Various not Stated (390 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Laminated boards, black comb bound spine, reprint of an edition first published in 1975, gift inscription insdie. various illustrators (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Some foxing marks on the first and last pages and on the closed page edge, card pages could be extracted and sent as postcards, all 30 cards are present, firmly bound landscape format. various artists (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Landscape size, 9.6 inches long. Firmly bound illustrated, laminated boards. Scuffing, peeling tears of plastic surface and dust spotting on cover and spine. Marks on the end papers. No jacket. not stated, full page colour illustrations throughout (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Undated edition probably 1930s to 1960s. Firmly bound with a yellow spine and illustrated boards showing a girl walking six dogs, some bumping and wear on the corners, a little rubbing along the edges, a couple of untidy inscriptions inside, indentation line on the frontispiece. The first story is Umgobo the Outlaw by W.H. Jull. not stated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Undated edition probably 1930s to 1950s. Firmly bound illustrated front board and blue spine, some bumping and wear on the corners, a little rubbing along the edges, no writing inside, foxing mostly on the end papers and closed page edges small closed tear on one page edge. The front board shows two children singing Good King Wenceslas, the first story is The Unrepentant Tramp by Samuel Jeans. Not Stated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Undated edition, but gift inscription inside is dated 1950. Firmly bound with a green spine and illustrated front board showing boy footballers, a little bumping and wear on the front cover corners. Light foxing on the back end papers, dust spotting on the closed page edges, front end paper has an inch and a half tear at the base near the spine with a little associated creasing. The jacket is present, but only in fair condition, with some marks, and chipping and small tears and creases along the edges, plus remains of a small price sticker. The first story is "Skeleton" Skeleton by Arthur Groom. not stated (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Stapled exhibition catalogue. Photographs by Richard Cooke of sculptures by various artists (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Undated edition probably 1940s to 1960s. Clean, bright and firmly bound with a red spine and illustrated front board showing two boy cyclists, no writing inside, some foxing on the end papers and closed page edges. The jacket is present, but only in fair condition with about half and inch of loss from the top of the spine, and some chipping, small tears and creases along the top edge and at the base of the spine. The first story is The Deserted House by C.E. Sutton. not stated (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The back of the jacket has a tear with creasing. various photographers (illustrator).

Softcover (Stiff Card). Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Edition Unstated. Size: Large Book - between A4 and A3. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, chips to spine. Scattered foxing, but text mostly clean. Previous owner's inscription in ink, neat, dated 1922. Edges foxed and browned. Covers are chipped but otherwise in sound condition. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date given in the book. Illustrator: Not Stated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Children; Antiquarian & Rare. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 20093. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right. Not Stated (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A first edition copy of this complete list of every Magnet published, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of the work.In publisher's original green cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A complete list of every Magnet published from 1908 to 1940, together with biographical information on the editors and contributors and a comprehensive title index.The Magnetwas a British weekly boys'story paperpublished byAmalgamated Press. It ran from 1908 to 1940, publishing a total of 1,683 issues.Each issue contained a longschool storyabout the boys ofGreyfriars School, a fictional public school located somewhere inKent, and were written under thepen-nameof "Frank Richards." The most famous Greyfriars character wasBilly Bunter, of theRemove. In publisher's cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Light shelf wear and fading to extremities. Dust wrapper is smart, with the odd closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Two very scarcejournals published for the Rhodesian and Heritage of Zimbabwe Societies. First edition.Both very scarce issues.In the publisher's pictorial wraps.Signed by one of the contributors C. John Ford, to the front free endpaper of 'Heritage of Zimbabwe'.'Rhodesiana Publication No. 19 - December, 1968' - Contents include 'The Fort at Naka Pass', 'Goncalo Da Silveira's Journey to the Monomotapa in 1560', and 'Notes on the Mazoe Patrol and Salisbury Laager Photographs'.'Heritage of Zimbabwe Publication No. 10 - 1991' - Contents include 'The Waddilove Story', 'Cecil John Rhodes', 'Early Settlers in Chipinge' and 'Early Days at Charter Estate'. With a folding map. In the publisher's pictorial wraps.Externally, very smart, with rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Contemporary ink inscription by one of the contributors to the front free endpaper of 'Heritage of Zimbabwe'. Also with a couple spots to its first few leaves. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. A lavishly illustrated book containing the first four issues from this short-lived New Naturalist Journal. First edition.The New Naturalist was a journal intended to bridge the divide between scientists and field naturalists. This work contains the first four issues out of the six that ended up being published.Contents include essays on Woodlands, the Western Isles of Scotland, Migration and The Local Naturalist, and are illustrated throughout, including full page photographs in colour.Edited by James Fisher, who was the leading authority on Gilbert White and made over one thousand radio and television broadcasts on natural history subjects.With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. With light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. A few spots of discoloured cloth to the boards and spine. Dust wrapper is also smart, with edgewear and chipping to the spine head and tail. Sunning to the spine and handling marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the exception of light spotting to the endpapers. Very Good. Not stated (illustrator). book.…

Hardback. Condition: Good Only. A very scarce magazine for children containing short stories, poems and puzzles, charmingly illustrated throughout. A very scarce magazine aimed at children, published by The Sunday School Union.The 66th annual volume.Contains a series of children's stories and poems, including a retold version of Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Snow Queen' and 'A Little Dutch Girl' by G. E. M Vaughan.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and charming vignettes throughout.With a contemporary ink inscription dated "Xmas 1899" to the front endpaper.With a leaf of advertisements to the front and rear of the magazine. In the publisher's original illustrated boards. Externally, hinges are weak, with part of the front hinge detached. Most of the spine is worn off. Marks and discolouration to the boards with significant rubbing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with slight age toning and the occasional spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good Only. Not stated (illustrator). book. …

Leather. Condition: Good. A collection of weekly issues of the children's magazine Chatterbox, with illustrations. This volume contains the weekly magazine Chatterbox from November 1880 to November 1881, containing twenty six issues.Chatterbox was on of the most popular magazines for children during the Victorian period and was founded in 1866, the magazines contain short stories, articles and short fiction.With a colour frontispiece and many in-text illustrations. Rebound in half calf with cloth covered boards. Externally, generally smart with some rubbing to the extremities and spine and some loss to the head of the spine also some splitting to the front joint. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages with a mark to the frontispiece. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. Two catalogues for the private Whittington Press, looking at the works they were publishing from 1988 to 1991. Two catalogues for the Whittington Press, for the years 1988 to 1991.The Whittington Press is a small private press that was founded in 1971, which has one of the largest working collections of Monotype composition matrices.These two catalogues showcase the unique works that they were publishing from 1988 to 1991, such as a selection of letters from T. E. Lawrence to E. T. Leeds.Prior owner's gift inscription to Allen Freer to the first leaf of the 1988-1990 catalogue. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, near fine. Small mark to the rear wrap of 1988-1990. Small tear to the tail of the spine of 1991. Internally, 1991 is disbound. Pages are bright and clean. Prior owner's gift inscription to the first leaf of the 1988-1990 catalogue. Very Good Indeed. Various (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. A nicely bound edition of Thomas Moore's popular Irish melodies. A collection of Irish melodies by Thomas Moore. Published in a pocket-sized format. This is a well known collection of Irish melodies by Thomas Moore. With a melologue on national music to the rear. In a full morocco binding with blind stamping and tooling to boards and spine. Externally, generally smart with rubbing to the head and tail of spine. Small loss to the head of spine. Front joint is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges with the odd spot throughout. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Good. A very scarce volume of 'The Quiver', an illustrated magazine designed largely for Sunday reading. This very scarce volume of The Quiver contains the material of November 1876 - April 1877.In the original cloth binding, with decorative blind stamping and gilt.Wonderfully illustrated throughout, including a frontispiece and four plates, as well as many full page illustrations.The Quiver was a weekly magazine published by Cassell's and was designed for use in religious homes for Sunday readings.John Cassell, theEnglish publisher,conceived the idea of a periodical which would supply Sunday reading for the family while touring America in 18591860.This volume, though not officially given a Volume, includes about half of the material published in Vol XII of the magazine's Third Series.With three pages of the publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart, with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Marks to the boards and slight fading to the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound, with front free endpaper partly detached. Front hinge is starting but firm. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting and a few spots to the endpapers. Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. A lovely illustrated anthology containing a host of children's classic tales, the uncommon first impression. The first edition, first impression of this work. An uncommon copy.Featuring some of the most beloved children's tales and extracts from classics such as 'Winnie the Pooh,' 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit,' 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,' &c. including a lost chapter from Roald Dahl's bestseller 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'.Lavishly illustrated with original illustrations by Quentin Blake, Shirley Hughes, and Pauline Baynes among others, most re-illustrated in full colour.Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A near fine copy of this catalogue showcasing antiquities relating to voyager James Cook for sale at Hordern House in Australia. A detailed catalogue showcasing antiquities relating to voyager James Cook for sale at Hordern House in Australia. Hordern House is an antiquities dealer located in Australia specialising in historical items and books relating to exploration, travel, and voyages.This catalogue was printed in 2008 and comprised of items relating to renowned explorer James Cook from the Robert and Mary Anne Parks Collection. Containing chapters on Cook's beginnings in Newfoundland, his first voyage from 1768 to 1771 with Sir Joseph Banks, his second voyage from 1772 to 1775 with Omai, and his third voyage from 1776 to 1780, and his death.This work is beautifully illustrated with numerous in-text illustrations, most of which are in colour. Also including a folding plate. Collated and complete.Containing a loosely inserted price list.Enclosed in the original near fine dust wrapper. In the original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a touch of shelf wear. Original unclipped dust wrapper is lovely, with just some light shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Good Only. A scarce selection of works from the Burlington Magazine on art and artists, with many illustrations. Scarce work. Illustrated with tipped-in colour frontispiece, four tipped-in plates, and twenty-four plates. With many in-text images. A selection of articles on art, including titles such as: Notes on Oriental Carpet Patterns, Constable's Dedham Vale 1811, A Portrait of a Musician by Leonardo Da Vinci, Art in Germany, The Embroideries of the Aegen, and many others. The Burlington Magazine is a monthly publication established in 1903 that covers the fine and decorative arts of all periods. In the original quarter faux-crocodile skin with cloth boards. Externally, worn with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Loss to the head of the spine. Splits to the joints. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Hinges tender but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Front endpaper loosening and could detach with further handling. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting and age toning to the endpapers. Good Only. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First edition. Two catalogues from Dix Noonan Webb's sale of miscellaneous militaria in December 2014. Illustrated catalogues from Dix Noonan Webb's auction of: Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria on Wednesday 10 December 2014, including a collection of named and attributale American Medal Groups and a collection of Imperial German Militaria formed by the late Stan Laver (online only); and of Orders, Decorations and Medals on Thursday 11 December 2014, including the Punjab Frontier VC group to Lieutenant-Colonel TC Watson, Royal Engineers, the 'Afghanistan 2009'CGC group to Colour Sergeant AG Dennis and the Stuart Period Lesser George Sash Badge of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent. In the original publisher's printed wraps. Externally lovely. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A superior copy of the first edition of this insightful view of the county of Hampshire, edited by William Andrews, illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work. An interesting history looking at Hampshire, with a particular focus on Silchester. Hampshire is on the southern coast of England, a region which has been continuously occupied since the end of the last Ice Age. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and six plates. Chapters written by various authors, including Thomas Frost, Frederick Davis, England Howlett, and more. Edited by William Andrews. With ten pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor marking to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A smartly bound first edition of this very scarce issue of Richard Macnutt's Music Catalogue. First edition. From Music Catalogue, issue number 103. Very scarce work. Illustrated throughout. The first of three catalogues covering the history of opera from its beginnings into the twentieth century. It deals with operas first performed during the years 1751 to 1800, a period of great historical significance and rich in important works, of which almost all have survived into the modern repertory. Produced by Richard Macnutt, an internationally renowned English antiquarian music dealer and expert on Hector Berlioz and Felix Mendelssohn. Bound in modern cloth with the original paper wraps bound in. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First edition. A very smart copy of this very scarce educational guide to the Royal Institution of Great Britain Christmas Lectures. First edition. Very scarce. Beautifully illustrated throughout in colour. A study guide to the Royal Institution of Great Britain Christmas Lectures. First delivered in December 1825 by the Royal Institution's Professor of Mechanics, John Millington, they are a series of lectures, each on a single topic, have been held annually at the Royal Institution in London. The lectures present scientific subjects to a general audience, including young people, in an informative and entertaining manner. This volume explores chapters on Man in the Mirror, The Handed Molecule, and In the Hands of Giants. In the original pictorial paper binding. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A smart first edition of this catalogue of American and International art featured in the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. First edition. Illustrated with six colour plates and many black-and-white images. Collated complete. A catalogue of modern art in two parts: American and International. Displaying paintings and sculptures selected from The Century 21 Exposition, or the Seattle World's Fair, held between April 21 and October 21, 1962 which drew almost 10 million visitors. With introductions by important art critics and museum curators including Norman Davis, Sam Hunter, and Willem Sandberg. In the original pictorial paper binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor sunning to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed. Various (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A very scarce copy of this bright Tiger Tim's Annual for the year 1940, with illustrations throughout. Very scarce issue. With a colour frontispiece, an illustrated title page, and numerous in-text illustrations, many of which are in colour. Tiger Tim's Weekly was a weekly comic for children, which ran from 1919 until 1940. The annuals, which ran from 1922 through to 1956, contain a collection of illustrated short stories and comics for young boys and girls. With contribution from a variety of well-known authors. Examples of titles within this volume include: The Pirates Dungeon, Grandpa John's Secret, My Dolly's Tea Party, The School Pantomime, and Rescue from the Skies, amongst others. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor chipping to the board edges. The odd small mark with light sunning to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound with sympathetic reinforcements to the pastedowns. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot or handling mark. Light loss to the "this book belongs to" page which has been sympathetically repaired with paper. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A very scarce souvenir book handed out at the Nottingham conference for the National Association of Head Teachers. Limited edition of 550 copies, originally handed out to delegates at the 1938 annual conference of the National Association of Head Teachers, held in Nottingham.In the original cloth binding.Offering a brief history of Nottingham, its scenery and geology, education, the University College, notabilities of the county of Nottinghamshire, and more. Writers include the Head of Geography at the University College, the Director of Education and a journalist for The Nottingham Guardian.Illustrated with a frontispiece and nineteen monochrome plates. Collated, complete. In the original cloth binding. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd spot. Near Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Official pictorial catalogue of the 1896 exhibitions of arts from all nations at the Munich Glass Palace. The official catalogue of the exhibition of arts from all nationsheld at the Glass Palace in Munich, 1896. In the original German.The Glaspalast was a glass and iron exhibition building in the Old botanical garden in Munich, styled after the Crystal Palace of London.Illustrated with double frontispiece plan of the Glaspalaste and plate of a bust of Franz Bernauer, as well as a series of eighty full page plates in black and white. Collated, complete. Rebound in quarter morocco over cloth covered boards, doubleur endpapers. Externally very smart with light rubbing to extremities of spine and along the joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good. Various (illustrator). book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A lovely first edition of this study into the combined operations of Britain during World War Two, in particular between the years 1940 and 1942. The first edition of this work.An interesting study into the military operations by Britain from 1940 to 1942, prepared by the Ministry of Information.Offering an informative detailing of the war efforts during these deciding years, looking at the combined efforts of the land, sea, and air.Illustrated throughout. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. A little creasing to the tail of the wraps. Light rubbing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. A little wear to the rear paste down. Very Good Indeed. Various (illustrator). book.…