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GUMDROP MAKES A START
Written by Val Biro.
Illustrated by Val Biro.
Stock no. 1325601
Published by Hodder & Stoughton Children's Books.
1st
1982.
Very good condition.
Pink glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0340262753. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CARS (CHILDRENS)
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WALTER HANCOCK AND HIS COMMON ROAD STEAM CARRIAGES
Written by Francis James.
Stock no. 1826025
Published by Laurence Oxley.
1st
1975.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biography of Walter Hancock who produced steam vehicles of many types, from his steam Phaeton of 1836 to the five ton Automaton. This is his life and work as written by his great great grand nephew. The second half of the book contains a reprint of Walter Hancock's Narrative of Twelve Years' Experiments (1824-36) dealing with Steam Carriages ont he Common Roads, together with the original engravings as published in 1838. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950134775. SIGNED by the author (with dedication) to title page. Faint damp patch from dustwrapper to rear board. Minor foxing to endpapers and text block. Tiny nick to lower edge of first couple of pages. Text block a little grubby and dampstained. Orange dustwrapper is damp stained to verso, lightly edge-worn and lightly marked.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- STEAM ENGINES
- BIOGRAPHY
- ROADS
UNCLE REMUS AND HIS FRIENDS
Written by Joel Chandler Harris.
Stock no. 1325600
Published by James R. Osgood, Mcilvaine & Co..
1st
1893.
Good condition.
Red cloth spine with gilt title. Blue patterned cloth with gilt title lable to front cover. 12 b/w plates. 357 pages, top edge gilt. Book leans to one side. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine and covers a little grubby. Endpapers lightly browned. Joints and some hinges cracked showing webbing beneath and causing contents to be a little loose.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
ROBIN HOOD: THE MAN BEHIND THE MYTH
Written by Graham Phillips; Martin Keatman.
Stock no. 1826024
Published by Michael O'Mara books Limited.
1st
1995.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
For centuries, the tales of Robin Hood and his band of Sherwood outlaws have fired the popular imagination. Fabled archer, defender of the poor, man of the people opposing tyranny and injustice, the fame of Robin Hood is universal. But did he really exist? Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1854799967. Light browning to text block and page edges else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapperi s lightly edge-creased.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- ROBIN HOOD
- LEGENDS
WILD FELL: FIGHTING FOR NATURE ON A LAKE DISTRICT HILL FARM
Written by Lee Schofield.
Illustrated by Bob Venables.
Stock no. 1826023
Published by Doubleday.
1st
2022.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A story of nature in recovery and also of the author's personal connection to the place, and the highs and lows of working for nature amid fierce opposition. Grey mottled paper boards, blue foil title to spine. B/w sketches. ISBN: 9780857527752. Top edge of text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is bright and clean.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- NORTH WEST UK
- LAKE DISTRICT
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
A VISIT TO GRANDPA'S AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Dylan Thomas.
Illustrated by Robin Jacques.
Stock no. 1325598
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A splendidly illustrated collection of Dylan Thomas' stories chosen specially to appeal to the young. Light brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460061542. Spine slightly bumped. A few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly faded and edge creased.
FIAT
Written by Michael Sedgwick.
Stock no. 1826021
Published by B.T. Batsford.
1st
1974.
Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The Fiat Story. The cars, the men and the background. Blue/grey mottled cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Top edge pink. ISBN: 0713404736. Boards clean. Front and rear joint cracked but binding is otherwise tight. Minor foxing and a few grubby marks to endpapers. Text block browned and grubby. Contents themselves appear to be clean on a quick flick through. Black dustwrapper is scuffed and has dampstaining to verso along horizontal edges (not visible to front). Musty damp odour present.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- COMPANY HISTORY
- INDUSTRY
- ITALY
THE FUTURE OF GEOGRAPHY: HOW POWER AND POLITICS IN SPACE WILL CHANGE OUR WORLD
Written by Tim Marshall.
Stock no. 1826017
Published by Elliott And Thompson Limited.
1st
2023.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
From physical territory and resources to satellites, weaponry and strategic choke points, geopolitics is as important in the skies above us as it is down below. If you've ever wondered if humans are going back to the Moon, who will benefit from exploration or what space wars might look like, the answers are here. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 9781783966875. A very nice copy, no real faults to report - minor scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- GEOGRAPHY
- POLITICS
- SPACE TRAVEL
- ASTRONOMY
AUTOMOBILE YEAR No. 48 2000/2001
No author listed.
Stock no. 1325597
Published by Editions Jr.
2000.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Colour photos. ISBN: 2883240604. Scuff, with chipping just under 1" to top edge of rear cover; some chipping to wrapper next to it.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
RUPERT ANNUAL 1975
No author listed.
Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1325595
Published by Daily Express.
1975.
Very good condition.
Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert talking to a Merboy who is in the sea and holding a shell of fruit. 1st story Rupert and the Little River. 115 pages. 10x7 inches. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink (black felt-tip) in belongs to box (date in blue biro outside box). Price NOT cut. Some very pale page edge browning and a light musty smell to contents.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Written by Robert Burchfield; Robert McCrum; John Simpson.
Stock no. 1325594
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2006.
Nearly fine condition.
Introduction by McCrum, afterword by Simpson. Red cloth spine gilt titles, patterned paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Book is fine. Contained in slip-case.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ENGLISH
NANCY CALLS THE TUNE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1325593
Published by Girls Gone By.
1st thus
2006.
Nearly fine condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 230 pages. ISBN: 1904417884. Minimal rubbing at corners. Slight grubby mark to lower corner of textblock.