Stokes cecil (9 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bouw, Jonathan (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bouw, Jonathan (illustrator).

School and Library Binding. Zustand: Brand New. 32 pages. 10.00x10.00x0.11 inches. In Stock. Bouw, Jonathan (illustrator).

School and Library Binding. Zustand: Brand New. 32 pages. 10.00x10.00x0.30 inches. In Stock. Bouw, Jonathan (illustrator).

SAL. Zustand: Brand New. 32 pages. 10.00x10.00x0.30 inches. In Stock. Bouw, Jonathan (illustrator).

Zustand: New. 2023. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bouw, Jonathan (illustrator).

Zustand: New. Bouw, Jonathan (illustrator).

Cloth. Zustand: Good. A very scarce illustrated collection of short stories for children on animals and dogs. A very scarce work.In the original hardback pictorial board binding.A collection of short stories for children on the subject of dogs and animals, with titles such as 'Polly and Peter', The Chow', 'Percy the Pug', 'The Disobedient Ducks', 'Large and Small', 'A Hunting Dog' and more.A copiously illustrated volume by a variety of artists such as Cecil Aldin, R.H. Brock, G. Vernon Stokes, Mildred C. Hunter, and F.S. Ash.With a coloured frontispiece, a double page coloured plate, and a coloured plate to the rear, including in text illustrations throughout.Undated, dated from a matching copy held at the British Library. In the original hardback binding. Externally, smart. Bumping to the spine, with paper splitting and slight loss to the head and tail, with sunning. Shelf wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light spotting. Bookplate to rear of title page. Good. Cecil Aldin; R.H. Brock; G. Vernon Stokes; Mildred C. Hunter; F.S. Ash; et al. (illustrator). book.…

8vo, 2 pp, 33 lines. Good, on lightly aged and creased paper. An interesting letter, written by a former policeman to a former probation officer, on the subject of the latter's book 'Come to Prison: A Tour through British Prisons today' (Longmans, 1957), about which the former has written a negative review. Begins by praising Stokes' 'really generous letter, written at what cost in self-control I can only dimly imagine'. When Hewitt 'read the published review', he thought 'that it was still on the whole unfair'. 'I hate reviewing really, and am a bad reviewer. Objectivity eludes me, and I pontificate, as if I were the only man in the world with the knowledge of the subject.' He claims what he 'really thought' was that 'the name of Sewell Stokes commands respect'. He remembers 'how very impressed G. W. Stonier was years ago with Court Circular, though I thought that book was unfair!' He is writing 'an Observer "profile" ' of Sir Lionel Fox, whom they both admire. Concludes 'I'm afraid your very readable book will be a success, despite the price!'.…