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All Hallows Chronicle 1950-51
All Hallows School ; printed at Catholic Records Press, Exeter 1951 Soft cover Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Paper covers with yapped edges. The edges are rubbed and torn. Minor mark to the front cover, possible from an old label or sticker. There is a small acid-free archival tissue repair to a tear in the back cover. The school journal for All Hallows, now at Cranmore Hall in Shepton Mallet. A few pencil marks in the text. pp. 102. 308024
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7.50 GBP
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Strand Magazine, November 1949 (Vol. No. 118, Issue No. 707)
Strand Magazine | George Newnes 1949 First Edition Soft cover Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Small stapled booklet format. The staples have rusted, with some corrosion to the surrounding paper - the cover itself has nearly separated from the remainder of the textblock. Previous owner's name in pencil at the top edge of the front cover. Some light rubs and light creasing to the covers, with a short tear at the top of the spine and to the foredge of the front cover. pp. 120. Cover illustration is by Francis Marshall. 307635
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6.00 GBP
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Strand Magazine, October 1945
Strand Magazine | George Newnes 1945 First Edition Soft cover Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Small stapled booklet format. The staples have rusted a little but no corrosion to the surrounding paper and the binding is firm. Covers are generally a little greyed, with a few small foxing spots. Previous owner's name in pencil at the top corner of the front cover. pp. 96. 307636
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6.00 GBP
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The Playbox Annual 1923: A Picture and Storybook for Children
Issued from the Offices of The Rainbow | The Almagamated Press Fleetway House, London 1923 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardback. Cloth spine with pictorial paper-covered sides. The boards are rubbed and the front board is bowed / curved. Fraying to the cloth at the spine ends. The binding is quite firm and inner hinges are good. Some foxing. No names or inscriptions. No writing, scribbles or colouring-in to pages. A few minor grubby handling marks to pages throughout, and some stains to the bottom page margins of pages 78-79. pp. 208. A HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO additional charges for sending within the UK. 107088
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14.00 GBP
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The Royal Society for the promotion of Health Journal, Volume 76 (1956)
The Royal Society of Health London 1956 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Hardback, no dust jacket. Original brown cloth. Journal for the year 1956. The binding is firm; just lightly bruised at the spine ends and corners and a slight bump in the edge of the rear board. An architect's ownership stamp on the front endpaper. Otherwise very good, clean condition. Pages have significantly browned due to inferior paper quality. pp. iv, 794. A HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO additional charges for sending within the UK. 307745
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7.50 GBP
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The Royal Society for the promotion of Health Journal, Volume 78 (1958)
The Royal Society of Health London 1958 Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Hardback, no dust jacket. Original brown cloth. Journal for the year 1958. The binding is firm; just lightly bruised at the spine ends and corners. An architect's ownership stamp on the front endpaper. Otherwise very good, clean condition. Pages have significantly browned due to paper quality. pp. vi, 856. A HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO additional charges for sending within the UK. 047824
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7.50 GBP
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The Royal Society for the promotion of Health Journal, Volume 79 (1959)
The Royal Society of Health London 1959 Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Hardback, no dust jacket. Original brown cloth. Journal for the year 1959. The binding is firm; just lightly bruised at the spine ends and corners. An architect's ownership stamp on the front endpaper. Otherwise very good, clean condition. Pages have significantly browned due to inferior paper quality. pp. vi, 886. A HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO additional charges for sending within the UK. 307746
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7.50 GBP
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A Study of the Bronze Age Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland and its associated grave-goods. Complete 2 Volume set.
Abercromby, The Hon. John Oxford at the Clarendon Press | Oxford University Press 1912 First Edition Hardcover Very Good No Jacket Book Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
Burgundy red buckram library bindings. Top edges gilt. Complete in 2 volumes. Ex-municipal reference library volumes, i.e. these volumes were held in the library for reference only, not for loan. Library bookplate on the front pastedowns and shelf classification marks at the top edges of the front pastedowns. Blind embossed oval library identification stamp to many pages, mostly to the top margins. Plate II in Volume I has a repaired tear to the top edge; repaired with what looks like a conservation grade paper repair tissue. Contents complete - meet collation. pp. 163 [+ Plates I-LXI]; 128 [+ Plates LXII-CX]. Plates printed in sepia tones, showing numbered artefacts and with descriptions at the bottom of each plate. 33.5cm tall. Please contact us if you would like to see further photographs of these volumes - we can email them to you upon request. Large and heavy volumes. DELIVERY: The cost of sending these within the UK MAINLAND is included in the price. An extra fee may be necessary for UK islands and highlands, including N. Ireland. INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY: please contact us before ordering. May be available but at significant extra costs. A discount on postage is available for collection from our shop premises in Banbury, Oxfordshire - please enquire. 105357
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245.00 GBP
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Alice in Wonderland: With Three Dimensional Pop-Up Scences (Fairy-Tale Pop-Ups)
Adapted from the story by Lewis Carroll ; illustrated by Maria Taylor Tango Books 2014 1857078144 / 9781857078145 Hardcover Near Fine Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
In excellent, near fine, as new condition, but the front cover has faded very slightly. A stunning 3D pop-up scene version of Alice in Wonderland. Beautiful design. RRP. £16.99. 304131
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10.00 GBP
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The Human Mind
Adinarayan, S. P. Hutchinson's University Library London 1950 Hard Cover Good Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾"
Hardback with dust jacket. Hutchinson's University Library series, no. 55. Original light grey / beige boards. Binding is firm. Previous owner's name and date written on the front endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers. Heavy foxing to outer closed textblock page edges and to the back cover of the dust jacket. Dust jacket has some old brown paper reinforcements / repairs to the underside. Dust jacket not price clipped. pp. 195. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and it protects the jacket against wear. 013736
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12.00 GBP
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Playbox Annual 1955: A Picture and Story Book for Boys and Girls - 47th Year
The Amalgamated Press Farringdon Street, London 1955 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Pictorial paper-covered boards and green cloth spine. Some marks to the rear board and the boards are rubbed at the edges. Previous owner's name and address in pencil in the book belongs to box. Some foxing to endpapers. Some lightly grubby handling marks to a few pages / page margins and a few short tears to page margins. Puzzles completed lightly in pencil. pp. 96. A good copy overall. 105914
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5.00 GBP
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The Fables of Aesop
Aesop ; illustrated by Edward J. Detmold View Productions Pty Ltd Sydney 1985 0908240848 / 9780908240845 Hardcover Very Good Very Good Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Hardback with dust jacket. Original black boards. A small rubbed patch towards the top of the spine. In otherwise very good, clean condition throughout. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. Printed on thick gloss paper. Numerous colour plates. 159pp. The dust jacket is supplied by us in a loose protective clear archival film sleeve. This does not adhere to the book or jacket in any way and protects the jacket against wear. HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to orders with a delivery address outside the UK as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. NO extra charges for delivery within the UK. 105876
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20.00 GBP
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Punch, Or The London Charivari 1906, Volume 130 January to June 1906 [INCOMPLETE]
Published at The Office Bouverie Street, London 1906 Hardcover Good No Jacket Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Comprises a single Punch volume, no. 130 for the first half of the year 1906. Original burgundy red cloth binding with plain boards and simple gilt titles to the spine. The binding is firm and hinges are good. The cloth is faded at the spine, with minor rubs to spine ends and bottom corners lightly bumped. Pages are mostly in very good, clean condition. There is a small black ink smudge on p. 188 and three leaves have old paper repairs to the margins (neatly done), plus there is a c. two inch tear in the edge of p.223/4. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. Some light foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Some issues are MISSING from this volume. Title page is present; then pagination as follows: pp. 37 [Jan-17]-72; 91-144; 163-252; 325-378; 415-432; 451-468. A VERY HEAVY book - a postage surcharge will apply to delivery destinations outside the UK mainland as this book costs more to send than our standard postage rate will cover. Small surcharge may apply to UK highlands and islands and N. Ireland; larger surcharge for overseas destinations. NO additional charges for sending within the UK mainland. 104957
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17.00 GBP
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Dealing With Decimals: A Help Your Child at Home Library Book
Akers, J. M. Caversham Publishing Company Berkshire Hard Cover Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Cash, Yvonne
Hardback. Pictorial boards. Publication date not stated but is early 70s, c. 1970-1971. The boards are quite heavily rubbed at the spine and edges with a small hole to the surface paper of the spine and short splits to the surface paper at the spine ends. Despite the wear the book is still in good, clean condition and the binding firm. No previous owner's names, inscriptions or other marks. pp. 80. 030692
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5.00 GBP
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School Friend Annual 1958
The Amalgamated Press Farringdon Street, London 1958 Hardcover Good Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Pictorial paper-covered boards with blue cloth spine. Spine faded. There is a pale blue streak to the spine (possibly paint). Hardback. A gift inscription written on a Christmas sticker stuck on the reverse of the front endpaper. Front endpaper price clipped. The boards are lightly rubbed at the edges and corners. Some foxing to outer closed textblock page edges. Pages are otherwise clean. pp. 159. 307939
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6.00 GBP
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The Letters of a Portuguese Nun
Alcoforado, Marianna ; translated into English by Edgar Prestage David Nutt The Strand, London 1897 Soft cover Fair Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Weak binding. Paper covers rubbed and torn, with tears and loss to the spine covering. The sewn binding is weakened and cracked in a few places but holds. Some foxing. No names or inscriptions. 80pp. The 5 letters were written in 1667 by a Portuguese nun, Marianna, who had a French Army Officer 'lover' who abandoned her. An interesting little snapshot of social history. 105770
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10.00 GBP
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Strand Magazine, August 1945
Strand Magazine | George Newnes 1945 First Edition Soft cover Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Small stapled booklet format. The staples have rusted but no corrosion as yet to the surrounding paper. The white parts of the back cover have greyed. Some light rubs and light creasing to the covers, a longer flattened crease to the back cover and a tear (approx. 2cm) to the top edge of the back cover. Short tear at the base of the spine. pp. 96. 307634
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6.00 GBP
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Betty's Triumph
Allingham, Emmie The Pilgrim Press London Hard Cover Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾"
Original blue cloth binding. Faded spine. A few minor rubs. As far as I can gather - first published by the First published by the National Sunday School Union in 1925; this edition is probably a couple of years later. Clean condition, with a little light foxing and a gift inscription [dated 1929] written on the f.e.p. Unfortunately the paper quality is poor and the pages are very browned with age. 18.5cm. 160pp. Colour frontispiece illustration. 006929
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12.00 GBP
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Strand Magazine, February 1949 (Vol. No. 116, Issue No. 698)
Strand Magazine | George Newnes 1949 First Edition Soft cover Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Small stapled booklet format. The staples have rusted a little but no corrosion to the surrounding paper and the binding is firm. The whole magazine has been cut crooked when published so pages and covers are both crooked, but text is readable. In otherwise very good, clean condition. pp. 96. 307638
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6.00 GBP
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Hans Andersen, By Himself
Andersen, Hans Christian ; translated by Mary Howitt ; with a preface by Violet Jacob George Routledge & Sons, Ltd London 1926 Hardcover Fair No Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
Hardback. Pictorial paper boards, green cloth spine. The boards are heavily stained, with rubbed corners and edges. Bruised spine ends. The interior is in good condition. Endpapers are browned. Light foxing. 317pp. 301402
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15.00 GBP
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Strand Magazine, July 1946 (including Part 1 of their feature on Churchill's Paintings)
Strand Magazine | George Newnes 1946 First Edition Soft cover Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Small stapled booklet format. The staples have rusted a little but no corrosion to the surrounding paper and the binding is firm. The white parts of the covers are generally a little greyed, with a few small foxing spots. Creasing to the covers and rubs to the cover and spine edges. pp. 96. 307637
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6.00 GBP
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Planisme et Progres Social
Angelopoulos, Angelos Librairie Generale de Droit et de Jurisprudence Paris 1953 Soft cover Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Inscribed by Author(s)
Soft back. Original paper covers. A couple of light creases to the spine. Some creasing to the covers and rubs and bruises to cover edges. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper (dated Dec 1952). Pages have browned / tanned. The binding is quite firm but many page sections are uncut at the top edge. Pages untrimmed. pp. 403. 309262
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20.00 GBP
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