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STOLEN HOLIDAY
Written by Lorna Hill.
Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1404283
Published by A. & E. Publishers Ltd..
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Cream cloth, blue title to spine. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 198 pages. Spine is foxed. Corners a little rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and page edges otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edgeworn and a little torn. Spine is browned and a little grubby. Rear panel is grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
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HEATH ROBINSON'S BOOK OF GOBLINS
No author listed.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1504631
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd.
1st
1934.
Almost very good condition.
A Collection of Folklore and Fairy Tales. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles and blind vignettes. Top edge blue. Seven colour plates including frontis plus numerous b/w illustrations. 239 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine darkened with a couple of nicks to cloth on top edge. Bump to lower edge of front cover. Covers have some scuffing causing light patches, darkening to some edges. Completed bookplate to front endpaper. A few hinges cracked, some showing webbing beneath. Light browing to endpapers. Contents very good, just an odd mark. All colour plates present, two are partially detached.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
- GOBLIN
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THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T MAKE FRIENDS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1404277
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons.
1st
1909.
Very good condition.
Fawn pictorial cloth, gilt title box to spine. All edges olivine. Colour frontis. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed and a little faded. Name in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Some light foxing and fingering otherwise contents are clean. Text block edge scuffed.
PEOPLE OF IMPORTANCE
Written by Brenda E. Spender.
Illustrated by J.H. Dowd.
Stock no. 1504628
Published by Country Life Limited.
1st
1934.
Slightly better than good condition.
Green cloth spine, gilt titles. Grey boards with green title to front. Delightful pencil sketches of children and their doings. Spine bumped and browned. Covers very marked and heavy wear to corners. A few b/w photos of a child have been stuck to pages and one to front pastedown. A couple of hinges cracked. Only one tissue guard present and it is torn. Some fox spots and marks to contents including erased pencil writing to one page. Colouring to one small illustration. Light page browning.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- ILLUSTRATED
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THE DOG WHO WASN'T WHAT HE THOUGHT HE WAS
Written by Walter Emanuel.
Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1504626
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd..
1st
1914.
Almost very good condition.
Extracts from the diary of a Mongrelian named Gibus, so-called, says his master, because his face reminds him of his opera hat when it is shut up! Large format. Light brown pictorial cloth. Delightful and amusing colour plates plus a few b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light marks to covers. Browning to endpapers. Small piece missing from edge of rear pastedown and light stain to top corner. Ink inscription to verso of frontis. A couple of corner tips creased. A few closed margin tears with no loss. Occasional fox spots and light margin marks but overall a decent copy with contents clean and bright.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
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JOSEPHINE GOES TRAVELLING
Written by Mrs. H.C. Cradock.
Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 1504622
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1940.
Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.
Large format. Cream cloth spine. Beige boards with large pictorial onlay to front. 8 attractive colour plates. B/w text illustrations. A little bumping to spine and corners. A few small marks to covers. Light lines to onlay (only visible at certain angles). Front cover ever so slightly bowed. Pencil inscription to front endpaper, small bookseller's ink stamp to front pastedown. Half-title page and last text page very browned. Foxing, mainly to endpapers and page edges. Brown spots affect lower margins on a few pages including one plate. Dustwrapper has loss, mainly from top of spine and lower corner of front panel. Also has a few small tears and is grubby.
THE DIARIES
Written by William Allingham.
Stock no. 1607190
Published by Folio Society.
2007.
Fine condition.
Reprint edition with new introduction. Green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Sepia photos. Contained in a green slipcase in very good condition.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- DIARY
BRIEF LIVES
Written by John Aubrey; Richard Barber.
Stock no. 1607189
Published by Folio Society.
1975.
Very good condition.
Beige cloth, gold and brown decorations. B/w illustrations. Some scuffing to to title block. Contained in a very good slipcase.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
RUPERT ANNUAL 1972
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1607178
Published by Daily Express.
1972.
Very good condition.
Pictorial glazed boards - Rupert and chums enjoying a picnic. 1st story Rupert's Deep Sea Adventure. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper. Belongs To box completed in ink. NOT price-cut. Corner of one page torn off, another page corner torn. Contents otherwise very good.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- RUPERT ANNUAL
- RUPERT
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PANDORA OF PARRHAM ROYAL
Written by Violet Needham.
Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1404265
Published by Collins.
1st
1951.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.
Pandora comes to Parrham Royal to live with her father following the death of her mother. Pink cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 286 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Gilt on spine a little faded. Faint foxing to endpapers and a little to the bottom of the text block otherwise the contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edgeworn, torn and creased. Top half of the spine is missing. Rear panel is grubby. Edge of front flap is browned. Clear tape covers front fold on verso.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST
Written by G.A. Henty.
Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1404263
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
1st
1893.
Almost very good condition.
Greyish blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles to front and spine. Burgundy endpapers. B/w frontis and 7 other plates, plus 1 map. 352 pages plus 32 pages of adverts to rear. All edges olivine. Spine bumped, worn and faded. Corners bumped and rubbed. White mark to rear panel and small red mark to top of front panel. Board edges a little rubbed. Writing to top of title page - possibly an inscription - some of the writing is faded. Several hinges are cracked. Heavy foxing to first couple and last couple of pages. Foxing to some other pages but many pages are clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- ADVENTURE
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BOBBY BEAR'S ANNUAL 1926
Written by Kitsie Bridges.
Illustrated by Dora McLaren.
Stock no. 1504608
Published by Daily Herald.
1926.
Good condition.
Oblong cardwraps 10.25 x 5.75", pictorial front cover, advert to rear cover and insides of covers. Two-tone illustrations. 64 pages. Tears around staples on spine. Wear to cover edges including a few small tears and chips. Corners creased on most pages. Covers are grubby and marked. Staples rusty. Crossword and competition completed. Contents are fingered and grubby.