Search Results: Authors starting with B from Bird's Books

Bruno Cassirer Publishers Ltd, Oxford, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Bruno Cassirer Publishers Ltd, Oxford, 1946. 1st Edition . Good. 74pp with 37 black & white plates of the artist's drawings, mostly figures, animals & biblical/legend scenes. A lovely selection of work. Ex reference library with bookplate on front endpaper & several library stamps within.

Cape Town: Haum, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo, orange cloth boards with titles in white on spine. 160pp illustrated with frontis portrait and photographs. A biography of the inventor of television penned by his wife. From his early days in Helensborough to his death in London after the Second World War. A few tears to the pictorial dust jacket.

The Salamander Press Edinburgh Ltd., 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. The Salamander Press Edinburgh Ltd., 1984. 1st Edition . Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo, 47pp. First edition. Ex reference library with bookplate & stamp on front pastedown, sticker mark on reverse of title page. No other obvious library markings, inner book is in near mint condition.

London: Jordan & Sons, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. 8vo. Cloth boards with black titles on front and spine. No dust jacket. 221pp plus 3pp adverts at rear. Illustrated with black and white plates, diagrams throughout the text, one foldout at rear. Contemporary bookshop label on front pastedown. A little edge wear, occasional marks, generally nice and clean and in very good condition inside.

London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Fair. Bannerman, Helen. Small hardback, yellow cloth with black titles on spine, titles and ripple design on front. Some marking/ edge wear to covers. Unpaginated illustrated in colour throughout. Undated circa 1940s. Occasional marks, but generally nice and clean inside. The story of Quasha , who after a good deal, buys a very funny book. She charms the tigers of the jungle with her reading until she stops. Luckily the tigers are foolish and there's a helpful frog. Charming original illustrations by Bannerman.

London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Good. Bannerman, Helen. Small hardback, orange cloth with black titles on spine, titles and ripple design on front. Some marking/ edge wear to covers. Unpaginated illustrated in colour throughout. Undated circa 1940s. Occasional marks, but generally nice and clean inside. A story of three siblings who set sail on a ladder when the river threatens to wash their house away, they end up on a ship with a polar bear, but all is well in the end. Charming original illustrations by Bannerman. When first published Bannerman’s books, about Sambo, his family and friends, were praised by some as a rare positive portrayal of a black / asian hero in childrens’ fiction. However, the naming of the characters and some of the illustrations (usually the USA / Japanese editions) are considered offensive to some. The stories are based on her time in India and the stories reflect Indian / Tamil culture.

London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 1937. Hardcover. Good. Bannerman, Helen. A New Adventure of Little Black Sambo. Small hardback, pale blue cloth with blue titles on spine, titles and ripple design on front. Some sunning / edge wear. 90pp illustrated in colour throughout. Undated circa late1930s. Occasional marks, but generally nice and clean inside. Sambo saves his siblings from the wicked monkeys with the help of an eagle. Charming original illustrations by Bannerman. When first published Bannerman’s books, about Sambo, his family and friends, were praised by some as a rare positive portrayal of a black / asian hero in childrens’ fiction. However, the naming of the characters and some of the illustrations (usually the USA/ Japanese editions) are considered offensive to some. The stories are based on her time in India and the stories reflect Indian / Tamil culture.

Paisley: Paisley: J & R Parlane , 1894. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Paisley: Paisley: J & R Parlane , 1894. First edition. Very Good. First edition, approx. 7'' by 5''. Rebound in blue cloth with gilt titles on spine. Ex reference library with minimal markings, single stamp on front pastedown, number on spine & a mark where a sticker has been removed. 219pp plus 4pp publisher's catalogue.

London: Penguin, 1955. First edition. Hardcover. Very good /Very good . Peter Shepheard. Slim 8vo, illustrated dust jacket of owls, over matching paper covered boards. 31 pp with16 coloured plates by Peter Shepheard. In very good condition with very good dust jacket, slight edge wear / small tear to spine. Not price clipped. A very nice clean copy, no. 74 from the attractive King Penguin series edited by Pevsner. Written for the layman in an informative and engaging style with beautiful illustrations.

London: King Penguin Books, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. John Gould . King Penguin K1. Slim hardback 32pp with 16 coloured plates, one black and white portrait in text. Card covers. Some shelf wear particularly to spine which has a part missing. An interesting little book on water birds with descriptions of the species and coloured plates by John Gould. Gift inscription in ink on front free endpaper, dated Christmas 1939, previous owner’s bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise nice and clean inside, the plates are in very good condition.

London: Blackie & Son Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Very good/Fair. Barker, Cicely Mary. Small hardback. Illustrative jacket over pale brown chequered boards with pictorial onlay to front board of "The Mulberry Fairy”. Titles to front and spine. Edge wear to boards. Unpaginated. Complete with all 24 plates bright and clear. Poems and illustrations of British trees and their fairies. Illustrated endpapers. The pictorial dust jacket has wear to the spine, chipping, minor repairs and a part missing to lower front edge. Not price clipped (2/6 net to the front flap). Undated circa 1940s.

London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1910. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo, terracotta cloth boards with titles on spine, marbled endpapers, upper edge gilt. 342pp. Good slim volume in excellent condition.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. Or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. Xxxiii + 160pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Very good and clean inside. The classic children’s story with Tinker Bell et al. We have a few more from this series in stock. Private library mark on front end paper and half title page.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. 139pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Very good and clean inside. We have a few more from this series in stock.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. 140pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Very good and clean inside. Undated circa 1925. We have a few more from this series in stock.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. 222pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Works of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Undated circa 1925. Very good and clean inside. We have a few more from this series in stock.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1923. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. 148pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie published in the early 1920’s. Very good and clean inside. We have a few more from this series in stock.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. By Her Son. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. 164pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Works of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Undated circa 1925. Very good and clean inside. The classic children’s story with Tinker Bell et al. We have a few more from this series in stock. Private library mark on front end paper and half title page.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. 140pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Very good and clean inside. Undated circa 1920. We have a few more from this series in stock.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, blue cloth boards with paper label on front and spine. 168pp. Part of The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie published in the 1920’s. Very good and clean inside. Undated circa 1925. We have a few more from this series in stock.