Helen Angus (21 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 104 pages. Des Dillon; W N Herbert; Helen Lamb; Tom Pow; Kate Scott; Kenneth Steven; Angus Calder; Tom Nairn; Graeme Orr; Nigel Grant (U.P.).

Paperback. Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 340 pages. Ex-university library marks, shelf wear, pages yellowed; name inside; a sound binding. No jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Inventory No: 219399.

DVD. Condition: Used - Good.

Paperback. Condition: VG+. Short oblong weraps with minor wear, clean, no spine crese; light soiling to tile page, else clean and unmarked. " The exhibition focuses on two versions of Cicero Discovering the Tomb of Archimedes, each a large history painting by expat American painter Benjamin West after he fell victim to a fraud by Thomas Provis and his daughter. The Provises purported to have the "Venetian Secret"'" Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994. Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 104 pages. Illustrated. (U.P.).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Blue cloth binding with white paste-on labels on front cover and spine. Black print on labels. Tight, sound & unmarkef. 340 pages. Dust jacket is yellow kraft paper wiyh black print on spine and cover flaps. Not price clipped. Light wear at tips. DJ paper material chipped away at spine ends. Fourth annual student collection. Works of twenty-eight student authors in all catagories. and biographical listing of the writers. Size: 5 1/4 X 7 1/2.…

Condition: Fair. 1932. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Pictorial paper covered boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends. Staining to both boards.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 'The Toymaker' by Helen M. Angus. Oxford University Press 1932. Lacks front endpaper. Spine slightly tanned with a very small split at the top. Good. No dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Very Good. ***Simply Brit*** Welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition with no wrapper. Decorated boards. A book of paper dolls/toys to make. Colour illustrations/diagrams. Covers slightly grubby and browned. Endpapers browned. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Angus, Helen M. (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 8vo (8"x5.5"). 227pp. Green cloth-covered boards with pastedown spine label. Label sun-darkened & chipped. Gift inscription & small stains to front endpaper. Textblock edges & pages toned. Missing dust jacket, covered in seller's protective mylar. From the unpublished work of students in the courses in writing at Columbia University.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition 1932. Some very light foxing in places. Publishers highly decorative paper covered boards. Paper titling label on upper cover lightly marked and with some very light rubbing to edges and corners. Generally a very good copy of this attractive book. Scarce in this condition. Lovely full page colour illustrations throughout. (illustrator).…

Hardbound Clothbinding. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. 6th Edtion. 1882 + xlvi (Vol. 1, A-M) ++ 1860 + xlvi (Vol. 2, N-Z) pp. Vol. 1, A-M & Vol. 2, N-Z issues only! Two-Volume-Set! Please inquiry for individual Volumes. A rare, hard-to-find, out-of-print, scarce, true collectible gem! Wonderful copies! Superb study or work or reading or research copies! An excellent, spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket for both copies! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially and virtually flawless copies and dust jackets with crisp pages, spotlessly clean text, and very light shelf wear. Over-sized and/or over weight books; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. Paul Luna (Design) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair to Good. Fair to Good condition. Moderate to heavy wear. Binding starting to loosen, pages clean. Some editions have damage to the spine and inner pages loose. Picture available upon request. Weaver, Norman; Swift, Tony; Weare, Philip; Orr, Richard; Barrett, Peter; Wilson, Maurice; Heath, Jane; Lapper, Ivan; McBride, Angus; Dalley, Terry; Coombs, R.; Cordery, D.; Wilson, M. (illustrator). …

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Angus, Helen M. - The Toymaker Cards - 32 Toy-Making Cards - OUP c.1940 - Colour Plates Full ABE Listing ANGUS, Helen M. The Toymaker Cards: A Set of Thirty-Two Cards with Instructions for Making Toys. Oxford: Oxford University Press, n.d. [c. 1940]. 4to. A complete set of thirty-two instructional cards by British artist and designer Helen M. Angus, intended to provide practical guidance for making a variety of toys. The set comprises 31 colour-illustrated plates, together with a further card entitled "These notes may help you", containing general instructions and advice. The cards combine attractive period illustration with practical toy-making directions and provide an appealing example of mid-twentieth-century British educational and craft publishing. Issued by Oxford University Press, without a printed date but circa 1938. The cards are housed in the original paper sleeve with blue lettering. Collation: 32 cards in total: 31 colour plates plus 1 instructional notes card. Format: 4to. Publisher: Oxford University Press Date: n.d. [c. 1940] Condition Good overall, with the cards themselves generally Very Good. Complete set of 32 cards, comprising 31 colour-illustrated toy-making cards together with the introductory card headed These Notes May Help You, housed in the original printed paper sleeve. The cards are generally clean and well preserved, with bright colour illustrations and only light age-related handling and toning. The original sleeve is considerably more worn, with overall age-toning, marks, creasing, rubbing, fraying and small tears and losses around the edges and corners, as clearly shown in the photographs. Despite this wear, the sleeve remains substantially intact and the blue printed title, author, contents, original 3/- net price and Oxford University Press imprint remain clearly legible. An attractive and scarce survival, particularly desirable with the original sleeve retained.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Undated, published by the Oxford University Press, possibly 1930s or 40s, this is a very scarce collection of thirty two printed cards with instructions for making a variety of Children's toys from everyday household items, the cards measure 8.5 inches by 6 inches approx., printed in colour, housed in the original printed paper envelope priced at three shillings, the toys include a puppet theatre, a matchbox fort, a matchbox horse, a caravan, toy fort, a model market, a steam engine, a matchbox table, a matchbox wheelbarrow, a model village, a windmill, a matchstick doll, matchbox dresser, matchbox ship, matchbox chair, a toy bus, a doll's suitcase, a railway carriage, a matchbox wagon, a matchbox cinema, a racing car, a matchbox racing car, an acrobat, cork furniture, a golliwog, a matchbox van, Noah and his Animals, Acorn people and animals, a twig doll, a model Viking ship, Noah's Ark etc. all thirty two cards are present including one instruction card, some handling marks to the cards, the envelope is noticeably worn with surface wear, small tears and partial loss to closure flap, old ownership name to top else in good general condition, extremely scarce, only one set found in an institutional library collection and that is the set located in the Royal Danish library.…

First edition, signed limited issue, number 94 of 100 numbered copies of the "Book Edition", signed by all of the artists on the colophon page. "One of the most underrated and overlooked artworks of the last twenty years", Other Men's Flowers is a collection of text-based prints by fifteen leading British artists, curated by Joshua Compston. Each print is either screen-printed or letterpress, and printed by Thomas Shaw and Simon Redington. The title is taken from Michel de Montaigne's writing: "I have gathered about me a posy of other men's flowers and nothing but the thread that binds them is my own." Compston binds these 15 prints together in what is a landmark publication for 20th-century British printmaking. Paragon catalogue, Vol. I, p. 198. Title page, colophon page, 15 original prints on various paper stocks. Sheet size 47 x 61 cm. Prints loose as issued. Housed in the publisher's blue card box, cover lettered in red. Crease and small closed tear to lower left edge of title page. Otherwise, in excellent condition.…

Edition of 50 and 20 artist's proofs. Each print is signed in pencil on the front or verso by the respective artist, apart from the 2 Doron prints of which one is stamp signed on the verso and the Hume print, which is signed on an additional sheet. This set contains the additional unsigned plate Please Keep Out Foot and Mouth Precautions. Other Men's Flowers is a portfolio of text-based prints by fifteen London artists curated by Joshua Compston. It was printed by Thomas Shaw and Simon Redington and published by Charles Booth-Clibborn under his imprint The Paragon Press. Paragon catalogue, Vol. I, p. 198. Title page, introduction page and colophon with 17 original prints all loose as issued. 16 screenprint or letterpress prints on various paper stock by 15 different artists. Sheet sizes 47 x 61 cm. Housed in the publisher's blue card box with titles to cover in red. All in excellent condition.…