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

London: Collins, 1970. Hardcover. Good +. Eastman. First UK Edition. Pictorial covers and illustrated throughout. When a strange egg appears in their nest, Mr. and Mrs. Bird kindly take it upon themselves to raise the "baby bird" inside. But when the egg hatches, the Birds are in for a big surprise. "Junior" is the oddest-looking baby bird they've ever seen, with big, long jaws full of teeth and an appetite to match. In fact, he looks more like a baby alligator than a baby bird! Nevertheless, the devoted Birds run themselves ragged feeding Junior until he gets so big, he must leave the nest or it will collapse underneath him. But how can Junior fly without wings? To the delight of the Birds and readers, the dilemma is solved when Junior takes off from a branch overlooking a pond. A Collins Early Bird Book. Generally very good and clean, slight rubbing and edge wear. Previous owner's name scored out on title page. Lovely colourful vintage illustrations and an amusing story.

Printed for the Ballad Society, Hertford, 1886. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. Printed for the Ballad Society, Hertford, 1886. 1st Edition . Good. 8vo. Original orange paper binding, some grubbiness & chipping (see pictures). Vol. VI complete & published in 4 parts, (27, 1886, 28, 1887, 29, 1888, 30, 1889) 856pp including index of first lines, burdens, titles and tunes, illustrated with copies of the original woodcuts. 'Group of True-Love Ballads and Good-Fellows, Early Naval Ballads, Early Legendary and Romantic Ballads'. Ex reference library with number on spine, bookplate on rear inner cover, single stamp to front endpapers. No other obvious library markings, the inner books are clean & in good + condition. **Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage***

Richard Bentley, London, 1860. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Richard Bentley, London, 1860. 1st Edition . Very Good/No Jacket. 10'' tall, library rebound in green cloth with gilt titles on spine & library name on front. Xvi + 437pp with frontispiece & 24 other plates. (3 coloured, 19 maps colour tinted). Ex reference library with bookplate to front pastedown, 2 stamps to front & rear endpapers, library number & stamp to reverse of title page. Minor foxing on plates. This copy is made more interesting by the contemporary dedication to the museum library by Major General Day Hort Macdowall of Garthland dated May 1860. ****** Heavy and may require extra overseas postage*****

London : Frederick Warner & Co., 1875. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, original gilt-blocked pictorial green cloth. 620pp illustrated with black and white plates. 12 pages of publisher's catalogue at rear. A little edge wear on spine and corners, generally attractive binding and clean inside. Entertaining, yet educational tales for the young.

London: Penguin, 1940. First edition. Softcover. Very good. First edition Pelican Special 77. Orange and white card covers with black titles. Softcover 128pp. Illustrated with author’s portrait. ‘In the secret recesses of the mind of civilised man there lie dormant fears, superstitions, suspicions and guilts…., this book describes how such fears can be detected and controlled…’

T and R Annan and Sons, Glasgow, 1898. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. T and R Annan and Sons, Glasgow, 1898. 1st Edition . Good/No Jacket. Quarto, brown cloth binding with gilt titles on spine & central motif on front. Some wear to spine, general rubbing. x + 123pp, frontis piece & 24 further Annan photograves of artwork without tissue guards. These include works be Whistler, Reynolds, Morland, Rembrant, Turner etc. This tells the story of how the collection was formed & discusses the works in general with descriptions of the plates. Ex library book with bookplate to rear pastedown & a couple of blind stamps within, one other stamp on endpapers. The endpapers are discoloured.

London: Penguin, 1948. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. Edwards, Lionel. Broad octavo paperback with pictorial card covers. Unpaginated and illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. A little edge wear, crease to one corner, generally very good. Nice and clean inside. A childrens’ guide to different breeds of British and Irish cattle. Part of the Puffin Picture Book series no. 59, series editor Noel Carrington.

London: The Medici Society , 1930. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Flint, W. Russell.. 8vo, red cloth, boards with gilt titles on spine. Blind stamped vignette on front. 245pp illustrated by 12 attractive coloured plates. Lovely and clean inside. The Canterbury Tales retold in an easy to understand style.

London: B T Batsford, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/Good. For the Use of Workmen, Builders, Architects, and Others. Fully illustrated by Working Drawings and diagrams and photographic reproductions of old and modern types. Handrailing and Wreath Making. Folio, tan dust jacket over red cloth boards with black titles and illustration of spiral stair on front. 134pp + 108pp with indices to both text and drawings, numerous plates, many of which are fold out. Containing a full description of the methods of constructing and erecting various types of wood stairs for cottages, mansions, modern stores, railway stations etc.. With examples of iron, stone, concrete, and marble staircases, all kinds of curved , moulded and shaped steps, including clear and practical directions for taking dimensions, setting out, planning, fixing and finishing, also the construction of simple and complicated, twisted, wreathed and framed-and-moulded wood soffits, both rectangular and spiral etc., etc. Comprising… Read More

London: Printed for the Camden Society, London, 1840. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very good +. Edited from the original 1594 manuscript by Sir Henry Ellis. Library rebound in blue cloth with gilt titles, library name on front in gilt, bookplate on front pastedown. No other obvious library markings, inner book is very clean and in excellent condition. Xliv + 42pp with the original fold out map of Essex, tear to fold at centre. Plus 35pp of matters relating to the Camden Society, members, report etc.

Glasgow: The Students Representative Councils of Scotland, 1880. Hardcover. Good. 4to , burgandy cloth boards with gilt titles and black thistle decoration on front. 274pp of music and lyrics, including index of songs and first lines. All edges red. Ex reference library with single discard stamp on front endpaper and handwritten library number on reverse of title page. Previous owner’s name written in pencil inside. undated circa 1880s. Edgewear and occasional marking inside.

London: Philip Allan & Co., London, 1926. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Philip Allan & Co., London, 1926. 1st Edition . Good/No Jacket. Original blue cloth, gilt titling to the spine. Spine sunned with library no. Xv, 330pp, 6pp adverts. Ex library with bookplate on front pastedown and a couple of stamps within, handwritten no. inside. Contents tightly bound and clean.

London: British Museum of Natural History, 1886. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London: British Museum of Natural History, 1886. First edition. Very Good. 'with an account of the Morphology and Systematic Position of the Group and a Revision of the Genera and Species'. First edition, 4to, approx. 11'' by 9''. Library rebound in blue cloth with gilt titles on spine & library name on cover. Slight marks on cover (see pictures). Xv + 322pp, illustrated with 20 lithographic plates. Ex reference library with minimal markings, pictorial bookplate on front pastedown, single stamp on rear endpaper & upper edge. No other obvious library markings, the inner book is clean & in very good + condition. ***Over 1kg & may require extra overseas postage***

Winner of the Young People's Comic Award at the 2013 British Comic Awards The most gripping new comic book series since Tintin. Follow our hero, Julius Chancer, as he embarks on a hazardous quest for the rainbow orchid - a mythical flower last mentioned by the ancient Greek philosopher, Theophrastus, and steeped in legend. His epic journey takes him from 1920s Britain to the Indian subcontinent and its mysterious lost valleys. Garen Ewing's stunning graphic novel series blends classic storytelling and historical drama with cinematic artwork in the same vein as the great Herge. The Complete Rainbow Orchid collects all three volumes of the story together with extra pages of fascinating bonus material showing how the adventure was created. Signed dedication on title page. Inner book in new mint condition, a little shelf wear to cover.

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1887. Hardcover. Good. Gordon Browne. First edition. Small 4to. Illustrated paper covered boards. Some edge wear. 58pp illustrated in black and white by Gordon Browne. Undated circa 1887. A Christmas story and at the rear, the Christmas Mumming Play that inspired the story.

Glasgow: William Hodge and Company, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Glasgow: William Hodge and Company, 1903. First edition. Good. First edition. 8vo. Original binding with marbled boards, gilt titles on spine. Some shelf wear and a small portion at the top of the spine is missing, old sticker mark. Xii + 437pp. Each poet has a brief biography followed by the poems. Poets include luminaries such as Zachary Boyd, John Mayne, Joanna Baille and many more. Ex reference library with pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown, single stamp on front endpaper & one other page, blind stamp on title & first page. No other obvious library markings, the inner book is generally clean and in very good condition.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836. Good. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836 Hardcover Good 8vo Dark green quarter leather binding with textured cloth boards, gilt titles on spine Spine shows shelf wear, particularly at base & top (see pictures) Vi + 101pp dealing with the history of the birds, illustrated with numerous woodcuts in text; vi + 67pp of the catalogue Ex reference library with pictorial bookplate on rear pastedown, sticker mark on front pastedown, single stamp on front endpaper & upper edge, handwritten number on reverse of title page & front pastedown, occasional blind stamps Inner book is clean and in very good condition