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SINDIBAD'S FIRST VOYAGE
Written by Bryan Ward.
Illustrated by Bryan Ward.
Stock no. 1326310
Published by Edmund Ward.
Circa
1943.
Almost very good condition.
Adapted from "The Arabian Nights" Entertainments. Cloth spine, burgundy boards with colour illustration and title in gold to front. 16 pages. with colour illustrations throughout. Covers edge worn and slightly scuffed. Spine bumped. Father Christmas sticker to front pastedown with neat inscription in ink. Grubby fingermarks to page margins and some finger creasing to margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ARABIAN NIGHTS
ENGLISH DOMESTIC CLOCKS
Written by Herbert Cescinsky; Malcolm R. Webster.
Illustrated by Herbert Cescinsky; Malcolm R. Webster.
Stock no. 1826994
Published by The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd..
1st thus
1969.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A classic account of the clock styles and types made in England from the late seventeenth century to the nineteenth. Originally published in 1913 by George Routledge and Sons Limited, this is the new edition. Large format. White cloth boards, green title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0600008975. Text block and endpapers browned. Relatively minor dampstain to vertical margins (edge of page). White pictorial dustwrapper is browned and a little grubby. Slight musty odour present.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- HOROLOGY
- CLOCKS
THIDWICK THE BIG-HEARTED MOOSE
Written by Dr. Seuss.
Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 1326309
Published by Random House.
Circa
1950.
Good condition.
Blue cloth, black titles to spine and front cover, vignette to front cover as well. Colour illustrations throughout. Told in rhyme. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers edge browned. Names in ink to front free-endpaper and rear pastedown. Browning to endpapers. Contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RHYME
- ANIMAL STORY
THE STORY OF TOM THE PIPER'S SON
No author listed.
Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1326308
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Cloth spine. Green boards, pictorial onlay to front cover showing the Piper with townsfolk in the background. Full page colour illustrations and b/w text illustrations. Easy-to-read text. Printed on one-side of the paper only and pages unopened. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Joints starting to crack. Contents are clean.
MURILLO: SCENES OF CHILDHOOD
Written by Xanthe Brooke; Peter Cherry.
Illustrated by Bartolome Esteban Murillo.
Stock no. 1826993
Published by Merrell Publishers Limited.
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Produced to accompany the exhibition of the same title. Murillo's pictures of childhood are collected together, demonstrating how the artist's own experiences as a member of the Brotherhood of Charity, which distributed bread to the starving of Seville, invested his paintings of street children with first-hand knowledge of their lives and genuine compassion for their plight. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 185894130X. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded to rear panel and is edge-rubbed with laminate covering peeling a little to top rear edge.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PORTRAITURE
- CATALOGUE (ART)
BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 16TH YEAR
Written by Mrs. George Wemyss; Natalie Joan; Angela Brazil; et al.
Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Agnes Richardson; M.A. Peart; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1326307
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Pale blue cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows boy reading book, girl with black cat under her arm and other characters in the background.Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 176 pages. First story is "How We Let Lodgings" by Mrs. G. Wemyss. Angela Brazil story is "A Terrible Handful". Covers are edge worn. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Endpapers lightly foxed. Name and address in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to textblock, some light fingermarks to page margins.
LETTERS AND NOTES ON THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
Written by George Catlin; Michael Macdonald Mooney.
Stock no. 1826992
Published by Gramercy Books.
Circa
1995.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Originally published in 1841 in two volumes entitled 'Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians'. This edition edited and with an introduction by Michael MacDonald Mooney in one volume. Black cloth spine with gilt title, orange paper sides. B/w illustrations and 4 colour plates. ISBN: 0517147440. Reprint. Text block grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- NORTH AMERICA
- NATIVE AMERICAN
- ANTHROPOLOGY
HIAWATHA'S CHILDHOOD
Written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1326305
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
1984.
Very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. Full-page colour illustrations. A short passage from The Song Of Hiawatha. ISBN: 0571132863. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.
THE SONGS OF PETER RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter; Dudley Glass.
Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1326303
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1951.
Very good condition.
Large format. Cloth spine, cream pictorial boards. Based on 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' by Beatrix Potter. Words & music score by Dudley. Blue & white illustrations. Spine bumped and slightly faded. Corners bumped and worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown (Happy Brithday). Contents are clean.
DIESELS IN NORTH & MID WALES
Written by John Hillmer; Paul Shannon.
Stock no. 1826989
Published by Oxford Publishing.
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Diesel locomotives and multiple units at work. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0860934276. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- WALES
THE BOOK OF WATFORD
Written by J.B. Nunn.
Stock no. 1826988
Published by J B & L V Nunn.
2nd
2003.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition. From small and insignificant beginnings Watford grew to have a printing and engineeering impact way beyond that which could be expected of a small market town. This book is a 'portrait' of the town and presents a wide and varied picture of life through past decades. Large format. Green cloth boards wtih gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0953691810. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded at spine edges and has a few minor grubby marks.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH EAST UK
- HERTFORDSHIRE
- HOME COUNTIES
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
BRUNEL: THE MAN WHO BUILT THE WORLD
Written by Steven Brindle; Dan Cruickshank.
Stock no. 1826987
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1st
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Blue boards, title to spine. This book draws on Brunel's own diaries, letters and sketchbooks to understand his life, times and work. ISBN: 0297844083. Lower edge of boards have light indentations. Faint, minor score mark to front board (approx 4"). Contents fine. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ENGINEERING
- BIOGRAPHY