Rowsell, Mary C.

The Sea-King's Son and Fisherman Grim

Blackie And Son Limited, London, 1944. Presumed First Edition, Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. black titles front & spine with Victorian pictorial decorations to both in white & black over brown covers; undated but Sunday School prize label on fep. gives Christmas 1920; b/w. frontis. illust. & one other; a tale from 'Fisherman Grim' by the same author; some foxing inside covers; 78 pages. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; 1900-1920; Children. Inventory No: CHD00290.

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Scott, Sir Walter

Quentin Durward

Henry Frowde (Hodder), London, No date. Edition Unstated, Red Cloth, Illustrated by: Staynes, P.A.. Good/N/A.. a volume in the Herbert Strang's Library ("carefully edited for school & home reading") with the 'piper beneath the tree' decorative front cover & spine in grey & black on red, slightly faded gilt title panel spine, illustrated endpapers, col. frontis & 1 other by P.A. Staynes, 288 pages incl.. glossary Illustrator: Staynes, P.A.. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Classics; Children. Inventory No: CHD00030.

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Scott, Sir Walter

Quentin Durward

Henry Frowde (Hodder), London, No date. Edition Unstated, Green Cloth, Illustrated by: Staynes, P.A.. Good/N/A.. a volume in the Herbert Strang's Library ("carefully edited for school & home reading") with the 'piper beneath the tree' decorative front cover & spine in grey & black on green, gilt title panel spine - slightly faded, illustrated endpapers, col. frontis & 1 other by P.A. Staynes, 288 pages incl.. glossary Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Staynes, P.A.. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Classics; Children. Inventory No: CHD00031.

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Seaby, Allen W.

Omrig And Nerla. A Tale Of The Bronze Age

Harrap, London, 1934. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: Allen W. Seaby. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Colour frontispiece with further b/w. ills.; map endpapers; set in the Bronze Age the novel opens with what is for Seaby (who was an early exponent of the pony story for children) quite familiar territory: herd behaviour, a challenge from a lone stallion and the birth of a foal. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 221 pages. Fading to spine colour & top & outer edges. hand-written school prize inscription, lavish, in ink to front endpaper. Black titles spine & front. faded green cloth. Illustrator: Allen W. Seaby. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Children; History; Britain/UK; Ancient (BC); Fiction. Inventory No: 2480.

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Sielaff, Erich

The Wise Men of Schilda

Oliver & Boyd, London, 1968. First Edition, Illustrated Boards, Illustrated by: Gurtzig, Erich. Very Good/Good. an adaption for children from the first edition of 1598 & from the Narrenbuch of 1811 translated by Moya Gillespie, black titles on yellow cloth spine, wrap around D/J. illust. (the men of Schilda carrying out their court's order that an invading crayfish should be cast into the water to drown) is repeated on the boards, b/w. vignette title page with title in red, col. illusts. throughout, other than a red felt-tip gift inscript. in a child's hand on the front e/p. this is a clean copy with a price- intact D/J. which has edgewear & small tears, 111 pages plus 4 page index of stories. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Gurtzig, Erich. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Children. Inventory No: CHD00118.

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Stables, Dr Gordon; Hicks, C. Stansfeld; Maskelyne, J. N.; Jones, Rev. Harry; Stradling, Dr; Crawley, Captain; Malan, Rev. A. N. & many others.

Boy's Own Bookshelf: Indoor Games and Recreations - Ilustrated - A Popular Encyclopaedia for Boys (edited by G. A. Hutchison)

Religious Tract Society, London, 1891. New Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. patterned end-papers; tissue-guarded b/w. frontis. illust.; number VIII in the 'Boy's Own Bookshelf' series; illustrated by over seven hundred b/w. drawings, diagrams & full-page plates this encyclopaedia has sections on gymnastics; juggling; model making; chess; magic lanterns; boat building; taxidermy; netting; musical instruments; electricity; conjuring; balloons & much more, all listed in the contents section at the front. Revised & enlarged. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 528 pages. Light wear to spine edges;. Previous owner's name ink-stamped (small) to reverse of frontis.. All edges gilt in good condition. Pictorial Victorian Binding with gilt titles & decoration to front & spine; blind-stamped designs to rear cover. Bumping & light wear to corners. brown cloth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Children; Games & Gaming; Model Making; Crafts & Hobbies; 19th century; Sports & Pastimes. Inventory No: 4537. This book is fairly heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

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Stannard, Russell

The Time And Space Of Uncle Albert (SIGNED COPY)

Faber, London, 1991. Reprint, Paperback, Illustrated by: Levers, John. Near Fine/N/A.. 9780571142828 Signed by Author. A novel for children of ten & upwards by the Vice-president of the Institute of Physics & Professor of Physics at the Open University which introduces the elements of that subject in an exciting & accessible way, an unread copy with very minor dents on rear cover only noticeable in a bright light, signed on pre-title page - "Best Wishes - Russell Stannard", 120 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. no Dust Jacket as published.. Illustrator: Levers, John. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Physics; Science & Technology. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0571142826. ISBN/EAN: 9780571142828. Inventory No: CHD00173.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Stannard/Childrens/Physics Children; Physics; Science & Technology. Levers, John Signed by Author Unbranded ISBN: 0571142826 EAN: 9780571142828 Stannard, Russell The Time And Space Of Uncle Albert (SIGNED COPY) Physics Science & Technology

Strang, Herbert (Editor)

The Big Book for Boys

O.U.P. (Humphrey Milford), London, 1926. Early Edition, Illustrated Boards, Illustrated by: Various. Fair/No Jacket (as published). the 1926 edition of this book with all-round pictorial cover featuring "The Record" (A High Jump attempt by a lad watched by his entire school & set against an azure sky) Illust. endpapers, B/W.iIllust. throughout plus full page col. fronti. & 1 other. Stories, facts, & things to do from various contributors. Wear at sides of spine, some bumping of corners & edges, cover with endpapers adrift from book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Children. Inventory No: CHD00019.

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Strang, Herbert

The Motor Scout

O.U.P. (Humphrey Milford), London, 1922. Reprint, Red Cloth. Good/No Jacket. blind-stamped design spine, front & back covers, Gilt titles spine, col. frontis. featuring early motorbike, Illust. endpapers, school prize-label (xmas 1924) on front endpaper, 303 pages Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Automobiles & Vehicles. Inventory No: CHD00017.

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Herbert Strang

The New Herbert Strang Omnibus

O.U.P. (Humphrey Milford), London, 1934. Reprint, Green Cloth. Good/No Jacket. black titles front & spine, a sound copy, some marking & fading to spine, front endpaper removed, 240 pages containing three novels Humphrey Bold, Palm Tree Island, & The Riders. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Children. Inventory No: CHD00015.

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Strang, Herbert

Round the World in Seven Days

Henry Frowde (Hodder), London, 1911. First Edition, Red Cloth, Illustrated by: Michael, A.C.. Very Good/No Jacket. gilt titles front & spine with gilt medallion on front stating - "prize awarded by the London County Council" this is not in the usual pictorial covers but appears to have been specially bound for the L.C.C. col. frontis. & 5 others by A. C. Michael with fold-out b/w. map of air route ..... "But, my dear fellow, he'll either be relieved or done for long before you can get there. The paper said they were practically unarmed." "Exactly. I'm going to pick up some rifles and ammunition at one of the Australian ports, and so help 'em to keep their end up until the gunboat reaches them. I'll probably get there a day before the boat." "But do you know how far it is? It's thirteen thousand miles or more." "I know. I'm going to have a try. I've got seven days to get there and back; then my leave's up. I can do it if the engine holds out, and if you'll help.".....; dark edging to pages of which there are 285 with 16 (browned) pages of book ads. at end, ink inscription (1910) front endpaper, a clean & sound copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Michael, A.C.. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Aviation. Inventory No: CHD00037.

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Stredder, Eleanor

Alive in the Jungle - (a Story for the young)

Nelson, London, 1919. Reprint, Green Cloth, Illustrated by: Stewart, E. very good/good/N/A.. bright gilt titles & pictorial spine, front cover illust. of white hunter in black, pink & white (slightly faded}, col. frontis. & 2 of 3 col. illusts.(vignette missing), title page in red & black, A volume in 'Nelson's Travel Series'. undated though facing front cover attractive gilt & coloured prize label gives 1919 & stamped above - "Sons of Temperance, Hope of Histon (Cambs.) Division", 192 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrator: Stewart, E. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Africa; Travel & Places. Inventory No: CHD00072.

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Symonds, John

The Stuffed Dog

J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd,, London, 1967. First Edition, Blue Cloth, Illustrated by: Ardizzone, Edward. Near Fine/Poor. gilt & black titles spine; gilt & black decorations front; front cover col. illust. by Ardizzone with many of his b/w. drawings throughout; "Explorations of attics can lead to unusual 'finds', especially when they have become depositories for bargain buys purchased at auction sales. Daisy Anderson's father brought home all manner of things like these - and having put them 'in a safe place upstairs' immediately. forgot about them. It was not surprising, then, that Daisy and her friend should discover among her father's odd collection a doll in a box - -but it was a doll with a difference. Delighted, the girls bring the doll downstairs. She tells them her name is Mary La Home and, they listen With rapt attention as she relates her life a hundred years ago with Gerald, a ventriloquist, and Toby, his dog. Remorse haunts this extraordinary doll but was her story really true? And what became of Gerald in. the end? A tombstone in the graveyard completes his sad story. Inside Gerald's house the final proof awaits them that everything did indeed happen as Mary La Home remembered. The flavour of the story is unusual. Strangely matter-of-fact, the narrative quickly takes hold of the reader and carries them into an eerie world of fantasy. The tension mounts and the ending is as satisfying as sleep after troubled dreams."; the price-intact (& now protected) D/J. has edge-wear, a small piece missing from front & a larger piece missing from the rear but most of the art-work thereon survives; the book within is in excellent condition; 60 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Ardizzone, Edward. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Children. Inventory No: CHD00254.

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Theobalds, Prue (editor)

The Teddy Bear (SIGNED COPY)

Blackie & Son, London, 1988. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: Prue Theobalds. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9780216923935 beige end-papers; contents list to front; Chubby bears, lean bears, smart bears and scruffy bears, shy bears and bouncy bears - all appear in this captivating collection of poetry and prose about teddy bears, garnered from the time of their first appearance at the turn of the century right up until the present day. Some are famous bears, others known previously only to their devoted owners. The text is illustrated throughout with affectionate portraits of real teddy bears, in particular those which inspired the authors in this collection who include: Frank L. Baum; Christine Temple; Ida Bohatta; E. S. Turner; Rose Fyleman; Josephine Hatcher; Wilma Horsbrugh; V. H. Drummond; Charlotte Hough; Lady Elizabeth Gorrell; Aingelda Ardizzone; Eulia Smith-Zimman; Shirley Isherwood; Peter Bull; Ivy O Eastwick; Ursula Hourihane; Elizabeth Lang; Hans Andreus; Joan G. Robinson; Terrance Dicks; Carey Blyton; Judith Robbins & others. Here is a book to delight everyone who has ever owned or longed for a teddy bear. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 103 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in archive acetate film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Silver titles spine. blue cloth; illustrated by b/w. & colour drawings. Illustrator: Prue Theobalds. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; Anthologies; Childrens; Teddy Bears; Children. ISBN: 021692393X. ISBN/EAN: 9780216923935. Inventory No: 4119.

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Various / Unstated

Blue Peter Fourth Book

Annual B.B.C. London, 1967. First Edition, Laminated Boards. Good/No Jacket (as published). A clean price-intact copy with no markings inside or out & with the competition entry form intact & unfilled; very-slight bumping to top & bottom spine & corners but no real damage. 77 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Type: Annual. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Annuals; Britain/UK; 1960s; Film, Radio & Television. Inventory No: ANL00001.

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