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ALMSHOUSES
Written by Brian Bailey.
Stock no. 2113397
Published by Robert Hale.
1st
1988.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A fascinating insight into these ancient, charitable institutions which form a significant part of our national heritage. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. ISBN: 0709032927. Light wear to cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased and a little faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- SOCIAL HISTORY
ADHESIVES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Written by G.C. Mays; A.R. Hutchinson.
Stock no. 2113396
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
1992.
Very good condition.
A complete and clear introduction to the use of adhesives to form load-bearing joints in bridges, civil engineering and building structures. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w diagrams and tables. 333 pages (including index). ISBN: 052132677X. Spine is bumped and faded. Corners are bumped. Contents are excellent.
- Categorised in:
- ENGINEERING
- INDUSTRY
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
LE BEBE SCHTROUMPF
Written by Peyo.
Illustrated by Peyo.
Stock no. 2113386
Published by Dupuis.
1984.
Very good condition.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Text in French. Title translates as 'The Baby Smurf'. Also: Le Schrroumpf Bricoleur; La Peinture Schtroumpf; Une Fete Schtroumpfante. Colour cartoon style strips. ISBN: 2800111488. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
JANE AND TOBY START SCHOOL
Written by Ann Thwaite.
Illustrated by Janet Martin.
Stock no. 1502262
Published by Constable Young Books.
1st
1965.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red boards with gilt vignette of children. Red, green and black illustrations. Unpaginated. Small dent to covers and text block. Small bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Erased numbers to rear pastedown. Price-cut dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and grubby. Three numbers written to top corner of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
THE NEST OF THE SCARECROW
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1311942
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1944.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
An exiting adventure involving a remote and lonely bungalow and a cruel sea. Dark red cloth, black titles to spine. Blue pictorial endpapers, b/w illustrations. 214 pages. Spine bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with loss to spine and front corners, slightly grubby to rear panel.
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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) A SEASIDE HOLIDAY
Written by Kathleen Hale.
Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 2113326
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1952.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Large format, cloth spine, pictorial boards. Bright colour lithographic illustrations throughout. Heavy bumping to a couple of corners. A little foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with large tear to spine - 2/3rds of wrapper spine MISSING; other tears and chips; some with loss. Wrapper is also marked.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- LITHOGRAPHS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
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THE LORAX
Written by Dr. Seuss.
Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 2113324
Published by Collins.
1st
1972.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 000195458X. Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little browning to spine and a couple of cover edges. Couple of small nicks/chips to top and tail of spine. Contents are excellent! This copy would make a wonderful gift.
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WHEN SANTA CLAUS WAS YOUNG
Written by Helen Reid Cross.
Illustrated by Helen Reid Cross.
Stock no. 2113320
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford.
Very good condition.
Pictorial card wraps. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Binding is tied up with ribbon. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Some creasing to cover edges. Small tear to base of spine. Some browning. Foxing; mostly to prelims.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHRISTMAS
- FAIRY TALES
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THREE ROLY-POLY PIGLETS
Written by Philip Schuyler Allen.
Illustrated by Louis Moe.
Stock no. 2113315
Published by Collins.
1st
1938.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Large oblong format. Colour pictorial boards. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations throughout. The brave trio Wee Wee, Squeak and Squeal are bored with their lot, finding life on the farm rather dull, so they go into the big world where they have many exciting adventures and some very unpleasant ones. A few grubby marks to covers. Light wear along cover edges. Foxing to some pages. Wrapper has a few closed tears, with chips; minimal loss (mostly chips of loss to corners); grubby with some foxing and creasing.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- PIGS (CHILDRENS)
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FOX IN SOCKS
Written by Dr. Seuss.
Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 2113310
Published by Beginner Books; Random House.
1st USA
1965.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Colour pictorial boards. Easy-to-read text. Colour illustrations. American edition. Some light wear to corners and spine. Small inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents are excellent! Wrapper has top corner cut from front flap; edge-creased with a few closed tears and nicks; minimal loss.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- EARLY READERS
THE POBBLE AND THE RUNCIBLE CAT
Written by Muriel Lamb.
Illustrated by Virginia Smith.
Stock no. 1502244
Published by Blackie.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.
Pobble and his great friend, the Runcible Cat, had a great many extraordinary, exciting and often quite frightening adventures after Pobble lost his toes... Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 88 pages. ISBN: 0216900492. A little bumping to spine and corners. Uneven fading to covers. Name in pen to front endpaper and some foxing to endpapers. A couple of stains to text block which have affected page edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few tears and with small area of loss from bottom of front panel. Labels stuck to verso to strengthen edges. Foxing on verso.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
THE BEST OF BRITISH PLUCK
Written by Philip Warner.
Stock no. 2113275
Published by Book Club Associates.
1977.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A portrait of the Boy's Own Paper. Articles from the earlier years when the magazine had its widest-ranging appeal. Recreating the vigorous spirit for which the Boy's Own Paper became a household name. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Some light wear to top and tail of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pale page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased, with a couple of tiny nicks.