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MADDY ALONE
Written by Pamela Brown.
Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830458
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1949.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This is the book of the successful play of the same title broadcast in the BBC children's Hour. It deals with the adventures of Maddy, the youngest member of the Blue Door Theatre Company, made famous in Pamela Brown's first book The Swish of the Curtain (broadcast twice), and the sequel, Golden Pavements. An exciting and amusing story to be enjoyed by all children interested in films and filming. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Top edge green. 134 pages. Reprint. Browning to endpapers. Some small foxspots present. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed iwht slight loss at corners, worn at top & tail of spine and is a little grubby to rear panel.
THE STORY OF PETER PAN
Written by J.M. Barrie; Daniel O'Connor.
Illustrated by Alice B. Woodward.
Stock no. 1830457
Published by G. Bell & Sons Ltd..
1973.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Retold from the fairy play by Sir James Barrie by Daniel O'Connor. Orange cloth boards, dark titles and illustration to front board. Plain endpapers. Colour and b/w plates and b/w text illustrations. 79 pages. ISBN: 0713508507. Reprint. Minor foxing to text block else a lovely copy. Price-cut blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed with a few tiny closed edge tears (no loss) and is grubby (scuffed) to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
CARGO OF HORSES (COLLINS PONY LIBRARY)
Written by Monica Edwards.
Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1830455
Published by Collins.
1st thus
1972.
Almost very good condition.
Tamzin and Rissa set about rescuing a cargo of horses which are to be taken abroad and slaughtered and sold as meat! Collins Pony Library series No.2). Matt colour pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 160 pages. ISBN: 0001643029. Boars rubbed at edges, tiny nick to lower edge of front board. Crease to spine (reading wear). Contents browned. Front hinge pulled between colophon page and 1st chapter page 7. Minor biro mark to base of text block.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
OPERATION SEABIRD
Written by Monica Edwards.
Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1830454
Published by The Children's Book Club.
1958.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
What will Tamzin and Rissa do when they discover that many seabirds are dying because their wings are becoming clogged with oil...? Yellow boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Grease spots to spine. Boards a little grubby in appearance (minor), bumped at corners.Foxing and some grubby marks present. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased and edge-worn with slight loss at corners, grubby and marked to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIRDS (CHILDRENS)
THE WATER-BABIES (TOLD TO THE CHILDREN)
Written by Charles Kingsley; Amy Steedman.
Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1830453
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Told To The Children Series. Small format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. 8 pretty colour plates. 119 pages. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers and text block lightly foxed. Else contents clean. Price-cut yellow pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small tears and slight loss, grubby and browned to front vertical edge.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- TOLD TO THE CHILDREN
VICTORIANS ABROAD
Written by John S. Goodall.
Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 1830449
Published by Macmillan London Limited.
1st
1980.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Small oblong format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine and vignettes. Colour illustrations throughout. No text. ISBN: 0333284534. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- PICTURE BOOK
PIET MONDRIAN
Written by Hans L.C. Jaffe.
Illustrated by Piet Mondrian.
Stock no. 1830446
Published by Thames and Hudson.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A concise edition of Hans L.C. Jaffe's Mondrian, originally published in 1969. Large format. Grey cloth boards iwth gilt title and publisher vignette to front. Colour & b/w illustrations. 128 pages. ISBN: 0500080402. Spine has a slight lean. Board edges have a few light knocks. Name in ink to front pastedown. Some light foxing, mainly to endpapers and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and has a small patch of surface paper loss to top edge of rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- MODERN ART
- IMPRESSIONISM
- CUBISM
- BIOGRAPHY
NEAREST EARTHLY PLACE TO PARADISE: THE LITERARY LANDSCAPE OF SHROPSHIRE
Written by Margaret Wilson.
Illustrated by Geoff Taylor.
Stock no. 1830445
Published by Merlin Unwin Books.
1st
2013.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An elegant anthology of Shropshire-inspired literature. Edited by Margaret Wilson. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos. vii and 117 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906122522. Couple of minor foxspots to endpapers else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- WEST MIDLANDS
- SHROPSHIRE
THE SOLENT SKY
Written by Peter T. New.
Stock no. 1830444
Published by Southampton Printers.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A local history of aviation from 1908 to 1946 with special reference to Southampton (Eastleigh) Airport. Foreword by Squadron Leader L.F. Payne. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. 118 pages. Text block browned. Contents generally clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and grubby with some foxing.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
- HAMPSHIRE
- ISLE OF WIGHT
AIRCRAFT OF THE ACES LEGENDS OF WORLD WAR 2: FEATURING THE ACCLAIMED ARTWORK OF IAIN WYLLIE
Written by Tony Holmes.
Illustrated by Iain Wyllie.
Stock no. 1830442
Published by Osprey Aviation.
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Showcasing the specially commissioned cover artwork of leading aviation artist Iain Wyllie, who has produced over 30 action-packed paintings for the world's most successful aviation series of recent years, Aircraft of the Aces. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. Colour illustrations. 143 pages. ISBN: 1841351679. Reprint. A lovely copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at spine and front spine edge, scuffed to spine and rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIRCRAFT
- WORLD WAR II
- ART
FELLING THE ANCIENT OAKS: HOW ENGLAND LOST ITS GREAT COUNTRY ESTATES
Written by John Martin Robinson.
Stock no. 1830441
Published by Aurum Press.
1st
2011.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The author chronicles twenty of England's most sadly lost estates, telling the history of the aristocratic dynasty that founded them, explaining the nexus of mercantile and economic circumstances that led to their often fabulously prosperous peak, and then tracing the various and occasionally outlandish reasons for their decline and eventual dissolution. Large format. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w photos. 207 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845136703. Light rubbing to base of spine else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
- COUNTRYSIDE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
SUPPORT OF UNDERGROUND EXCAVATIONS IN HARD ROCK
Written by E. Hoek; P.K. Kaiser; W.F. Bawden.
Stock no. 1830440
Published by Taylor & Francis.
2006.
Very good condition.
The safe and economical construction of tunnels, underground mining excavations and underground power caverns depends upon a large number of factors, one of which is the correct choice of support systems to ensure that the excavations remain stable. This book deals with the investigations required to establish support requirements, with the methods which are used to design support systems and with many of the practical details of correct support installation. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and diagrams. XII and 215 pages including index. Digitally printed. ISBN: 9054101873. A few minor marks and scuffs to covers. Corners lightly rubbed. Top of spine knocked. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- ENGINEERING
- MINING