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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR TINY FOLKS 23RD YEAR
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang.
Illustrated by Grace Lodge; M. Sankey; Lilian A. Govey; Molly Brett; et al..
Stock no. 1325095
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Almost very good condition.
Light pink boards with large pictorial onlays to front cover and spine. Front onlay shows picture of a young girl with bobbed blonde hair in a pink dress. Colour frontis. B/w and three-tone text illustrations. First story is "The Middle of the Night". Spine bumped, onlay to spine worn and chipped with slight loss. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing.
THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR TINY FOLKS 17TH YEAR
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; et al.
Illustrated by Enid Warne Browne; Lilian A. Govey; Angusine Macgregor; Florence Harrison; E. Dorothy Rees; et al..
Stock no. 1325094
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1930.
Good condition.
Pictorial front board illustrated by M.D. Johnston, illustration shows three young children feeding the birds with a puppy at the feet of the children. Colour plates and illustrations, b/w text illustrations. First story is "The Orange Umbrella". Covers are edge worn, spine has splits to front edge. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Frontis is detached but still present. Foxing to textblock and to page margins, also some slight page browning.
WINSTON CHURCHILL: A LIFE IN THE NEWS
Written by Richard Toye.
Stock no. 1825309
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2020.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The story of Churchill and the news, from swashbuckling young war reporter to his 'finest hour' as Prime Minister during the Second World War and beyond. Beige cloth boards, black title to spine. ISBN: 9780198803980. Light rubbing to edges of dustwrapper.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
- NEWSPAPERS
- JOURNALISM
THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 10TH YEAR
Written by Bessie Marchant; C. Bernard Rutley; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Thora Stowell; et al.
Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Joan Griffith; Mary Strange Reeve; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324967
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press.
1928.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Pictorial front cover shows two young ladies in cloche hats carrying Christmas presents. Pictorial spine. Orange and grey endpapers showing an Arabian scene. 6 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to contents and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss to top edge of rear panel, foxed on verso with some light foxing showing through to front panel.
THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 9TH YEAR
Written by Nancy M. Hayes; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Eleanor Helme; et al.
Illustrated by C.E. Brock; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324965
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
1927.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Pictorial front board showing a young lady sat on a fence. First story 'That ordinary girl'. 6 colour plates, b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly edge rubbed. Heavy foxing. Old price to front free-endpaper (blotted out with pencil). Scarce dustwrapper is grubby, foxed, worn and torn with tape repairs on verso. Small section of loss to lower edge of rear cover has been patched with paper of similar colour.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- ANNUALS (GIRLS)
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
BLACKIE'S GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by M.E. Buckingham; Ruth Cobb; Natalie Joan; Violet M. Methley; et al.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324768
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Good condition.
Large format. Cloth spine. Front cover shows a young woman in hat leading a horse. First story is 'The Cat That Ruled a Village' by Buckingham. 4 colour plates, b/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn, scuffed and rear cover is grubby. Ink address stamps to front endpapers and also written in ink too. Some heavy foxing and some light fingering to contents.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- GIRLS
- ANNUALS (GIRLS)
KING OF THE SKY
Written by Nicola Davies.
Illustrated by Laura Carlin.
Stock no. 1824964
Published by Walker Books Ltd.
1st
2017.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Starting a new life in a new country, a young boy feels lost and along - till he meets an old man who keeps racing pigeons. Together they pin their dreams on a race across Euorpe and the special bird they hope can win it: King of the Sky. A moving story about the meaning of home. Large oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781406348613. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- PIGEON-RACING
- PIGEONS
THE YOUNG LION HUNTER
Written by Zane Grey.
Stock no. 1324472
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
Good condition.
Pictorial pale green boards. 8 b/w plates. 277 pages. Spine bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Joints and hinges cracked. Some foxing and browning to contents.
PORTRAIT OF A VILLAGE
Written by Francis Brett Young.
Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1323737
Published by William Heinemann.
1st
1937.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Black cloth, gilt titles and vignette. B/w wood engravings. Story of Monks Norton in Worcestershire. Spine bumped. Name and address in ink to half title-page. Large foxspots to preliminary pages, some smaller foxspots to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and grubby, spine browned with slight loss at top and bottom and also a small hole to centre.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- WORCESTERSHIRE
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- COUNTRYSIDE
- ILLUSTRATED
A CHILD'S DAY
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Illustrated by Carine Cadby; Will Cadby.
Stock no. 1323710
Published by Constable and Company Ltd..
1st
1912.
Very good condition.
A book of rhymes. B;ue cloth with dark blue titles and pictorial onlay to front. 56 numbered pages. Lovely b/w tipped-in photography plates of a young girl in different poses. Printed on grey paper. Spine and corners bumped, spine slightly darkened. Rear cover is partly discoloured with a few small pink marks. Small mark to pictorial onlay. Front cover is slightly warped. Some light foxing to the plates and light browning to the endpapers.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- RHYME
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THE BLACK PANTHERS
Written by Shames Stephen; Bobby Seale; Charles E. Jones.
Illustrated by Stephen Shames.
Stock no. 1824248
Published by Aperture.
1st
2006.
Nearly fine condition.
Campus uprisings, urban rebellions, and the Vietnam War rocked the nation when the Black Panther Party arose during the last 1960s. Stephen Shames's exceptional photographs - ranging from the affectionate private moments to intense demonstrations - span the places where the Panthers made their greatest impact. Powerful and poignant images of the most courageous group of young black people ever organized in America. Matt white pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 9781597110242. A lovely copy with some light scuffing to boards.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- AMERICA
- BLACK INTEREST
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ALMANACK FOR 1885
No author listed.
Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1323497
Published by George Routledge & Sons.
1885.
Very good condition.
Dark cream pictorial boards, yellow cloth spine. Blue/green endpapers. Enchanting illustrations throughout, mostly of young ladies in typical Greenaway dress. 4 x 3". Minimal rubbing to cover edges. A few light foxspots else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- ALMANACKS