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BOB-TAIL PUP
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Illustrated by Cynthia Harnett; Vernon Stokes.
Stock no. 1824200
Published by Collins.
1948.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A charming tale of a bob-tail pup, called Grey Lass, who is so earnest in her attempts to be a good sheep-dog that she collects the sheep when they are not wanted! Large format. Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Delightful colour and b/w illustrations of Old English Sheepdogs. Reprint. Cloth spine faded. Boards slightly bowed. Light rubbing to board edges. A few minor foxspots present. Title page and first page of story detached (appear as if they were never bound in). Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with a couple of closed tears and a small chip, a few minor foxspots, some blue pencil marks to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
- SHEEPDOGS
GREY RABBIT FINDS A SHOE
Written by Alison Uttley.
Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1323370
Published by Collins.
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red pictorial boards. Red and white pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. 63 numbered pages. 7 x 5.5". ISBN: 0001941224. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Strong musty smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with minimal loss to top and tail of spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- LITTLE GREY RABBIT
- ANIMAL STORY
- RABBITS (CHILDRENS)
HARE AND GUY FAWKES
Written by Alison Uttley.
Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1323369
Published by Collins.
1st
1956.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Little Grey Rabbit series. Blue boards with white titles and colour picture to front cover. Blue and white endpapers. Colour illustrations. 63 numbered pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with minimal loss to top of spine, light foxing on verso.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- LITTLE GREY RABBIT
- ANIMAL STORY
SCARECROW SAMBO
Written by Grace Couch.
Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1323344
Published by Collins.
1st
1947.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Sambo is a doorstop, very much loved by Apricot the kitten and Mokey the donkey. Oblong pictorial boards, 6.5 x 9". Red cloth spine. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, foxed and a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
- DONKEYS
CHIRRUPY-CHIRPY
Written by Grace Couch.
Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1323343
Published by Collins.
1st
1945.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Apricot the kitten gives Mr. Chirrupy Chirpy (a chaffinch) a great shock andd suffers a penalty which stops him bouncing for good. Oblong format, 6.5x 9". Pale blue boards with picture to front. Orange cloth spine. Colour illustrations throughout. Spne and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly slightly with edge creases and two larger tears to front spine edge.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
DEEP SEA MOKEY
Written by Grace Couch.
Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1323342
Published by Collins.
1st
1947.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Oblong format, 6.5 X 9". Green paperboards with pictorial front board. Orange cloth spine. Delightful colour illustrations throughout. The underwater adventure of a little toy donkey. Some light foxing to rear cover. Small white mark to lower edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Small brown marks to top edge of most pages. Stitching has been pulled causing contents to be loose. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tears, some light browning and foxing and verso very browned.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- DONKEYS
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
READING AND RIGHTING
Written by Robert Leeson.
Stock no. 1323224
Published by Collins.
1st
1985.
Very good condition.
Pictorial card wraps. The past, present and future of fiction for the young. ISBN: 0001844156. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page. Covers a little edge rubbed and unevenly browned.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- EDUCATION
- LITERARY CRITICISM
THE YELLOW WAGTAIL (NMN 4)
Written by Stuart Smith.
Illustrated by Edward Bradbury.
Stock no. 1323183
Published by Collins.
1st
1950.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The first New Naturalist Monograph on a single species of bird. 11 b/w photographs taken by the author. Learned bibliography supports this splendid study. 26 paintings by Edward Bradbury. 4 line drawings and 4 maps. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Minimal bumping to spine. Neat name in ink to front fre-endpaper. Some foxing, slight browning and old tape marks to endpapers. Contained in a later dustwrapper (printed price 90p) which has old tape marks to flaps.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ORNITHOLOGY
RUM 'UNS TO FOLLOW
Written by Guy Paget; Dick Heathen; James Rudkin; Owston Fox.
Stock no. 2140747
Published by Collins.
1st
1936.
Good condition.
Red cloth with gilt title to spine. Edited by Paget. Contains: Belvoir Talk by Heathen, A Belvoir Ride by Rudkin, A Short History of the Cottesmore Hunt by Fox, A Ride Round Oakham by Fox and The Pytchley Hunt by Heathen. Colour frontis. B/w plates. Grubby marks to covers, especially spine which has darkened. Name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WALES (NN 66)
Written by William M. Condry.
Stock no. 2140714
Published by Collins.
1st
1981.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
New Naturalist No. 66. Corries, crags and summits, moorlands, mires and conifers, rivers, lakes and marshes, native woodlands, limestone flora, farmlands, villages and estates, the industrial scene and the coast. B/w photos. Green boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0002195682. A few light marks to covers. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Damp staining to bottom of page margins to last few pages and to rear pastedown. Wrapper is faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- WALES
THE TALE OF THE CROW
Written by Henry B. Kane.
Stock no. 2140659
Published by Collins.
1947.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w photos. Fading to cover edges. Page browning. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and chipping.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
CHENDRU: THE BOY AND THE TIGER
Written by Astrid Bergman Sucksdorff; William Sansom.
Stock no. 2140561
Published by Collins.
Circa
1960.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Cloth spine. Colour photographic covers. Colour photos. Photographs taken by the author. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and tears; a little loss; some grubby marks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS