Humphrey Milford
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NANCY AT ST. BRIDE'S
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 1404138
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1933.
Slightly better than good condition.
Cream cloth with black border lines and green swan design to front cover, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cloth at the top of the spine is beginning to split. Board edges lightly rubbed. Spine browned and covers grubby. Both joints are cracked. Endpapers are browned. Foxing throughout which is especially heavy to prelims and last few pages.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
SONGS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
Written by T.W. Stephenson.
Illustrated by Lilian A. Govey.
Stock no. 1314662
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Cloths pine, buff boards with black titles and decoration to front along with a large colour onlay. 20 children's songs set to music. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers just a little grubby. Small chip to spine edge of front cover (small patch of paper covering missing). Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to contents.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SONGS (CHILDRENS)
- MUSIC (CHILDRENS)
- MUSICAL SCORE (CHILDRENS)
DIMSIE HEAD GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Mary Strange Reeve.
Stock no. 1503792
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1st
1925.
Good condition.
Green covers with black title and decoration to front cover and spine. Colour frontis plus 4 b/w illustrations. 280 pages. Covers are damp stained. Top of spine bumped. Wear to corners. Front cover slightly bowed. Prize plate to front endpaper. Top of text block grubby. Some foxing. One hinge cracked. Contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
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FLANNELFEETE THE WIZARD
No author listed.
Stock no. 1712905
Published by Humphrey Milford.
Almost very good condition.
Small format. Beige boards, large colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour frontis. Green text and illustrations. Rear cover grubby. Contents slightly pulled from covers.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
TURKISH DELIGHT
No author listed.
Stock no. 1502784
Published by Humphrey Milford.
Very good condition.
Story about a cobbler called Dumpy Dick who was very short, his Great Great Grandmother said he wouldn't grow until he found the Jewel of Joy in the Box of Turkish Delight. Very small format 3 x 3.5". Maroon boards with onlay to front cover. Decorated endpapers. Colour frontis. 32 pages. Spine browned. Hinge cracked in centre of book. Contents slightly pulled so some gatherings feel a bit loose.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
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THE DARLING BOOK
Written by Natalie Joan.
Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 1109461
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
Circa
1923.
Almost very good condition.
Paper boards. Embossed feel illustration to front board in colour depicts two young girls picking tulips. Full page colour illustration accompanied by a verse on facing page. Back strip worn with loss. Foxing to pictorial boards. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers. Scattered foxing throughout.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
JUST FOR A CHANGE
Written by May Byron.
Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick.
Stock no. 1710935
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
Circa
1910.
Almost very good condition.
A little girl changes places with her doll... Small format (4.75 x 3.75"). Blue boards with white title and colour vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations and b/w vignettes throughout. Spine has a small repaired crack to base and has small chips to top and tail.
IN STRANGE QUARTERS
Written by Edwin Hodder.
Stock no. 2114292
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1919.
Very good condition.
New Edition. Green cloth with white titles. Onlays to spine and front cover. 4 colour plates. Some darkening to spine. Bumping to corners. A few grubby marks. Bookplate to front endpaper. Page edge browning.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
THE HORSE AND THE SWORD
Written by Harold Peake; Herert John Fleure.
Stock no. 2113577
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1933.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The Corridors of Time Series. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. With 62 illustrations and maps. Bumping to corners. White correction fluid over an inscription in ink to front pastedown. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some grubby marks; a bit of loss.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BRONZE AGE
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WHEN SANTA CLAUS WAS YOUNG
Written by Helen Reid Cross.
Illustrated by Helen Reid Cross.
Stock no. 2113320
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Very good condition.
Pictorial card wraps. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Binding is tied up with ribbon. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Some creasing to cover edges. Small tear to base of spine. Some browning. Foxing; mostly to prelims.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHRISTMAS
- FAIRY TALES
NANCY TO THE RESCUE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 2112108
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1935.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Orange cloth, black title to spine and embossed title and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Crossed out inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; some small pieces of loss; grubby.
TOM BURNABY
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1108917
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1929.
Very good condition.
A Story of Uganda and the Great Congo Forest. New Edition. Beige cloth with black titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. 5 b/w plates and 3 b/w plans. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little scuffing to covers. Spot marks to spine. Prize plate to front pastedown. Some foxing.