TOY-MAKING IN SCHOOL & HOME by R & K Polkinghorne - 1949

George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1921. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1921. Reprinted. 229 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates, with black and white in-text illustrations. Pages and plates are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Occasional thumb-marking present. Cracking to hinges with exposed binding. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper, with dark scuffed marking. Mild creasing to pages. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall.

George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, 1955. Hardcover. Good. 1955. Reprint. 299 pages. No dust jacket. Orange boards with red lettering to spine and front. Black and white illustrations and diagrams as well as black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Minor cracking to gutters. Pages, plates and illustrations remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. A little foxing to front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Slight crushing to spine ends and couple of minor bumped corners. Mild tanning to spine with lettering darkened.

Frederick a. Stokes, 1920. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: . 299 pages; illustrated. Ex-library with typical marks, rebound in worn covers. The pages are yellowed, some stains and tears; only a reading copy. No jacket. Sections are Toys for Little Ones: Paper and Cardboard; Toys of Cardboard and Wood: Mechanical Toys. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Reference; Inventory No: 185649. .

Very clean ex-library book with usual markings. 1949 edition. No dust jacket. Sound book. Your best choice!Good

Stokes, 1/1/1920. Hardcover. Acceptable. Octavo. Original green cloth. Moderate wear, shaken. Soiling to page margins. A working copy.

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1921. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. First edition and third printing. In good red/brown cloth boards with blind stamped titles and image of buildings to front, gilt titles to spine. The boards are firm, flat and unmarked; spine ends bumped and frayed. Lightly tanned free end papers. Foxed and slightly tanned cut edges. The text block is tight and straight; most page edges foxed, Prelims and end pages and some text pages lightly foxed. Good plus condition. With 551 b/w figures (photos and illustrations). No dedications etc. Without jacket.

New York: Stokes, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good minus hardcover. First US edition. Text clean. Name on front endpaper. Hinge cracked. Small sticker inside rear cover. Corners on cover rubbed and bent. Green cloth cover discolored. Spine ends starting to fray.

George G Harrap. 1916 George G Harrap first edition hardback; good clean copy, school detail inside front cover dated 1920, some wear to red boards; no dj; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Hardcover. First edition.. 1916.

George G.Harrap & Company Ltd, 1916. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1916. No Edition Remarks. 299 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Hinges and gutters are slightly cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil and pen markings to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.

London: George G. Harrap & Company, 1916. Hardcover; 299 pages. Green cloth hardcovers with gilt titles on spine and black titles on spine. Moderate edgewear/rubbing. Bumped corners. Some wax spotting on spine. Light fraying to head-edge of spine. Cut tops, other edges deckle. With numerous figures. The pages are off-white but bright and clean. Loose binding in places. VG-/--. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket.