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TOBY THE TRAM ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry.
Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby.
Stock no. 1316758
Published by Edmund Ward.
1st
1952.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Railway Series No. 7. Poor Thomas has been in trouble - the Fat Controller asks Toby to come and help run the Branch Line. Delightful colour pictures every page. Grey boards, red titles and vignette. 4 x 5.5". 63 pages. Spine bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Light foxing to endpapers, pale page edge browning to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped with small pieces of loss to top of spine and to front panel edges. Rear panel of wrapper is just a little grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- TRAINS (CHILDRENS)
TOURIST'S GUIDE TO DEVONSHIRE
Written by R.N. Worth.
Stock no. 1609463
Published by Edward Stanford.
3rd
1886.
Good condition.
In two parts, South and North. With map and plan. Spine and corners bumped and scuffed. Inscription to front endpaper. Folding map for South region is creased, with tear at edge but no loss. Map for North Devon has a large tear but no loss. A couple of internal hinges are pulled. Endpapers browned.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- DEVON
- GUIDE BOOKS
DUKE THE LOST ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry.
Illustrated by Gunvor Edwards; Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1316742
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd..
1st
1970.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Railway Series No. 25. Small oblong format. Blue boards with red title and vignette of Duke to front. Plain endpapers, colour illustrations. 56 pages. ISBN: 0718208404. A couple of tiny spots to edge of front free-endpaper else a fine copy. Dustwrapper has a few tears at edges, and small piece of loss to lower edge of front panel and there is a damp stain which is only visible on verso of front panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- TRAINS (CHILDRENS)
THINKING + LIVING LIKE AN ARCHITECT
Written by Alex Michaelis; Tim Boyd.
Stock no. 1814118
Published by Clearview.
1st
2016.
Nearly fine condition.
Showcasing over 30 of the duos most inspiring projects, ranging from residential new build and renovation through to hotels, restaurants and bars for clients all over the world. Matt pictorial boards. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 9781908337030. Remains of previous price label to rear board. Rear board scuffed. Gift inscription to title page. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS
- DESIGN
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ROCK BLASTING
Written by Geo. G. Andre.
Stock no. 1609459
Published by E. & F.N. Spon.
1st
1878.
Good condition.
A practical treatise on the means employed in blasting rocks for industrial purposes. Red cloth, gilt titles. 194 pages (including index) plus XII plates. 30 page catlaogue to rear. Spine and corners bumped and lightly worn; covers scuffed and marked. Gilt titles faded, especially to spine. Front joint cracked. Bookplate to half-title page. damage to title page. Scattered foxing to some margins and some hinges pulled causing contents to be a little loose but contents generally very good.
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STORIES FROM HANS ANDERSEN
Written by Hans Christian Andersen.
Illustrated by Agnes Richardson.
Stock no. 1814112
Published by Geographia Ltd..
1923.
Very good condition.
Dark green spine with light green covers with pictorial onlay to front. 7 Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 80 pages. Cloth spine fading, glue to rear of cloth spine becoming dried out. Light uneven fading of cloth. Pictorial onlay clean. Light page browning. All plates present.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
THE SCAPEGRACE OF ST. JIMS
Written by Martin Clifford; Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1406919
Published by Spring Books.
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.
A very undesirable character can bring disgrace to one of the members of St. Jim's, and a vital cricket match hangs in the balance. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 188 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Spine a little faded. Page browning. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears. Rear panel is marked. Wrapper is grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)
THE SHOPPING BASKET
Written by John Burningham.
Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1208667
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1982.
Very good condition.
A simple story with plenty of bright colour illustrations. Pictorial laminated boards. Yellow end papers. Unpaginated. Large format. ISBN: 0224018647. Faint browning to covers and edge of prelims. Two pages have small patch of surface loss, not affecting text or illustrations, else contents near fine.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- EARLY READERS
YESTERDAY'S GOLCONDAS
Written by R.H. Bird.
Stock no. 1609360
Published by Moorland Publishing.
1st
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Notable British metal mines. Mottled yellow / orange boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0903485370. Spine and corners bumped. A little foxing. Wrapper spine faded.
- Categorised in:
- INDUSTRY
- MINING
- INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
ELLEN AND THE QUEEN
Written by Gillian Avery.
Illustrated by Krystyna Turska.
Stock no. 1507389
Published by Hamish Hamilton.
1st
1971.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Ellen felt convinced that she would be the first person to catch sight of Queen Victoria but she was banished from the school party. But she would see her by some means or another. Antelope Book. Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 84 pages. Slight wear to lower edges of covers, light browning to top edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with light browning to top of spine and front panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
PRACTICAL HANDBOOK OF GROUND-WATER MONITORING
Written by David M. Nielsen.
Stock no. 1814049
Published by Lewis Publishers.
1991.
Very good condition.
A comprehensive reference on the topic of ground-water monitoring. Glazed boards. x and 717 pages including index. ISBN: 0873711246. 2nd printing. Spine sunned. Corners and lower front edge bumped. Spine faded. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- WATER
CHALLENGE TO ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1507348
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1942.
Slightly better than good condition.
A story of the Locketts family. Red cloth. B/w illustrations. Covers grubby and spine faded. A little bumping to spine and corners. 7 in pen to front pastedown. Ink name and writing to verso of front endpaper. Foxing, mainly to text block. Many of the illustrations have been neatly coloured in.