The Big Book of Sports - 1956

Bit of a mystery this but interesting nonetheless. It's the "Big Book of Sports", a 78 page annual published in 1956, somewhere between the Olympic equestrian events held in Sweden that year and the main event in Melbourne later in the year. It covers a wide range of sports and has a mixture of black and white and those spooky coloured black and white prints. Odd, especially as some of the prints are quite familiar in their original form. In pretty good condition with only minimal wear although the dust cover is a bit torn and stained. 

 

78pp Unclipped

21m x 28cm

 

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The Book of Hints and Wrinkles - 1939 - Odhams and How to Write, Speak and Think Correctly - 1939 - Odhams

Part of a series of self-help books from Odhams Press published in the late 1930s, this one is self-explanatory to be fair although the section on thinking correctly is intriguing. Hardback with original dust jacket, which is actually in exceptional condition. A bit dusty with a touch of foxing but generally in very good condition.

320pp

12cm x 18cm x 3cm

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Lady Penelope Annual 1968 - Century 21 Publishing

Published in 1968 for 1969 by the late and very much lamented Gerry Anderson's Century 21 Publishing, this includes strips featuring lady Penelope and Parker, The Monkees and others. There are also plenty of articles on the popular beat combos of the day and stories about gels doing spiffing jobs such as air hostessing, ballet dancing and even racing drivering. Pretty good condition inside, small inscription and a couple of pen marks inside back cover but bindings sound. Covers are a little scuffed and corners bumped and top of spine is torn for about an inch at the top. Cover bindings starting to crack slightly. Old pencil pricing on inside cover (which is a little more than my start price but considerably less than some others listed)
30.5cm x 21.5cm x 1.5cm

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Pocket Encyclopaedia of British Steam Locomotives - In Colour by O.S. Nock - 1966

Excellent hardback book featuring close on 200 colour illustrations and descriptions of locos from Stephenson's Locomotive No 1 in 1825 up to the Evening Star in 1960. In very good condition with original polythene cover. Annotated with the original owner's handwritten name and address on the inside front cover. Pages slightly yellowed but in good condition and well bound. There is a polythene weather cover (the owner lived in Crewe, as do I, and I suspect the book saw some action) that has, I think, been taped in place and some old adhesive has leached to the red board cover but the cover is otherwise in great condition with no bumping or creasing to the spine. Interesting insert inside the flysheet from the Friends of the National Railway Museum on the "Duchess of Hamilton" heritage runs from the early 80s. Please note, this is the 2nd edition published in 1966 by Blandford Press and not the first edition listed in the item specifics published by LBS.

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Measurements:19cm x 13cm x 2cm.
Weight with packaging: approx 400g.

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