Paul A. Whyles - Second-Hand Books Children's Sorted By Author's Surname - Section G Garfield, Leon - The Golden Shadow . Longman Young. 1st, 1973. A re-telling of the Greek myth of Heracles whose adventures form the heart of this book. (front flap). 9¼" x 6¼", 160pp, brown cloth, hardback. Illustrated with monochrome drawings by Charles Keeping. Near fine complete with wrapper that has a 1½" tear at each side of the head of the spine (the front one of which is repaired with a piece of Sellotape on the reverse side) and is creased around the same area, slightly sunned spine, other slight edge wear but generally very good plus. Order code: / Price Garland - Garland Story Book for Girls . Beaver Books, ND, 1940s? Bumper Book Series - 18. Four coloured illustrations, 2 plates printed on both sides, plus monochrome drawings within the text. 11¼" x 8¼", 110pp plus 2 plates, quarter red cloth with colour illustrated paper sides, hb. Page edges slightly browned, o/w very good. Order code: / Price Gervaise, Mary - Marigold and Dandelion . Warne. Not dated, inscribed 1936. 7½" x 4¾", 256pp plus 1 plate, red-orange cloth, black blocked lettering, hardback. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece. Spine a bit sunned, slight edge wear, prize inscription on front-free endpaper, slight edge-foxing, faint 'mark' on front-board, the odd fox spot, good solid copy, no wrapper. Above average. | |
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