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THE GREAT BOOK FOR TINIES
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; et al.
Illustrated by Cicely Englefield; Lilian A. Govey; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1325498
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1932.
Good condition.
Red pictorial boards, front shows a baby girl "I See You!". Colour frontis, b/w and 3-colour illustrations. First story is Two Little Hens. Covers are edge worn and scuffed, spine bumped. Name and address in red crayon to verso of frontis. Messy tick marks and some writing to contents pages. Some hinges cracked. Foxing else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
THE GREAT BOOK FOR BROWNIES
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Madge S. Smith; Constance Savery; Margaret Baker; et al.
Illustrated by H.R. Millar; Grace Lodge; A.H. Watson; M.D. Johnston; Barbara C. Freeman; et al..
Stock no. 1325497
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1934.
Almost very good condition.
Pictorial boards "Glad & Gay". Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. First story is A Brownie Brew. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint (between endpaper and half-title) is cracked. Some hinges pulled. Foxing to textblock else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Florence Harrison; Natalie Joan; K.W. Coales; M.A. Peart; Margaret Baker; et al.
Illustrated by Florence Harrison; May Smith; K.W. Coales; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1325496
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1933.
Good condition.
Pictorial boards, front shows two children on a bike "merry days". Colour frontis (possibly by Harrison?) plus b/w and 3-colour illustrations. First story is The Magic Goose Quill. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Rear cover scuffed. Endpapers are browned. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Rear joint is broken but the binding is still holding (by glue?). Some hinges cracked. Foxing else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; S.M. Hills; M. Horace Smith; M.A. Peart; et al.
Illustrated by A.H. Watson; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1325495
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1932.
Good condition.
Pictorial boards showing children "in the hayfield". First story is Cornpop and Wen - Two Milllers. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations (some 3-colour). Spine and corners bumped. Corners bumped, top rear corner worn. Dent to lower edge of rear cover. Heavy foxing to contents.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
MOSQUITO THUNDER: No. 105 SQUADRON RAF AT WAR 1942-5
Written by Stuart R. Scott.
Stock no. 1825881
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1st
1999.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
True account of the heroic exploits of this famous bomber squadron between 1942 and 1945. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 212 pages. B/w photos. Foreword by Air Marshall Sir Ivor Broom. ISBN: 0750918004. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge and is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- RAF
ARCHITECT OF WINGS
Written by Harald Penrose.
Stock no. 1825880
Published by Airlife.
1st
1985.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A biography of Roy Chadwick - designer of the Lancaster Bomber. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 246 pages. ISBN: 0906393558. Pictorial dustwrapper has faded from blue to green at spine, base of spine is rubbed and worn.
THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Dorothy Brown; Catherine A. Morin; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al.
Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Alan Wright; Grace Lodge; Winifred M. Ackroyd; Lilian A. Govey; et al..
Stock no. 1325494
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1936.
Almost very good condition.
Pictorial boards and spine. Scene shows children with kites "play-time". Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. First story is "Crinkley's Lamb". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers a bit faded and grubby. Some evidence of erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper. Some grubby fingermarks and also some light foxing.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
MARY AND RICHARD: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE AND WAR
Written by Michael Burn.
Stock no. 1825876
Published by Arbor House; William Morrow.
1st USA
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Biography of Mary Booker and Richard Hillary. The story of one man's late wife's love for another man. Red cltoh spine with gilt title, grey paper boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 155710042X. Foxing to text block and minor foxing to prelims. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- RAF
- BIOGRAPHY
- LETTERS
JO OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1325493
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1939.
Good condition.
Blue cloth, dark blue title to spine. B/w frontis. 336 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers lightly scuffed. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Some hinges cracked/pulled. Some marks to margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHALET SCHOOL
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
- GIRLS
BATTLE AXE: A HISTORY OF 105 SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE
Written by Derek Ransom.
Stock no. 1825874
Published by Air-Britain.
1st
1967.
Very good condition.
Cardwraps. 55 pages. B/w photos. Covers are grubby and creased. Contents clean.
ALTHEA JOINS THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Clarissa Cridland.
Illustrated by D. Brook.
Stock no. 1325488
Published by Girls Gone By.
1st thus
2006.
Nearly fine condition.
"For this GGBP edition we have used the text of the original hardback edition. It contained a great many apparent errors, and the appendix explains how we dealt with them. We hope we have not added any new ones". Pictorial cardwraps. Introduction by Clarissa Cridland. 191 pages. ISBN: 1904417930. Minimal rubbing to corners.
REDHEADS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1325483
Published by Girls Gone By.
1st thus
2011.
Nearly fine condition.
Cardwraps. 235 pages. ISBN: 9781847451095. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Small, light mark to textblock.