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DUCKS AND DRAKES
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Illustrated by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Stock no. 1824201
Published by Collins.
1st
1942.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Three children are sent to stay on a farm where they find Mother Hubbard and subsequently a little farm of their own. Brown cloth, white titles. Large format. Attractive colour and b/w illustrations. Fading to top and lower edge of front board. Large gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is browned, edge-worn with a few chips and closed tears, fading to spine, and a few marks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DUCKS (CHILDRENS)
- ANIMAL STORY
- FARMS (CHILDRENS)
BOB-TAIL PUP
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Illustrated by Cynthia Harnett; Vernon Stokes.
Stock no. 1824200
Published by Collins.
1948.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A charming tale of a bob-tail pup, called Grey Lass, who is so earnest in her attempts to be a good sheep-dog that she collects the sheep when they are not wanted! Large format. Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Delightful colour and b/w illustrations of Old English Sheepdogs. Reprint. Cloth spine faded. Boards slightly bowed. Light rubbing to board edges. A few minor foxspots present. Title page and first page of story detached (appear as if they were never bound in). Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with a couple of closed tears and a small chip, a few minor foxspots, some blue pencil marks to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
- SHEEPDOGS
BOYS OWN PAPER SUMMER NUMBER FOR 1887
Written by G.A. Hutchison; et al.
Illustrated by Alfred Pearse; et al..
Stock no. 1824198
Published by The Boy's Own Paper.
1887.
Almost very good condition.
Edited by G.A.Hutchison, stories by numerous authors. First item (a poem) is 'A Holiday Discovery' by Somerville Gibney. Blue & white pictorial paper wraps. Staple binding. B/w Frontis by Alfred Pearse plus numerous b/w illustrations by multiple people throughout. Adverts to front and rear. Staples rusty and bleeding therefore binding is a little fragile especially for the covers. Spine is worn with a little loss. Covers are browned. A few marks mainly to margins but overall a good copy for a magazine of this age!
FOLLOW ME ROUND THE FARM
No author listed.
Illustrated by Molly Brett.
Stock no. 1824197
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd..
Very good condition.
A Tuck Book. Large format. Stiff pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Edges rubbed, corners lightly worn. Boards are a little browned in appearance. 1" split to gutter edges. A few minor grubby marks to contents. Centre pages have become detached from staple binding. Staples are a little rusty. Overall a charming copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FARMYARD ANIMALS
MERESIDE CHRONICLE: WITH A SHORT INTERLUDE OF LOCHS AND LOCHANS
Written by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1824196
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
In his search for and study of bireds, the meres, pools and reservoirs of east and mid-Cheshire have been favourite hunting grounds for Tunnicliffe. A year of making notes and sketches. Brick red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Some minor mottlng to boards, light browning to top of spine. Gilt titles bright. Browning to endpapers. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few chips and closed tears, browned to spine and grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- ILLUSTRATED
- CHESHIRE
THE BEST OF AESOP'S FABLES
Written by Aesop; Margaret Clark.
Illustrated by Charlotte Voake.
Stock no. 1824194
Published by Walker Books.
1st thus
1990.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Retold by Margaret Clark. A selection for younger chldren "to dispel altogether the 'preacherly' tone from the best of Aesop's shrewd and funny stories". Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. 61 pages. ISBN: 0744510090. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FABLES
- ANIMAL STORY
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LIBRI WALLIAE: A CATALOGUE OF WELSH BOOKS AND BOOKS PRINTED IN WALES 1546-1820 (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Eiluned Rees.
Stock no. 1824172
Published by The National Library of Wales.
1st
1987.
Nearly fine condition.
Orange cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies. ISBN: 0907158196. Top of spine of volume I lightly bumped. Volume II has very few minor foxspots to top edge of text block. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's matching orange slipcase which is lightly bumped at corners and a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- LIMITED EDITION
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OPERATION PEDESTAL: THE FLEET THAT BATTLED TO MALTA 1942
Written by Max Hastings.
Stock no. 1824165
Published by William Collins.
1st
2021.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Operation Pedestal - one of the bloodiest sea battles of Britain's war, ordered by Churchill to save Malta. Limited Signed Edition. Navy boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780008364946. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to half-title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and has a 'signed by the author' sticker to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- MARITIME
- MALTA
- NAVY
- LIMITED EDITION
SEASHORE LIFE
Written by Gillian Matthews.
Illustrated by Peter Parks.
Stock no. 1323615
Published by Penguin Books Ltd.
1st
1965.
Very good condition.
Puffin Picture Book no. 120. Oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Foxing and slight grubbiness to rear cover. Foxing to textblock. Small booksellers sticker to inside front cover.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- PUFFIN PICTURE BOOK
- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
THE STORY OF BREAD
Written by H.J. Deverson.
Illustrated by Ronald Lampitt.
Stock no. 1323614
Published by Penguin Books Ltd; Rank Hovis Mcdougal.
1st
1964.
Very good condition.
Puffin Picture Book No.119. Colour pictorial paperwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Light foxing inside covers.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- PUFFIN PICTURE BOOK
A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES
Written by Dylan Thomas.
Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1824163
Published by Orion Children's Books.
1st thus
1996.
Nearly fine condition.
A magical account of Dylan Thomas's own childhood and of a Christmas Day in a small Welsh town. A Dolphin Paperback. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460027727. A lovely copy.
SWANSEA BAY'S GREEN MANTLE
Written by Mary E. Gillham.
Stock no. 1824161
Published by D. Brown & Sons Limited.
1st
1982.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Wildlife On An Industrial Coast. B/w sketches, colour and b/w photos. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 427 pages including index. ISBN: 0905928180. Boards clean and bright. Light pencil erasure marks to verso of free front endpaper. Else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned at edges.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- WALES
- GLAMORGAN