961.
The Big Lie
By
David Day
Illustrator
Mark Entwisle.
1st edition, 1991, Piccadilly Press.
ISBN: 1853401102.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Small eraser-scuff on front endpaper.
Otherwise in near-Fine condition.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.
962.
Josephine Keeps School
By
Mrs. Henry Cowper Cradock
Illustrator
Honor C. Appleton.
Reprint, circa 1950, Blackie.
Quarto.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Cream cloth spine.
Brown lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
64 pages.
8 colour plates.
Covers clean and tight, minor faults only.
Name on front endpaper in childish script.
All plates present.
The final page is tanned, other pages white.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very good condition.
963.
The 'Good-Night' Stories
By
Margaret Gibbons
Illustrator
Gladys Thompson.
1st edition, 1912, The Year Book Press.
Quarto.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
87 pages.
Illustrated with line drawings, some by Beryl Reid.
A collection of stories about fairies, told to her children by a mother at bedtime.
Covers worn, with some scuffing at edges.
Name written on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition.
964.
Beyond the Wild Wood
By
Peter Green
1st American edition, 1983, Facts on File.
ISBN: 0871967405.
Quarto.
Dark green paper-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
224 pages.
This is an abridged edition of 'Kenneth Grahame,
1859-1932, a study of his life, work and times'.
Illustrated with photographs, many of them in colour.
No significant faults affecting covers or contents.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.
965.
966.
967.
968.
William the Bold
By
Richmal Crompton
Illustrator
Thomas Henry.
1st edition, 1950, Newnes.
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
248 pages.
Top 1.5cm chip at top of dustwrapper spine.
Some wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper not price-clipped.
Light spotting on both endpapers.
Covers clean and undamaged.
Gilt lettering and decoration bright.
Binding tight.
Contents clean and undamaged.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.
969.
970.
971.
People at Work: The Fisherman
By
Ina Havenhand and John Havenhand
Illustrator
John Berry.
1st edition, 1963, Ladybird Books.
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Blue decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Neatly hand-written address sticker facing title page.
VG in other respects.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
972.
973.
Granny's Wonderful Chair
By
Frances Browne
Circa 1920, Blackie.
Octavo.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Green decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Some marks and stains on back cover.
Foxing on fore edge.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition.
974.
975.
976.
Things to make from junk
By
Alice Woudhuysen
Circa 1970, Printing Arts Limited.
Paperback.
30cm x 21cm.
Suggestions for creating toys and ornaments from discarded household containers.
Covers worn and creased.
Good condition.
977.
Family Card Games
By
P. R. Jackson
Reprint, 1984, Strawberry Hill Press.
ISBN: 0713514957.
Quarto.
Paperback.
64 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Descriptions of 30 different type of card game.
Foxing on prelims and back cover.
Good condition.
978.
The superbook of games to make and play
By
P. Hiaso
Revised edition, 1987, Kingfisher Books.
ISBN: 0862723159.
Paperback.
Quarto.
40 pages.
Co-authors and illustrators, Neil Lorimer, Nick Williams.
Clear instructions on how to make board games.
Rules for playing found at rear of book.
Very good condition.
979.
980.
Talking to the Sun
1st English edition, 1886, Viking Kestrel.
ISBN: 0670814504.
Edited by Kenneth Koch.
Laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
24cm x 24cm.
112 pages.
"An Illustrated Anthology of Poems for Young People" selected and introduced by Kenneth Koch and Kate Farrell.
The illustrations for each poem are reproductions of paintings in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The dustwrapper is price-clipped.
Otherwise the book appears unused.
Fine condition with dust-wrapper.