Search Results: Children''s - Non-Fiction from Homeward Bound Books

Chicago: Beckley- Cardy Company. Good. 1927. Hardcover. 116 p. 28 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards with stamps yellow and green titles and illustration. Heavy wear to the bottom edges, corners and spine (which is faded). Tape glue remains on two spots on the the spine. Rubbed and scratched overall. Stamp of supply company and hand written school name on the front free endpaper. Inside pages have occasional light soiling and evidence of fingers and page turning, but are generally clean and bright. Tiny hole on one leaf and a few pages have small dog-eared bumping. A group of stories about animals and birds (mostly common pets), intended to educate. Charming, two colour illustrations. .

Auckland: William Heinemann Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. [46] p. 29 cm. Sound and square binding in green, paper-covered boards. One corner slightly bumped. Minor edge wear. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustwrapper has minor edge wear and a bit of rubbing. The story of the Maori and the arrival of Europeans to the islands of New Zealand. .

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. 61 p. 26 cm. One corner bumped. Minor wear to other corners. Price stamp on endpaper, likely from publisher. Jacket has edge and fold wear, with greasy stain along part of flap folds. Largish chip to front bottom corner. Insect nibbles along spine. Price clipped. Library binding. Attractive, soft, red and blue watercolour illustrations. .

Toronto: Tundra Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 088776410x . [32] p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. A bit of shelf rubbing. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has light wear at spine ends and corners. Slightly rubbed. Not price clipped. Book appears unread. The story of a teenaged boy who was forced to leave his home in Beijing at a cattle ranch in Mongolia. Based on diary entries from the author's brother, who was the boy who sent away. With rich, coloured illustrations by the author, somewhat reminiscent of the work of William Kurelek. .

London: Lutterworth Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0718808819 . 94 p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in paper-covered boards. Minor wear to the corners and edges. Text block edges lightly foxed. Small stain on bottom edge of preliminary pages. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Dustwrapper has some edge wear, more so to the spine ends and corners. Tiny tear along spine fold. Flap edges rubbed. Rear panel lightly soiled. Not price clipped. A children's biography of Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador in the early part of the 20th century. .

London: Collins. Good with no dust jacket. 1933. Hardcover. 756 p. 26 cm. Stain to upper board. Some wear to corners. Bottom text block edge has some moisture staining. Former owner's name on half-title page. Some foxing to endpapers and preliminary pages. Indexed. B&W Illustrations .

London: Sampson Low. Good. [1932]. Hardcover. 224, 32 p. 19 cm. Date taken from British Library online catalogue. Both boards bowed, upper more so. Wear to corners. Spine faded. Some light soiling. Text block edges are dirty. School prize label on front free endpaper, dated 1935-36. Pencil mark to upper corner of same. Occasional smudges on pages. Includes 16 black and white photographic illustrations, and a 32 page publishers catalogue at rear of book. One of the publisher's "Splendid" series. .

London: Ward, Lock & Co. , Limited. Good with no dust jacket. Eighth Edition. Hardcover. 264 p. 25 cm. Worn through at corners and edges. Spine torn for 5". Spine mottled and lettering faded. Overall rubbing and scratches. No publication or copyright date. Eight colour plates and nearly 350 illustrations. .