Published by Waverley Book
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. No Edition Stated. 236 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned at the edges, with light foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.
Published by Pleiades Books Ltd., 1946
Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
US$ 18.41
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Mayo, Eileen (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. What happens to the whole animal community of Beetle Rock, in the High Sierra, during one typical day. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 152 pages. B/w plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pencil writing to front free-endpaper has been erased. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped and a little grubby. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!
Published by The Waverley Book Co., LTD.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Ex-Library. Boards are edge worn with Stickers on the spine, but they remain strong. Binding is cracked in the back and the front, but it remains secure. Stamp on the front end page, piece of paper pasted on the back end page, sleeve on the back pasted down, as well as an ink inscription. Old cello tape marks on the pasted downs. Pages are neat with no inscriptions or annotations. Heavy, extra postage unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Christchurch, 2024
ISBN 10: 1877375837 ISBN 13: 9781877375835
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A beautifully presented book of 30 large pull-out posters featuring delightful paintings of native birds by artist Eileen Mayo, first reproduced in the late 1970s as series of picture cards in packets of Greggs Jelly Crystals.From the curious matuhituhi bush wren, to the elegant kotuku white heron, or the owl-like kakapo, its not hard to see why these exquisite paintings captured the hearts of young New Zealanders.This beautifully designed book includes: 30 large pull-out colour posters of exquisite paintings of rare and endangered New Zealand birds. Short texts on each bird by renowned conservationist and science educator John Darby (ONZM). An engaging introduction to the art of Eileen Mayo, one of the countrys most remarkable artists. A special binding method that allows each poster to be lifted from the book. Shrink-wrapping. A beautifully presented book of 30 large pull-out posters featuring delightful paintings of native birds by artist Eileen Mayo, first reproduced in the late 1970s as series of picture cards in packets of Greggs Jelly Crystals. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by National Library of New Zealand, New Zealand, 1992
Seller: Marcus Campbell Art Books, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 20.92
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Near fine in wraps. First Edition. 17 x 22cm 48pp near fine paperback exhibition catalogue showing the works of Eileen Mayo who worked in a range of media - illustration, graphic design, tapestry and tempera painting. With several texts coupled with black and white reproductions. Also includes a loosely inserted obituary published in the Daily Telegraph.
Published by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing / C. W. Beaumont, London, 1955
Seller: Dreadnought Books, Bristol, United Kingdom
US$ 13.95
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Eileen Mayo (illustrator). Seventh Edition. Size: 8vo <9 3/4". 67 pp. Internally clean. Binding firm, spine faded. Covers partially faded. Boards bowed. With a couple of associated ephemeral items, loosely inserted. Illustrated. Illustrator: Eileen Mayo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Dance; Reference. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 44826.
Published by The Waverley Book Co., LTD.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Ex-Library. Jacket is shelf worn with small chips and closed tears, but it remains whole overall. The boards are edge worn, but they remain neat and strong. Binding is secure. Stamp on the front end page, library sleeve and sheet pasted on the back pasted down along with a small ink inscription. Pages are neat with no annotations or inscriptions. Heavy, extra postage unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Language: English
Published by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, 1935
Seller: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
US$ 29.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. Eileen Mayo (illustrator). SECOND EDITION. NO JACKET. Hardback 1935. Clean & tight. On the rear end paper, written in pen are notes for the CUMBERLAND REEL etc. NO JACKET. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref C77. Some Traditional Scottish Dances by G. Douglas Taylor. Illustrated by Eileen Mayo.
Language: English
Published by Associated Newspapers
Seller: Amnesty Bookshop, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
US$ 55.78
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Eileen Mayo & Wyndham Payne (illustrator). In a hardcover with a blue cloth spine with orange titles and colour illustrated boards with red titles to front. No dust jacket. Patterned end papers. 192 pp., extensively illustrated, mainly in colour. The book is in fair condition. There is quite heavy shelf-wear to the extremities of the cover, , the corners are rubbed. There is extensive light marking to the boards and a little surface damage to the back board. The back is broken and the binding is slack. There is foxing to the reverses of the feps and the pages are tanned, especially to the extremities. There are minor marks scattered throughout the pages of the book.
Published by The Waverley Book
Seller: Librería Cajón Desastre, Ponferrada, LE, Spain
Hardcover. Ref. F90487. 18x25. 306 pág. Ilustraciones en color. Texto en inglés. Firma ant. prop. Manchas de óxido. Juvenil. 21-F Infantiles y Juveniles Sin categorizar.
Language: English
Published by Waverley Book
Seller: Optimon Books, Gravesend, KENT, United Kingdom
US$ 75.29
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fair. The Story Of Living Things And Their Evolution Worn Top Corner Peeling.
Language: English
Published by Waverley Book Co.
Seller: Optimon Books, Gravesend, KENT, United Kingdom
US$ 78.08
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Published c.1950. With nearly 1000 colour illustrations this encyclopaedia traces the development of life from the simplest organisms to humans. Features a fold-out chart of geological periods. Hardback, blue with gold lettering on spine. Cover has some discolouration. Includes unclipped colour illustrated DJ, some small tears to edges. Endpapers are lightly tanned and foxed, text block is in good, clean condition, binding secure. Copyright A© Waverley Book Co.
Published by The Waverly Book Co. Ltd, London: England
Seller: Booked Experiences Bookstore, Burlington, ON, Canada
Hard Cover/No Jacket. Condition: Very Good. pp.306, n.d. copyright production by P.R. Gawthorn, Ltd. with a foreword by Julian Huxley - nearly 1000 original illustrations in full color clean tight copy - a fold out illustration of The Story of Living Things as shown by the rocks is taped on blank side and shows some creases. blue covers with gold gilt on spine shows bumped corners and top/bottom spines with some rubbing to top and bottom spine hinges. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Language: English
Published by Puffin Books, Middlesex, England, UK, 1951
Seller: SAVERY BOOKS, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
US$ 55.78
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. Stapled soft cover. 22.5x18.5cm. 31 pages. Illustrated in colour and, black & white. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL TRACKED 24 next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref HKP.
Published by The Waverley Book Co Ltd
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. No edition remarks. 306 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Colour illustrations throughout. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Dedication to front dated 1944. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some mild marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with tears, chips, and some areas of loss. Mild rubbing and marking.
Language: English
Published by Penguin Books ltd., Harmondsworth Middlesex, 1951
Seller: Hencotes Books, Penny Pearce, Hexham Northumberland, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 83.67
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo. landscape format, 2 stapled booklet [ staples rusty] illustrated paper covers, minor edgewear, neat name of previous owner top front cover, 1" tear base of spine which has been repaired with invisible tape - 1/4/" loss, 31pp illusd. throughout in colour + b/w - nice condition, first + only edition April 1951.
Language: French
Published by the Waverley Book Co., London
Seller: Librairie les mains dans les poches, Tourbes, France
Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. In-8 de xvi-306 pp.; cartonné toile de l'éditeur. With a foreword by Professeur Julian Huxley. Nearly 1000 original illustrations in full color. Petites usures.
Language: English
Published by Faber & Faber, London, 1952
Seller: edward syndercombe, Pretoria, GAUTE, South Africa
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Eileen Mayo (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1952 hardcover with dust jacket. 1st edition. Editrd by Michael Joseph. The book is in good condition. clean and tight. no inscriptions, offsetting on ffep, book is leaning. The dust jacket is very good condition. clean and bright. chipped and bumped to extremities. unclipped. see photos.
Language: English
Published by Universal Text Books., Londres, 1944
Seller: ABELARD, Montolieu, France
First Edition
Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. Mayo, Eileen (illustrator). Edition originale. Etat : très bon état, légèrement tacheté, annotations au premier feuillet blanc. Très bel exemplaire propre. Illustrations : illustré en couleur. Reliure : toile vert d'éditeur illustrée. Format : in-4. Pages : titre illustré, 14 ff. Editeur : Londres, Universal Text Books. Date : sans date (1944?) Réputée pour sa polyvalence entre les beaux-arts et le design, Eileen Mayo (1906-1994) était une artiste ambitieuse qui excellait dans de multiples techniques, notamment la peinture, la linogravure, la lithographie, la conception de tapisseries et l'illustration. Elle avait très tôt manifesté un amour pour la nature et une grande connaissance de l'histoire naturelle, qualités qui transparaissent dans son ?uvre tout au long de sa carrière.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Eileen Mayo (illustrator). First Edition. Some corner scuffs and minor rub marks. The book is a charming collection of simple, "reach-me-down" verse for children, structured as an alphabet book with a rhyme for each letter, from A to Z. The verses focus on different toys. Illustrated, 48 pages. Book.
Language: English
Published by The China Publishing Company, Lima, Perú, 1959
Seller: onourshelves, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Eileen Mayo (illustrator). 4th Edition. In Spanish. Red leather over cordovan leather, 4 bands on spine, gilt printing on spine. Minor edge/shelf wear. Light discoloration to inside front paste down, Vol. I and along hinge on ffep. Inscribed on title page of both volumes. Volume II pages have toning. Many illustrations. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Christchurch, 2024
ISBN 10: 1877375837 ISBN 13: 9781877375835
Seller: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A beautifully presented book of 30 large pull-out posters featuring delightful paintings of native birds by artist Eileen Mayo, first reproduced in the late 1970s as series of picture cards in packets of Greggs Jelly Crystals.From the curious matuhituhi bush wren, to the elegant kotuku white heron, or the owl-like kakapo, its not hard to see why these exquisite paintings captured the hearts of young New Zealanders.This beautifully designed book includes: 30 large pull-out colour posters of exquisite paintings of rare and endangered New Zealand birds. Short texts on each bird by renowned conservationist and science educator John Darby (ONZM). An engaging introduction to the art of Eileen Mayo, one of the countrys most remarkable artists. A special binding method that allows each poster to be lifted from the book. Shrink-wrapping. A beautifully presented book of 30 large pull-out posters featuring delightful paintings of native birds by artist Eileen Mayo, first reproduced in the late 1970s as series of picture cards in packets of Greggs Jelly Crystals. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Published by Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Christchurch, 2024
ISBN 10: 1877375837 ISBN 13: 9781877375835
Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
US$ 44.61
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A beautifully presented book of 30 large pull-out posters featuring delightful paintings of native birds by artist Eileen Mayo, first reproduced in the late 1970s as series of picture cards in packets of Greggs Jelly Crystals.From the curious matuhituhi bush wren, to the elegant kotuku white heron, or the owl-like kakapo, its not hard to see why these exquisite paintings captured the hearts of young New Zealanders.This beautifully designed book includes: 30 large pull-out colour posters of exquisite paintings of rare and endangered New Zealand birds. Short texts on each bird by renowned conservationist and science educator John Darby (ONZM). An engaging introduction to the art of Eileen Mayo, one of the countrys most remarkable artists. A special binding method that allows each poster to be lifted from the book. Shrink-wrapping. A beautifully presented book of 30 large pull-out posters featuring delightful paintings of native birds by artist Eileen Mayo, first reproduced in the late 1970s as series of picture cards in packets of Greggs Jelly Crystals. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
Published by Faber & Faber, London, 1952
Seller: Literary Cat Books, Machynlleth, Powys, WALES, United Kingdom
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
US$ 97.62
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by Eileen Mayo (illustrator). First Edition. Dustjacket price clipped. Slight chipping to head and foot of spine of dustjacket. Slight foxing to back cover of dustjacket, edges and flaps of dustjacket. With writing in blue ink to front free end paper. Slight wear and slight soiling to spine, cover, corners and dustjacket. ; With illustrations after Eileen Mayo. ; 14x24x2 cm; 270 pages.
Published by Penguin Books, 1951
Seller: Love Rare Books, St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 118.54
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Landscape format 220 mm x 180 mm. 31 pp. Illustrated paper wrappers. Minor edge wear to covers, a slight split at the spine, top and bottom, corners a little soft and a couple of short closed tears to the upper er rear cover. no inscriptions or blemishes, a very good solid bright copy of this very scarce title. The English-born Mayo [1906-1994] emigrated to Australia (and, later New Zealand) in her forties where she continued her distinguished career across a wide range of media. She drew animals with great sensitivity using a subdued and restrained, colour palette. One of the many female artists, such as Barbara Jones, who made an immense contribution to commercial art in the 20th century.
Published by Australia, 1950
Seller: AntikBar Original Vintage Posters, London, UK, United Kingdom
Art / Print / Poster
US$ 3,835.08
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketEileen Mayo (illustrator). Original vintage travel advertising poster - Discover Australia - issued by the Australian National Travel Association to promote tourism to the country. Fantastic image by Eileen Mayo (1906-1994) featuring traditional artwork and symbols from the Dreamtime stories of an emu and an Indigenous Aboriginal Australian wearing a head-dress on an earthy red brown background with emu footprints along the top border and the title in stylised letters below with the text - Particulars at Government, Shipping & Travel Offices - and a kangaroo logo on the bottom. Good condition, restored tears, restored pinholes, restored creasing, paper loss in top left corner. Size: 100.5x64cm.
Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1928. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 58, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 58 58.