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Dean's Rag Book Co.,Pre WW1. 220mm wide x 135mm.Colour pictures of early aeroplanes, airships and trains printed on cotton cloth, 6 leaves. Edges a little frayed. Has the inevitable discolouration, and a few stains, but the colours are still bright. On rear leaf there is a motif of two bulldogs trying to tear the book apart, with logo "Dean's Rag Books. Quite Indestructible". Despite its blemishes, very true. An unusual item.:
BIGGLES OF THE INTERPOL by JOHNS. W. E.;
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BIGGLES OF THE INTERPOL
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Brockhampton press. Leicester.,1957. FIRST EDITION. 6 Full colour plates by Stead. Finely bound in recent half red morocco, raised bands, gilt. Red cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Fine copy.:
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ON WHEELS AND WINGS
by BARTON, F.M.; No 111 of DEAN'S RAG BOOKS
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THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
by BANNERMAN. HELEN.;
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Chatto & Windus. London.,1935. Reprint. Small 4to.(9.3 x 7 inches). 27 full colour plates, each with a page of text opposite. Small area of loss to the bottom corner of one page and a few pages with tears into the margins, without any loss to the page. Overall a very good clean copy which has recently been finely bound in leather. Full blue morocco, spine with raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt. Boards with gilt ruled borders. Front board lettered in gilt. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Overall a very good, attractively bound copy.:
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INTRODUCTION FAMILIERE A LA CONNOISSANCE DE LA NATURE. Traduction libre de l'Anglois de Mrs. Trimmer
by TRIMMER. SARAH. Mrs
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Au Bureau de l'Ami des Enfans, Rue de l'Universite, au coin de celle du Ba, No.28. d'adresse a M. Le Prince, Directeur. 1784. FIRST FRENCH EDITION. 6mo. (5.1 x 3.5 inches). 3 parts in one volume. 184,108,116pp. Finely bound in recent full dark green panelled calf. Spine with raised bands. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. A very good copy. Published 2 years after the English edition.
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THE GILLYFLOWER GARDEN BOOK.
by ANDERSON. ANNE. Illustrates
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Thomas Nelson & Sons. London. ND. [1915] 1915. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.3 x 701 inches). Illustrated with 12 full page colour plates and line drawings around the text pages opposite each plate, plus illustrated title page, all by Anderson. A little browning to the blank endpapers and a neat previous owner name on the front free endpaper, otherwise a very good, clean copy in the publishers grey cloth covered boards. Full colour illustrated onlay to the front board and green line border, decoration and lettering. Blue cloth spine lettered in dark blue. Aside from some darkening to the plain spine and minor rubbing to the extremities this is a very good copy. The book is undated but the British Library catalogue gives the publication date as 1915.
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THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.
by ANON. (Illustrations possibly by J. Smeeton)
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Printed by J. Fairburn. 110, Minories. (London). No date. 1820 - 1842. (4.6 x 3.6 inches). 8pp, plus publishers green wraps, printed in black to the front panel with title, publisher and woodcut illustration. Unsewn but with the later addition of a pin to keep it all together. Each page with one or two, a total of ten, woodcuts and text printed below. A few creases to the page edges but overall a very good example of this rare edition. ---- No copy of this edition listed on Worldcat or Copac. ---- Fairburn was located at this address from 1820 to 1842.- P.A.H. Brown. London publishers and printers. p. 65. ---- The Osborne collection in Toronto has a similar edition, dated 1820 and published by Fairburn, that it records as being illustrated by Smeeton.
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ON WHEELS AND WINGS
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Dean's Rag Book Co.,Pre WW1. 220mm wide x 135mm.Colour pictures of early aeroplanes, airships and trains printed on cotton cloth, 6 leaves. Edges a little frayed. Has the inevitable discolouration, and a few stains, but the colours are still bright. On rear leaf there is a motif of two bulldogs trying to tear the book apart, with logo "Dean's Rag Books. Quite Indestructible". Despite its blemishes, very true. An unusual item.:
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THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
by BANNERMAN. HELEN.;
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Chatto & Windus. London.,1935. Reprint. Small 4to.(9.3 x 7 inches). 27 full colour plates, each with a page of text opposite. Small area of loss to the bottom corner of one page and a few pages with tears into the margins, without any loss to the page. Overall a very good clean copy which has recently been finely bound in leather. Full blue morocco, spine with raised bands, ruled and lettered in gilt. Boards with gilt ruled borders. Front board lettered in gilt. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Overall a very good, attractively bound copy.:
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PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.
by RACKHAM. ARTHUR. Illustrates; BARRIE. J. M
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Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1906. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (10.2 x 7.7 inches). Illustrated with a colour frontis and forty nine full colour plates, all mounted onto thick art paper pages at back of book, each one with a printed tissue guard. Decorative endpapers with map of Kensington Gardens. A near fine, bright and clean copy throughout in original russet cloth binding with gilt stamped decoration and lettering to front board and spine. Very minor rubbing to hinges and a small bump to the lower front board at the outer corner, but overall a beautiful clean copy of this classic. Among the very best of Rackham's work.
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THE GILLYFLOWER GARDEN BOOK.
by ANDERSON. ANNE. Illustrates
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Thomas Nelson & Sons. London. ND. [1915] 1915. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.3 x 701 inches). Illustrated with 12 full page colour plates and line drawings around the text pages opposite each plate, plus illustrated title page, all by Anderson. A little browning to the blank endpapers and a neat previous owner name on the front free endpaper, otherwise a very good, clean copy in the publishers grey cloth covered boards. Full colour illustrated onlay to the front board and green line border, decoration and lettering. Blue cloth spine lettered in dark blue. Aside from some darkening to the plain spine and minor rubbing to the extremities this is a very good copy. The book is undated but the British Library catalogue gives the publication date as 1915.
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THE ROBIN. A Collection of choice songs
by ANON
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Printed by J. Catnach, 2, Monmouth Court, 7 Dials. London. - No date. Circa 1830. (3.4 x 2.4 inches). 32pp. Sewn into plain yellow paper wraps. Illustrated with ten wood engraved vignettes and decorative head piece on the first page, plus one leaf with four lines of music, for voice and violin, for the song The Southern Breezes. Page edges a bit creased and rubbed and a small stain to the rear blank wrap, but overall a very good copy. Contains a short anti slavery verse, simply entitled The Slave. --- Rare. No copies listed on Worldcat or Copac. "One class of literature which Jemmy Catnach made â by reason of greater mechanical skill and a larger capital than his rivals â almost his own, was children's farthing, halfpenny, and penny books." - The history of the Catnach press by Charles Hindley. 1886. Catnach was publishing at this address between c. 1813 and his retirement in 1838.
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Biggles of the Interpol (Knight Books)
by Johns, W. E
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Paperback. Acceptable.
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Biggles of the Interpol
by W.E.Johns
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Brockhampton Press, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 181 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Lettering is bright and clear. Visible wear marks to boards.
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Biggles of the Interpol
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Biggles Of The Interpol (Hampton Library)
by Johns, W.E. (Captain)
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Brockhampton Press . Hardcover. Good/Good. No edition or date stated. Small stamp mark. Publication of 181 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed and a touch edge worn. The boards are in good condition. The pages are complete and the text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Biggles of the Interpol (Knight Books)
by Johns, W. E
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Green Knight/Brockhamption Pres, 1968. 1st Thus . Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st paperback edition (following first publication in 1965). Card covers (a little rubbed at edges, some shelf wear, small scuff at base of spine). Internally a hint of tanning, as expected from Geen Knight paperbacks of this age, as one leaf a little loose, else neat, clean, bright and tight. Nice paperback 1st. Eleven short stories featuring Biggles as the crime fighter.
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Biggles of the Interpol
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Brockhampton Press, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. boards are rubbed, knocked and edge worn. foxing and marks. ownership sticker. fair copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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Biggles of the Interpol
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brockhampton press leicester 1957. FIRST EDITION,181pp ills.[col.by leslie stead] VG+ (red embossed cloth,v.sl.fading to extrems.,eps and content edges v.sl.foxed) lacks d/w
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Biggles of the Interpol
by W. E. Johns
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Leicester: Knight Books. Lightly creased cover. . Good. Soft cover. 1975.
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BIGGLES OF THE INTERPOL
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Brockhampton Press, 0000. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Undated first edition on pale blue cloth with inscription inside cover
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BIGGLES OF THE INTERPOL
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Published by Brockhampton Press. Hardback. Good/Good. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Hampton Library edition. Pale blue mottled boards. 181 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents browned, some heavy foxing. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with slight loss and some old tape repairs. Small hole to centre of front panel.
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Bedtime Stories
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1978 - 16th printing- vintage Bedtime Stories - Little Red Riding Hood - book: very good - all pages are clean and unmarked - edge wear on boards good for age - pages show some toning at edges - ELEMENT: includes a little red riding hood/big bad wolf as grandma flip doll - doll is professionally sewn with intricate details
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Day In and Day Out (The Alice and Jerry Books, Reading Foundation Series)
by Mabel O'Donnell; Alice Carey
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Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, n.d. [copyright 1936]. Hardcover. First Edition, no additional printings listed. First-grade reader in the Alice and Jerry basal reader educational series. Red cloth over boards with blue & yellow titles and illustration of a dog and duckling. Good+. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, a few penciled notes. Sewn binding is straight and tight. Corners and spine ends bumped. Covers clean and bright. Not from a school or library. See photos. 156 pages with color illustrations on every page. Word list.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Bob Son of Battle
by Alfred Oliphant
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The story focuses on the rivalry between two sheepdogs and their masters, and chronicles the coming of age of a boy who is caught between them. David M'Adam, the boy, was half-orphaned by the death of his mother, and is left to the care of his father, Adam M'Adam, a sarcastic, angry alcoholic with a few redeeming qualities. M'Adam is the owner of Red Wull, a huge, violent dog who herds his sheep by brute force. Doubleday & McClure, 1899. Hardcover. Condition: vg+. .356 pages Find copy in Dark Blue Boards . copyright Doubleday & McClure (New York), 1889. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Rare first edition original 1899 edition by Doubleday and McClure Company New York. Nice copy all on hand laid paper. Deckled edges. Bob Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant. Copyright 1889. Some browning of pages. In a navy cloth binding. Externally sound. Some shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked/,
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Ronny Meets the Cadborosuarus
by Elmay Crow
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Crow Publishing, Victoria, 1971, 30 pages, 6.5" x 8.5", Near Fine, Comb Bound Softcover. An uncommon self published companion to "Ronny Meets The Sasquatch".
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El Principe Picenin – The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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A special copy of The Little Prince translated into the Venetian (Venetan/Veneto) language, also called dialeto del mar – the dialect of the sea. Included is the bookmark from the bookstore - Libreria Acqua Alta. Great gift for any Little Prince collector. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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The House That Jack Built: The Old Woman and Her Pig
by Rodney Peppe
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Pocket sized reproduction from Pleasewell Series of the 1890s. This edition is reversible with The Old Woman and Her Pig also featured when the book is flipped over. Each story has reproduced lithographs from the original publication. No creasing, no age spots, Like New !
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Foreign Agent
by Thor, Brad
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New York: Atria Books, 2016. Signed on fep First Edition with full number line This is a limited, signed edition with an exclusive, to this edition, additional chapter. Please note what looks like a "Signed Edition" sticker on the front of dust jacket. It is not a a sticker; it is part of the design of the jacket. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 338 pages PLUS additional chapter "exclusively for Target customers." Target is US-based department store. From jacket: "Scot Harvath has exactly the skills the CIA is looking for. He's a former Navy SEAL with extensive experience in espionage. Working for a private intelligence company, he will provide the CIA, and more important, the President, with absolute deniability. But deep within the Russian Caucasus, Moscow also has its own special kind of operative... When a clandestine American operations team is ambushed near Syria, all signs point toward a dangerous informant in Brussels..." A new book, but with…
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Going To the Doctor (First Experiences Series)
by Fred Rogers
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Fred Rogers: First Experiences Book Series: Going To the Doctor (1986 1st Ed. 3rd Pr. Thus, G.P. Putnam)RARE in this first hardcover edition. Quite the find. Used. VG/VG condition unclipped dust jacket, printed price $12.95 Mr. Rogers appears on the back dj panel wearing a pale blue sweater. "In this book, real life photos are used to help young people feel more comfortable with interacting with other children and making new friends. A Note From Fred Rogers: A child's first visit with a pediatrician usually comes soon after birth. It may be months or even years later, though, that a child first shows fear about going to see a doctor. The worry of an injection or some other unfamiliar medical procedure can trigger that fear. It can also appear because another family member may be feeling medical anxieties. And, of course, new body awareness and needs for privacy develop naturally in children's early years, so all these feelings can make it very hard for them to let doctors investigate the workings of…
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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