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HOLLOW TREE HOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Elizabeth Wall.
Stock no. 1328541
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st
1945.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Peter and Susan run away to the enormous old hollow tree they have discovered in the heart of the wood. Beige cloth, purple title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing (mainly at textblock) else a nice copy. In white pictorial dustwrapper which is slightly grubby and has loss to spine and corners.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
FIVE GO OFF TO CAMP
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328540
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth, black titles. Blue illustrated endpapers. Two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine slightly bumped with slight fading at base. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss at edges, spine is very slightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
- FAMOUS FIVE
ALL SORTS OF COMICAL CATS
Written by Clifton Bingham.
Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1328534
Published by Ernest Nister.
1st
1902.
Good condition.
Cloth spine, cream boards. Pictorial front board with blue title. Blue floral decorated endpapers. Mounted colour frontis of a lion and a monkey (not by Wain). Numerous b/w and two-tone illustrations of cats throughout (by Wain). Nister No. 742. Covers slightly scuffed and worn to spine and corners. Endpapers browned. Front joint is partly cracked. Some page browning and fingering. Some small margin tears and some corner creases. Still a decent copy of a scarce book.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- NISTER
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
THE LOUIS WAIN NURSERY BOOK
No author listed.
Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1328533
Published by James Clarke & Co..
1st
1902.
Good condition.
Cream paper boards with red title to front, illustration of cat holding a kitten and rocking three kittens in cradle to front. Many b/w illustrations on Wain's anthropomorphic animals especially cats. Boards are edge worn with some slight loss of surface paper. Inscription in ink to top margin of title-page (dated 1902). Some small margin tears and one page has a large repaired tear (very neat repair). Small patch of surface paper loss to lower edge of one full-page b/w illustration. Light vertical crease to one page. Generally a very decent copy of a scarce book.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
BSA BANTAM
Written by Owen Wright.
Stock no. 1828653
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The diminutive BSA Bantam is one of the icons of British motoring int he twentieth century. This book charts the huge success of the little bike from Birmingham that started its life in pre-war Germany and went on to conquer the world in a way that the regime that spawned it could only have dreamed of. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & a few colour photos. 190 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265395. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly at top edge, lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
TOM TACKLES THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1328483
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. Spine bumped. Contents are well browned but clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss, slightly grubby to rear panel and lightly creased to front panel. Lower corner of front flap has been torn off (but printed price still present).
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHALET SCHOOL
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
THE WIZARD OF BOLAND
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1328462
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd..
1st
1959.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, red title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped with slight browning at top and tail. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Some light brown stains to margins of a few of the first few pages. Wrapper is price-cut by publisher ('new' price printed above) and edge worn with slight loss.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- FANTASY
SALLY SCATTERBRAIN
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Betty Ladler.
Stock no. 1328461
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1956.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Orange cloth, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 253 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and creased with minimal loss at spine and corners.
WHIRLAWAY: A STORY OF THE AGES
Written by H. C. F. Morant.
Illustrated by Jean Elder.
Stock no. 1328411
Published by Hutchinson.
1st
1937.
Almost very good condition.
A delightful story of the Earth's past through successive geological eras, in the company of Helen and her little elf-like friend Whirlaway. Dark pink cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. 9 colour plates and numerous b/w drawings. 237 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Some fading to covers and foxing to spine, there is a horizontal black felt-tip(?) pen mark to centre of spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to prelims, endpapers and textblock.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- PREHISTORIC
- DINOSAUR
ERA THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH RACING AUTOMOBILES LIMITED: AND THE CONTINUING STORY OF THE CARS 1933-1980
Written by David Weguelin; et al.
Stock no. 1828540
Published by White Mouse.
1st
1980.
Nearly fine condition.
Limited Edition of 100, numbered and signed by H.H. Prince Bira. Large oblong format. Blue leather binding, silver title to spine and logo to front. B/w & some colour photos. 288 pages including index. All edges blue. ISBN: 0904568245. Scarce in the leather binding. This book is number 31 in a worldwide limited edition of 100. Some minor browning to spine else a lovely copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase with 'ERA' logo glued to front, a little marked/scuffed, overall slipcase is slightly better than Very Good condition.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- LEATHER BINDING
- LIMITED EDITION
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ORKNEY (NN 70)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 1828539
Published by Collins.
1985.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
New Naturalist No. 70. 2nd state - light green boards, squared spine, orignally produced to be bound as a paperback and bound as hardback by publisher, slightly smaller than first state 8.5" rather than 9" tall. Colour and b/w photos. In his tracing of the island's evolution from its geological creation to the effects of oil technology; in the detailed, yet fascinating exploration of the plants and animals (and where best to see them), Professor Berry's expertise and enthusiasm is backed by that of local specialists, and Orkney's long tradition of natural history study. Appendices include definitive lists of all the species of flora and fauna on record and an extensive bibliography. ISBN: 0002190621. Text block very slightly grubby. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and very lightly browned to rear panel with minor marks. Overall a decent copy of a scarce item.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- ORKNEY
REPORTAGE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by George Orwell.
Stock no. 1828515
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1998.
Very good condition.
Five volumes: Homage To Catalonia; Down And Out In Paris And London; Funny But Not Vulgar; The Road To Wigan Pier; My Country Right Or Left. B/w photographic pictorial cloth. B/w photos. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is split at head and base width-ways but still holding.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BIOGRAPHY
- CIVIL WAR (SPANISH)