Blishen,Edward

STAND UP, MR.DICKENS a Dickens Anthology

London, Orion Publ. 1st edition 1995 Color illustrations by Jill Bennett . Small square octavo pictorial boards in dust jacket 87pp near Fine *Incl. Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, Christmas Carol, Dombey and Son, David Copperfield & Great Expectations.

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Book number: J59614

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Keywords: classic illustrated

Bloss,Sebastian (1559-1627) with response by Joannes Melchior Weissenberger

DISPUTATIO PHYSICA, DE NATURA, ET RELIQUIS CORPORIS NATURALIS MOTIONUM CAUSSIS, Proposita in inclyta Heidelbergensi Academia a M. Sebastiano Blossio Minsingensi .. Quam respondendo pro Ingenii viribus tueri conabitur Ioannes Melchior Weissenberger ..

Heidelberg (Germany), Johannes Spies 1st first edition 1584 . Quarto vellum spined boards (probably newer using old material) Titlepage + Epigramma +33 unnumbered pages. Starting with a question, there are LXXXIIII propositions and Appendix. Some creases to titlepage and margin of one other leaf else exceptionally clean and crisp. *Sebastian Bloss was Professor of Medicine at Heidelberg in 1584, later at Ulm and finally in Tuebingen where he died.His most famous work was on the plague. Scarce - only 3 copies in German libraries none in the UK,but not in GM, Durling, Waller, Wheeler or Wellcome.

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Book number: V72191

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Keywords: medicine medical German physician

Blundell,Nigel & Roger Boar

WORLD'S GREATEST GHOSTS

London, Octopus books reprint 1985 Illustrations of haunted places etc. . Paperback (faint creasing to corner) 192pp V.G.

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Book number: A61091

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: ghosts history occult mystery poltergeist haunting

Blunt,Wilfrid

SEBASTIANO The Adventures of an Italian Priest Sebastiano Locatelli During his Journey from Bologna to Paris and Back 1664-1665

London, James Barrie 1956 Plates (29) + folding Map & endpaper maps. . Octavo red cloth, gilt lettered spine (gilt sl.dulled) 296pp. Journey made from Bologna to Paris by the Priest Locatelli.

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Book number: A71945

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: history 17th century

Blyton, Enid

ADVENTURES OF BINKLE & FLIP

London, Dean/Newnes 1967 Illustrated (full page and in text) . Octavo boards in sl.torn dust jacket (tips sl.rubbed) 185pp finger print and date on FEP edges slightly toned else V.G

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Book number: J56484

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Keywords: rabbit animal stories

Blyton,Enid, Amy Steedman, A.C.Edgar

ANIMAL FROLICS

London, Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd Post 1926 color plates [24] by Peter Fraser, Studdy, Frederick Parker,A.C.Edgar etc. . sq.12mo orange pictorial boards [edges very slightly rubbed] front free fly leaf torn out. Binding strong however. 95pp HOWEVER all pages both text and color plates are printed on one side only but blanks although not numbered are counted in the pagination! Some wear to edge of pages, some foxing and stainging to edge of pages but no impact on illustrations or text. *Amy steedman and Enid Blyton are the chief verse contributors but some others give initials only. Not 1st edition published in 1926

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Book number: J75152

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Keywords: poems poetry verse humor

Blyton, Enid (1897-1968)

FRIENDS OF THE COUNTRYSIDE in series Enid Blyton Little Story Books

London, W & A.K. Johnston & G.W. Bacon Ltd 1950's approx. Colour illustrations to the cover + b/w illustrations by Macdowell. . 155 x 120mm colour pictorial paper covers (sl.corner creasing/one short edge tear to lower cover) 64pp with 6 stories of otter, badgers, wild-cat (now rare), fox, stoat & weasel, deer - all these also shown on the covers in colour. First three leaves with corner crease. Cover=title and no titlepage called for, slight wear on letter T. No loose pages, no marking neat and clean. Overall book in very good condition.

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Book number: J75001

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Keywords: animal stories

Blyton,Enid

NODDY AND THE ARK brilliant pop-up book

London, Index / Alligator books reprint of 2001 Pop-ups (6) illustrated by Red Giraffe. . Octavo yellow pictorial boards (rubbed to tips) (12pp) A few wrong creases but these still pop-up correctly. Text parallel to spine Blyton's Toyland series.

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Book number: J53285

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Keywords: pop-up

Blyton,Enid

PUT-EM-RIGHTS

London, Lutterworth 1st edition 1946 Color frontis + many illustrations by Elizabeth Wall . Octavo beige cloth (tips worn/ teacup marked & slight red stain) 167pp most of the illustrations have been colored by a previous owner but otherwise a clean, tight copy

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Book number: J59584

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Keywords: childrens series

Blyton, Enid

ROUND THE YEAR With Enid Blyton - SUMMER BOOK

London, Evans Brothers Ltd. 1st edition 1934 but undated] Photographs and illustrations by K. Nixon. . Duodecimo pictorial card covers (tips rubbed) 96pp. Lacks front fly leaf else clean and neat. Dated from original Old Thatch address on Enid Blyton's 'Dear Boys and Girls' letter.

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Book number: J73131

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Keywords: natural history children

Blyton,Enid

A STORY BOOK OF JESUS illustrated by Elsie Walker

London, Macmillan & Co. Ltd. 1956 Colour plates [32] by Elsie Walker. . Octavo cream cloth boards pictorially gilt to cover (lower cover bit marked) x +158pp. Lower part of free endpaper torn away upper part foxed else paper clean and white. One 2" tear just into bottom of illustration but without loss, repaired with conservation tape.

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Book number: A74967

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: Bible stories Blyton

Bobbins,Godfrey

THE POEMS OF GODFREY BOBBINS [and] An Ennead of Verse Festivals in the Eastern Cape.

N.P., G. & S. 1969 . PRESENTATION COPY from the author to John & Kathleen Allan 1969. Octavo blue cloth with title gilt to cover (spine sunned/lower cover bit speckled) 55pp +32pp. *Poetry by Bobbins and (the second part) various poems by students who contributed to a local Festival in South Africa.

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Book number: F72666

Catalogue: Fiction and Poetry

Keywords: poetry South Africa Cape

Bodley, E.W. but no author given]

THE POWER OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD. Sixth Edition. By the author of “Prayers and Responses for the Household” and "Short Readings for the Christian Year".

London, Skeffington & Son 6th edition 1894 . Small octavo (in 4's) gilt pale blue embossed boards (tips worn some dark spots, damage to head & foot of spine) 95p + book reviews. Some foxing and lacks front endpapers but clean and tight.

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Book number: A74144

Catalogue: General Non-Fiction

Keywords: religion Christianity God

Bois,William Pene du

FORBIDDEN FOREST

New York, Harper&Row 1st edition 1978 Color lithographs throughout . Small folio pictorial boards in price clipped dust jacket 56pgs V/G+ in jacket with 2 closed tears without loss *Anti-war picture book by this NEWBERRY MEDAL WINNER

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Book number: J48795

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Keywords: childrens anti-war

Bolderwood, Rolf

ROBBERY UNDER ARMS A story of life and adventure in the Bush and in the Goldfields of Australia

London, Macmillan & co. 1927 . 8vo grey cloth with black rider on the cover (tips rubbed /spine browned and relaid old on new) 222pp Author book list to face title + title +preface +7-222pp. Uniformly browned to pages and text in double columns on each page. Name to front end paper.

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Book number: J76250

Catalogue: Children's Books and Pop-Ups

Keywords: Victorian adventures in Australia