401.
Engines I Like
Published by Blackie circa 1940
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light grey cloth spine.
31cm x 23cm.
16 pages.
Board book, full-page colour illustrations with captions.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
402.
Off by Train ABC
Published by Raphael Tuck circa 1940
30cm x 25cm.
Card covers.
A railway themed ABC book.
Front cover scuffed.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
403.
Ships, Engines and Trains
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1949
Pictorial glazed boards.
Blue cloth spine.
31cm x 23cm.
32 pages.
Full page colour illustrations, with a caption beneath each.
Covers edgeworn and a little scuffed.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
Scribble over captions on pages two and three.
Good in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
404.
Trains of Today
Published by Juvenile Productions circa 1940
Paperback.
30cm x 23cm.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
405.
Trains of Today
Published by Juvenile Productions circa 1940
Paperback.
30cm x 23cm.
Covers worn, and a little scuffed.
Pages dog-eared.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
406.
Our Trains
by
Frank H. Mason
with illustrations by
Frank H. Mason
Published by Rapael Tuck circa 1940
28cm x 21cm.
Cardboard covers.
Full-page colour illustrations on every page, with a short explanatory text beneath.
Light wear to covers.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
407.
My Train Book
Published by Raphael Tuck circa 1940
Paperback.
22cm x 18cm.
Light wear to covers and page edges.
Full-page colour illustrations on every page, with a short explanatory text beneath.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
408.
The Story of British Railway Engines
by
P. A. Purton
Published by R. A. Publishing circa 1940
Paperback.
24cm x 18cm.
26 pages.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name written inside front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
409.
My Picture Book of Trains
by
William McDowell
with illustrations by
William McDowell
Published by Rapael Tuck circa 1940
24cm x 18cm.
Pictorial cardboard covers.
Full-page colour illustrations on every page, with a short explanatory text beneath.
Light wear to covers and page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
410.
Our Railways in War-time
by
Cecil J. Allen
with illustrations by
Roland Davies
Published by Raphael Tuck circa 1940
Paperback.
28cm x 21cm.
31 pages.
A scarce promotional pamphlet, originally intended for the American market.
Minor wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
411.
Speed
by
G. G. Jackson
with illustrations by
A. Chidley
Published by Dean and Son circa 1940
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Pages slightly tanned, with some intermittent foxing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
412.
1588 to 1914 Album-Atlas of British Victories on the Sea
Published by Syndicate Publishing circa 1920
Quarto.
Grey paper-covered boards.
Black cloth spine.
31 pages.
"Wooden Walls to Super-Dreadnoughts".
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Binding loose where stitching has pulled.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
413.
Our Wonderful Navy
by
John S. Margerison
with illustrations by
Charles de Lacy
Published by Cassell circa 1920
Quarto.
Grey paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
"The Story of the Sure Shield in Peace and War".
Covers heavily worn.
Spine strip missing.
Lengthy school prize dedication on front endpaper, plus several names.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
414.
Puff-Puff
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Illustrated account of children's railway journey to the seaside.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Contents generally good, but some fingermarking and smudging.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
415.
Sidings and Suchlike
by
Emett
with illustrations by
Emett
1st edition,
published by Faber & Faber in 1947
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on spine.
Maroon decoration on covers.
Railway themed cartoons from Punch magazine.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with some loss at spine, and several repairs.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
416.
Saturday Slow
by
Emett
with illustrations by
Emett
1st edition,
published by Faber & Faber in 1948
Quarto.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on spine.
Maroon decoration on covers.
Railway themed cartoons from Punch magazine.
Dustwrapper intact, but rather worn and chipped.
Book itself VG.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
417.
Saturday Slow
by
Emett
with illustrations by
Emett
1st edition,
published by Faber & Faber in 1948
Quarto.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on spine.
Maroon decoration on covers.
Railway themed cartoons from Punch magazine.
Light wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
418.
Home Rails Preferred
by
Emett
with illustrations by
Emett
Published by Faber & Faber in 1948
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Railway themed cartoons from Punch magazine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name crossed-out on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
419.
When we were very young
by
A. A. Milne
with illustrations by
Ernest Howard Shepard
10th edition,
published by Methuen in 1925
Dark blue embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
Dustwrapper intact, but edgeworn and soiled.
Book itself VG.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Contents faintly tanned, but clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
420.
Winnie-the-Pooh
by
A. A. Milne
with illustrations by
Ernest H. Shepard
14th edition,
published by Methuen in 1934
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper intact, but heavily worn and soiled, with a number of chips and holes.
Book itself good.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Foxing to fore edge and prelims, and intermittenly to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
421.
The House at Pooh Corner
by
A. A. Milne
with illustrations by
Ernest Howard Shepard
11th edition,
published by Methuen in 1940
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper intact, but soiled and edgeworn.
Book itself close to VG.
Light wear to edges and corners of boards.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
422.
Titania's Palace: Yvette in Switzerland
by
Neville Wilkinson
Published by Humphrey Milford circa 1925
Quarto.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
132 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Pages faintly tanned.
All plates present.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
423.
Titania's Palace: Grey Fairy
by
Neville Wilkinson
1st edition,
published by Humphrey Milford in 1922
Quarto.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
112 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Name on front pastedown and on reverse of front endpaper.
Pages faintly tanned.
All plates present.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
424.
The Rupert Picture Story Book
Published by L. T. A. Robinson circa 1940
Quarto.
Red pictorial glazed boards.
Cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Spine faded.
Scuff through front endpaper, where name clumsily erased from Belongs To box.
Contents generally good, but a little finger-marked at edges.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
425.
My First Fairy Tales
by
Hilda Boswell
with illustrations by
Hilda Boswell
Published by The Sunshine Press circa 1955
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Red cloth spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Spine faded.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)