Biggs Winifred (28 results)

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Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 314 pages. Illustrated jacket over cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking…and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.
Language: English
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, Various
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Seller: West End Books, Colwyn Bay Conwy North Wales, , United KingdomWest End Books
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Some of the Authors include " E Nesbit. A A Milne. Sir Edward Abbott Parry. George Macdonald. Juliana H Ewing. Eleanor Farjeon. Madame D'Aulnoy. The Brothers Grimm. W De La Mare. Mark Twain. Richmal Crompton.and many more 29 Stories in total.Blue cloth hardback with g…ilt lettering and small gilt design on spine, sunned endpapers, foxed page edges, blue page edges, otherwise clean tight copy in good condition, 310pp Illustrated Dust Jacket small tears on edges, small piece missing on top back edge of jacket, otherwise also in good/ acceptable condition. Assumed 1st edition, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd Book#102976. Honor C Appleton (illustrator).

Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons
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Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 310 pages. Dust jacket over red paper covered boards with blue cloth spine strip. Pages are moderately tanned and occasionally foxed throughout. End papers are more notably foxed. Text block edge is moderately foxed. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Binding remains firm. Boards ha…ve mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing.
Language: English
Published by Nelson, London
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Seller: Philip Emery, Bridlington, United KingdomPhilip Emery
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. No date, ix, 310 pages, illustrated by Honor C Appleton, covers worn, page edges tanned, previous owner name on inside front cover, (The Nelsonian Library), includes stories by E Nesbit, A A Milne, Richmal Crompton, Eleanor Farjeon, Andrew Lang, The Brothers Grimm, Katherine Mansfi…eld and Mark Twain.
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Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, , United KingdomBoundlessBookstore
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Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Pages tanned with spottin. DJ has edge wear with tear to front that has been tape repaired. Price clipped.
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Condition: Good. Boards have some wear, scuffs to spine, bumping to corners. Slight play in hinge. Content has light toning. No DJ.
Language: English
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, London
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Seller: The Raven and the Writing Desk, Ruawai, NORTH, New ZealandThe Raven and the Writing Desk
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Hardcover. Condition: Worn - No Spine, Binding Loose. No Jacket. Honor C. Appleton (illustrator).
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Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.Books From California
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The World's Best Stories for Boys and Girls First Series
Biggs, Winifred (Selected by) , Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton; Nesbit, E; Crompton, R. ; Lang, A; Perrault, C; Mansfield, Katherine Et Al
Published by London: Thomas Nelson, nd
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Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United KingdomPeakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Dust Jacket. Hbk; blue cloth boards, a little worn; Gold gilt lettering and decoration to spine; pretty colour frontis by illustrator; b/w line drawings throughout; G++; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Illustrated by Honor Appleton; (illustrator).

Published by T.C. & E.C.Jack, Ltd
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Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 624 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Hinges are slightly… cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Minor splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Book has a slight forward lean. Visible wear marks to boards.
More imagesThe World's Best Stories for Boys and Girls, Second Series
Edited by John Hampden, Selected by Winifred Biggs ; illus Honor C. Appleton
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons n.d.
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Seller: Nanny's Web, Caulfield South, VIC, AustraliaNanny's Web
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Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 314pp, 5X8 inches, inscription. Honor C. Appleton (illustrator).

Language: English
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd.
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Seller: Best Books, St. Leonards on sea, United KingdomBest Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. a treasury of good stories of all kinds, with many pictures. price clipped. FIRST SERIES, c1947, endpages foxed & on side edge pages. dj has rubbing & small tears. now in protective sleeve. printed stamp cancelled in old blue ink on front dj flap.

Published by London ; Edinburgh : Thomas Nelson and Sons 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall.Previous owners inscription. Date suggested. Physical description; xii, 624 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (1 color) ; 22 cm. No…tes; Illustrated by Appleton. Subject; Children's stories. Short stories, Juvenile literature. 3 Kg.

The World's Best Stories for Boys & Girls First Series
Biggs, Winifred (Selects) ; Crompton, R. ; Farjeon, Eleanor; Lang, Andrew; Perrault, Charles; Nesbit, E;
Published by London: Nelson, nd, London
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Seller: Peakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA, Sheringham, United KingdomPeakirk Books, Heather Lawrence PBFA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. This volume looks so clean internally that I think it must have never been read! D/w is also extremely clean but has a few small closed tears & price clipped; ; lovely copy; colour frontis; other Illus are b/w line drawings; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Illustrated by Ho…nor Appleton; (illustrator).

Published by T. C. & E. C. Jack circa 1930 1930
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Seller: The Children's Bookshop, Hay on Wye, United KingdomThe Children's Bookshop
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Condition: Fair. Octavo. Dark green cloth-covered boards. Gilt lettering on covers. 624 pages. A compendium of excerpts and short stories by various well known authors. Contributors include: Nesbit, A. A. Milne, Richmal Crompton, Ewing, Farjeon, Lang. de la Mare, and Twain. Covers worn at edges and somewhat scuffed. Gilt letteri…ng faded. Contents slightly shaken. Foxing on prelims and endpapers. A number of the illustrations have been neatly coloured-in. Some damage to final two pages where they appear to have been peeled apart. Appleton, Honor C. (illustrator).
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Seller: Hessay Books, York, , United KingdomHessay Books
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1930s. Colour frontispiece and b + w illustrations. 310 pp, red boards, with blue cloth spine a little rubbed. Internally very clean. Originally issued as 'The World's Best Stories for Children. '. Honor C Appleton (illustrator).
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons 1111
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Seller: Lorna Tranter Books, Seascale, , United KingdomLorna Tranter Books
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. orange hardback. 310 pps. No d/w. This selection was originally issued as 'The World's Best Stories For Children' in one volume. This vol. contains many stories by E. Nesbit, Richmal Crompton, George Macdonald etc. & many more. Illust. by Honor c. Appleton. n.d. G. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9…¾" tall. Appleton Honor.C. (illustrator).

Published by London ; Edinburgh : Thomas Nelson and Sons 1930
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, , IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall.Previous owners inscription. Date suggested. Physical description; xii, 624 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (1 color) ; 22 cm. No…tes; Illustrated by Appleton. Subject; Children's stories. Short stories, Juvenile literature. 1 Kg.
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Published by T.C. & E. C. Jack Ltd., T. Nelson & Sons Ltd., London and Edinburgh 1930
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Seller: K. T. Dechant - Alte Bücher, Lüchow, GermanyK. T. Dechant - Alte Bücher
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Hardcover. Condition: Befriedigend. 8°, 21,4 x 16,3 x 4,5 cm. Jahreszahl: Schätzangabe.Original-Leineneinband mit Goldprägung mäßig berieben und bestoßen, Kopfschnitt gebräunt, rundum leicht fleckig, Vorsätze leicht gebräunt, die Seiten leicht wellig, minimal randgebräunt, einige wenige (vorne) minimal stockfleckig. ### Die Bild…er sind Teil der Buchbeschreibung. GESCHENKESERVICE: Ihr Buch in Geschenkpapier verpackt mit beigelegter persönlicher Mitteilung an Ihre Wunschadresse, bitte hierfür gesonderte E-Mail an ktdechant(at)gmail.com. Versand i. d. R. als Warensendung. Außerhalb der EU: Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich zuerst für eine individuelle Versandberechnung. ####ENGLISH### 8°, 21.4 x 16.3 x 4.5 cm. Year: estimated date. Original linen binding with gold embossing, moderately rubbed and bumped, top edge browned, slightly stained all around, endpapers slightly browned, pages slightly wavy, minimal edge browning, a few (at the front) with minimal foxing. ### The images are part of the book description. GIFT SERVICE: Your book wrapped in gift paper with a personal message enclosed, sent to your desired address. Please send a separate email to ktdechant(at)gmail.com. Shipping is usually as a parcel. Outside the EU: Please contact me first for an individual shipping calculation.

Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd., T. Nelson & Sons
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Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United KingdomStella & Rose's Books, PBFA
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good condition with no wrapper. Green pictorial boards with gilt titles. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations throughout. 624 pages. Spine bumped and covers a little marked. Contents lightly foxed. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Appleton, Honor C. (illustrator).
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd/T. Nelson & Sons Ltd. London and Glasgow.
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Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, CanadaRichard Peterson-Bookseller
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This book is bound in bright green pictorial boards with a hunched man carrying 2 children in a bag over his shoulder on the front cover with bright gilt letters on the front cover & spine. There is very light wear on the spine tips & cover corners. There is a previous owner's ink dedication on t…he front endpaper, dated 1930. The contents are clean & unmarked, the binding is tight. Colour frontispiece.

Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd. No date
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Seller: H4o Books, Market Rasen, LINCS, United KingdomH4o Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Blue cloth spine, red boards. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. Boards and spine bumped and grubby. Contents fingered. Front joint cracked. Item Type: Book. No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Honor C. Appleton. Category: Children; Please contact H4o Books if you require images or furth…er information. Inventory No: 009306. Honor C. Appleton. (illustrator).

The World's Best Stories For Boys and Girls [The Nelsonian Library First Series No. 2]
Biggs, Winifred [Selected by] Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton
Published by Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 35-36 Paternoster Row, London circa . London circa 1940. 1940
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Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United KingdomLittle Stour Books PBFA Member
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Condition: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original crimson paper covers with light grey cloth spine, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, green dyed upper edges. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 310 printed pages of text with colour illustrated frontispiece and monochrome illustrations throughout. Spine ends turne…d in with wear to the lettering, foxing to the closed page edges, pencilled marking to the front paste down and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.

The World's Best Stories for Boys and Girls | First Series
Biggs, Winifred [Selected By] Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton
Published by Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 35-36 Paternoster Row, London not dated circa . 1948. 1948
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Condition: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original crimson paper covers with light grey cloth spine, gilt title and author lettering to the spine, green dyed top edge. 8vo. 8'' x 5½''. Contains 310 printed pages of text with colour illustrated frontispiece and monochrome illustrations throughout. Ink message inside and i…n Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.

The World's Best Stories for Boys and Girls: First Series
Biggs, Winifred [Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton 1879-1951]
Published by Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., 35-36 Paternoster Row, London circa edition not stated. 1930. 1930
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Hard back publisher's original quarter blue cloth, scarlet cloth boards, gilt stamping to spine. 8vo 8" x 5½" 310 pp. Former name to upper paste down, bumps to corners, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.
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Seller: Remember Books, Bath, , United KingdomRemember Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A selection of stories selected by Winifred Biggs (first series) from writers such as A A Milne, E NEsbit, Richmal Crompton etc. Stories of magic, real life, adventure and humour. Red boards with blue binding that is loosening at front hinge. DJ has loss and creasing but i…s in protective cover. Previous owner's name to endpaper. Honor C Appleton (illustrator).

Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd., T. Nelson & Sons
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Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United KingdomStella & Rose's Books, PBFA
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good condition with no wrapper. Green pictorial boards with gilt titles. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations throughout. 624 pages. Boards and spine worn and rubbed. Contents clean. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Appleton, Honor C. (illustrator).
Published by Thomas Nelson
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Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, , United KingdomStephen White Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. NOT an ex-library book. Well read with some wear but still very useable. Quick dispatch from UK seller.