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THE VICTOR BOOK FOR BOYS 1969
No author listed.
Stock no. 1328188
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd..
1969.
Very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Spine slightly bumped and worn. Price NOT cut. Tiny patch of surface paper damage to lower edge of free-endpaper. Laminate to front edge of spine has started to crack.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- ANNUALS
- ANNUALS (BOYS)
THE VETERAN SCENE
Written by Bruce Main-Smith.
Stock no. 1828455
Published by Bruce Main-Smith & Co. Ltd..
1st
1976.
Slightly better than very good condition.
By definition, a veteran (or pioneer) motorcycle, tricycle or threewheeler was made prior to 1915. This book gives a taste of the flavour of the veteran scene. Pictorial cardwraps, staple binding. B/w photos. 64 pages. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- MOTOR CYCLES
- HISTORY
ELLA AT THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill.
Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1328181
Published by Evans Brothers Limited.
1st
1954.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. 188 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to covers. Spine foxed/browned. Front joint is just starting to crack. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss and browned to spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DANCING
- BALLET
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
JERRY THE STORY OF AN EXMOOR PONY
Written by Eleanor Helme; Nance Paul.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1328179
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1953.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red boards. Black title to spine. B/w drawings. 160 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Page browning and slight foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper has a few edge tears and some old tape marks on verso.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
- EXMOOR
- SOMERSET
THE BURIED RING
Written by Amy Le Feuvre.
Stock no. 1328178
Published by Pickering & Inglis.
Circa
1934.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Crystal Series. Blue cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates. 191 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge worn/torn with slight loss.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
DIDCOT TO SWINDON (WESTERN MAIN LINES)
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1828450
Published by Middleton Press.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition.
Western Main Lines series. Including the Faringdon and Highworth Branches. Blue & green glazed boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 1901706842. Boards bright. Old price-label to rear board. Printing imprint to title page. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- GWR (RAILWAYS)
- WILTSHIRE
- OXFORDSHIRE
WAR IN SHANGRI-LA: A MEMOIR OF CIVIL WAR IN LAOS
Written by Mervyn Brown.
Stock no. 1828448
Published by The Radcliffe Press.
1st
2001.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Mervyn Brown and his time as deputy to the British Ambassador in the 1960s. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1860647359. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has slight surface paper loss at top of spine.
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DRAWINGS OF BRITISH PLANTS PARTS I - XXIX
Written by Stella Ross-Craig.
Illustrated by Stella Ross-Craig.
Stock no. 1828445
Published by G. Bell And Sons, Ltd..
Very good condition.
A run of parts I to XXIX. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations of flowering plants that occur naturally in the British Isles. An almost complete run of 29 volumes, parts 30 & 31 missing. Volume I is a first edition, 1948... Volume XXIX is a first edition 1972. Almost all copies covered in clear laminate, some of the older copies have tape to spine (under the clear laminate). Covers are browned. Neat name in ink to top of front covers. Front endpapers have a small, neat identification number. A few hinges are pulled. Contents are otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- ART
- DRAWING
ENID BLYTON'S LITTLE BOOKS NO. 5 - TALES OF THE TOYS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Alfred E. Kerr.
Stock no. 1328163
Published by Evans Brothers Limited.
Almost very good condition.
Small format. White pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. Some foxing and page creasing.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
- TOYS
THE NAUGHTIEST GIRL AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 1328162
Published by George Newnes Ltd..
1943.
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. More adventures of the naughtiest girl in the school. Spine bumped with faded patches and a damp stain at base. Date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock, endpapers and page margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
- SCHOOL STORIES
- GIRLS
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RURAL HOUSES OF NORTH OF IRELAND
Written by Alan Gailey.
Stock no. 1828444
Published by John Donald Publishers Ltd..
1st
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A study of Irish traditional houses to set the field evidence in the context of historical documentation over a major part of Ireland. Discusses constructional and typological aspects as well as exploration of the social-historical background and semiotic interpretations. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0859760987. From the library of Ron Brunskill, authority on the history of architecture. Includes letter for permission to review from the Ancient Monuments Society and handwritten two sided review sheet. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly shelf-worn. Small patch of slight discolouration to front board. A little foxing to text block. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is a little creased and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- IRELAND
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- HOMES AND HOUSING
- HISTORY
- BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
- ARCHITECTURE
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THE ADVENTURES OF KING MIDAS
Written by Lynne Reid Banks.
Illustrated by George Him.
Stock no. 1828442
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1st
1976.
Almost very good condition.
An extension of the old legend of the greedy, dissatisfied king who wished for, and to his sorrow received, the magic 'golden touch'. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460067524. Spine slightly cocked, base of spine rubbed. Light scuffing to rear board. Front endpaper a little grubby. Some foxing throughout, heavy at times.