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The Three Kingdoms Russian Folk Tales from Alexander Afanasiev's Collection

By: Afanasiev; Alexander

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Moscow, Raduga Publisher: 1998

Seller ID: 110672

ISBN: 5050043905

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Pictorial green boards. No dustjacket. The covers have slightly bumped corners and smudges which can only be seen if held up to the light. The rear free endpaper has a Russian price sticker. Otherwise No Inscriptions or other Marks. 166 pp. Superbly illustrated in colour by Alexander Kurkin; reminiscent of Dulac, Harry Clarke and Kay Nielson. Endpapers are also beautifully illustrated. Overall, apart from the very minor 'faults', as detailed above, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'Fine' copy. " Here is a collection of Folk Tales from the Russian version of the Grim...
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Surveying for Boy Scouts. with Sectional Paper for Survey Work. Revised by Scoutmaster Ernest Alderson ... with Chapters on Map Reading

By: Albert Harman

Price: £14.00

Publisher: Glasgow, Brown, Son & Ferguson, Limited. ,: (1934)

Seller ID: 114126

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

NO DATE given, but priced at 9d, and came in with a few other Scouting books presumed of a similar date (? ) but one of which was dated 1943. In the original lettered and illustrated, thin, light beige/cream coloured, card covers with red titling and illustration to front cover. The former owner's name in ink to the top of the front cover. Some light foxing (browny spots) all over and some dust discolouration to the covers, but NO tears or damage. Page fore-edges lightly dusty with age and a scattering of foxing. Internally some VERY light discolouration to the inner gutters and some scattered...
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Fairy Tales Stories & Legends (Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell)

By: Andersen Hans

Price: £35.00

Publisher: London, Cassell and Company Ltd,: 1930

Seller ID: 119918

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Brown decorative/titled boards with a full colour pictorial onlay (by Attwell) to the front cover. Covers are a little edge rubbed/bumped but no damage and tight and clean. All hinges tight. Page fore-edges browned and foxed (spotted/marked) here and there. Internally a Sunday School Prize label on the front free endpaper. No Inscriptions or Marks. Text pages are on cheap paper and browned but uniformly. 541 pp + 1 full colour frontispiece and 3 other b/w plates by the inimitable Mabel Lucie Attwell. Over 68 Hans Andersen fairy tales, stories and legends. Date unknown and no other copies to co...
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier .

By: Andersen, H.C.; Lewis, Naomi & Patrick Lynch

Price: £12.00

Publisher: London, Andersen Press Ltd: 1991

Seller ID: 112153

ISBN: 0862643554

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New with no dust jacket

Laminated pictorial boards. No dustjacket, presumed as issued. There are NO inscriptions or marks. Unpaginated. Illustrated with striking colour plates by P. J. Lynch. Overall, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, 'As New' copy. "This is the classic and powerful tale by Hans Christian Andersen of a one-legged tin soldier who falls in love with a little paper dancer. P. J. Lynch's stunning illustrations perfectly complement Naomi Lewis's haunting translation of a much loved fairy story." ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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The Dandy-Andy Book

By: Anderson, Anne

Price: £60.00

Publisher: London, Nelson: 1913

Seller ID: 112802

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Light Grey/Beige cloth covered boards with colour pictorial pastedown to the upper board surrounded with a tan coloured border and tan coloured titling. No dustjacket, but the book is now protected in a removable clear plastic cover. The covers are a little grubby with smudge marks, stains, spots, particularly to the spine/rear spine edge, but the front board and rear board are pretty clean - certainly there is no defect to the coloured onlay/titling. There are light foxing (brown) spots and some 'thumb' marks to the endpapers. Each page has a blank side and a former child owner has used these...
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Fiction Sequels for Readers, 10 to 16 An Annotated Bibliography of Books in Succession

By: Anderson, Vicki

Price: £5.50

Publisher: London, McFarland & Co Inc: 1990

Seller ID: 47781

ISBN: 0899505198

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

In the original publisher's glossy lettered card covers. No dustjacket as issued. Ex- Reference Library with minimal library markings. Protected in the usual clear plastic library jacket. (vii) + 150 pp. Overall despite its status as an Ex-Lib copy this is an Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Postcard Illustrated by Ethel Parkinson

By: Anon

Price: £8.00

Publisher: London, Faulkner & Co (printed by): 1908

Seller ID: 003914

Binding: SC

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Colour illustration of mother/girl carrying a small girl, another child standing by her side. Greeting reads 'To greet you heartily with every good wish.' Written on the front by the previous owner/sender, with their name and date-1908. Stamped (Sent from South Shields) , postmarked, written on the reverse with a ? Christmas & New Year Greeting but this is obscured, as there is something all over the back as if it had been stuck in an album (but not sticky). Front illustration = Bright and Clean. Lovely example of Ethel Parkinsons artwork. See Image. ; Postcard; 14 cm x 9 cm
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The Dandy Book 1997

By: Anon

Price: £6.50

Publisher: London, D C Thomson and Co Ltd: 1996

Seller ID: 004195

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New with no dust jacket

AS NEW! NOT PRICE CLIPPED. NOT INSCRIBED. EXCELLENT COPY. NO MARKS. Profusely illustrated thoughout in full colour. CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT. Front cover shows all characters of the Dandy at the circus.; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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THE BEANO BOOK 1996

By: Anon

Price: £6.50

Publisher: London, D C Thomson and Co Ltd: 1996

Seller ID: 004198

ISBN: 0851165966

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New with no dust jacket

Price clipped otherwise FINE. NO INSCRIPTIONS. CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. Profusely illustrated throughout in full colour.; 004198; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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THE ROVER BOOK FOR BOYS

By: Anon

Price: £25.00

Publisher: London. Manchester. Dundee, D.C. THOMSON & CO. LTD:

Seller ID: 8473

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

An EARLY D. C. THOMSON Annual. No Date (c. 1935 ?) A Dumpy 8 1/2" long x 7" wide x 2" deep - this format was first issued in 1926, changing size later and missing most of the war years due to paper rationing. Colourful pictorial boards depict a Chinese Scene across the front cover, the spine, and the back cover, with 3 young men in Naval/Sailors Officers Uniform, one pulling a Rickshaw, the other 2 riding in it, and a 'Coolie' chasing them (on the (faded) spine). For the type of cheap publication/paper this is in Good plus condition with some wear to the spine edges, which...
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Jemima Jane (Child's Storybook shaped as little girl)

By: ANON

Price: £18.00

Publisher: UK, Unknown: (1930)

Seller ID: 9993

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

There is no date, no publisher (tho' numbered '993' at the foot of the rear cover). I would date this c. 1920 ? - but could be 1930, or even early 40s? - but the latter date at the latest. Full colour stapled pictorial card covers with the image of a charming little girl in an old fashioned Victorian costume with ringlets and a bonnet, and with her hands in a white muff. The rear cover is her back view. The whole book is shaped around her. Internally the shaped pages have the text and illustrations printed in red/blue/black based on white paper. The story is written in verse "Jemima Jane I...
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Penelope Annual

By: Anon

Price: £8.00

Publisher: London, Century 21 Publishing and City Magazines;: 1969

Seller ID: 105048

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

Name/Writing illustrated endpapers, illustrated covers (impressed with name - Denise) Top edge of front cover has indentation. 93pp. A girl's annual. Colour strip cartoons plus feature articles, photographs and stories, mostly based around the glamorous Lady Penelope character from Thunderbirds. First story 'Penelope meets the Guru'. Various pop star photographs - Dave Dee, Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck etc. Comic strip stories, pop quiz, tricks, puzzles etc. CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT. ; 105048; 4to (large)
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Sooty's Birthday

By: Anon

Price: £18.00

Publisher: London, Ariel Productions Ltd: (1975)

Seller ID: 111879

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New with no dust jacket

Laminated pictorial boards. No dustjacket, presumed as issued. Ideal Gift Copy. There are NO inscriptions or marks. Unpaginated. Illustrated with delightful colour drawings. Overall, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, Near 'As New' copy. "This is an ideal children's illustrated book about the adventure's of Sooty and Sweep." ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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The 3 (Three) Little Pigs

By: ANON

Price: £12.00

Publisher: London, H. Fitch & Co. , Ltd. ,: (1930)

Seller ID: 113586

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Stapled Stiff Light Card covers. Lovely period childrens 'PIG' tale. Staples are rusty, and some light 'rubbing' to the spine. Otherwise this is old shop stock that was never sold and is in Excellent condition apart from the staples. NO date but most of the books I had from this 'buy' were from the 1920s/1940s. The covers are printed in bold primary colours - Red, White and Blue, and the inside is illustrated in blue and white, with the text in blue. 16 pages, plus also illustrated on the inside of the covers in the three colours of the covers. Delightful illustrations, but unascribed. Charmin...
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NURSERY RHYMES A Novelty Fold-Out Panoramic Board Book

By: ANON

Price: £25.00

Publisher: London, AMEX CO. , Limited: 1939

Seller ID: 114896

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Pictorial paper-covered boards containg a panoramic fold-out with individual nursery rhymes on each partition of the concertina in text and full colour. No Date ( circa 1935/45? ). Some edge wear with rubbing to corners and extremitites. One split to the foot of one of the folds. Overall Good Plus. The fold-out concertina is double-sided. Delightful Period Novelty Nursery Rhyme book. No. A312. Copyright 4. See Images. ; No A312. Copyright 4; Large, 8vo 9" - 10" tall
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The Brownies' Ball . At Fault

By: ANON

Price: £28.00

Publisher: London, Humphrey Milford: 1910/20

Seller ID: 111944

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

At Fault - The book lacks the Frontispiece and a 'slipcase' - and although this type of book did vary in content (probably hand put together) I have had a complete copy for sale which did have a frontispiece, so am assuming this originally did have one. A Charming 'Miniature' Childrens book = a tiny mauve hardback with a full colour pictorial onlay of a little Brownie sitting on a Mushroom blowing a 'dandelion clock', the pictorial onlay is rubbed and has a little spot of surface loss - but nothing major. Secured by 2 light purple 'string' ties as issued. The paper spine is torn with a little ...
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Russian Folk Tales. Folk Tales of the Peoples of the U.S.S.R

By: Anon

Price: £22.00

Publisher: Moscow, Foreign Languages Publishing House: (1950)

Seller ID: 113055

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket

No Date given - but likely 1940s / early 1950? . In red-orange boards with blue decorative titling to the spine and decorated title stamped in blue and white to the front cover. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket which has some closed tears (internally repaired with clear archival tape) , some chipping and surface scrapes to the edges but is otherwise complete and now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks VG. Internally some browning to the endpapers o/w FINE. NO Inscriptions or Marks. 243 pp. Illustrated throughout in b/w by T. A. Mavrina and K...
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PIGGYKIN went to market

By: Anon

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Vernon House, London, George Lapworth & Co. , Ltd. ,: (1944)

Seller ID: 113583

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Lovely period childrens 'Piggy' tale. Stapled paper wraps. Staples are rusty, and some light 'rubbing' to the spine. Otherwise this is old shop stock that was never sold and is in Excellent condition apart from the staples, and one old staple 'mark' to the edge of the cover from another copy lying on top of this one. NO date but most of the books I had from this 'buy' were from the 1920s/1940s. The covers are printed in bold primary colours, and the inside is illustrated in b/w and the same primary colours (as on the covers) on alternate pages. 15 pages including the inside of the covers. Deli...
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PUPPYKIN

By: Anon

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Vernon House, London, George Lapworth & Co. , Ltd. ,: (1944)

Seller ID: 113584

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Lovely period childrens 'Puppy' tale. Stapled paper wraps. Staples are rusty, and some light 'rubbing' to the ends of the spine. Otherwise this is old shop stock that was never sold and is in Excellent condition apart from the staples. NO date but most of the books I had from this 'buy' were from the 1920s/1940s. The covers are printed in bold primary colours, and the inside is illustrated in b/w and the same primary colours (as on the covers) on alternate pages. 15 pages including the inside of the covers. Delightful! At the time of listing I also have 2 others in the same series - 'Piggykin ...
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BUNNYKIN

By: Anon

Price: £12.00

Publisher: Vernon House, London, George Lapworth & Co. , Ltd. ,: (1944)

Seller ID: 113585

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Lovely period childrens 'Bunny' tale. Stapled paper wraps. Staples are rusty, and some light 'rubbing' to the spine. Otherwise this is old shop stock that was never sold and is in Excellent condition apart from the staples and two staple 'marks' on the rear cover from another book. NO date but most of the books I had from this 'buy' were from the 1920s/1940s. The covers are printed in bold primary colours, and the inside is illustrated in b/w and the same primary colours (as on the covers) on alternate pages. 15 pages including the inside of the covers. Delightful! At the time of listing I als...
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