Hardback with pictorial paper-covered boards and green cloth spine. Date of publication not stated but is c. 1934. Rubs to the board edges and corners, exposing board underneath. The binding is a little shaken in a couple of places but inner hinges good. Light grubby handling marks to a few pages and then extensive grubby marks to pages 144-148 which I think have been held open while model building - spills etc! Well illustrated throughout. No previous owner's names or inscriptions. 160pp. Includes a loose sheet unrelated to the book, on how to build a Hobby Horse. 25cm tall. View More...
Hardback, lacks dust jacket. Reprint; was first published in 1939. Publisher's original blue boards, faded at the spine. Previous owner's signature on the front pastedown. Some foxing to the closed textblock edges. Binding firm and sound. In good, clean condition. 181pp. War economy standard book production. With lovely woodcut illustrations by Robert Gibbings. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First edition of this abridged illustrated edition for children. Publisher's original red boards. In very good condition overall. The binding is firm and pages clean; no previous owner's names or inscriptions. There is some quite heavy foxing to the top closed textblock edge and top edge of the reverse side of the dust jacket. The dust jacket is very slightly faded at the spine. Front flap price clipped. pp. 174, [2] maps. 22.3cm tall. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings by Edward Ardizzone. View More...
Hardback with dust jacket. First edition. Blue boards with titles in yellow on the upper board. The binding is firm; no previous owner's names or inscriptions; there is some foxing to endpapers, pastedowns and to the dust jacket. A small wrinkle to the top edge of the first few pages and a couple of pages have a small pale mark in the margins. The dust jacket has some minor rubs to the edges, a couple of short nicks and a couple of small marks. Front flap of the dust jacket not price clipped. The true story of the capture, captivity and tragic death of Jumbo the elephant; he was a favourite of... View More...
All 12 issues for 1962. Stapled magazine bindings. 10 of the 12 issues have rusted staples, but they are all still securely bound. The pages have browned or darkened with age. Minor creasing or cover wear and May's issue is more worn - torn top corner to the last 10 pages and a small stain on p.137. [pagination starts with January at p.1 etc.] but overall these in really good clean condition. Each month features a Night Sky article by Patrick Moore (except May and November). Many further interesting articles. The magazines vary slightly in height but are approximately 24.7cm tall. View More...
