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JUNK, THE PUPPY
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Illustrated by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Stock no. 1315705
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1937.
Very good condition.
Large format. Pictorial paperboards showing puppy in dog kennel. B/w illustrations of cute little pup. Spine bumped, faint pink title written to spine. Covers slightly grubby and corners worn. Tiny patch of surface paper damage to rear cover. Some light foxing and some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
- ANIMAL STORY
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BILL THE MINDER
Written by W. Heath Robinson.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1405141
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
circa
1928.
Almost very good condition.
Dark yellow cloth with black titles to spine and front cover and black and blue vignette to front cover. 16 beautiful tipped-in colour plates, with captioned page guards before them. Small b/w illustrations to text. 254 pages. Spine and corners bumped and a little worn. Couple of marks to covers. Both joints and some hinges are cracked. Foxing especially to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Contents otherwise clean. Plates all present and in very good condition. Contained in a slip case in very good condition.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ILLUSTRATED
THE OOJAH ANNUAL
Written by Flo Lancaster.
Illustrated by H.M. Talintyre.
Stock no. 1315692
Published by H.A. and W.L. Pitkin Ltd..
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Brown cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Front shows Uncle Oojah playing large drum. First story "When Uncle Oojah Was Kidnapped". Spine slightly bumped, corners worn. Light foxing otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and grubby with slight loss at spine and foxing on verso.
FROM STORY TO STORY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1315689
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows children with a lantern on a wall looking out to sea. First story is "Somebody's Washing". Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations throughout. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Some slight scuffing to front cover. Endpapers browned, light page browning throughout.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
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WELL, REALLY, MR. TWIDDLE!
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Hilda McGavin.
Stock no. 1811933
Published by George Newnes Limited.
1st
1953.
Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The third book about the endearing Mr. Twiddle. Red boards, black titles. B/w text illustrations. Boards lovely and clean, minor patch of fading to base of spine. Page 31 has minor grubby mark to margin else contents are clean. A couple of pages have small closed tears to margin edges (not affecting any text). Dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped with a few closed tears to edges and some browning, spine is a little faded. Overall a lovely copy of a first edition.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
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THE GHOSTS WHO WERE NEARLY FORGOTTEN
Written by M. Golden; A. Golden.
Stock no. 1315686
Published by Max Parrish And Co Ltd.
1st
1957.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The friendliest family of ghosts nearly lose their home.... Oblong format. Grey boards, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. 36 pages. Illustrated throughout. Light fingering to endpapers. Musty smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is a little grubby and edge worn with two large tears to front panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GHOST STORY
IMAGES OF CHELTENHAM
Written by Eric Franks Arps.
Stock no. 1811924
Published by Sutton Publishing.
1st
2000.
Nearly fine condition.
A collection fo stunning black and white photographs taken in Cheltenham between 1937 and 1953. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0750924721. Slight bump to vertical rear edge of boards. A few faint minor marks but generally a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
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CLANKY THE MECHANICAL BOY
Written by Kenneth Mahood.
Illustrated by Kenneth Mahood.
Stock no. 1811919
Published by Collins.
1st
1971.
Almost very good condition.
Sam makes a mechanical man to help with the boring jobs at the car factory where he works... Large format. Matt boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0001951130. Top & tail of spine bumped, corners worn. Boards grubby. Foxing to endpapers and last page. Grubby finger marks to margins and light page edge creasing. One hinge pulled. A well loved book.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ROBOTS AND ROBOTICS
THE PICTS AND THE MARTYRS
Written by Arthur Ransome.
Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1405132
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1943.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine, blind title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers depicting map for the book. B/w illustrations throughout. 303 pages. 8 x 5.5". Spine and corners are bumped. Some marks to covers. Book leans slightly to one side. Small pieces missing from bottom of some pages and from come page corners. Foxing to page edges
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ROLLS-ROYCE IN AMERICA
Written by John Webb De Campi.
Stock no. 1811907
Published by Dalton Watson.
1st
1975.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Nearly every different design of coachwork that was ever mounted in America on a Rolls-Royce chassis. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 256 pages. ISBN: 0901564141. SIGNED by the author 'with best wishes' to half-title page. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Contents clean. Last page (illustration index) almost detached from binding - rear hinge split at top. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and worn at top of spine, a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- ROLLS ROYCE
- USA
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CHRISTIAN BOLTANSKI
Written by Lynn Gumpert.
Illustrated by Christian Boltanski.
Stock no. 1811902
Published by Flammarion.
1st
1994.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Chritian Boltanski is one of France's best-known artists of the postwar generation and has developed a highly personal and often disconcerting oeuvre that challenges basic assumptions of what constitutes an artwork. Over 150 black-and-white and 5 colour illustrations that span the entire range of Boltanski['s production, materials and influences. Red boards, black title to spine. 192 pages. ISBN: 2080135597. Board edges lighlty bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and slightly faded to spine.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PHOTOGRAPHY
- BIOGRAPHY
ISLAND BORN
Written by Bessie Marchant.
Illustrated by Leo Bates.
Stock no. 1208282
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1921.
Good condition.
A Tale of Hawaii. Grey cloth with orange borders and vignettes. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. All plates present. Covers soiled with white marks to rear. Spine bumped. Corners slightly bumped. Endpapers browned. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to prelims, edge of textblock and some page margins.