The Wonder Book of Why and What

Ward Lock, circa 1950. 16th. Hardback. Quarto. Pictorial paper-covered boards. Yellow cloth spine. Covers worn at edges. Final plate missing. Contents VG. Good.

The Childrens BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: 111942

Catalogue: Annuals

The wonder book of why & what?

Ward Lock, 1930. Used - Good. Good hardback with pictorial boards 15th ed. Sound copy in tight binding; front board shows girl & boy. Orange cloth spine with black titles; extremities rubbed and worn. Pictorial end papers, repaired at front hinge, with name and address inked on front free end paper. Pages neat & well-kept. Photo:.

Cotswold Internet BooksProfessional seller

Book number: BOOKS222703I

The Wonder Book of Why and What

Ward Lock, circa 1950. 15th. Hardback. Non-fiction. Glazed pictorial boards. Eight colour plates, endpapers illustrated by Thomas Maybank. Thin (1-2cm) strip of dustwrapper torn away across top of front cover. Bottom 1cm of dustwrapper spine missing and some creasing. Light wear to covers. Very Good.

The Childrens BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: 59820

Catalogue: Annuals

Harry Golding [ed.]

The Wonder Book of Nature; the Wonder Book of How It&Apos;S Done; the Wonder Book of Why and What; the Wonder Book of Tell Me Why; the Wonder Book of the Army

London, Ward, Lock & Co, 1914-1954. Hardback. Five entertaining and educational volumes from The Wonder Book series, published by Ward, Lock & Company. Five volumes of the Wonder Book series published by Ward, Lock & Company. These entertaining and educational children's books were popular gifts in the twentieth century, with hundreds of illustrations and several colour plates. Comprised of mixed editions, including a first edition of The Wonder Book of the Army. These fun educational books ask and answer a huge range miscellaneous questions about how things work in the world around us, such as why does striking a match make it light? How does a letter reach you? How are roads made? What is a Volcano? With eight plates to the Wonder Book of Nature, including a folding plate, collated and complete. With eight colour plates to The Wonder Book of How It's Done, collated and complete. With eight colour plates to The Wonder Book of Why and What, collated and complete. This copy includes two colour plates of trains from another book tucked in. With seven plates to The Wonder Book of Tell Me Why, collated but lacking the plate of the Matterhorn. With eight plates to The Wonder Book of the Army, including one folding plate. The rear endpaper to The Wonder Book of Tell Me Why is torn. Prior owner's ink inscription to recto of front endpaper in The Wonder Book of Nature, 'Julian Bassington - Ward&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding over hard boards. Externally, generally smart. A little rubbed to the boards and the spine with some moderate wear towards the extremities. The Wonder Book of Tell Me Why and the Wonder Book of Nature are a little more rubbed at the spine, with a small chip in the cloth to the tail of the latter volume. There is a tear in the cloth at the rear joint of the Wonder Book of Why and What. Internally, firmly bound. The pages to The Wonder book of Nature are a little age-toned, but aside from this volume, pages are bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 851N2

Catalogue: Children's Books

Keywords: The Wonder Book Series Ward, Lock & Co Henry Golding The Wonder Book of Nature Ward, Lock & Co The Wonder Book of the Army Colour Plates Various

GOLDING, Harry (Editor).

The Wonder Book of Why & What?: answers to children's questions. 'Wonder Books Series.'

London: Ward Lock & Co, N.D. [1921.] 4to. 255[1]pp, colour frontis, colour plates, tinted text illustrations (many full-page and some double-page). Original grey cloth lettered in black incorporating pictorial colour-printed glazed-paper boards, pictorial eps printed in blue. Board corners rubbed with very slight wear; a couple of very small dents to top of boards.

John TurtonProfessional seller

Book number: 33317

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: children's & illustrated binding

Harry Golding, ed

The Wonder Book of Why & What? Answers to Children's Questions

London/Melbourne, Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Sixth edition. Hardcover. 256p. A hardcover book with a red cloth spine and pictorial boards. Good condition overall. Edges heavily rubbed and extremities of spine wearing through. Owner's inscription on first blank endpaper. Small closed tears on edges of first few leaves, and 1.5" closed tear on the edge of page 17-18. Binding shaken from years of use, but still secure enough for reading. Some tanning and foxing inside, but text unmarked. Explains natural phenomena, where everyday objects come from, how certain things are made, how machines work, and other things children are curious about. Undated, but the owner's inscription is dated 1927. .

Kubik Fine Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 174560

Catalogue: Childrens

COMPANY, WARD LOCK AND

The Wonder Book of Why and What?

Ward Lock and Company. 1960. Hardcover. Hardback no D/J internally good, cover some scuffing but tidy. Owners name on first page. 17th edition. One of the series. Packed with useful information together with colour and black and white photographs and illustrations. Used: Acceptable.

Lady Lisa's BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: 20692