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BE BRAVE, LITTLE NODDY!
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Peter Wienk.
Stock no. 1328919
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; Dennis Dobson.
1st
1956.
Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Noddy Book number 13. Green pictorial boards. Colour titles. Covers are edge rubbed. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Child's name and address in biro to front free-endpaper. Pencil mark to illustration on page 42. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and creased with piece of loss to lower edge of front panel. Child's name in biro to front panel of wrapper. Last title on rear flap is this one.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
- NODDY
AIR SPIES OF MALTA
Written by Peter T. Jackson.
Stock no. 1328901
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
Circa
1941.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Three boys find a secret passage near their school at Malta. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title to front. 220 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped, rear panel is grubby.
BEE THE PRINCESS OF THE DWARFS
Written by Anatole France; Peter Wright.
Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1328897
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1st
1912.
Almost very good condition.
Pale grey cloth, gilt titles and vignette to spine and front cover. Gilt decorated endpapers. 17 exquisite mounted colour plates with tissue guards. Plus mounted colour chapter header illustrations. 128 pages. Retold in English by Peter Wright. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned. Foxing to contents, browning to tissue-guards.
THE WILL TO WIN
Written by Ivan Mauger.
Stock no. 1829165
Published by Golden Key Limited.
1st
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Autobiography Of Ivan Mauger (Speedway rider), with Martin Rogers. Prefaces by Jason Crump and Peter Oakes. Matt pictorial boards. B/w & colour photos. xvii and 430 pages. ISBN: 9780955237690. SIGNED by the author, Ivan Maugher, with personal dedication to half-title page. Boards clean and bright. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and silver author name to front panel is rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- MOTOR CYCLES
- BIOGRAPHY
FUNGI (NN 96)
Written by Brian Spooner; Peter Roberts.
Stock no. 1829144
Published by Collins.
1st thus
2005.
Very good condition.
New Naturalist series. A broad look at the extraordinary variety of fungal species. Cardwraps. Colour photos. xi and 594 pages including index. ISBN: 0002201534. Text block a little grubby. Dry glue used in binding present at base of spine on text block. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NEW NATURALIST
- BOTANY
- FUNGI
THE SPANISH GALLEON
Written by Tudur Watkins.
Illustrated by Jack Matthews.
Stock no. 1328863
Published by Peter Lunn (publishers) Ltd.
1st
1945.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An unusual adventure story set in the early 19th century and packed with thrills. Yellow cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and some full-page colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Slight fading to cover edges. Foxing, mainly to textblock but also affecting some pages. Dustwrapper is browned and edge worn with tear to top corner of rear panel.
OLD TESTAMENT MINIATURES
Written by Sydney Cockerell; John Plummer.
Stock no. 1829105
Published by Phaidon Press Limited.
Circa
1970.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Medieval Picture Book with 283 Paintings From The Creation to The Story of David. Reproduced from the Illuminated Book belonging to The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, with additional leaves from the collections of The Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, and Dr. Peter and Irene Ludwig, Aachen. Introduction and Legends by Sydney C. Cockerell. Preface by Plummer. Very large format. Light grey speckled cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. 208 pages. ISBN: 0714813265. Top & bottom edge of boards browned. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn and a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- BIBLE RELATED
THE PATRIOTS: A PICTORIAL RECORD VOLUME ONE 45500-45525
Written by Peter Sikes.
Stock no. 1829069
Published by The LMS-Patriot Company Ltd..
1st
2018.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The first 26 locomotives of the class, 45500-45525. Oblong pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos. 123 pages. ISBN: 9781999581800. A lovely copy, no significant faults.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- LMS (RAILWAYS)
40 YEARS OF EVOLUTION: DARWIN'S FINCHES ON DAPHNE MAJOR ISLAND
Written by Peter R. Grant; B. Rosemary Grant.
Stock no. 1829027
Published by Princeton University Press.
1st
2014.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
By continuously tracking finch populations over a period of four decades, the authors uncover the causes and consequences of significant events leading to evolutionary changes in species. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Beige speckled endpapers. Colour photos and graphs. xxxii and 400 pages including index. ISBN: 9780691160467. Light scuffing to boards. A few small foxspots to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- EVOLUTION
- GALAPAGOS
- ISLANDS
- ORNITHOLOGY
THE HISTORY OF THE MANX GRAND PRIX 1923 - 1998
Written by Peter Kneale; Bill Snelling.
Stock no. 1829002
Published by Amulree Publications.
1st
1998.
Very good condition.
This book chronicles 'The Manx', asw it is recognised world-wide, with race reports of every single race by Peter Kneale and Bill Snelling. The performance of every rider who has started in a Manx GP race is listed, together with stories from winners (and others!). Large format. Cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. 200 pages. ISBN: 1901508048. Covers lightly creased at corners and a little scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Corners of contents are lightly bowed. Contents are clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLE RACING
- MOTOR CYCLES
- MOTOR SPORT
- ISLE OF MAN
BASHERS, GADGETS AND MOURNERS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE LNWR COAL TANKS
Written by Peter W. Skellon.
Stock no. 1828995
Published by The Bahamas Locomotive Society.
1st
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A simple locomotive that was cheap to build and easy to maintain, capable of hard work. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. 256 pages including index. Subscribers to the Webb Coal Tank Engine Preservation Fund listed. ISBN: 9780956929204. Text block and margins lightly browned. Tiny mark to lower edge of page 64 and 65. Otherwise contents clean. Includes Audio CD in pocket to front pastedown (unknown if it is working). Black pictorial dustwrapper is lgithly scuffed with heavier score mark to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- LOCOMOTIVES
- ENGINEERING
- LNWR (RAILWAYS)
FAIRCHILD-REPUBLIC A-10 THUNDERBOLT II (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1828979
Published by The Crowood Press.
1st
2000.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The A-10 story ws born in the skies above Vietnam and came of age over the Cold War battle zones in Europe. Large format. Crowood Aviation Series. B/w and colour photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1861263244. A lovely copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and is slightly faded to spine.