RICHARDS, FRANK & MACDONALD, R J (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 237pp + catalogue to rear, illus, VG (minor fading/discolouration to spine & board edges, sl rubbing to extrems, sl staining to front board, lighth to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & moderate chipping/loss to edges, general light to moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Charles Skilton 1951

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction novels Billy Bunter series illustrated Frank Richards

RICHARDS, FRANK & MACDONALD, R J (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue cloth boards, orange lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, unpaginated prelims + 245pp + catalogue to rear, illus, VG (light rubbing & fading to extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to edges- minor loss also, moderate rubbing & soiling, 6cm closed tear to base of rear flap- tidy archival repair)

PUBLISHER: Charles Skilton 1949

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction novels Billy Bunter series illustrated Frank Richards

RICHARDS, FRANK & MACDONALD, R J (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green cloth boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 238pp + catalogue to rear, illus, VG (moderate fading/discolouration to spine & board edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's sm ink stamp to base of ffep, light tanning & foxing to eps, occasional light foxing to pages throughout) in d/w, VG- (circular price clipping, moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate foxing to rear flap, general minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: Charles Skilton 1952

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction novels Billy Bunter series illustrated Frank Richards

RICHARDS, FRANK & MACDONALD, R J (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, orange/peach heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 254pp + catalogue to rear, illus, VG- (light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to spine, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, minor vertical crease to front board, binding a little sloppy, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges, light wrinkling to pastedowns, light tanning & foxing/soiling to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy general soiling/staining, moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges)

PUBLISHER: Charles Skilton 1949

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction novels Billy Bunter series illustrated Frank Richards

RICHARDS, FRANK & MACDONALD, R J (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red/brown buckram boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 236pp + ctalogue to rear, illus, VG (moderate rubbing & bruising to spine extrems, light bruising & rubbing to board extrems, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims, other light foxing to pages sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, 3mm hole to middle of spine with other moderate chafing also, general light to moderate soiling)

PUBLISHER: Charles Skilton 1950

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction novels Billy Bunter series illustrated Frank Richards

RICHARDS, FRANK & MACDONALD, R J (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 234pp + catalogue to rear, illus, VG (light bruising & fading to spine extrems, light fading & soiling to board edges, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, moderate foxing to prelims, other light foxing sporadically throughout) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- some minor loss also, light fading to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Charles Skilton 1951

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction novels Billy Bunter series illustrated Frank Richards

RICHARDS, HILDA & MACDONALD, R J (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green buckram boards, blue lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece, 240pp, illus, VG (moderate fading to spine & board edges, light bruising to extrems, sl soiling to boards, moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional sl foxing & light cracking to gutters throughout) in d/w, G+ (heavy closed tear to front cover & flap- yellowing tape repairs, other moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges, light fading to spine, moderate soiling & foxing)

PUBLISHER: Charles Skilton 1949

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature fiction novels Bessie Bunter series illustrated Hilda Richards

MURDOCH, IRIS & CONRADI, PETER (Ed & Preface) & STEINER, GEORGE (Fore)

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xxx + 546pp, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light fading to spine, light creasing to edges, light chafing, prev. bookseller's label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1997

KEYWORDS: first editions philosophy literature Iris Murdoch

POST, H W et al

Super octavo, half leatherbound black buckram boards, gilt lettering & rule to spine, mixed pagination, VG- (moderate scuffing & surfaceloss to leatherwork on spine & boards, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate to heavy tanning & light foxing to page edges, heavy soiling to eps, occasional ink markings to margins, frequent heavy cracking to gutters, moderate tanning & foxing to prelims & terminals, moderate creasing to page corners of some pages)

PUBLISHER: Not Stated

KEYWORDS: philosophy literature New Thought articles esoteric psychic telepathy palmistry plam reading historical articles

OXENHAM, ELSIE J

Octavo, red buckram boards, silver gilt lettering to spine & front board, top page edges stained red, frontispiece, 314pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name & inscription to front eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping to edges, light fading & moderate rubbing to spine, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Wm Collins Sons and Co 1946

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction novels Elsie J Oxenham

RICHARDS, FRANK & MACDONALD, R J (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, black lettering to spine & front board, frontispiece [opp. pg1], unpaginated prelims + 236pp, illus, VG- (spine cocked, moderate scuffing/rubbing toi spine & board edges- minor surface loss, light bruising to extrems, moderate soiling to boards, light to moderate tanning & foxing to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional minor soiling & foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Charles Skilton 1948

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature Billy Bunter series novels fiction Frank Richards illustrated

KATO, N & THEAKER, HARRY G (Illus) & VREDENBURG, Capt E (Ed)

Imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to red cloth spine, frontispiece, 144pp, illus, VG- (moderate fading & soiling to spine, moderate insect damage to spine & rear gutter- inactive, light to moderate scuffing & bruising to board corners, minro chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prize presentation plate to ffep, minor soiling & foxing to prelims, moderate cracking to gutters sporadically throughout- some plates may be detached)

PUBLISHER: Raphael Tuck & Sons N/D (c.1920s?)

KEYWORDS: Japanese fairy tales oriental children's literature legends ilustrated

LANZI, GIOVANNI

Quarto, illus light card wrappers with french flaps, white lettering to spine, 267pp, illus, VG+ (light creasing & chafing/soiling to spine & covers/edges, light tanning & soiling to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Penguin Young Readers Group 2008

KEYWORDS: children's illustrations illustrators literature literary annuals past years bologna

DAHL, ROALD & BLAKE, QUENTIN (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, quarto, illu sheavy boards, black & red lettering to spine, illus title page, unpaginated, illus, VG (moderate tanning & bruising to spine, light bruising & tanning to board edges, occasional minor foxing throughout)

PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1982

KEYWORDS: modern first editions children's literature Roald Dahl illustrated Quentin Blake nursery rhymes

MARTIN, KEITH & GALLAGHER, DAVID (Illus)

Sm octavo, illus light card wrappers, black lettering to spine, printed inside covers, illus title page, 400pp, illus, VG- (heavy creasing to spine & covers with minor soiling also, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals)

PUBLISHER: Puffin / Penguin 1990

KEYWORDS: fighting fantasy game gaming literature Steve Jackson Ian Livingstone rpgs role playing games fantasy

MACDONNELL, J E

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, illus light card wrappers, black & red lettering to spine, 161pp, VG- (moderate tanning & creasing to spine & cover edges, light chafing & soiling/tanning to covers, heavy tanning & light foxing to page edges, moderate foxing to inside covers & prelims/terminals)

PUBLISHER: Horwitz Publications Inc 1961

KEYWORDS: modern first editions Commander Carton series novels fcition crime thrillers literature J E Macdonnell

BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE & MANNING, RUSS (Illus)

Oblong quarto, illus heavy boards, white & gilt lettering to spine, illus prelims, 294pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & scuffing to extrems, light soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & sl chipping/tearing to edges, sl chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: IDW Publishing 2015

KEYWORDS: classic literature Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan comic strips cartoons newspaper strips Russ Manning illustrated

KINGSLEY, CHARLES (From the Original of) & HOLLOWAY, ZENA (Photos) & TAYLOR, HEIDI (Illus)

Lg quarto, illus heavy boards, blue & black lettering to spine, illus eps, 140pp, illus/photos, Near FINE, in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing & soiling, sl discolouration to front cover)

PUBLISHER: Blue Duck Books 2008

KEYWORDS: classic literature Charles Kingsley art photography water babies Zena Holloway

STEPHENSON, NEAL

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page & chapter headings, xvii + 937pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board corners, light soiling to page edges) in d/w VG+ (light creasing to wrapper edges & spine, v slight chafing to wrapper)

PUBLISHER: Atlantic Books 2008

KEYWORDS: first edition neal stephenson literature

ANDERSON, POUL

UK FIRST EDITION, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, 125pp, VG+ (light bruising to board corners, light tanning & foxing to page edges & prelims) in d/w VG (light creasing & scuffing to edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling to wrapper, 0.5cm closed tear in jacket hinge of spine)

PUBLISHER: Dennis Dobson 1975

KEYWORDS: uk first edition poul anderson science fiction sci fi sci-fi literature