Search Results: Titles starting with G from Peakirk Books

London: Blackie, nd. Hardcover. Heavy hbk; blue cloth covers with wear to edges and corners; front hinge starting to crack; (if there was a frontis, there isnt now, but isnt listed) ; contents very clean; .

London: Girl's Own Paper. Very Good-. Hardback. BOOK WEIGHS 3KG ; THIS PRICE INCLUDES THE EXCESS POSTAGE REQUIRED IN THE UK. FOR POSTAGE ABROAD PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A QUOTE. ; bottle green cloth covers 4 coloured plates; contains amongs other things Peggy and the Brotherhood - chapters throughout the book; Elinor Brent-Dyer - The Robins make good - The Robins being a guide patrol. Aunt Sarah goes motoring by Margaret Ironside in chapters; Carry on Cumberlege by Amy Seymour in chapters throughout and loads more as well as terrific colour plates - one of the Cunard Queen Mary, some of dogs; articles on items such as 'How to form a Folk Dance Club' & the tecnique of skiing & golfing for girls ; this is a really interesting publication in near very good condition; there is some wear to cloth at edges of cover; and some nicking to cloth at the spine ends; it is a good sound clean copy with just slight browning to page edges; ; Girl's Own Annual; Vol. 57; 4to 11" -… Read More

London: Girl's Own Paper/ the Woman's Magazine. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1930. Hardcover. THIS PRICE INCLUDES THE EXCESS POSTAL CHARGES IN THE UK FOR A BOOK THAT WEIGHS c3KG; FOR NON UK DESTINATIONS PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A POSTAL QUOTE. , 4to; G++; cover worn; internally vg; 800 pages including index at rear, contains 12 monthly issues of 'The Girl's Own Paper with colour frontispiece and colour illustrated title page (Hickling) 1 further colour plate, articles include 'On Their own - Some girls adventure in Modern Enterprise'; Private Flying in Britain; Treaure Trove - an Idyll of the Broads' ; the African Sahara; keeping an aeroplane of ones own; 'The charm of the Golden Rod' - a tree; 6 pages of sepia photographs, illustrated throughout in black & white, illustrated ; lIllustrated blue cloth covers, rubbed/worn at edges and with a mark on rear cover; internally clean; ; Girl's Own Annual; Vol. 51; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 800 pages .

London: Girl's Own Paper/ the Woman's Magazine. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1885. Hardcover. THIS PRICE INCLUDES THE EXCESS POSTAL CHARGES IN THE UK FOR A BOOK THAT WEIGHS c3KG; FOR NON UK DESTINATIONS PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A POSTAL QUOTE. , 4to; Vg-; the 3rd annual which has illustrations, index and a years worth of the papers put together; all coloured (2) and ; toned paper plates (10) present; decorated brown cover worn at spine ends; 848 pages; full of stories & articles which include 'How to Ride'; 'Girls Work & workshops'; 'Girl's Own Pets'; How to make new clothing; the habits of polite society; how to provide for a children's party; life in a German Country Parish; may day customs; knitted designs; there is an attractive full page engaving of 'Sweet Girl Graduates' drawn by Madena Moore - a scene at the University of London May 10th , 1882, showing 3 women in gowns, 1 in hat - graduating. G++; Girl's Own Annual; Vol. 51; 4to… Read More

London: Girl's Own Paper. Good+. Hardback. Hbk large volume weighing over 2.5kg unpacked! - we have added in the excess postage to the price for UK parcels, so no excess P&P will be cahrged in the UK, but outside the UK please request an excess postage quote. ; G++; wear to cover corners; maroon cloth covers darkened at edges; light foxing to prelims; 4 lovely full page coloured plates; contains amongs other things W E Johns article - 'Looking up for a living' a 3 page article with photographs concerning female pilots and engineers such as Hanna Reitsch, Stella Pierres, Pauline Gower, Dorothy Spicer, Marsinah Nelson & Joyce Drynkwater. And jennifer West - Antique dealer - career type story by Mairi O'Nair; Inside of book in quite nice condition. ; Girls Own Annual; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

London: Girl's Own Paper. Very Good. Hardback. Hbk large volume weighing over 2.5kg unpacked! - we have added in the excess postage to the price for UK parcels, so no excess P&P will be charged in the UK, but outside the UK please request an excess postage quote. ; Vg; ; tan cloth covers self patterned at edges; 4 lovely full page coloured plates; contains amongst other things: eps decorated with Illustrations of girls sports day; a large variety of stories for girls, from several authors; articles such as 'catering as a career' ; the harmonica - a musical instrument for girls; animal weather prophets; where fireworks are made; how to age an egg; self defence for girls; earwigs as mothers; commercial art as a career; painting on 3 ply wood; camping; kennel maids; and much more; ; Girls Own Annual; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

London: Girl's Own Paper. Good+. Hardcover. THIS PRICE INCLUDES THE EXCESS POSTAL CHARGES IN THE UK FOR A BOOK THAT WEIGHS c3KG; FOR NON UK DESTINATIONS PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A POSTAL QUOTE. A heavy 4to; 671pp; Oval paste on to front cover; very edges of front cover, and section of rear cover has whitened looking as if they may have been damp, however contents dont ashow signs of damp. Generally this is a most attractive book with lovely illustrated endpapers. However it is extremely heavy and incurs an excess postage charge; these books containing a years worth of this magazine bound into a book, are real treasures; they not only have some fiction to read, but with the numerous articles (some listed) give a real flavour of the social history of the time (1920s) ; however they will take an awfully long time to read - but you can dip in and out at your leisure. Articles include - Photographic competition - of dogs and cats; one-piece underwear patterns; the strength of Canada; work on… Read More

London: Girl's Own Paper. Very Good-. c1919. Hardcover. THIS PRICE INCLUDES THE EXCESS POSTAL CHARGES IN THE UK FOR A BOOK THAT WEIGHS c3KG; FOR NON UK DESTINATIONS PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A POSTAL QUOTE. A heavy 4to; 671pp; Rectangular paste on to front cover - girl playing violin; green background with blue flowers; Generally this is a most attractive book with lovely illustrated endpapers. However it is extremely heavy and incurs an excess postage charge; these books containing a years worth of this magazine bound into a book, are real treasures; they not only have some fiction to read, but with the numerous articles (some listed) give a real flavour of the social history of the time (1920s) ; however they will take an awfully long time to read - but you can dip in and out at your leisure. Articles include - Poster Work as an opening for artists; children of well known people; pretty indoor frocks and blouses; play garments for tiny tots; beautiful mirrors worth collecting; 'the… Read More

Hardcover: London: Girl's Own Paper. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1926/1927. Hardcover. PRICE INCLUDES 5.00GBP EXCESS POSTAGE CHARGE FOR P & P IN THE UK AS THIS IS A VERY HEAVY BOOK. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS NOT AVAILABLE TO AMAZON CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE UK. FOR ALL OTHER CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE UK, PLEASE ASK FOR POSTAGE QUOTE. 4to hardback in scarce dustwrapper; contents are a mixture of stories & articles; Articles include - A boy scout in Italy; The worlds most exclusive club (Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes) ; running the home at Fiji; the one-room flat; spring cleaning; Vg-/G+; Lovely royal blue boards with decoration of holly; oblong pictorial psate on picture - all in lovely condition, lept bright due to the presence of dust jacket; heavy foxing on fep; tissue protected colour frontis and title page; book fwnweally in vg condition; scarce d/w also has foxing, mainly on underside, and nicks and small tears around edges; ; Girl's Own Annual; Vol. 48; 4to 11" - 13"… Read More

London: girl's own Paper. Good+. 1894. Hardcover. DUE TO WEIGHT NOT AVAILABLE TO AMAZON CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE UK. EXCESS P & P REQUIRED. Hbk large volume weighing 2.5kg unpacked! ; maroon cloth covers; either spine edges cracking; Gold gilt decoration to spine; ; 2 coloured plates; contains amongs other things; women at work; girls who work in the fields; rag doll making; the girls own art of thinking; travel to Virginia Cotton fields; logic for girls; an article 'Golf for Girls'; full of fascinating articles and stories; cover worn around spine; internally vg-; some occasional foxing & browning water mark at bottom of title page; 1 pull out illustration; marbling to blocked page edges; as well as the 832 pages in the volume, there Is bound in the extra christmas and new years number and the mignonette being the extra summer number for 1894; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

London: Girl's Own Paper/ the Woman's Magazine. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1930. Hardcover. THIS PRICE INCLUDES THE EXCESS POSTAL CHARGES IN THE UK FOR A BOOK THAT WEIGHS c3KG; FOR NON UK DESTINATIONS PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A POSTAL QUOTE. , 4to; G++; attractive illustrated cover; internally vg; 800 pages including index at rear, contains 12 monthly issues of 'The Girl's Own Paper with colour frontispiece and tissue protected colour illustrated title page (Hickling) 1 further colour plate, articles include 'Launching the 'G.' O. P.' by Lily Watson about starting a magazine for Girls; On Their own - Some girls adventure in Modern Enterprise'; Private Flying in Britain; Treaure Trove - an Idyll of the Broads' ; the African Sahara; keeping an aeroplane of ones own; 'The charm of the Golden Rod' - a tree; 6 pages of sepia photographs on a variety of matters; ,' Not a minute to spare -by a ward sister in a London Hospital; The British Museum… Read More

London: Spring Books. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. N.D.. Hardcover. 4to hbk in d/w; colour frontis; pp browning; d/w has a couple of small nicks; no puzzles have been done; ; Beaver; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

London: Muller,. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1961. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hbk in d/w; Vg/Vg-; 1st dition; nice clean copy; Steven Gale; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

UK: OUP. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo hbk; illustrated board covers; cover creased and very rubbed & grubby; occasional grubby mark inside, but still a reasonable reading copy; ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: London; Edmund Ward;. Good with no dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. Early reprint; stitching very loose; G+; The Railway Series; Vol. 17; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .

UK: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. 1st Ed thus; First Printing. Hardcover. 0245519351 . ; green cloth cover with gold gilt symbol in bottom right hand corner and gold gilt lettering to spine; no handwriting inside such as names; d/w not price clipped (1.50) ; nice clean copy; ; 1st edition thus; hbk in d/w; vg+/vg ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .

UK: Collins Seagull, 1962 (1st thus). Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. Hbk in d/w; Vg-/Vg- ; pp browning; .

London: Max Parrish. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Hardback. 0416225004 . Hbk with d/w sealed to boards; occ small marks on pp from use; vg-; a less common title by this author; ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Hamish hamilton, 1976 rep. 1976. Hardcover. 0241020506 . Hbk with d/w; Vg+/Vg+; .

London: London: Chatto & Windus,. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1975. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0701103035 . Hbk in d/w; 8vo; although ex-library copy , this is still a very attractive clean book - usual stamps; otherwise a nice clean sound copy in a really nice dustwrapper; Vg/Vg+; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .