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WHEN I WAS BORN
Written by Edward Shirley.
Illustrated by Beryl Reid.
Stock no. 1314430
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons.
circa
1920.
Good condition.
The Jingle Books No. 7. Large format. Red cloth spine. 8 tipped-in colour plates. Binding has been professionally reinforced, new endpapers as well. Corners worn. Inscription in ink to half-title. Plates all present and in fine condition. Some light colouring to the b/w illustrations. There is light foxing and grubby fingermarks to the pages.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN
Written by William Cowper.
Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1314423
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd..
Very good condition.
One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books. Small, square format. (5.5 x 4.5"). Pictorial card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. All edges gilt. Slight discolouration to rear cover. Browning and foxing to prelims and last few pages. Contents clean. Also comes with a letter from the publishers confirming that only 4 titles of these small size Caldecott books were printed.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
MY ALPHABET BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1314421
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd..
Very good condition.
Pictorial paperwraps. Colour illustrations for each letter of the alphabet throughout (2 per letter per page). "K is for Keys, K is for Kingfisher" Covers a little bit grubby. Slight wear to spine and corners. Finger creases and light marks to page edges but generally clean.
THREE-POINTED STAR: THE STORY OF MERCEDES-BENZ CARS AND THEIR RACING SUCCESSES
Written by David Scott-Moncrieff; St. John C. Nixon; Clarence Paget.
Stock no. 1810823
Published by Cassell & Company Limited.
1st
1955.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The story of the rise of Mercedes-Benz begins in the middle of the 19th century with the early years of two great motoring pioneers, Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. xvi and 360 pages including index. Vertical crease to spine where the book has been read. Small inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block a little grubby but contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-chipped with fading and large amount of loss to spine (see photo) - tape repair now yellowed to verso, grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- MERCEDES (CARS)
MCDOUGALL'S ALEXANDRA READERS - THE PRIMARY READER
No author listed.
Illustrated by Michael Brown; et al..
Stock no. 1314418
Published by McDougall's Educational Co. Ltd..
Very good condition.
Red cloth with black titles. 128 pages. Colour illustrations and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is lightly marked. Endpapers lightly browned. Grubby fingermarks to page margins otherwise contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- EARLY READERS
MERCEDES IN MOTORSPORT: PIONEERS TO PERFECTION
Written by Alan Henry.
Stock no. 1810816
Published by Haynes Publishing Group.
1st
2001.
Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A factual account of the Mercedes motorsport story, spiced with fascinating anecdotes and recollections from many personalities who over the years have played key roles in the competition programme of the famous Three-Pointed Star. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 185960658X. Dint to lower edge of boards, front and rear (dropped?). Contents clean. Light scuffing to dustwrapper.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
- MERCEDES (CARS)
NURSERY RHYMES PICTURE BOOK
No author listed.
Illustrated by Norman T. Stephenson.
Stock no. 1314416
Published by Sandle Brothers Ltd..
Very good condition.
Black cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations throughout. Covers edge rubbed, corners very slightly worn. Contents pulled at top staple but still firmly attached. Some light foxing.
THE AUTOCOURSE HISTORY OF THE GRAND PRIX CAR 1966-1985
Written by Doug Nye.
Stock no. 1810811
Published by Hazleton Publishing.
1st
1986.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive survey of the technicalities, triumphs and triublations behind the design and development of the Grand Prix car. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos and illustrations. 264 pages. ISBN: 0905138376. Corners lightly bumped. Minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge-creased to top edge of rear panel with a couple of small closed tears (no loss), some light scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- CARS
- MOTOR SPORT
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THE BABY'S OPERA
No author listed.
Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1314407
Published by George Routledge & Sons.
1st
1877.
Very good condition.
Brown cloth spine, brown pictorial boards. Black endpapers. Colour illustrations and text decorations printed by Edmund Evans. Spine bumped. Corners worn with slight loss to lower front corner. Foxing to contents which are otherwise clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- RHYME
- MUSIC (CHILDRENS)
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
R. CALDECOTT'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed.
Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1314401
Published by Frederick Warne & Co..
circa
1919.
Very good condition.
Contains the Diverting History of John Gilpin; The House That Jack built; An Elegy on the Death Of A Mad Dog and The Babes In The Wood. Large, square format. Cream pictorial cloth. Colour illustrations. Sepia line drawings. Spine slightly bumped. Cream cloth is ever so slightly grubby. There is a tiny nick to top edge of rear cover. Rear free-endpaper is creased. Front joint is just starting to crack. There is some very light fingering to page margins. This is a nice, attractive copy.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- RHYME
MONTMORENCY AND THE ASSASSINS
Written by Eleanor Updale.
Stock no. 2116502
Published by Scholastic Press.
1st
2005.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Third adventure in the series. ISBN: 0439963753. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-creasing.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
MONTMORENCY'S REVENGE
Written by Eleanor Updale.
Stock no. 2116501
Published by Scholastic Press.
1st
2006.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The fourth Montmorency adventure. ISBN: 9780439950657. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small marks.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS