Children's Non-Fiction from Cornish Books

Extensive collection of 69 Booklets in the "Around the World Program" series. Well illustrated with Colour Photos ( Designed to be pasted into their prepared spaces in the books ), also B&W Photos and Part-Colour illustrations. 66 Booklets still have the Colour Photos intact in strips, not pasted in. Titles of the Booklets are: Australia, New-Zealand, … Read more about this item

67 & 68 Chandos Street, London: The Home Library Book Company ( George Newnes Ltd ). Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Section IX, HANDWORK ( includes Clay Modeling and Paper & Raffia Work; SECTION X, HISTORY ( told through the lives of individual Characters in the Periods from the Tree Dwellers to the Victorians ) SECTION XI, GEOGRAPHY. Describes… Read more about this item

World Distributors, 1975. Hardcover. Near Very Good. From ITV's MAGPIE Programme (the alternative to Blue Peter). 76 Pages, illustrated with Colour & B&W Photos and drawings. Includes: Marie Osmond, Turner's Paintings, Music, animals, etc. Crossword filled in. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd. Cloth Spine and Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Colour Pictorial Endpapers illustrated with Aircraft. The book features many Aircraft, illustrated with large and small colour pictures and some text. 10" Tall. Red cloth spine with Blue Pictorial Boards illustrating a boy waving at a Pilot Slightf edgewear and some rubbing to… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1980. Beautifully illustrated Childhood Autobiography, with Full-Page Colur illustrations from charming Watercolour Paintings on the obverse pages. Text on the reverse sides. Brown cloth cover with Gilt Lettering and "Sunrise" Design on front. 60 Pages, 490g, 10" Tall. Previous ownr's inscription at top of endpaper. Some rubbing to jacket and traces of an old label on… Read more about this item

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1968. Every page has several colour illustrations with captions (like the cover). Red cloth spine with dull gilt lettering. Front and rear boards Illustrated in colour. Illustrated Endpapers and Title Page. 92 Pages, 880g, 12" Tall. No inscriptions. Some edge wear, mainly at corners. A few small spots of light browning on a few pages. Size: 4to… Read more about this item

Watford: Odhams Press Ltd, 1964. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Contents includes Nature, History, Leisure & much more. Well illustrated throughout with many Colour and Monochrome Full Page & In-Text illustrations, photos etc. Red cloth cover with Darker Red central Owl surounded by vignettes. Dark Red lettering to spine. Endpapers have double-page Colour illustration of Animals, Historical Figures,… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd 0 Beautifully Illustrated book explaining 100 Holy Bible stories to children. The format is a page of text on the left accompanied by a full page colour painting on the right. Covers the Old and New Testaments, from Adam & Eve to St Paul's Journey to Rome. A lovely book to help understanding of… Read more about this item

Middlesex: Penguin, 1946. Lithographed Illustrations. Cover illustrated with a Pine Marten. Landscape Format, 8 1/2" x 7". 65g. Cover torn most of the way down the spine and has some edge tears with some small bits missing. Cover fixed to first and last pages with old cellotape. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original Wraps. Fair.… Read more about this item

London: Golden Pleasure Books, 1962. Cloth Spine and Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Delightful book of Illustrated Puzzles. 12 puzzles out of 52 filled in. Green cloth spine with paper covered boards illustrated with a little man on a horse. Endpapers illustrated with puzzles. 58 Pages + Answers to Puzzles at the back. 10" Tall, 350g. Size: 4to… Read more about this item

London: Michael O'Mara, 2007. 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Interesting Activity Book, Includes: Dowsing, making toys from junk, French Cricket, Magic, Games, Doodling, Emergency Shelter, how to stick pins in balloons without bursting them, and much more. Purple cloth cover with black & silver lettering and picture to front. 9 3/4" Tall.Slight wear. No inscriptions. Size:… Read more about this item

London: Ernest Nister, 1867. Delightful book explaining Natural History to children, arranged by the Seasons. Well illustrated with Full Page Colour Plates and B&W In-Text Illustrations. Includes Butterflies, Beetles, Squirrels, Heron, Cuckoo & much more. White textured paper spine and Coulour illustration of Butterflies on front. 108 Pages,150g, 5 3/4" Tall. Small tear at bottom corner of spine. Some edge… Read more about this item

Chandos St, London: Cecil Palmer/ BBC, 1925. Decorative Cloth. Good+. Book of Illustrated Short Short Stories: e.g. The Stoker's Story, by Uncle Richard; Bear Facts, by Uncle Joe; Life in the Tropics, by Uncle Jim. 160 Pages. Red Cloth Cover with Gilt Lettering and picture of 2 boys listening to a wireless. Some wear around edges of cover.… Read more about this item

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd, 1959. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. Includes St. Peter's, Rome; Tower of London; Rio de Janiero; Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem; Karnak and many more famous locations. Well illustrated with many large colour pictures and Blue & Black Illustrations, all accompanied by some Text. Illustrated Endpapers. 300g, 10 1/2" Tall. Some damage at… Read more about this item