Eyre & Spottiswoode
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A STREAM IN YOUR GARDEN
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1328940
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
'How the amateur may install running water in rock gardens and the construction of pools'. Beige cloth, dark blue title to spine. B/w illustrations to text. 104 pages. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Some light foxing to textblock and light browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- GARDENING
RIVERMOUTH
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328855
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1949.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Detailed studies of estuary birds. B/w illustrations. Green boards, black title to spine. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing and browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is browned to spine and slightly browned at edges.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- RIVERS
- ILLUSTRATED
- ORNITHOLOGY
- OTTERS
THE LITTLE GREY MEN
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1328459
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1957.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A story for the young in heart. Cream boards, red titles. Colour frontis plate, b/w illustrations. 255 pages. 7.5 x 5". Fourth printing. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper has been erased but leaves impressions of the writing. Two page corner tips are slightly creased. One hinge is slightly cracked. Some foxing to front endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and creased, faded to spine with some loss at top.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER
- GNOMES
MAUD MULLER
Written by John Greenleaf Whittier.
Illustrated by George F. Carline.
Stock no. 1828597
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
Circa
1885.
Fair condition.
A Ballad. Brown cloth boards with bevelled edges, no title to spine, gilt title to front with vignette. Floral endpapers. Colour plates. Corners of boards rubbed and worn, boards browned. Front joint has been amateurishly repaired with glue. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Joints pulled. Foxing and age related marks throughout. Binding is holding but feels fragile to touch.
- Categorised in:
- POETRY
- ANTIQUARIAN
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
JERRY THE STORY OF AN EXMOOR PONY
Written by Eleanor Helme; Nance Paul.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1328179
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1953.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red boards. Black title to spine. B/w drawings. 160 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Page browning and slight foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper has a few edge tears and some old tape marks on verso.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
- EXMOOR
- SOMERSET
HITLER'S WHISTLE
Written by A.G. Street.
Stock no. 1828296
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1943.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Mr. Street's diary of the first three years of the Second World War. A tale of war-time farming. Green cloth, black title to spine. B/w photos. Narrow band of browning to top & tail of boards. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Vertical crease to inside of front board and also to contents (minor). Text block browned. A few foxspots present, mainly to prelims. Black dustwrappr with yellow titles is edge-worn and creased, grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- FARMING
- BIOGRAPHY
- WORLD WAR II
IT'S MY DELIGHT
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1826110
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1947.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A thorough and entertaining discourse on the art of hunting by orthodox methods. Numerous b/w engravings. Blue/green cloth. Boards a little grubby. Spine is a little cocked. Some minor foxing mainly to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, worn at corners with slight loss, surface paper rubbing to spine.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ILLUSTRATED
HOUSEHOLD TALES BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Written by Brothers Grimm.
Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1324394
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1946.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Yellow cloth. Colour title-page which is double spread. Numerous b/w illustrations. Spine bumped with slight browning to top and tail. Some foxing else clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn withs ome loss, uneven fading to panels (spine looks like it may be faded but was actually printed like this).
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
LOST, STOLEN OR STRAYED
Written by Marion Ashmore.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1323771
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1931.
Good condition.
The adventures of an Aberdeen Terrier. Orange cloth, black titles and vignette of Scottie dog to front. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. 97 pages. Corners are bumped. Covers are grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Foxing throughout.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- DOGS
- DOGS - TERRIERS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
IT'S MY DELIGHT
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2140732
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1949.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A thorough and entertaining discourse on the art of hunting by orthodox methods. Numerous b/w engravings. Blue/green cloth. 3rd printing. Spotting and some damp marking to covers. Front cover also has a school library gilt stamp. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some grubby marks; nicks and chips at edges.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ILLUSTRATED
THE CHILDREN'S CARGO
Written by Cynthia Asquith; A.A. Milne; Walter De La Mare; Rose Fyleman.
Illustrated by A.H. Watson; Margaret Tempest; Daphne Jerrold.
Stock no. 2140258
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1930.
Almost very good condition.
Beige cloth boards, with paper title to spine and front cover. 8 tipped in colour plates and b/w illustrations. Paper title labels are very browned, with some to spine missing. Marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. All plates present.
MANKA THE SKY GIPSY
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2140183
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1939.
Almost very good condition.
The Story of a Wild Goose. Cream cloth spine, with gilt title; blue cloth covers. B/w frontis and b/w text illustration. 258 pages. Staining to top of spine, which is also browned and bumped. Small nick to blue cloth where it attaches to cloth spine on front cover. Bumping to corners. Browning to cover edges and page edges.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ILLUSTRATED
- GEESE (CHILDRENS)
- WOODCUTS