Winifred May (58 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is cleanwith light age tone. DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 8pp, Used, some useage wear/stains otherwise interior generally in nice clean condition. No names or inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+/Vg-. No Jacket. Circa 1950. Colour plate is present. Mild spine lean a few foxing spots. John Harris (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. Music for piano and voice, 4pp with 3pp of music. Cover has photo of Hutch. Much repaired although all the music is legible.

Pictorial, Stiff Card Boards. Condition: G-VG. No Dustjacket - None Issued. Edition Unknown. Girl's adventure fiction. A volume in 'The Pinnacle Library'. Not listed in the World Cat. Two titles/stories in one book. 'Wendy's Adventures in Scotland', p9 to p68; 'Primrosing', p69 to p78. Frontis illustration in b&w. Undated, however, there is gift inscription to the fpde dated 1939. The book was probably publised somewhat earlier. Bright, white pages, unmaked. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. Bright, clean boards with illustrated spine and front board. Some wear to the spine edges and corners of the boards. Unpacked weight, 258g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. No taxes on Canadian, American or Overseas Orders. Images always available. Size: 19cm Tall. E. E. Brie - Front Cover (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 8 pages. (M14).

Hardcover. Condition: F/VG++/VG. n Second Reprint. HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE US," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 2nd. Reprint* Date of Publication: 1970 * Publisher: * Binding and cover condition: Red cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Line drawn illustration to dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £1.60 net. Top edge showing some wear and light creases to top front. Edges slightly aged and interior darkened. Spine lightly faded. VG* Illustrations: b/w line drawn illustrations throughout.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, slight marks to fore and top edges, otherwise no visible faults. VG++* Pages: 152 pp. text. x pp. index & blank pages at rear* Description: This practical book is intended for those people who wish to make their own soft furnishings, such as the housewife who works at home, or attends non-vocational classes in an evening institute, and the student in a technical college who is studying for a teaching or other qualification. Mitchell covers loose furnishings of many kinds from curtains to bedcovers and eiderdowns. The book ends with chapters on simple home upholstery. Nearly 200 detailed line drawings amplify the author?s text .* A NEAR FINE text copy with NO MAJOR FAULTS. Reduced by dust jacket wear to VG* 1969-03-01.…

Condition: Like New. In unused condition, may show some slight shelf wear, but otherwise unread. This title was digitally scanned from a rare, out of print edition, and will have some visual artifacts from that process.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+/Vg-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+/VG-. Circa 1957 Unclipped jacket has some small edge tears. Gift marked to front free endpaper. A slim book, where possible small books will have postage reduced. Alice Bush (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+/Vg-. No Jacket. Probable early reprint circa 1929. Spine faded, front free endpaper removed. Colour plate.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+:Very good-. No Jacket. Name to front endpaper (Dated 1944) Generally clean sound copy, foxing to compressed page edges.

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket, As Issued. Sixth Edition. Wraps with flyleafs and yapp edges; Three color front decoration with bold black titles; 4.25 by 6.5 inches; 64 pages. The bindings are tight and square. Text is clean; light, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with wear with loss on the lower spine. Gift inscription on the rear flyleaf. This collection of reflective and gentle essays captures the rhythms of everyday life and the subtle beauty found in quiet moments. Strong, the pen name of Winifred Emma May, was a prolific British poet renowned for her accessible and comforting verse, often published in newspapers and periodicals throughout the early to mid-20th century. This collection exemplifies her signature style: concise, lyrical offering solace, inspiration, and meditative insight into human emotions and the natural world. The essays balance simplicity with depth, presenting moral reflections, spiritual comfort, and observations of ordinary life imbued with grace and sensitivity. Readers are invited into a contemplative space where the ordinary is rendered significant, and hope and reassurance resonate through understated yet poignant imagery. Subjects: Inspirational Prose, Reflective Essays Daily life, Spirituality, Moral reflection, Nature, Human emotion, Poetry, Inspirational, Reflective Literature.…

Second edition (first published in 1931 by Laidlaw Brothers). [10], 256 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 15.75cm. Mustard colored dust jacket rubbed and soiled, tears and shallow chipping at spine and flap fold ends; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Dark blue cloth with orange stamping to front board and spine. Muted orange top edge; foxing and light soiling to fore-edge and bottom edge. Persistent impression from past owner's erased pencil signature at front pastedown's top left corner hidden underneath dj's front flap. A few scattered spots of foxing to interior pages which, overall, remain quite clean. Binding is firm. A very good copy in a good+ dust jacket. Features b/w block print style illustrations by Peggy Paver Beck.…

soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 30 cm. 8 pages G. Good condition with light soiling and shelf wear to covers, edge tears.

Condition: New.

Decorative Hardcover Canvas. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 541 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate overall wear and use. Copy with clean text. Light damage to top and bottom of spine. No dust jacket. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. Pictures of actual copy -not displayed here!- available upon request.…

Cloth. Condition: Very good-. No Jacket. Estimated publishing date Red Boards lovely and bright with a fresh look. Corners slightly bumped, front free endpaper removed. 32 page catalogue to rear. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Orange boards. Jacket is price clipped has wear along edges and a few short tears. Black & white frontis, inked out small inscription on front end paper. A nice copy of a scarce item. John Campbell (illustrator).

VG red cloth in edgeworn,price-clipped dj. Corner torn from ffep. viii, 132p.; 19 cm. viii, 132 pages. Contents: 1. Hervey [James, 1714-1758]: a study of an eighteenth century ideal, 2. Cowper [William, 1731-1800]: the bardof Christianity, 3. Gilpin [William, 1724-1804]: student of the picturesque, 4. After the eighteenth century [Shelley, Thomas Love Peacock]. Binding is Hardcover. …

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Undated and without edition remarks. First free end page removed and with light foxing to the textblock edge. Otherwise with clean contents and a firm binding. PIctorial boards remain very tidy for apparent age. An uncommon book.…

Cloth Spine/Pictorial Board. Condition: Good (contents Very Good). No Jacket. This is the first edition of the edition. Front cover illustration is of a young girl holding two puppies. Slight mild and small brown marks and finger marks on some pages in the book in places. Outer cover binding slightly grubby with worn and rubbed outer cover binding edges and corners. This book will be POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY . Please email for further details. OFFERED FOR SALE BY A FULL-TIME STOCKHOLDING CAREER BOOKSELLER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY). FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12". P.B. Hickling. (illustrator). Inscribed By a Previous Owner. HARDBACK.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. [1949]. 126pp, with colour plate frontispiece and three full page colour plates, numerous further lines drawings in text. In pictorial boards with linen spine. 4to. Lovely bright boards with a little rubbing on edges, more pointedly on corners. Linen spine has been trimmed at ends where it was likely fraying. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket, worn, chapped on edges, with a few mild marks, light creasing on spine folds, a little indented and perhaps a tad faded. A collection of stories for girls from some of the most popular authors of the day. Vintage Books, Children's Books, Enid Blyton, Brent-Dyer, Angela Brazil.…

Sheet Music. Condition: Good+. 4pp sheet music; a little browned; spine reinforced with clear tape; 3 of the 4 corners have been slightly torn. Illustrated front page (picture of "Hutch" - Leslie Arthur Julien Hutchinson - who had recorded this number for HMV); music on following 3pp. ; 4to (9" x 11 1/2"); 4 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. No Date (Presentation Plate Inscription "1927" On Endpaper And British Library Say [1927]). Green Cloth, Pictorial (Boy On Donkey On Front, Tossing Pancakes On Spine), 224 Pages, B/W Frontis+ 3 Other Illustrations. Generally Sound, Odd Bump And A Few Marks On Covers. Not Ex Library. Thomas Somerfield (illustrator).…

Sheet Music. Condition: Fine. This scarce copy of vintage sheet music is in fine condition, scored for piano complete with lyrics. This is just one a of a considerable number of similar pieces of sheet music I am selling on this site. Please note that the postage will be reduced on this item. Ref SM10 Size: 4pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition First Printing. First Issue blue boards. NO CHIPPING & NO SPLITTING to cloth. CLEAN boards. Internally VERY CLEAN with old prize label on endpaper. NO LOOSE & NO MISSING leaves.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Pictorial hard boards. Undated except for a label on the rear paste down which states that the book was received from the publishers for sale on "27.10.1943". 156 pages. Colour frontispiece. Pencil gift inscription could be erased. Sellotape residue on the front paste-down & the front end paper. NO JACKET.   Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref F-nlp.…