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Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1961. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". xx + 417pp. Binding firm. Edges slightly browned and marked. Ex-library, with usual stamps and markings. Laminated covers, slightly marked. Contains maps. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Sociology & Culture; Britain/UK; Modern; Children. Pictures of this item… Read more

Sampson Low, Marston & Company, London, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". 192 pp. Text contains some pencil markings. Binding firm, with minor wear to spine. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges foxed and browned. Corners bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1.… Read more

Allen & Unwin, London, 1948. Later Edition reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: George Soper. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". viii + 259pp. Binding firm. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket marked and chipped, with some loss. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Edges foxed and browned. Corners… Read more

Blackie & Son, London, 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Size: 12mo <7 3/4". 95 pp. Hinges cracked. Spine cocked and faded with chips to ends. Moderately foxed throughout. School prize book-plate. Edges browned. Front end paper removed. Covers marked. Corners bumped. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date… Read more

Arrowsmith, Bristol, 1890. Second Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Linley Sambourne. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". 140 pp. Binding split in several places. Spine creased. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges browned. Covers creased, marked and worn. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date… Read more

Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1961. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Size: 12mo <7 3/4". 156 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm, spine slightly cocked, faded and worn, with chip to top. Edges browned. Translated by Elizabeth Portch. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Children; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here… Read more

Cassell, London, 1933. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Electra Papadopoulos. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". 190 pp. Binding split in a couple of places. Spine slightly faded. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's address in ink. Edges foxed and browned. Remains of tape to pastedowns.… Read more

Wells Gardner, Darton & Co, London, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 4to <12". Binding firm, spine cocked. Splits to joint extremities. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Edges browned. Covers marked. Corners bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Children; 19th century; Fiction.… Read more

Blackie, London, 1905. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: Oblong 8vo <9 3/4". Unpaginated. Hinges cracked. Spine slightly cocked. Edges foxed and browned. Boards bowed. Covers marked and worn. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date given in the book. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under… Read more

Westminster Press, London, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". 60 pp. Binding firm, spine faded. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Child's pencil scribble to front end paper. Edges browned. Covers slightly marked. Corners bumped. Illustrated Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500… Read more

Ward Lock, London, No date. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo <7 3/4". 320 pp. Hinges cracked. Chips to top and base of spine. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Edges foxed and browned. Covers slightly marked. Corners bumped. Contains frontispiece. Quantity… Read more

Dean & Son, London, 1969. Later Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Size: 12mo <7 3/4". 185 pp. Binding firm, spine slightly faded. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket creased, worn and chipped, with a couple of more substantial tears and some loss. Edges browned. Corners slightly bumped. Illustrated.… Read more

D. C. Thomson, London, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 4to <12". 126 pp. Front hinge cracked, with some pages loosening. Rear hinge reinforced with tape. Tape repairs to spine, with some loss. Previous owner's address in ink. Edges browned. Covers worn. Corners bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram.… Read more

Templar, Dorking, 2008. Limited Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Catherine Hyde. Signed by Author and Illustrator. Size: Folio. Unpaginated. Binding firm, spine slightly cocked. Corners slightly bumped. Signed by both author and illustrator. Numbered 448/500. Profusely illustrated. In near fine slipcase. Illustrator: Catherine Hyde. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under… Read more

Beaverbrook Newspapers, London, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 4to. 115 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm. Edges browned slightly. Corner of title page cut out. Profusely illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; 1960s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory… Read more

Beaverbrook Newspapers, London, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 4to. 107 pp. Pencil scribble to front pastedown. Binding firm. Splits to joint extremities. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Edges browned. Corners bumped. Profusely illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; 1950s; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already… Read more

Cassell, London, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Alice Meyer-Wallace. Size: 8vo. 44 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm. Dust Jacket slightly marked and worn. Edges foxed and browned. Profusely illustrated. Illustrator: Alice Meyer-Wallace. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Poetry; Children. ISBN: 0304930768. ISBN/EAN: 9780304930760. Pictures of this… Read more

Dean & Son, London, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo. 62 pp. Text block coming away from binding, with lower staple detached. Middle pages loose but present. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges slightly foxed and browned. Staples rusted. Covers creased and worn. Profusely illustrated.… Read more

Arms and Armour Press, Poole, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Size: 8vo. 72 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm. Dust jacket has one small tear. Edges browned slightly. Profusely illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Britain/UK; Modern; Children. ISBN: 0853687811. ISBN/EAN: 9780853687818. Pictures of this… Read more

Stanley Paul, London, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Saida (H. Willebeek le Mair). Size: Folio. 105 pp. Binding firm, spine slightly cocked and worn. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Edges foxed and browned. Corners slightly bumped. Illustrated. Illustrator: Saida (H. Willebeek le Mair). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos.… Read more