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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
FABLES AND SATIRES
Written by Harold Morland.
Illustrated by Helen Kapp.
Stock no. 1325821
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd..
1st
1945.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Salmon pink cloth, black titles. 80 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Endpapers lightly foxed. Contents clean. White dustwrapper is grubby and edge chipped with small tape repairs on verso.
- Categorised in:
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- FABLES
- SATIRE
OUR FRIEND YAMBO
Written by Andre Mercier.
Stock no. 1325820
Published by Souvenir Press.
1st
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The author attempts to bring up a cheetah cub as a domestic pet right in the centre of busy city life. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 160 pages. B/w photos. Slight bumping to spine, corners and cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and a little grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
- MAMMALS
THE WILD CHERRY
Written by Diana Ross.
Illustrated by Gri.
Stock no. 1325819
Published by Faber & Faber.
1st
1943.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A collection of short stories. Orange cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Slight darkening to cover edges. Foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly marked, faded to spine and front edges.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
CREATURES THAT WALK
Written by June Morton.
Illustrated by Winifred Vaizey.
Stock no. 1325818
Published by A. & C. Black.
1st
1928.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Peeps at Nature for Little Folk. Pale brown covers with dark green titles and vignette. Colour frontis and illustrations throughout. 48 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, minimal loss to spine and corners, and foxed on verso.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
THE IRON TONIC
Written by Edward Gorey.
Illustrated by Edward Gorey.
Stock no. 1325817
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
1st thus
2001.
Nearly fine condition.
Or A Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valley. Oblong format, 5 x 8.5". Pictorial mustard boards with black titles. B/w illustrations. Minimal text. ISBN: 0747556458. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- HUMOUR
SONG OF THE HARP
Written by Linda Barrett Osborne.
Illustrated by Alan Taylor.
Stock no. 1325816
Published by Christopher Davies.
1st
1975.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Old Welsh Folktales. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 88 pages. Some b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0715402552. Page browning throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WALES
- FOLK TALES
THE MYSTERY OF CONSOLE WOOD
Written by L.E.O. Charlton.
Stock no. 1325815
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Two boys in a helicopter fly their way through a thrilling and novel adventure. Green cloth, black titles with vignette to front cover. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. 6 b/w illustrations and two colour plates. 220 pages, top edge dyed brown. Minimal bumping to spine. Foxing else clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss, grubby to rear panel and has some pencil prices written to front flap (printed price covered with green crayon).
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- ADVENTURE
- HELICOPTERS
MY BROTHER'S BOOK
Written by Maurice Sendak.
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1325814
Published by Harper Collins.
1st
2013.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The author's final expression of longing to be reunited with his dead brother, Jack. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007509164. Bumping to lower corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper slightly edge rubbed and lightly grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
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.
THE RIVER BOY
Written by Theresa Whistler.
Illustrated by Theresa Whistler.
Stock no. 1325812
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis.
1st
1955.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The story of a boy who meets his own reflection and explores with him the countryside of an enchanted river. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. 154 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to spine, light stain to lower corner of front cover. Endpapers lightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby. Price has been torn from front flap with piece of front panel also missing.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
ERNEST THE BRAVE AND THE TOYTOWN MYSTERY
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman; Betty Hulme Beaman.
Stock no. 1325811
Published by Oldbourne Press.
Circa
1957.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Two stories in one volume. Ernest the Policeman climbs to the top of the Magician's Tower in the first, and in the second the Mayor's statue is mysteriously painted green! Blue pictorial boards. Colour illustrations of Larry the Lamb and his friends throughout. 7.5 x 5.5". Unpaginated. Toytown Series Book 1. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to textblock. Name in ink in belongs to box. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby with slight loss to top of spine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS