1.
The Modern Marvels Encyclopedia
Published circa 1946
Edited by John, R. Crossland.
Quarto.
Red blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
448 pages.
8 colour plates.
Numerous b/w. illustrations.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Undated, but marked '1946' by original owner.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
The Modern Illustrated Encyclopedia
Published by Collins circa 1955
Edited by John, R. Crossland.
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
564 pages.
8 colour plates.
Numerous black and white illustrations.
All plates present.
Dustwrapper worn and price-clipped, with loss at top edge.
Corners of covers bumped.
Top 3cm of Back inner hinge damaged.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
The Giant Book of Facts
1st Thus edition,
published by Hamlyn in 1990
ISBN: 0600568830.
Quarto.
Blue laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
320 pages.
A modern child's encyclopedia in four sections:
"The World and the Universe",
"Natural History",
"Science and Technology" and
"The Arts and History".
Six page index at rear of book.
Information is attractively arranged with many illustrations.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
4.
The Modern World Book of Animals
by
John R. Gilbert
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1950
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
159 pages.
Eight colour plates, numerous black and white illustrations
Covers edge chipped, corners bumped.
Small loss of paper to lower back edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
The New Illustrated Encyclopedia
Published by Collins circa 1957
Edited by John R. Crossland
Quarto.
Red blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
467 pages.
8 colour plates.
Numerous black and white drawings.
All plates present.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Lettering on spine has faded.
Dated from a school prize label on f.e.p.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
7.
The Modern Boy's Book of Achievment
by
Eric Leyland
1st edition,
published by Edmund Ward in 1958
Quarto green covers, black lettering on spine.
Colour frontispiece, numerous black and white photographs, and line drawings.
Half of the dustwrapper back is missing, and closed tear at the base of front cover.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
Daily Sketch Modern Boys Annual
Published by Waterlow and Sons circa 1958
Edited by Robert Campion.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
197 pages.
Light wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Neat gift dedication on title page.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
The best term ever
by
Cecilia Falcon
with illustrations by
Nat Long
Published by Thames circa 1950
"The modern Library".
Glazed boards, cloth spine.
Five colour plates.
Dustwrapper chipped, with 4cm loss to top of spine.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
A Second Book of Modern Poetry
by
H. A. Treble
Reprint,
published by Macmillan in 1938
English Literature Series No. 61.
Covers marked and worn.
Some fingermarking to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
The Modern World Book of Flying
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1953
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
The Modern World Book of Ships
by
Raymond Blackman
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1950
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Gift dedication and name stamp on front endpaper.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
13.
The Modern Boy's Book of Achievment
1st edition,
published by Edmund Ward in 1958
Edited by Eric Layland.
Green cloth-covered boards with black lettering.
127 pages.
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
The Modern World Book of Animals
by
John R. Gilbert
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1950
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
159 pages.
Some wear to covers.
Dedication and some faint scribble on front endpaper.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
Inside Modern Technology, How it works
1st Thus edition,
published by Book Club Associates in 1982
ISBN: 085685932X.
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
24cm x 28cm.
184 pages.
Slight wear to dustwrapper.
School library stamp on title page.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
The Modern Book for Girls
Published by Birn Brothers circa 1950
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners and edges bumped.
Names blocked-out and partially erased inside front cover.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
The Modern Book for Girls
Published by Birn Brothers circa 1950
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges and slightly scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Some faint foxing to endpapers and fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
The Modern Wonder Book for Boys
Published by Collins circa 1940
Quarto.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
384 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
"All the gems from Storyland".
Gilt on covers and spine rubbed and darkened.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Some white marks on back cover.
Fore-edge, prelims and early pages foxed.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
Modern Boys Annual 1932
by
W. E. Johns
1st edition,
published by Fleetway in 1931
Large format, glazed pictorial board, cloth spine. Contains one colour and four black and white plates by W E Johns; some articles written by him but not attributed. Edges of covers worn. Contents generally Very Good but some finger marking.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
The Faber Book of Modern Fairy Tales
with illustrations by
Ann Strugnnell
1st edition,
published by Faber & Faber in 1981
ISBN: 0571117686.
Edited by Sara and Stephen Corrin.
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
312 pages.
Fifteen tales by recent authors, which have been accepted as fairy tales.
Authors include, Ted Hughes, Philippa Pearce, and E. Nesbit.
Minor wear to dustwrapper and covers.
Name at top of front endpaper.
Otherwise clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
Macleod of Dare
by
William Black
Published by Collins circa 1930
"Collins handy modern fiction".
Red covers, gilt lettering.
Colour frontispiece.
Hinges cracked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
The big pancake
by
Nicola Baxter
with illustrations by
Tony Kenyon
1st Thus edition,
published by Ladybird Books in 1994
ISBN: 0721416942.
Laminated pictorial boards.
50 pages.
Favourite Tales, modern version.
Clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
The Modern World Book of Railways
by
Paul Townend
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1950
Quarto.
Brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cloth spine.
Covers very heavily worn.
Top half of spine strip missing.
Contents beginning to detatch from covers.
Contents a little worn at edges, but generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
Jungle Doctor on the Hop
by
Paul White
with illustrations by
Graham Wade
1st edition,
published by The Paternoster Press in 1957
15th book in Jungle Doctor series.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
120 pages.
Dustwrapper chipped and worn.
An account of the daily life and work of a missionary doctor in what used to be called Tanganiyka (modern day Tanzania).
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.