TALES FROM EVERYWHERE. [illus by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone.**]
by BROADLEY, MAE - selected & rewritten by:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+./No dw/dj - as issued.
- Seller
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PLYMOUTH., Devon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn.VG+.No owner inscrptn present,previous one though,amateurishly removed from colour pictorial world map illustrated front free endpaper,with slight detrimental effect.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone,illustrated boards; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks,tears or splits present,both internal endpaper hinges without cracking,solid and sound - but hinge to to pp8/9 cracked - no others affected.Head+foot of spine/backstrip and all corner tips, minisculely bumped with reciprocal rubbing and miniscule loss and very minimal,minor superficial scoring/indents to either board.Top+ fore-edges inevitably aged/toned; contents bright and tight,crisp, clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread,other than my own collation.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj - as issued, 1st edn,6-53pp [paginated] includes part (the majority)+full-page colour illustrations by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone,to all pages,11 tales from around the world; plus [unpaginated] colour pictorial illustrated title page.
Tales from New Zealand,Scotland,Mexico,England,Australia,Africa, Persia,Europe,China and Russia. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable for a book of it's age and nature - i.e a child's book,and even internally,the book is also in an acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only those few faults described that prevents a slighty higher grading.Despite them,it really is an acceptable copy for brightness and cleanliness.
Highly collected and prolific children's book illustrators,a scarce and unusual item/ephemera in Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone's bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to the A & J Grahame Johnstone's canon.
Want more Janet & Anne Grahame JOHNSTONE titles? For similar and other titles please seach my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue.
Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone,twins born 1928.Active from c1949,Janet died in a tragic accident 20th January,1979,her sister surviving her until 25th May,1998.Children's book illustrators specialising in large,brightly coloured gift books (mainly published by Dean & Son),in which the full-page illustrations normally surround the passages of the text.Janet specialized in animals and birds,Anne focused on the period costumes that so dominated their work.
Their work represents a recent manifestation of the nursery traditions mass-marketed by Mabel Lucie Attwell and updated by Hilda Boswell, characterised by unfailing sentimentality and a palpable determination to please.Between them they published over 200 titles;with over 5,000 illustrations in total: 1,000+ in b/w and 4,000+ in colour,and 10 technical equestrian books.
Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.
Tales from New Zealand,Scotland,Mexico,England,Australia,Africa, Persia,Europe,China and Russia. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable for a book of it's age and nature - i.e a child's book,and even internally,the book is also in an acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only those few faults described that prevents a slighty higher grading.Despite them,it really is an acceptable copy for brightness and cleanliness.
Highly collected and prolific children's book illustrators,a scarce and unusual item/ephemera in Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone's bold style and will be an important and welcome addition to the A & J Grahame Johnstone's canon.
Want more Janet & Anne Grahame JOHNSTONE titles? For similar and other titles please seach my CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogue.
Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone,twins born 1928.Active from c1949,Janet died in a tragic accident 20th January,1979,her sister surviving her until 25th May,1998.Children's book illustrators specialising in large,brightly coloured gift books (mainly published by Dean & Son),in which the full-page illustrations normally surround the passages of the text.Janet specialized in animals and birds,Anne focused on the period costumes that so dominated their work.
Their work represents a recent manifestation of the nursery traditions mass-marketed by Mabel Lucie Attwell and updated by Hilda Boswell, characterised by unfailing sentimentality and a palpable determination to please.Between them they published over 200 titles;with over 5,000 illustrations in total: 1,000+ in b/w and 4,000+ in colour,and 10 technical equestrian books.
Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!
** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.
** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.
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- Bookseller
- R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- rja34139
- Title
- TALES FROM EVERYWHERE. [illus by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone.**]
- Author
- BROADLEY, MAE - selected & rewritten by:
- Illustrator
- colour illus by Janet & Anne Grahame-Johnstone.**
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+.
- Jacket Condition
- No dw/dj - as issued.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- UK,slim Qrto HB, no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- UK,MANCHESTER.WORLD DISTRIBUTORS LTD.,1975.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- q52.CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED.UK,slim Qrto HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.ISBN 72350699X.Books illus by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone.Childrens Illustrated fiction_tales_legends_worldwide.Scotland_Hebrides_Islands.Maori Fishermen.Australia_aborigines_Dreamtim
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- CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED;
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About the Seller
R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
Biblio member since 2009
PLYMOUTH., Devon
About R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY.
Bookdealer/seller established 1984, selling used,new,out-of-print,collectable (vintage and TV tie-in p/backs etc.), modern and second-hand books and book-related ephemera.We specialise in Children's Illustrated books, Modern Firsts, Fiction and Non-fiction - a good, wide range of subjects - Nautical, Naval/ Military, Theatre+Film biography/ autobiography, GENERAL (non-fiction/ reference), Author/Illustrator SIGNED copies/edns, and other Collectables. I no longer have a B&M store (established 1984) since 1996,as I then became an internet- based seller exclusively, continuing with Mail Order selling as well. Viewing by arranged appointment(s), book searches undertaken and welcomed. Minimal grade of stock is VG/VG (the exception), the majority around FINE/FINE.[Criteria used - as a bibliophile myself,would I want to see this book on my own personal bookshelves!!] Welcome,and thank you for browsing my stock - enjoy! "WE HAVE WHAT YOU WANT, THOUGH YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT!!" 'From paper to boards,to you'.
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