Edwin chisholm editor (17 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Not dated but I believe this is the edition for 1922. 288pp. Fair/None. Hard pictorial boards with a little rubbing/chipping to edges/spine, some soiling/scuffing. Contents fair with some soiling/creasing. Charming colour and B&W illustrations throughout. Cover design by Harold Ernshaw shows a boy riding a motorcycle with a girl in the sidecar. A collection of stories and poems for children by the likes of Harold Avery, S B Owsley, Hawley Morgan, Ethel Talbot, J B Selkirk, M Wynne, Alice Sophia Jackson and Christine Chaundler. Illustrators include George E Studdy, Hawley Morgan, Lawson Wood, Arch Webb, Harold C Earnshaw and Peter Fraser. One of the illustrations by Studdy looks very much like his most famous creation, Bonzo. Scarce.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Date (ca 1920s). Hardback: 6 colour plates (2 by THOMAS HENRY) + many b/w illustrations, colour pictorial boards (by Thomas Henry) are worn on the edges and slightly scratched, illustrated cloth spine is rubbed and the tips are bumped. short tear at bottom of frontispiece repaired, some foxing and a few other marks, g. thick 4to, 192pp. First story: The Silver Lining by V.M. Methley. Other authors include A. Harcourt Burrage, Harold Avery and Major J.T. Gorman.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Bound in publisher's pictorial cloth. Hardcover. Cover differs from pictured. Shelf wear. Gutters weakened. Edges chipped. Small marking on front board.

4to. 192pp, colour frontis, title-page vignette, 5 colour plates, text illustrations. Original lettered cream cloth backed pictorial colour printed paper boards, colour printed pictorial eps. Very light soiling to binding.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. pictorial boards showing a girl and boy with tennis rackets standing up against the net; bright boards with minimal bumping to top and bottom of spine; no inscriptions; 6 coloured plates; light foxing to page edges; no date but c. 1920s.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. A Shaken Children's Book, With Some Light Foxing And Finger Marks, Some Illustrations Loose But Present And In Good Condition. Green Illustrated Pattern Eps Solid . Paste Down Illustrated Hard Cover With Bumping To All Extremities, And Small Piece Missing At Bottom Of Front Boards . Spine Ends Bumped With A Small Spplit At Tail. Still Very Readable And Collectable. May Require Extra Shipping Dependent Upon Destination.…

Annual. Very good copy in the colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Some light foxing to prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Date is suggested/cannot be verified. Physical description; 320 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm. Audience; juvenile. Subjects; Children's stories, English 20th century ; Juvenile fiction. Short stories, English 20th century ; Juvenile fiction. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. Very good book in pictorial board covers somewhat faded to spine; front cover shows a young boy and a girl chasing a dog who makes off with a skipping rope. Internally very good; dedication to flyleaf with faint traces of owner's details;; profusely illustrated in black and white with fifteen full colour plates [all present]; binding tight; a little foxing to prelims, but very little thereafter; traces of highlighting to contents page. A very sound copy. Lawson Wood Peter Fraser et al (illustrateur).…

Annual. Very good copy in the colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Bumped corners. Some light foxing to prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Date is suggested/cannot be verified. Physical description; 320 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm. Audience; juvenile. Subjects; Children's stories, English 20th century ; Juvenile fiction. Short stories, English 20th century ; Juvenile fiction. 1 Kg.…

Hard Cover. Etat : Fair. No DJ. First Edition. Fifteenth year. Illustrated boards, upper cover shows a boy and girl playing 'blind man's bluff.' Edges bumped and rubbed. Spine badly rubbed. Childs scribble on back. Previous owner's inscription on ffep dated 1925. Colour frontis plate. Binding a bit losose. Well read book. Pencil drawing on rear end papers. A few marks but complete. 287 pages. Size: 4to. 18 Colour Plates. Line Drawings. Warwick Reynolds, Harold Earnshaw, Lawson Wood, Saville Lumley, Peter Fraser, RH Brock, Harry Woolley, Albert Morrow. (illustrateur).…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Not applicable. 1st Edition. 188 pages with publisher illustrated advert page at rear. 6 full page colour plates and line drawings throughout. Some line drawings have been coloured by original owner "Dorothy Black". (bought directly from her) and with pencil inscription "To Dorothy from Aunty". Lovely tennis related illustrated colour paper boards and cloth spine, minor wear at edges. illustrated endpapers, quarto Very Good condition despite the colouring. Various (illustrateur).…

FIRST EDITION (1926) 17TH YEAR (stated on title page), children's annual, 260 x 200 mm, 10¼ x 8 inches, cloth backed colour illustrated boards (a jolly boy and girl with headphones on upper cover and spine), endpapers illustrated by Wyndham Payne, 280 pages. Frontispiece and 11 colour plates including Thomas Henry, H.M., C.E. And R.F. Brock, Frank Adams. Numerous black and white illustrations by Thomas Henry, the Brocks and others. Authors include Harold Avery, Talbot, Marchant and R.H. Goodyear. Spine rubbed, affecting image, corners rubbed and very slightly bumped, no inscriptions, slight fingermarks to some margins. A very good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST. A heavy book which may require extra postage.…

Hardback. Etat : Fair. Fair hardback copy. Corners bumped. Edges a little frayed. Previous owner's dedication inside cover. 287pp, illustrations including fuul page colour plates. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. No Date "Twentieth Year" (Believed To Be 1932), Cover Shows Boy/Girl/Kitten/Wool, First Story "Ann And The Bishop", 191 Pages, 6 Colour Plates Incl. One By Rountree ("A Boatload Of Trouble") And Many B/W Illus. Well Worn Covers, Binding Still Intact But Loosening. All Plates "Good" Or Better. Overall "Fair". Not Ex Library. Harry Rountree, and many Others (illustrateur). …

Undated, but 1921 - 'ninth year' - with numerous colour and B&W illustrations; tightly bound in pictorial boards with illustrated cloth spine; discolouration and wear to edges and corners; paper surface worn in patches, especially on back panel. Page fore-edges browned. Internally, front paste-down and endpaper yellowed and inscribed by owners; a few discolouration spots scattered throughout; some colouring in of B&W illustrations; otherwise, an interesting, readable book. Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback.…

Hard. Etat : Fair. Text and illustrations bright, some pages coming loose from the spine, rubbing to boards with light chipping to edges. Size: 4to.

Hard. Etat : Fair. Illustrated cover shows 3 children playing against a green background. Pages and text bright, rubbing and chipping to boards, cracked gutter at title page. Size: 4to.