Published by Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, London/Melbourne, 1926
Language: English
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. Part of a series of children's Wonder Books published in Britain in the early 20th century, this one dealing with a smörgċsbord of topics, including transportation & travel, sports & games, schooldays, theater, tools, punishment, how we get water, police uniforms, child labor, fire fighting, & more! Lavishly illustrated with 12 full-color plates & 300+ illustrations & vintage photos, in 256 pages, with illustrated endpapers by W. Heath Robinson. The trifold pull-out of the railway in front IS present & impeccable! Hours of entertainment & a fascinating window into days gone by. No date in book, but research dates it c. 1926--NOT a later reprint! Condition is Good+: generally very clean, with the occasional smudge, else unmarked. Red cloth binding is strong, but a bit shaken. Front & rear paper pastedowns are intact & brightly colorful-NO fading, but edgewear all around, heavy rubbing to extremities, corners bumped all the way down to underlying boards. NO DJ.Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co., London, England
Seller: John M. Gram, Port Huron, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Cloth Backed Pictorial Boards. no date ca. 1935, 256 pp, color frontispiece, 7 color plates, profuse monochrome illustrations, glossary, board edges quite worn, spine darkened, ink gift inscription, end papers foxed otherwise clean and sound.
Published by Ward, Lock, London, 1938
Language: English
Seller: RIVERLEE BOOKS, Waltham Cross, HERTS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 5th or later Edition. Good for year (undated but dedication dated 1938 on flyleaf. Hardback. Dustjacket chipped and torn but intact . Book generally clean and wel-bound with dust-darkening to top of pages. Fep is a colour plate ofdonkeys. Cover picture of dog on gold background in nice condition. 256 pages.
Published by Ward, Lock, London, 1938
Language: English
Seller: RIVERLEE BOOKS, Waltham Cross, HERTS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 5th or later Edition. Good for year (undated but dedication dated 1938 on flyleaf. Hardback. Dustjacket chipped and torn but intact . Book generally clean and wel-bound with dust-darkening to top of pages. Fep is a colour plate ofdonkeys. Cover picture of dog on gold background in nice condition. 256 pages.
Published by Ward, Lock & Company , Limited N.D., London
Seller: Gibson's Books, New Hope, AL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Tenth Edition. Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Spine weak and cracked. Small tears at bottom edges of pages. 3 colour plates are missing. A few pages are loose. Reading copy only. ; B&W and color Illustrations; 256 pages.
Published by ward lock & co london no date
Seller: ODDS & ENDS BOOKS, Sherwood Forest, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No PRinting Stated Hardback Book VERY GOOD with b/w & color photos & Drawings.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co, London
Language: English
Seller: C. Parritt, Derby, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Not dated but inscription shows 1939. 256pp. Good/None. Hard pictorial boards with minor rubbing/chipping to edges/spine, minor scuffing/soiling. Contents clean and tight but for minor spotting/soiling, slightly cocked. Owners inscription to half-title page. Decorative endpapers by George Studdy featuring a Bonzo type dog. Colour and B&W illustrations throughout. Lots of fascinating articles for children. Cover shows a boy & girl building model airplane.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co., 1921
Language: English
Seller: SGOIS, Bungay, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Large Heavy book may incur extra postal charges if ordered from overseas. A little very light tanning to the pages and light wear and rubbing to the edges of the boards. Nice condition copy.
Published by Ward, Lock - London - ND, 1111
Seller: Alan Newby, Marion, IN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: G. 11th Ed. - 256 pp - Twelve color plates & 300 illustrations - Rubs, soiled - G.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co, 1111
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. Second Edition. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound in green cloth with illustrated paper covers to boards. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning and foxing to other pages. Binding remains firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Some fraying to cloth at spine ends.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co, Ltd, 1111
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth to spine with pictorial paper covered boards. Contains black and white & colour illustrations. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Pictorial paper covers to boards are heavily scratched and chipped. Small tear to cloth at sunned spine.
Published by Ward, Lock, London, 1934
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. No date - circa 1934. End papers illustrated by L.B. Martin and date 1934 Front cover shows boy in shorts with book resting on his knoee and a large question mark Quarto hardback. 256 pp. 8 Colour plates and nearly 300 black & white illustrations. Edges a little worn, Good condition.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Edges chipped/bumped. Pages unmarked.
Published by WARD LOCK
Seller: September Books, CHURCH STRETTON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. APPEARS LITTLE READ. Pages are clean and tight. No name or inscription. Wear and rubbing to edge of boards. ?date.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Margaret Tarrant (illustrator). Reprint Ed. Reprint ed. Fair condition, covers very dirty, moisture ring stain on front cover, corners bumped, previous owner name on half title page, binding loose. Illustrated by Margaret W. Tarrant. Book.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co, 2008
Seller: My Book Heaven, Alameda, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Near Fine condition.
Cloth/Boards. Condition: P/No Dustjacket. Color, Black & White Illus. (illustrator). 13th Edition. London, UK: Ward, Lock & Company. P/No Dustjacket. ca 1930. 13th Edition. Cloth/Boards. Sm 4to., 256 pp., spine missing, rubbed, bumped, frayed, page foxing & toning, hinges broken and weak, writing .
Published by Ward Lock and Co., Limited, London and Melbourne.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Harry Golding(Editor) (illustrator). The Wonder Book of Inventions by A. M. Low, D.Sc. (File Copy) shelf wear to edges of boards, file copy stamp on board as pictured, mild water damage to first 20 pages. no jacket. Publishers File Copy. Oversized hardcover. Red cloth board binding with black lettering to spine and glossy pictorial design to front cover. 12 colour plates, 300 illustrations. BOOK.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co Limited, London
Seller: Redruth Book Shop, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Second Edition. Fair condition hardback pictorial boards no DJ. Spine yellow showing title etc clearly in black lettering. 256 pages good and clean with clear print. Minor foxing on edge of pages, no previous names. No date found circa 1950s. Edge of boards shelf rubbed. Frontispiece: black and white plate of A seal skin laced ina hoop to round it into shape for drying. Light colour plates and nearly 300 illustrations. Many illustrations e.g. Tilting test that every bus must undergo; How to produce a newspaper; Navigating an air-liner; How your house is built; Minting money and much much more.
Published by Ward Lock & Co, London
Language: English
Seller: C. Parritt, Derby, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Maybank, Thomas et al (illustrator). First Edition. Not dated, approx 1900. Good/None. Hard pictorial boards with some rubbing/bumping to edges, some scuffing/soiling. Contents fair with some soiling/browning, occasional splitting, contents a little loose but not detached. Owners inscription to ffep. Decorative endpapers by Thomas Maybank, 2 colour plates, B&W, sepia-tone & 2-tone illustrations throughout. Adverts to rear board include Epps's Cocoa, the Shaw Inhaler, Red White & Blue Coffee, Te-Celestial Tea. Collection of stories, poems and articles for childrens. Illustrators include Thomas Maybank, A Bauerle, Dora Westercott, Gladys Hall, Fannie Moody, Edith Grace Wolfe, Thomas Fall, Francis Frith, Cecil Aldin, John H Coath, Ethel K Burgess, W H Potter & Carine Cadby. Contributors include Agnes Grozier Herbertson, Harold Simpson, Ada Leonora Harris, Edith E Carter, Jennie T Bowman, Jean Archer, Charlotte Ogilvie, Edith M Coker, Jessie Pope & A G Latham. Scarce.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co Ltd, 1932
Seller: Leopolis, Kraków, Poland
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo (25 cm), frontispiece, 256 pp, 7 plates in color. Publisher's cloth backed boards (binding slightly dusted and rubbed at extremities, occasional staining inside). A very good copy of the book on electricity from the "Wonder Books" series.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint Ed. 6th British edition. Good condition, over all wear to book, indentations in front and back covers, boards worn through on lower edges and corners. Published circa 1932. Book.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1111
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. No Edition Remarks. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Quarter bound in brown cloth with illustrated paper cover to front board. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Book has a slight forward lean. Moderate crushing to spine ends with some fraying to cloth.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co., London, 1940
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Thomas Maybank (illustrator). No date Information in book and gift inscription is 1940 - outbreark of WW2. Quarto hardback 256 pp, illustrated (8 colour plates and nearly 300 black and white illustrations; end papers illustrated by Thomas Maybank Corners rubbed otherwise very Good condition.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd. , London, 1919
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Condition: Good. 1919. Hardcover. Good copy in original cloth covers. Illustrated cover with light nicks. Light foxing. All prints present but lightly loose, remains a good copy. . . . .
Published by Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd. , London
Seller: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 1919. Hardcover. Good copy in original cloth covers. Illustrated cover with light nicks. Light foxing. All prints present but lightly loose, remains a good copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Boards. Condition: Fair. Color illustrated boards, 4to, 256 pp., color frontis., 11 color plates, b/w plates and illus. Spine cocked and pulled; edges and extremities rubbed, worn and scuffed;hinges cracked, page edges tanned and stained, frontispiece loose and laid in.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co., london and melbourne
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Harry Golding(Editor) (illustrator). The Wonder Book of Ships, edited by Harry Golding Publishers File Copy tanned pages, clean text. file copy sticker on cloth spine. not clipped, in protective covering, top 1/5 of front of jacket missing, tears tor corners and edges. 19th Edition (stated). Oversized hardcover. Red cloth board binding with black lettering and pictorial designs, in jacket. File copy. BOOK.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co., n.d.
Seller: Cameron House Books, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near very good copy. Edition not stated. With eight colour plates and nearly three hundred illustrations. 244 x 185mm, pictorial boards, greyish blue cloth spine lettered & blocked in black, pp.256, 8 coloured plates, endpaper designs by B Martin. Upper cover slightly scuffed. Near very good copy, without dustwrapper.
Published by Ward, Lock & Co,. n.d.
Seller: Cameron House Books, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Edition not stated. With eight colour plates and numerous diagrams and illustrations. Edition not stated. 248 x 185mm, pictorial boards, dark green cloth spine lettered & blocked in black, pp.256 , endpaper designs by Thomas Maybank. Near fine copy. Good unclipped pictorial dustwrapper with neatly repaired patches.