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THE SCHOOLMOUSE
Written by Dick King-Smith.
Illustrated by Phil Garner.
Stock no. 1328840
Published by Viking; The Penguin Group.
1st
1994.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Flora, a young mouse of above-average intelligence, makes use of her classroom home by joining in the lessons. But she is left alone to continue her education when her family flee across country. Green board with gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations throughout. 142 pages. 8.5 x 5.5". ISBN: 0670850616. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and has the remains of a label to rear panel (was covering barcode).
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- MICE
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ISMO
Written by John Verney.
Illustrated by John Verney.
Stock no. 1328811
Published by Collins.
1st
1964.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A Callendar novel. Partly a straight adventure story, partly a study of adolescent psychology and partly a fable of our time. Red/orange mottled boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped and rubbed. Small mark to top edge of front cover. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 'new' (80p) price printed alongside. Wrapper is well worn, rubbed and creased with tears at top of spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (YOUNG ADULTS)
THE LITTLEST ONE
Written by Marion St. John Webb.
Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328781
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1918.
Very good condition.
4 pretty colour plates illustrate this collection of poems for young children. Dark brown boards with gilt title and silhouette vignette. Light brown spine with black title. Dark brown endpapers. 45 numbered pages. Cr 8vo. Spine slightly bumped, corners slightly worn. Fading to cover edges. Heavy foxing to contents.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
HOW TO RECOGNISE YOUNG BIRDS
Written by Eric Pochin.
Illustrated by Eric Pochin.
Stock no. 1328780
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The Young Naturalist series. Beige boards with brown title and vignette to front. 124 delightful colour pictures. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut, edge-chipped, very slightly grubby with a few spots to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ORNITHOLOGY
- BIRDS (CHILDRENS)
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STRAY
Written by A.N. Wilson.
Stock no. 1328778
Published by Walker.
1st
1987.
Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
One summer the proud old alley-cat Pufftail settles down to tell his young grandson story of his life. Humorous, exciting, poignant an shocking by turns, the account of his experiences makes a gripping and highly entertaining tale, with a cast of memorable feline characters. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. 175 pages. ISBN: 0744508010. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Pale page browning throughout, light foxing to textblock.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
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THE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN VERSES
Written by A.A. Milne.
Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1328753
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd..
1st thus
1932.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Being When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. Blue cloth covers with gilt borders and vignette to front. 12 colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 210 pages. 8 x 6". Spine slightly bumped, light rubbing to cover edges. Some light spotting to spine edges. Light browning to endpapers. Heavy foxing to textblock, some pages and to verso of wrapper (some slight foxing on front). Wrapper is edge worn, grubby to spine and has loss to top of spine.
PERRAULT'S COMPLETE FAIRY TALES
Written by Charles Perrault.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1828986
Published by Longman Young Books.
1970.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Translated from the French by A.E. Johnson and others. Contains 14 tales. Blue boards with gilt titles to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 183 pages. ISBN: 0582152682. Third impression. A nice, clean copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge, lightly faded to spine and just a little grubby to white rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
IGNIS
Written by Gina Wilson.
Illustrated by P.J. Lynch.
Stock no. 1328666
Published by Walker Books Ltd.
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Ignis is a young dragon who sets off on an unforgettable journey of self-discovery. Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744575281.
BLACKBURN AIRCRAFT SINCE 1909
Written by A.J. Jackson.
Stock no. 1828772
Published by Naval Institute Press.
1st USA
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
American Edition. The absorbing story of a great Yorkshire enterprise, beginning in 1908 when young Robert Blackburn, inspired by the exploits of famous French aviators, designed his first aeroplane in Paris. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. 571 pages including index. ISBN: 0870210246. Lower edges of boards lightly rubbed. Spine has a slight lean. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and a little creased at edges, light scuffing to rear panel.
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THE FAIRY SCALES AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Gladys Smythe.
Illustrated by Catherina Patricchio.
Stock no. 1328535
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd..
1st
1917.
Almost very good condition.
10 short stories. 10 colour plates including frontis. Cream cloth boards, green titles, large pictorial onlay to front cover shows young boy picking a rose up from the road that has been dropped by a young girl clutching a handful of roses. Green & white fairy ring to endpapers. B/w illustrations to margins. 101 pages. First story is The Golliwog's Lesson. Spine and corners bumped, a couple of small dents to cover edges. Spine is bumped and rubbed. Damp stains to edge of front cover. Tiny piece of loss to top corner tip of front free-endpaper. A couple of small margin tears to prelims. Light foxing to prelims and textblock. Some grubby fingermarks and some large foxspots to pages but generally contents clean.
THE LITTLE GREY MEN
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1328459
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1957.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A story for the young in heart. Cream boards, red titles. Colour frontis plate, b/w illustrations. 255 pages. 7.5 x 5". Fourth printing. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper has been erased but leaves impressions of the writing. Two page corner tips are slightly creased. One hinge is slightly cracked. Some foxing to front endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and creased, faded to spine with some loss at top.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER
- GNOMES
THE NEW POLY-OLBION: TOPOGRAPHICAL EXCURSIONS
Written by Andrew Young.
Stock no. 1828622
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis.
1st
1967.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Andrew Young is well known not only as a poet of unquestioned stature but also as a weriter with a great love for the British countryside. In this book, he takes us on a leisurely, affectionate journey through an England that is rapidly disappearing. A gently, lyrical guide to pastoral Britain, written in prose with the vision of a poet. Small format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 95 pages. Text block foxed with some foxing bleeding on to the margins (minor). Else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- COUNTRYSIDE