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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 22ND YEAR
Written by Alfred C. Playne; George Manville Fenn; Olive Molesworth; L.L. Weedon; Sheila E. Braine; et al.
Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; E. Stuart Hardy; G.H. Thompson; et al..
Stock no. 1314970
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co..
circa
1910.
Very good condition.
22nd year of publication. Cloth spine, pictorial front board shows a boy and a girl sledging. 6 colour plates, b/w illustrations throughout. 131 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small indentation to edge of rear cover. Prize plate to front pastedown. Light page browning throughout, some grubby marks to margins and some light foxing.
HOLIDAY TIMES
No author listed.
Illustrated by M. Bowley; et al..
Stock no. 1314966
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co..
Good condition.
A book of short poems/rhymes for children. Large format. Cloth spine, pictorial front board shows boy pushing a girl in a sleigh with dog running beside them. Pretty mounted chromolithograph frontis. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn, covers scratched and edge worn. Page browning throughout. A couple of hinges cracked. Light fingermarks to page margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - POETRY
- NISTER
MY FAVOURITE
No author listed.
Illustrated by Percy Holland; Victor Prout; et al..
Stock no. 1314965
Published by Cassell & Company Limited.
1906.
Very good condition.
Stories for Little People. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board shows two young girls huddled under brolly on ferry crossing in snow scene. B/w & two-tone illustrations. Spine slightly bumped, some slight rubbing to corners. Rear cover is lightly browned. Prize plate to front pastedown. Light page browning and fingering but generally contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
BO-PEEP A TREASURY FOR THE LITTLE ONES
No author listed.
Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1314964
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd.
1900.
Good condition.
Pictorial boards, front shows young boy and girl washing dolls in bath tub in front of fire. First story is "Uncle Tom's Story". 8 colour plates plus two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. 184 pages plus publication list to rear. Spine bumped, covers grubby and edge worn. Some childish colouring to the b/w illustrations. Page browning, mainly to publication list. Grubby marks to front endpaper and small embossed booksellers stamp to top corner of front free-endpaper. Some pulling to the hinges.
CARDIFF YESTERDAY No. 22
Written by Stewart Williams.
Stock no. 1713654
Published by Stewart Williams.
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
B/w photos. Many subjects are covered by the 203 illustrations - trade, industry, religion, education, public service, sport, entertainment, transport. ISBN: 1870402456. Price-cut wrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN
- CARDIFF
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
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PRINCESS BADOURA
Written by Laurence Housman.
Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1505035
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1913.
Almost very good condition.
White cloth beautifully decorated in pale green and gilt to front cover. Pale green endpapers. 10 tipped-in paper-guarded richly coloured plates. A tale from The Arabian Nights retold by Housman. Spine browned, bumped and worn with small nicks to cloth at either end. Corners worn. Covers grubby and marked. Small bookseller's label to front pastedown. A couple of hinges cracked but binding still firm. A little foxing and browning. Fingering to contents but generally clean. All plates present and in very good condition.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ARABIAN NIGHTS
- FAIRY TALES
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Written by William Shakespeare.
Illustrated by J. Finnemore; F.L. Emmanuel.
Stock no. 1404571
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons.
circa
1918.
Almost very good condition.
Brown boards with gilt title and vignette to front. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Patterned endpapers. 110 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Front board edge a little rubbed. Browning to endpapers and prelims. Name and date to flyleaf. Browning and some foxing to some pages else contents are generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
- PLAYS
- SHAKESPEARE
A TRIP TO STORYLAND
Written by R.V.; Christina Rossetti; et al.
Illustrated by Louis Wain; Harold Copping; Thomas Maybank; et al..
Stock no. 1404568
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co..
Slightly better than good condition.
Pictorial boards with dark titles to spine. Colour frontis plu b/w illustrations. Adverts on endpapers. Spine bumped and worn with small split at top. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Covers are grubby. Front joint and one hinge badly cracked showing webbing below. A couple of other hinges beginning to crack. Remains of a blue presentation plate to front endpaper. Small, blind bookseller's stamp to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Tissue guard for frontis is detached and browned. Some grubby marks to page margins. Advertising leaflet inserted into book.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
- ANTHOLOGY - POETRY
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THE POOR DEAR DOLLIES
Written by May Byron.
Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick.
Stock no. 1404567
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton.
circa
1910.
Almost very good condition.
Brown boards with red titles. Green cloth spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine re-backed. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Some small indents to rear board. Small bump to top of rear board which also affects internal pages. Boards are grubby. Small red mark to top of front board. Name and date to front endpaper. Front joint beginning to crack. One hinge cracked. Erased writing and slightly sticky residue possibly from removal of label to front endpaper which is a little grubby. Some foxing and fingering to contents.
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UNCLE'S ANIMAL BOOK
Written by G.E. Studdy.
Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1404566
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
circa
1923.
Slightly better than good condition.
Large format. Green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Written in rhyme. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. Boards grubby. Bottom corner of front endpaper torn off. Small booksellers label to rear pastedown. Some hinges cracked. Browning to endpapers. Large inner margin tear to one page. Foxing and some marks to contents.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- RHYME
THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON VOLUME V
Written by James Boswell; Napier.
Stock no. 1404562
Published by George Bell & Sons.
1892.
Very good condition.
Together with The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. Edited by Alexander Napier. Maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine. Folding map at front of book. 422 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Browning to endpapers and prelims. An occasional foxspot. Top edge of text block is dusty. Contents are otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
BALLADS AND SONGS
Written by William Makepeace Thackeray.
Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 1404554
Published by Cassell & Company Limited.
1st
1896.
Almost very good condition.
Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles and decorations to spine and front. Grey and white patterned endpapers. B/w illustrations. All edges gilt. 276 pages plus 14 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and worn. 'Heffer' and 'Cambridge' written in ink beside a small bookseller' label to the front pastedown. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Couple of joints are cracked. Browning to endpapers. Foxing to some pages including prelims and frontis tiissue guard.
- Categorised in:
- POETRY