Search Results: Children's Literature from Weysprings Books, IOBA, PBFA

Sourcebooks Young Readers. First edition, first printing. No inscriptions, appears to be unread. The original dust jacket is price-clipped, protected by a clear, removable cover. Author's first book. Weysprings Books is a member of: the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), the PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2009.

London: Dean & Son. Illustrated laminated covers, line drawings throughout. No inscriptions, one of the line drawings hand coloured. Minor wear and natural ageing only. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1963.

London: S. W. Partridge. Illustrated covers. Gift inscription on the front pastedown dated 1911; the date of publication is possibly a little earlier. Natural browning of the endpapers and page margins. A compendium of stories for older children by various authors, illustrated throughout by engravings. Some wear at the extremities, minor given the age of the book. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus.

London: Methuen. Illustrations by E. H, Sheprd. These books are all 1934 reprints, come from a single source, are contemporary with one-another, and are new to the market. They each have the same name written neatly on the front free endpapers. Minor wear and ageing; the original dust jackets have the price on the spines; some rubbing at the spine ends, protected by clear, removable covers. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1934.

London: Heinemann. No inscriptions or faults for the book. The original, unclippedl dust jacket has minor wear, protected by a clear, removable cover Fourth printing. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Good. Hardcover. First Edition, Later Printing. 2003.

London: R. T. S.. Octavo. 382pp, illustrated by colour and black and white plates. Illustrated covers and spine. Light foxing on the rear endpapers, no inscriptions. In very good condition for a children's book of this age. Short adventure stories by various authors. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1910.

London: B. T. Batsford. Third impression stated. No faults for either book or dust jacket, no inscriptions. The dust jacket retains the publisher's price and is now protected by a clear, removable jacket. A comprehensive guide to children's books published in the 300 years prior to 1900. Weysprings Books is a professional member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). . Fine. Hardcover. Third Impression. 1979.

London: Ladybird Books. Laminate covers; no faults to record, appears to be an unread copy. Weysprings Books is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and subscribes to the Association's Code of Ethics. . Fine. Hardcover. 1994.

London: Sampson Low. Copyright stated as 1937. This is the UK edition; no indication of date or printing, mid twentieth century. Red, cloth-covered boards with black lettering and illustration, illustrated endpapers, no inscriptions. The price clipped dust jacket has general wear including chips and closed edge tears. Various writers contributed to the Hardy Boys series over a number of decades, writing under the pen name of Franklin W. Dixon. This early story is attributed to Leslie McFarlane and was Volume 16 of the original Grosset & Dunlap publication. The dust jacket has the same basic artwork as the original publication. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus.

London: Ladybird Books. Appears to be an unread copy; no faults. . Fine. Hardcover. 2004.

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Reprint; first published in 1884, this copy would be later (Eighteenth Thousand stated). Illustrated covers with color background of the Union Jack. Illustrations by Randolph Caldecott. Covers dusty with general wear, pencil inscription on the front pastedown, foxing to the front free endpaper, browning panel on the rear free endpaper. . Good. Hardcover.

London: George Bell and Sons. Reprint (although no indication of this other than the date - this book wad first published by Bell in 1876). Illustrated by line drawings. Covers dusty with general wear, foxing and light watermarks to the preliminaries and end pages. Small inscription dated 1896 on the front free endpaper, joints cracking. . Good. Hardcover. 1892.

New York: Viking Press. A collection of illustrations, verse and text by Kate Greenaway; colour and black and white illustrations. Nicely produced; an excellent reference work. No specific faults to record. Unclipped dust jacket protected. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1976.

Loughborough: Wills & Hepworth. A Ladybird Senior book, series 536. Illustrated throughout by full-page colour pictures. No inscriptions or internal markings. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 1958.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, & Co. Ltd. Octavo (printer's signatures at each eight leaves). No. 6 in the series. Undated; rounded spine and "old fashioned " Noddy on the spine indicates early printing in the 1950's but difficult to date beyond that because of lack of dust jacket. Wear at the extremities consistent with a children's book over 50 years old. Ownership panel blank, free of drawings etc. . Good. Hardcover.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, & Co. Ltd and Dennis Dobson, Ltd.. Octavo (printer's signatures at each eight leaves). No. 14 in the series. Minor wear at the extremities given that this is a children's book over 50 years old; a couple of closed edge tears. Points indicating first edition: no printed date; flat spine; price of 3s. 6d. net on the dust jacket, correct publishers' details; this was the first in the series to list other books on the back dust jacket flap, last in the list is this publication. Ownership panel blank, no internal markings. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1957.

London: Sampson Low. Copyright stated as 1938. This is the UK edition; no indication of date or printing, mid twentieth century. Red, cloth-covered boards with black lettering and illustration, illustrated endpapers, no inscriptions. The unclipped dust jacket has general wear including chips and closed edge tears. Various writers contributed to the Hardy Boys series over a number of decades, writing under the pen name of Franklin W. Dixon. This early story is attributed to John Button and was Volume 17 of the original Grosset & Dunlap publication. The dust jacket has the same basic artwork as the original publication. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus.

London: Ladybird Books. Appears to be an unread copy; no faults. . Fine. Hardcover. 2005.

London: Ladybird Books. Appears to be an unread copy; no faults. . Fine. Hardcover. 2004.

London: Ladybird Books. Appears to be an unread copy; no faults. . Fine. Hardcover. 2004.