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BIGGLES IN THE GOBI
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326231
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1954.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red boards. Black ram's horns vignette to front. 6 colour plates. Second impression. Spine slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front pastedown, name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Rear free-endpaper is partly browned. Some foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, rear panel is grubby. There is a tear to the fold of the rear flap.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES OF 266
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326230
Published by Dean & Son Ltd..
Circa
1970.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. 183 pages. ISBN: 0603034071. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Last title listed on rear cover is 10. The Boy Biggles.
LOST SPLENDOUR
Written by Felix Youssoupoff; Nikolai Tolstoy.
Stock no. 1826911
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduction by Nikolai Tolstoy. Purple ribbed silk spine, pictorial paperboards. B/w photos. Very slight discolouration of silk spine and faint staining of same. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and has a 1.5" water stain to one side.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- RUSSIA
A LIFE OF LOVE & MUSIC
Written by Hector Berlioz.
Stock no. 1826910
Published by Folio Society.
1988.
Very good condition.
The Memoirs of Hector Berlioz 1803-1865. Translated and edited by David Cairns. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. Second impression. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a nasty bump/knock to one horizontal edge and a few grubby marks.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- PERFORMING ARTS
- MUSIC
- COMPOSERS
- BIOGRAPHY
JOHN KEATS: THE COMPLETE POEMS (THE FOLIO POETS)
Written by John Keats.
Illustrated by Simon Brett.
Stock no. 1826909
Published by Folio Society.
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Folio Poets Series. Bound on St. Paul's wove paper with quarter leather and cloth sides. B/w engravings. Edited by John Barnard and introduced by Andrew Motion. Second printing. A nice, clean copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and has a few minor marks.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- POETRY
- LEATHER BINDING
THE PRINCE & THE IMPOSSIBLE QUEST (A TREASURE HOUR STORY BOOK LR 5)
Written by Petre Ispirescu.
Stock no. 1826908
Published by Murrays Sales & Service Co.; Ion Creanga Publishing House.
1st
1974.
Very good condition.
Large format. Card wraps. Translated from the Romanian by Ana Cartianu. Retold by Lornie Leete-Hodge. 16 pages. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0719602947. Covers lightly creased. Text block browned. Some minor foxspots to contents else clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FOLK TALES
JUSTIN THE STRONG & THE GOLDEN APPLES (A TREASURE HOUR STORY BOOK LR 3)
Written by Petre Ispirescu; Ana Cartianu; Lornie Leete-Hodge.
Illustrated by Done Stan.
Stock no. 1826907
Published by Murrays Sales & Service Co.; Ion Creanga Publishing House.
1st
1974.
Very good condition.
A Romanian folk tale translated by Ana Cartianu, retold by Lornie Leete-Hodge. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0719602920. Spine lightly rubbed, covers lightly creased. Text block browned. A few minor marks to contents else clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FOLK TALES
GAVIN THE BRAVE (A TREASURE HOUR STORY BOOK LR 2)
Written by Petre Ispirescu; Ana Cartianu; Lornie Leete-Hodge.
Illustrated by Ileana Ceausu-Pandele.
Stock no. 1826906
Published by Murrays Sales & Service Co.; Ion Creanga Publishing House.
1st
1974.
Very good condition.
Romanian folk tale translated from the Romanian by Ana Cartianu, retold by Lornie Leete-Hodge. Large format. Orange pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0719602912. Edges lightly rubbed, covers lightly creased. A few minor foxspots present, light browning to contents, else clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FOLK TALES
ASH PETER (A TREASURE HOUR STORY BOOK LR 4)
Written by Ana Cartianu; Lornie Leete-Hodge.
Illustrated by Roni Noel.
Stock no. 1826905
Published by Murrays Sales & Service Co.; Ion Creanga Publishing House.
1st
1974.
Very good condition.
A Romanian folk tale, translated by Ana Cartianu and Retold by Lornie Leete-Hodge. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0719602939. Spine lightly rubbed, covers slightly creased. Contents lightly browned and a few grubby margin marks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FOLK TALES
THE PURSE WITH TWO COINS (A TREASURE HOUR STORY BOOK LR 1)
Written by Ion Creanga; Lornie Leete-Hodge.
Illustrated by Adrian Ionescu.
Stock no. 1826904
Published by Murrays Sales & Service Co.; Ion Creanga Publishing House.
1st
1974.
Very good condition.
Originally told in Romanian, retold by Leete-Hodge. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0719602904. Covers lightly creased and scuffed. A few minor foxspots else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CHICKENS (CHILDRENS)
- FOLK TALES
THE LION AND THE RAT
Written by Jean De La Fontaine; Brian Wildsmith.
Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith.
Stock no. 1826903
Published by Oxford University Press.
1970.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Fable retold by Wildsmith for younger children. Large format 11.25 x 8.5". Pictorial boards. Striking colour pictures. Reprint. Boards rubbed at edges. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few minor marks to prelims else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is covered with laminate by the publisher which has a small tear to lower front vertical edge and is creased across the top horizontal edge.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FABLES
- ANIMAL STORY
- LIONS
- RATS
JOE CARPENTER & SON: AN ENGLISH NATIVITY
Written by Graham Clarke.
Illustrated by Graham Clarke.
Stock no. 1826902
Published by Phaidon.
1st
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A wonderfully humorous and moving version of the Nativity Story, packed with Christmas delight. The events of Jesus' birth unfold in vivid verse and pictures, which recount the familiar story through the experiences of the inhabitants of an English village in the mists of Graham Clarke's 'anachronological' time scale. Can be performed as a play, read aloud or simply enjoyed as a picture book fror its own sake. Oblong format. Purple cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations, some fold out pages. ISBN: 0714826766. Top edge of text block slightly dusty. A few minor knocks to board edges. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded and a little scuffed & grubby.