus green and white illustrations. 23 pages. Text in rhyme. Spine bumped with small holes to top half, front edge browned. Covers grubby and marked, loss of surface along bottom edge of rear cover. Endpapers browned. Ink inscription to front endpaper. A couple of hinges cracked. A few fingermarks to contents. Light browning to margins of plates.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
- PEKINGESE
- RHYME
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DE HAVILLAND COMET (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Kev Darling.
Stock no. 1813167
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The design and operation of the first jet airliner. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and some colour. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861267339. Tiny indentation to lower edge of front cover else a fine copy.
MERRY HOURS
Written by Mabel Mackintosh.
Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1506815
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
circa
1924.
Very good condition.
Stories and Pictures for the Little Ones edited by Mabel Mackintosh. Stiff card covers, pictorial front shows boy and girl collecting mussels. B/w illustrations, at least six by Wain. Staples rusty. Covers slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Contents very good, just an odd fox spot.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
LITTLE PETS
No author listed.
Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1506814
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Brown stiff card wraps with black titles and decoration, onlay of dog in basket. Advert to rear. 4 colour plates, 1 is by Wain. Short stories and rhymes. Repaired split to base of spine. Contents generally clean. Foxing to verso of three plates but not the Wain one.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
PAPER MODELLING FOR SIX-YEAR-OLDS
Written by Clare Craig.
Stock no. 1506813
Published by A. Brown & Sons Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Beige stiff card wraps with dark blue titles and diagrams. 6.75 x 8.25". B/w frontis. Instructions and diagrams to make simple furniture and buildings. 31 pages plus publication list. Covers grubby with some marks and browning. Wear to spine and corners. A couple of ink blots, some fingermarks and small marks to contents. Small amount of foxing from binding thread to centre pages.
THE ZOO BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1406349
Published by George Newnes Limited.
circa
1926.
Slightly better than good condition.
Red cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows chimpanzee dressed in red jacket and hat. 6 Colour plates plus 49 b/w plates. 96 pages. Spine is bumped and faded with a little fraying to top of spine. Corners bumped and very worn. Some rubbing to board edges. Covers scuffed and grubby. Front endpaper removed. 1 colour plate is MISSING. Front joint and several hinges cracked. Erased blue pencil marks to front endpaper and verso of frontis. Colour pencil lines to front and rear joint. Some marks to page margins. Browning to endpapers.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ZOO
- ENID BLYTON
PIPPY AND THE GNOME AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1406344
Published by Pitkin.
1st
1951.
Almost very good condition.
A Pitkin Pleasure Book. Blue leatherette look boards with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some rubbing to board edges. Small bumps to couple of book edges. Front board slightly scuffed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Neat colouring to a couple of pictures. Marks to some page margins. Creasing to corners of a few pages.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
THE ILLUSTRATED MOTORCYCLE LEGENDS TRIUMPH
Written by Roy Bacon.
Stock no. 1813142
Published by Sunburst Books.
1st
1993.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Charting Triumph progress from the 1902 start to the 1994 models. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. 96 pages. ISBN: 185778037X. Dustwrapper is a little scuffed and edge-worn.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
ADAM AND PARADISE ISLAND
Written by Charles Keeping.
Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1506809
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1989.
Nearly fine condition.
The story of a muddy creek with a small island in the middle called Paradise. How the local people fought against the decision to build a motorway. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Striking colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0192798421. Light page edge browning and some light browning to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
WILLIE'S FIRE-ENGINE
Written by Charles Keeping.
Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1506804
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1980.
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 019279728X. Spine lightly browned. Laminate has a lot of small vertical creases, production error. Light browning to some page edges otherwise contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
BRITISH CIVIL AIRCRAFT 1919 VOLUME II
Written by A.J. Jackson.
Stock no. 1813117
Published by Putnam.
2nd
1988.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
2nd edition reprinted with corrections. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 560 pages. ISBN: 0851778135. Spine very slightly shelf bumped. Creasing of laminate to dustwrapper spine.