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The Adventures of Charlie Chimp and His Friends

By: N/A

Price: £85.00

Publisher: London, Juvenile Productions Ltd:

Seller ID: 004233

Condition: Poor

Colour frontispiece and three colour plates, many illustrations within the text, some of which are full page,(and three of which have been coloured in by hand, reasonably tidily], small thick quarto, pages very browned due to poor quality paper, front and rear hinges slightly cracked, many internal hinges cracking and weak, one gathering becoming particularly tender and protruding a little from the fore-edge, original pictorial boards, rubbed and a bit worn and marked, corners worn through to the boards, spine fraying at top and bottom, and lacking a few small pieces at the bottom. VERY SCARCE...
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Image for Gamage's Christmas Bazaar 1913, being a facsimile reprint of the 1913 Christmas catalogue of A.W. Gamage Ltd of Holborn, London, with some pages from the 1911 General Catalogue

Gamage's Christmas Bazaar 1913, being a facsimile reprint of the 1913 Christmas catalogue of A.W. Gamage Ltd of Holborn, London, with some pages from the 1911 General Catalogue

By: Adburgham, Alison (introduction)

Price: £35.00

Publisher: Newton Abbot, David & Charles: 1974

Seller ID: 013239

ISBN: 0715366084

Condition: Very Good

Very well illustrated, quarto, pp (36), 472, top edge foxed and fore-edge slightly foxed, otherwise a very good copy in a slightly faded dustwrapper. [Gamages began life in 1878 in a rented watch repair shop and, after quickly becoming a success amongst its customers, was established as a London institution. In time it was to grow large enough to take up most of the block on which it was situated. The store finally closed in 1972, but prior to that had been unusual in that its premises were away from the main Oxford Street shopping area, being on the edge of the City of London at Holborn Circu...
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Child's Play - Seventeen drawings by E.V.B.

By: Boyle, Eleanor Vere (E.V.B.]

Price: £150.00

Publisher: London, Addey & Co, Old Bond Street: 1851

Seller ID: 010149

Condition: Good

Seventeen pages, drawings with printed manuscript text, printed on one side of the page only, interleaved with blank pages, a little light foxing and age-toning, large slim 8vo, later blue cloth with gilt lettering and lining, very slightly worn. [The extremely rare true first edition. The text was taken by E.V.B from an old copy of Halliwell's Nursery Rhymes. Apparently published at Christmas 1851, but often attributed to 1852. It is reputedly the first book to have illustrations of nursery rhymes, but this seems a little unlikely ? The first title page has a large and heavy inscription - &#...
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The Children's Calendar of Song, Game and Verse

By: Brown, Mabel A.

Price: £50.00

Publisher: London, George Philip & Son: 1909

Seller ID: 014420

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, slim square octavo, pp 92, with six plates, a small oval school stamp on all four endpapers, otherwise very clean internally, the first few pages with a small crease at the lower corner, slightly weak internally, green cloth showing only the slightest signs of wear. RARE. [ The author was Head Mistress of Palmerston Road Infants School, Barry. The photographic illustrations are a delight - showing carefully posed pupils as dairymaids, gardeners, bakers etc.]
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Reptiles and Amphibians of the World (Hippo Book 4)

By: Burton, Maurice

Price: £3.00

Publisher: London, Longacre Press ltd: 1962

Seller ID: 013988

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, small horizontal 12mo, (measures 126mm x 99mm), very clean and sound internally, pictorial boards showing only very slight signs of wear. [Postage will be reduced]
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Recreations Botaniques (Ce qu'on voit dans les fleurs)

By: Coupin, Henri

Price: £35.00

Publisher: Paris, Vuibert et Nony: 1907

Seller ID: 013652

Condition: Good

Illustrated with line drawings thoughout the text, large octavo, pp x, 162, uncut and partly unopened, a little age-toned thoughout but otherwise clean and sound, the Hartland Library copy, rebound in half cloth and plain boards, original wrappers bound in (including the attractive colopured upper cover), labels on the front endpapers, a stamp on the verso of the title page, a discrete shelf number on the spine. [The Library was formed by Edwin Sydney Hartland, and was a diverse, but major, collection of herbals, archaeology and anthropology. It was donated to Gloucestershire County Council in...
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The Field Readers, Book One

By: Field, Walter Taylor

Price: £12.50

Publisher: London, Ginn and Company Ltd: 1954

Seller ID: 013227

Condition: Fair

Seventeenth impression. Illustrated by Lucy Forster Scott, small slim octavo, pp 32, used and creased internally but still sound and not marked, soft rag covers, rubbed, wrinkled and creased, and with a repaired tear to the upper cover.
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Make Your Own Model Railway Track

By: Gee, Kenneth F.

Price: £5.00

Publisher: London, Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd: 1961

Seller ID: 015628

Condition: Very Good

First reprint. 12mo, illustrated with line drawings, pp vi, 86, extremely clean internally, blue cloth with a slight hint of fading, otherwise in very good condition. The dustwrapper is price-clipped and slightly worn and chipped with slight loss.
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The Complete Guide to Knots and how to tie them

By: Gibson, Walter B.

Price: £6.50

Publisher: London, Robinson Publishing Ltd: 1989

Seller ID: 011293

ISBN: 1854872915

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, small 8vo, pp 131, (3) a little age-toned but otherwise clean and sound internally, paperback, the base of the spine very slightly bumped otherwise in very good condition.
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The Top - Universal Toy, Enduring Pastime

By: GOULD, D.W.

Price: £6.50

Publisher: Folkestone, Bailey Brothers & Swinfen Ltd: 1975

Seller ID: 006124

Illustrated, pp xiv, 274, a good copy in a slightly worn and price-clipped dustwrapper. With the attractive bookplate of Betty & Neville Main [The spinning top and its kin.]
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Image for OBSERVER PAPERBACKS - A COLLECTION OF TEN VOLUMES : AIRLINERS, AIRCRAFT, WARSHIPS, PETS, HORSES & PONIES, CATS, CARS, DOGS, TROPICAL FISHES, AUTOMOBILES.

OBSERVER PAPERBACKS - A COLLECTION OF TEN VOLUMES : AIRLINERS, AIRCRAFT, WARSHIPS, PETS, HORSES & PONIES, CATS, CARS, DOGS, TROPICAL FISHES, AUTOMOBILES.

By: Green, William; Bladon, Stuart; Cowin, Hugh W.; Sutton, Catherine G.; Hearne, Tina; Kidd, Jane; Pond, Grace; Wainwright, Neil

Price: £6.00

Publisher: London, Frederick Warne:

Seller ID: 015668

Condition: Good

A COLLECTION OF 10 OBSERVER BOOKS, PAPERBACKS. Automobiles. (New Observer). 27th edition 1984. Slightly used internally, covers creased. Aircraft. (New Observer) . 32nd edition 1983. very good. Warships. (New Observer). reprinted 1983. Good, but for a child's scribble in both front endpapers and on blank page opposite title page. Covers a little creased. Airliners. Third edition, 1991. Covers very slightly worn. Pets. Revised edition 1986. Covers very slightly worn. Horses and Ponies. (New Observer). 1984. Short inscription on front endpaper, otherwise very good. Cats. Fourth edition, 19...
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Lesney Matchbox 1-75 Series Diecasts

By: Hammond, Maurice A.

Price: £5.85

Publisher: Reedminster Publications Limited: 1972

Seller ID: 012402

Condition: Very Good

Illustrated, pp 76, large horizontal octavo, a very good copy in a slightly worn, marked and frayed dustwrapper.
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Children and Gardens [Alan Titchmarsh's copy]

By: Jekyll, Gertrude

Price: £8.50

Publisher: Woodbridge, Antique Collectors' Club: 1982

Seller ID: 015983

ISBN: 0907462278

Condition: Very Good

(Originally published 1908). Facsimile reprint with a few extra illustrations, small octavo, pp 189, top and bottom edges slightly foxed otherwise very clean internally, green cloth in very good condition, a very good copy in a very slightly age-toned dustwrapper. [From the library of Alan Titchmarsh, with his bookplate on the first blank page.]
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Fun With Electric Trains

By: Kelly, Jim

Price: £6.50

Publisher: Shrewsbury, Airlife Publishing Ltd: 1990

Seller ID: 010982

ISBN: 089024-981

Condition: Good

Well illustrated, slim quarto, pp 48, paperback, covers slightly worn.
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Itin - A Bornean Elephant

By: Kler, Jaseinder Kaur; Goossens, Benoit & Ancrenaz, Marc

Price: £7.50

Publisher: Kota Kinabalu, 2014

Seller ID: 008885

ISBN: 9838121509

Condition: New

Well illustrated, small slim 8vo, pp vi, 78, paperback, a very good new copy. [This is a story about Itin, an eight-year-old Bornean elephant who lives in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. In his journey of discovery, Itin learns from his mother and relatives about folklore that tells how elephants are revered by indigenous communities, and what he should expect once he leaves the herd. Written largely in Itin and his relatives’ voices, this book also covers facts on elephants including unique features, social behaviour and communication methods. This publication highlights threats that Bornean eleph...
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Flame of the Amazon

By: Leyland, Eric

Price: £4.00

Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton: 1952

Seller ID: 011397

Condition: Good

First edition. Colour frontispiece, small 8vo, pp 192, slightly age-toned, fore-edge foxed, front paste-down endpaper a little creased, blue cloth slightly worn and faded, the dustwrapper is not price-clipped, but is a little worn and chipped, with several small pieces missing from the top edge, and a small tear without loss near the spine.
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Model Railway Working

By: Little, Jerome B.

Price: £4.00

Publisher: London, Vawser & Wiles Ltd:

Seller ID: 015225

Condition: Good

Not dated (1950 ?). Illustrated, slim 12mo, pp 95, a neat small signature on the front endpaper, otherwise very clean internally, cloth faded, slightly worn with a few marks. [Postage will be reduced]
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Old Joliffe : Not a Goblin Story. The Sequel to Old Jollife: Written in the Same Spirit. "Only". "A Merry Christmas". A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam. The Cloud with a Silver Lining. The Star in the Desert. "When We Were young".

By: Mackarness, Matilda Anne

Price: £95.00

Publisher: London,

Seller ID: 003078

Eight works bound in one volume. Old Jolliffe - Fourth edition, 1849, pp (4), 56. The Sequel to Old Jolliffe - Third edition, 1850, pp (2), 66. "Only" - (First edition ??) 1849, pp 98. "A Merry Christmas" - (First edition ??) 1850 - pp 44. A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam - Tenth edition - 1850, pp (2), 40. The Cloud With the Silver Lining - (First edition ??) 1852 - pp 72. The Star in the Desert - Second edition - 1853, pp (2), 94. When We Were Young, (bound without title page), pp (40). The lot bound in one volume, thick 12mo, rough black morocco, upper and lower covers with gilt de...
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Kites to Make and Fly (Puffin Book). {together with a copy of Leslie Hunt's "25 kites That Fly"}

By: Newnham, Jack

Price: £5.00

Publisher: Harmondsworth & Melbourne, Penguin Books: 1977

Seller ID: 007839

ISBN: 0140491392

Condition: Good

Well illustrated, paperback, pp (32), very slightly worn. SCARCE. TOGETHER WITH: LESLIE L. HUNT. 25 Kites That Fly. Published by The Bruce Publishing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1964. Illustrated, pp 110, a litle age-toned, upper corner slightly bumped, paperback, covers slightly aged and worn.
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Spinning Tops - the "Operatives Lecture" of the British Association meeting at Leeds

By: Perry, Professor J.

Price: £7.50

Publisher: London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge: 1910

Seller ID: 012060

Condition: Good

Illustrated, slim 12mo, pp 150, decorated cloth a bit stained and wrinkled, endpapers slightly stained, a contemporary name and address on the dedication page, otherwise clean and sound internally. ["Reprint of new and revised edition, with an illustrated appendix on the use of gyrostats"].
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