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HOW LIFE GOES ON THE DOLPHIN
Written by Iliane Roels; Claude Nicolas.
Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Stock no. 1506711
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1977.
Very good condition.
Chambers Quest Books. Interesting and attractive information books for 7-11 year olds. White glazed boards, pictorial front cover shows dolphins. Colour illustrations throughout. Adapted from the text written by Nicolas. ISBN: 0550319166. Some light browning to covers. Original price label to rear cover. White marks to top edge of front endpaper, looks like it has been stuck to top edge of pastedown. Contents clean.
HOW LIFE GOES ON THE ROE DEER
Written by Iliane Roels; Claude Nicolas.
Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Stock no. 1506708
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1977.
Very good condition.
Chambers Quest Books. Interesting and attractive information books for 7-11 year olds. White glazed boards, pictorial front cover shows three deer. Colour illustrations throughout. Adapted from the text written by Nicolas. ISBN: 0550319174. Covers ever so slightly browned and grubby. Original price label to rear cover, crossed through with red pen which is onto covers as well. Front endpaper a little rubbed. Contents clean.
TOM TACKLES THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 2122167
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1955.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black title to spine. B/w frontis plate. 205 pages. Bumping to spine and a couple of corners. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some foxing and page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few tears and chips; a little loss. Some scuff marks also to wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHALET SCHOOL
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
THE SCHOOL OF UPS AND DOWNS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Illustrated by Harold C. Earnshaw.
Stock no. 1506158
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1918.
Good condition.
Green pictorial cloth covers. 6 b/w plates. 327 pages. 7.5 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Nicks to cloth at ends of slightly browned spine. Rear cover is rippled and stained. A few small marks to front cover. There is evidence of glue along the front joint so there's possibly been a repair. One hinge cracked at top. Name and address in ink to dedication page. Endpapers browned, faint erased writing to pastedown. Browning, some foxing and a few marks to contents. All plates present.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
BUSTER BROWN ABROAD
Written by R.F. Outcault.
Illustrated by R.F. Outcault.
Stock no. 1315798
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
Good condition.
Large format (10.25 x 8"). Green pictorial cloth with black title to front. 67 pages. 53 b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Light splash marks to covers (mainly lower half of front cover). Endpapers browned. Damp stains affect lower inner corners of the pages throughout and causes slight surface paper damage to page 6/7.
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- CHILDRENS
JANE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1405379
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1964.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Blue covers, gilt title and stripes to spine. B/w frontis. 211 pages. Spine bumped and a little faded. Small bump to top of front board. Endpapers lightly browned. Light damp marks to rear endpaper. Foxing mainly to paged edges and margins otherwise contents are generally clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn with several tears which have been mended on verso with tape. Rear panel is grubby.
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- CHILDRENS
- CHALET SCHOOL
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
THE MAIDS OF LA ROCHELLE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1405186
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1924.
Almost very good condition.
The third of the La Rochelle books. Red illustrated board showing a girl sat at an easel and another girl looking over her shoulder plus a girl writing on the spine. Black titles to front board and spine. 4 b/w plates. 294 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine a little faded. Some marks to covers. Both joints cracked.Name and address to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Foxing throughout. A few grubby marks to margins.
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- CHILDRENS
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
- GIRLS
A GO-AHEAD SCHOOLGIRL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Illustrated by Harold C. Earnshaw.
Stock no. 2120690
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
Very good condition.
Brown cloth with decorations. 6 b/w plates. 376 pages. Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few light marks to covers. Slight scuffing to spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby marks and page browning to outer page edges. All plates present. A nice copy of an early reprint.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
THE RED CAPS OF LYONS
Written by Herbert Hayens.
Illustrated by Lionel Edwards.
Stock no. 1315572
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1909.
Almost very good condition.
A story of the French Revolution. Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Brown endpapers. 6 b/w plates. 302 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Joints cracked. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Small erasure mark to top corner of front free-endpaper. Pale foxing and fingering to contents which are generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- WAR STORIES
A BUNCH OF KEYS
Written by Margaret Johnson.
Illustrated by Jessie Walcott.
Stock no. 1315568
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1904.
Good condition.
Large oblong format. Pale blue boards with pictorial onlay to front. A rebus book. 73 numbered pages. B/w illustrations. Spine is worn and split, slight loss to base, top 1.5" part detached. Corners worn. Covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Grubby fingermarks to page margins. A decent copy of a scarce rebus item.
THE STORY OF PADDY PORKIE
Written by H.G.C. Marsh Lambert.
Illustrated by H.G.C. Marsh Lambert.
Stock no. 1315468
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1947.
Very good condition.
Small format. Blue pictorial boards with white spine. B/w illustrated endpapers. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 37 pages. Spine slightly bumped and worn. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Name, address and date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and a few small fingermarks at page margins else contents clean. A nice copy of a scarce little book.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- PIGS (CHILDRENS)
TOP SECRET
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1404196
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1955.
Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.
From the Chudleigh Hold Series. Hawk Chudleigh goes to work in Queensland bearing papers about a new secret weapon. He and his chum, Walter Urquhart escape to an island owned by the Penrose family who fall into enemy hands. Pale blue boards, dark blue title to spine. B/w frontis. 204 pages. Spine bumped. Boards a little foxed. Name and address to edge of front pastedown. Front joint beginning to crack. Pages browned. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Dustwrapper is a little edgeworn and chipped. Foxing to front and verso.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS