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CHILD OF FIRE
Written by Elizabeth Webster.
Stock no. 1326456
Published by Judy Piatkus (publishers) Limited.
1st thus
1983.
Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
The story of a Vietnamese boat-child and her family. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Originally serialised in My Weekly magazine under the title Bright Phoenix. ISBN: 0861882849. Textblock is just slightly browned and lightly foxed else a fine copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (YOUNG ADULTS)
- VIETNAM
JOHNNIE ALONE
Written by Elizabeth Webster.
Stock no. 1326455
Published by Piatkus.
1st thus
1984.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A moving, sensitive story about a boy in search of his father. First published as a serial in My Weekly in 1982. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 273 pages. ISBN: 0861884124. Minimal bumping to spine. Some slight fading to wrapper spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (YOUNG ADULTS)
THE MOUSE WITH THE DAISY HAT
Written by Ruth Hurlimann.
Illustrated by Ruth Hurlimann.
Stock no. 1826822
Published by Longman Young Books.
1st
1971.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Miss Selina Town Mouse was very proud of her new daisy hat and took it for a trip into the country... Matt pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0582151473. Boards lightly browned and rubbed at corners. Light browning to contents, some fingering creases, one double page spread has a small piece of surface paper damage to gutter. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily edge-worn, creased, split to spine which is repaired to verso, a few small edge-tears, a few foxspots and lightly browned & grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- MICE
- ANIMAL STORY
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PARROTS OF THE WORLD
Written by Joseph M. Forshaw.
Illustrated by William T. Cooper.
Stock no. 1826749
Published by Blandford Press.
3rd
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Third edition, fully revised. 672 pages. All species of parrots are described and illustrated. Definitive reference work on parrots, including a newly discovered species. Almost 500 birds are magnificently illustrated in colour by Cooper. New plates depict what are now known to be differences between plumage of young and old birds, various colour phases of birds and new groupings. ISBN: 0713721340. Top & tail of spine and lower edges of boards rubbed. Lower corner of boards lightly bumped. Text block a little grubby, small mark to index page 670. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has remains of a label to lower front corner and is a little grubby. Slight cigarette odour present.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- PARROTS
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PARROTS OF THE WORLD
Written by Joseph M. Forshaw.
Illustrated by William T. Cooper.
Stock no. 1826630
Published by Blandford Press.
3rd
1989.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. Third edition, fully revised. 672 pages. All species of parrots are described and illustrated. Definitive reference work on parrots, including a newly discovered species. Almost 500 birds are magnificently illustrated in colour by Cooper. New plates depict what are now known to be differences between plumage of young and old birds, various colour phases of birds and new groupings. ISBN: 0713721340. Top & tail of spine and lower edge of boards rubbed. Text block a little grubby. Damp stain (coffee?) to lower vertical edge of contents (mostly affecting margins and not the illustrations, some crinkling as a result. Dustwrapper a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ORNITHOLOGY
- PARROTS
YOUNG ENGLAND (36th ANNUAL)
Written by K.M. Eady; Rowland Walker; T.C. Bridges; et al.
Illustrated by Edgar Holloway; John F. Campbell; Rex Osborne; et al..
Stock no. 1325947
Published by Pilgrim Press.
1915.
Good condition.
An illustrated magazine for boys. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing and page browning throughout. Some creasing to page margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- ANNUALS (BOYS)
- BOYS
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TALES FROM FAIRYLAND
Written by Rosa Annesley.
Stock no. 1325921
Published by Charles Taylor.
1st
1893.
Good condition.
A collection of stories. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles, illustration to front cover is of a sunset with a young boy flying on a bat over a pond with a frog sat on a toadstool. B/w illustrations. Floral endpapers. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and spine slightly darkened. Name and address in ink (neat) to verso of front free-endpaper. Contents are well browned with a few small, light marks to margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
SUNDAY READING FOR THE YOUNG 1910
Written by M. Bainbridge; Queenie Scott-Hopper; Percy J. Barrow; Flora Waddington; Bessie Marchant; et al.
Illustrated by G.E. Robertson; A. Bauerle; et al..
Stock no. 1325877
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
1910.
Almost very good condition.
Copyright date is 1910. Red cloth spine with black title and decoration. Front board shows a boy and girl leaving church (girl has red and white striped socks on!). Colour plates showing scenes from the life of David. Packed full of b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Tape repairs/reinforcements to edges of covers (tape folded over onto pastedowns inside). Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Old tape mark to front free-endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to some page margins. Light foxing to textblock and some page browning. Not as bad as it sounds!
AN INDIAN BOYHOOD
Written by Noel Sircar.
Illustrated by Olga Lehmann.
Stock no. 1325822
Published by Hollis & Carter.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Green cloth. A lovely account of a young boy's experiences growing up in Indian. Bold b/w illustrations. The author paints a vivid picture of life in India, as well as demonstrating the universal nature of "growing up." Small, light mark to lower edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss, a bit grubby and marked to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- INDIA
SILVER STREAM
Written by A.P. Herbert.
Illustrated by Norman Thelwell.
Stock no. 1325813
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd..
1st
1962.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue paperboards, cream spine. Humourous b/w drawings. 'A Beautiful Tale of Hare & Hound for Young & Old'. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut and a little grubby. Gift Aid sticker to rear panel of wrapper.
CHILD OF FIRE
Written by Elizabeth Webster.
Stock no. 1826322
Published by Judy Piatkus (publishers) Limited.
1st thus
1983.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The story of a Vietnamese boat-child and her family. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Originally serialised in My Weekly magazine under the title Bright Phoenix. ISBN: 0861882849. Text block browned, page browning throughout. A few pale foxspots to margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (YOUNG ADULTS)
- VIETNAM
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES - SNAKE BITE
Written by Andrew Lane.
Illustrated by Kev Walker; Sam Hadley.
Stock no. 1325753
Published by Macmillan Children's Books.
1st
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Kidnapped and taken to China, Sherlock is plunged into mystery... Black boards, metallic green title to spine. 311 pages. ISBN: 9780230758865. Top corners of book and dustwrapper are bumped else a fine copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DETECTIVE STORY (CHILDRENS)
- CHILDRENS (YOUNG ADULTS)