Authors starting with J from Little Owl Books

London, Macmillan, 1902 H/B decorated art deco-style green cloth bds, gilt lettering to upper bd and spine, Good+, hinges pulling inside but holding, fep stuck down to front pastedown, tissue protected b/w frontis. and 7 further plates by Gertrude Demain Hammond, a scarce title.... (more information)

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London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., 1904 H/B brown cloth bds, decorated, gilt lettering to upper bd and spine, VG+, contents fine and tight, pges tanning, prelim. loosening, b/w frontis. and further plates by W. H. C. Groome.... (more information)

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London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., no date H/B pictorial grey cloth bds, Good, generally soiled, small closed tear at tip of spine, some soiling and age-spotting through text, occas. corners have been turned, pge edges foxed, b/w illustrations by W H C Groome.... (more information)

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London, The Adventurers Club, 1966 H/B maroon cloth bds, VG, rather tattered d/w with pieces missing top and btm, contents sound with b/w photographs, price blacked out on ffep. A sound reading copy of this documentary about policemen who have voluntarily risked their lives in their determination to protect the lives and homes of others.... (more information)

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London, Garden Publications, 1947 1st Ed., Edited by Richard Sudell, H/B green cloth bds, VG, contents nice and tight with colour frontis. and further b/w full-pge plates, line drawings by Arthur Prensky, pp186. A nice sound copy.... (more information)

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London, Garden Publications, 1947 1st Ed., Edited by Richard Sudell, H/B green cloth bds, VG, contents nice and tight with colour frontis. and further b/w full-pge plates, line drawings by Arthur Prensky, pp186. A nice sound copy.... (more information)

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London, SPCK, n.d. H/B dec. blue cloth bds, VG, a little faded on rear, spine sunned, v. sm. fray on spine hinge, nice colour frontis., contents nice and tight, prize label on prelim., a sound reading copy.... (more information)

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Studio Vista, The Parker Pen Co., 1981 1st Ed., oversized H/B maroon cloth bds, Near Fine, tiny white circle to rear and front, unclipped d/w, Near Fine+, contents fine and tight with many colour and b/w illustrations. "This book relates the story of the 'magic art' from its earliest beginnings in the cuneiform script of the Sumerians nearly six thousand years ago, up to the present day."... (more information)

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Arthur Barker, Poss. 1st Ed., H/B tan cloth bds, Good+, gold lettering to spine, sl. edge rubbing, unclipped d/w, Good+, a little edge wear, sl. loose, bk has sl. lean, lib. stamp on pge edges at btm, title pge missing, contents sound and tight, sm. closed cut on pge 39, occas. soiling, includes 8 maps at the rear. Jacket design James Campus.... (more information)

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Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1985 Oversized 1st Edition, H/B glazed pictorial bds, Fine, in Near Fine unclipped d/w, contents fine and tight. A PuzzleQuest Book.... (more information)

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London, Thomas Nelson, n.d. H/B red bds, some marks and a little rubbed, almost VG, Sunday school label on fep dated 1937, colour frontis., good tight copy. Adventures in the caves of Robin Hood.... (more information)

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London, Hutchinson & Co., no date H/B black cloth bds, gilt lettering to spine, VG, faint foxing to pge edges, with 15 illustrations, portrait b/w frontis. of author, foreword by Canon W. H. Elliot, neat name on ffep.... (more information)

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London, Methuen Children's Books, 1986 1st Ed., H/B glazed pictorial bds, Near Fine, contents fine and tight, pp124. Big Robbo was a legend in his neighbourhood. Younger boys worshipped him - girls fell in love with him - but mothers hated the oldest Robinson boy. But when fire destroyed the Robinsons' house many questions were raised...... (more information)

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London, Thomas Nelson, no date H/B olive green cloth bds, Good+, small creases in cloth in places, corners a little bumped, name on front pastedown, front and rear hinge broken inside but holding. A sound reading copy.... (more information)

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London, Odhams Ltd, no date H/B red cloth bds, VG, sl. general soiling, one poss. ink patch on rear, front hinge inside completely broken away from text, contents complete, pges yellowed, pencil drawing on half title, advertisements on front and rear endpapers. A reading copy.... (more information)

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London, Jonathan Cape, 1995 Pbk, pict. wraps, Good, contents clean and tight, pges sl. tanning, pp358. A companion volume to Eastern Vegetarian Cooking. In her introduction, the author vividly describes the vast scope of Indian cooking, the regional differences in taste and method, and the special qualities of the food of her native Delhi; she provides a comprehensive list of the various herbs and spices used in India, a glossary of cookery terms and some suggested menus.... (more information)

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New York, The Vanguard Press, Inc., n.d. H/B light tan cloth bds, red/orange illust. of Peg-Leg Peter on front, VG+, inside 2 sm. stamps reading 'no longer the property of PGCML' on front and endpapers, rear prelim. torn out, some grazing on rear pastedown, smallish brown stain on pge edges, v. occas. soiling in text which is otherwise very good with illusts by Lino S Lipinski, also includes songs of old New York selected by June Lazare.... (more information)

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London, J. M. Dent & Sons, 1925 H/B green cloth bds, VG-, small mark on front, gilt lettering to spine, neat names and note on front pastedown, contents fine and tight.... (more information)

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Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1969 1st Ed., H/B green cloth bds, Near Fine, unclipped d/w, Good-, wear at corners and spine, cup stain on front, small pieces missing at spine ends, contents bright and tight with lovely colour plates by L. Field Marchant and b/w illustrations by Jennifer Robbins. Part of the Blackwell's Learning Library No. 40 (Edited by John Cutforth and J. C Gagg).... (more information)

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Auckland, Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd, 1965 1st Ed., H/B brown cloth bds, sl. faded at edges otherwise VG, rather tattered and torn unclipped d/w, pieces missing at edges, contents clean and tight, b/w photographic illustrations. From modelling to building her own house, the author has had many adventures during her life...... (more information)

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