puffin books harmondsworth middlesex england (391 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Good. Illustrated by Blake, Quentin Ilustrador. Reprint; First Printing. Some shelf wear, top fore corner somewhat chewed. ; Reading copy only, no names or marks inside. Cover artwork by Quentin Blake. Nestle breakfast cereals edition. ; B&W Illustrations; 96 pages; A magic finger flashing punishment on anything you hate is a very dangerous weapon, but sometimes you can't help using it. Another remarkable fantasy by the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Illustrated by Brock, C E Ilustrador. Reprint; Fourteenth Printing. Heavy cover creases, light edge wear, previous owner inkstamps to front endpaper and inside rear cover, a few small closed tears to edges of reading block. ; Movie tie-in edition with colour photo of cast members including Jenny Agutter and Sally Thomsett in front of a flower bedecked steam locomotive. Fourteenth printing, 1974. Good reading copy. ; B&W Illustrations; 240 pages; The adventures of three children who move to the country after father has to go away. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Reprint; Seventh Printing. Light reading creases to slightly sunned spine, old price to front endpaper. ; Nice tight copy, no names inside. ; 155 pages; A wonderful story of growing up, as Poll's father has to leave his family and they move to the country. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. Illustrated by Englander, Alice Ilustrador. Reprint; First Printing. Ex library copy, with usual stamps and marks inside, missing front endpaper, some cover creasing, paper starting to tone. ; B&W Illustrations; 118 pages; His saddleback mother rejected him out of shame as, unlike all the rest of the pigs in her litter, his saddle markings were not on his back, but across his bottom! Running away, this intrepid pig finally manages to make his life a success, after a lot of adventures! Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Illustrated by Bennett, Jill Ilustrador. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Some cover creases, slight loss to rear upper corner, previous owner details to inside front cover, tiny closed tear to final page. Some foxing to inside covers, endpapers and edges of reading block. ; First paperback edition with new illustartions and wrap around cover artwork by Jill Bennett. Good reading copy. ; B&W Illustrations; 96 pages; A collection of poems for children with a distinctly Cornish flavour, sometimes savoury, sometimes sweet. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Illustrated by Clark, Emma Chichester Ilustrador. Reprint; Seventh Printing. Light cover creases and edge wear with tiny split at base of spine, book has been used several times as a letter rest so lots of blind writing overlaid to front cover, two ink names to front endpaper, paper starting to tone. ; Good reading copy with new illustrations by Emma Chichester Clark. ; B&W Illustrations; 144 pages; James had lived with his two beastly aunts ever since his parents were eaten by an angry rhinoceros. Then something magic happened!

Paperback. Condición: Good+. Reprint; First Printing. Ex school library copy with usual stamps and marks inside, light creases to rear cover, ink mark to top of reading block, ink stamp to base. Paper starting to tone. ; Keyhole cut double cover protected by clear plastic sleeve. Cover artwork by Keith McEwan. ; 128 pages; A collection of nine quirky, bizarre, and very funny short stories from the Australian children's writer. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good+. Illustrated by Ross, Tony Ilustrador. Reprint; Fourth Printing. Light cover creases and shelf wear. ; Fourth printing. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Cover artwork by Tony Ross. ; Young Puffin; B&W Illustrations; 64 pages; A magic finger flashing punishment on anything you hate is a very dangerous weapon, but sometimes you can't help using it. Another remarkable fantasy by the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Illustrated by Blake, Quentin Ilustrador. First Edition; First Printing. Light cover creases, a few puzzles completed or semi completed. ; Nice tight copy, no names inside. Front cover photograph of cast from movie adaptation. ; B&W Illustrations; 64 pages; Puzzle book compiled by Sandy Ransford based on the Roald Dahl story.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good+. Illustrated by Blake, Quentin Ilustrador. Reprint; Seventeenth Printing. Minor cover creases and shelf wear. ; Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Cover artwork by Quentin Blake. ; B&W Illustrations; 64 pages; A magic finger flashing punishment on anything you hate is a very dangerous weapon, but sometimes you can't help using it. Another remarkable fantasy by the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good-. Reprint; Second Printing. Small open corner taer to front endpaper, paper starting to tone. ; Nice tight flat copy, no names or marks inside. Cover protected by clear library jacket. Cover artwork by Chris Molan. ; B&W Illustrations; 96 pages; Lizzie Dripping wasn't her real name, but girls who have their head in the clouds always got called that. But for her, life was always far more exciting than for people who have their feet firmly on the ground! Five great stories for 8 to 10 year olds. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Illustrated by Gill, Margery Ilustrador. Reprint; Twentieth Printing. Some reading creases and edge wear, slight staining to rear cover, pencil named ink stamp on title. ; Nice tight copy, cover artwork by Lesley MacKenzie. ; B&W Illustrations; 224 pages; Sara is sent by her rich father in India to attend boarding school in England. She is soon nicknamed the "Little Princess", but Sara has more than wealth, she also has a quick mind and imagination. So when poverty strikes her imagination helps her survive. By the author of The Secret Garden. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good+. Reprint; Twelfth Printing. Minor cover creases and shelf wear. ; Twelfth printing. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Cover artwork by Andrew Skilleter. ; 144 pages; A crazed and dying Flight Lieutenant, nine village children, a top-secret spacecraft and all out of control and adrift in space. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Good+. Illustrated by Rodgers, Frank Ilustrador. Reprint; Twenty-Fourth Printing. Some cover creases and edge wear, some foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; Twenty-fourth printing of Puffin paperback edition, 1985. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover artwork by Frank Rodgers. ; The Mr Majelka Series; Vol. 1; B&W Illustrations; 96 pages; Magic carpets don't usually turn up in schools, but this is exactly what happens when Class Three's new teacher flies in through the classroom window. With Mr Majeika in charge, it's going to be the most exciting school term ever!

Paperback. Condición: Good+. Reprint; Fourteenth Printing. Minor edge and shelf wear, surface tear to rear cover, black marker pen initials to inside front cover and price to front endpaper, some foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; Fourteenth printing. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover artwork by Jon Riley. ; The Cricklepit Series; Vol. 2; 144 pages; Gowie Corby is the terror of Cricklepit Combined School. He's mean, needs no help from anyone, and has no friends, other than his pet rat, Boris Karloff. So when an ancient haunted cellar is uncovered at the school there's nothing to prevent him spending the night there. Especially when he'll be called chicken if he doesn't. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Illustrated by Astrop, John Ilustrador. Second Printing. Heavy crease to front cover, marker pen initials to inside front cover and old price to front endpaper. ; Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover artwork by John Astrop. ; B&W Illustrations; Crammed with facts, faults and facets of personality and performance, a book that lets you sit in judgement on everyone you know. A place for all your secret information about friends and foes.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. Illustrated by Author Ilustrador. Reprint. Light reading and cover creases, light shelf and edge wear, ink name and marker pen initials to inside front cover, missing front endpaper, half title and title. ; Good reading copy. ; B&W Illustrations; 288 pages; More adventures of the man who can talk to the animals. As Dr Dolittle is short of funds after his trip to Africa he decides to display the pushmi-pullyu in a travelling Circus. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. Illustrated by Briggs, Raymond Ilustrador. Reprint; Third Printing. Some cover creases and shelf wear, school ink stamp and date ink obscurred to inside front cover, missing front endpaper, paper starting to tone. ; Good reading copy. Wrap around cover artwork by Raymond Briggs. ; B&W Illustrations; 208 pages; A collection of stories of giants of all kinds, fierce and mild, terrifying and pathetic. Including traditional tales and works by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, and Eleanor Farjeon. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Good+. Reprint; First Printing. Some cover creases, clear tape to base of spine, marker pen initials to inside front cover. ; Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover artwork by Janet Rawlins. ; 96 pages; Lucy and some of her friends had seen Kelpie in a Scottish loch the previous summer where Morag had told them that he was difficult to be sure of and most people refused to see him. So when she sees him again in an English lake she's sure he must want her help. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Reprint; First Printing. Light reading creases and shelf wear. ; First printing of Puffin mass market edition, 1982. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Cover photo by John Lawson. ; 144 pages; Consumed with guilt and grief since the death of Mr Pignati, nicknamed the Pigman, John and Lorraine determine to help another old man. However, things go badly wrong and John and Lorraine begin to wonder if the Pigman's legacy is simply too much for them to handle. Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good-. Reprint; First Printing. Heavy crease to front cover and light shelf wear. ; First printing in this edition with full number line, 1998. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside, appears unread. ; 112 pages; The Foxearth fowls have a long tradition of battling with the crafty foxes whose devilish cunning is hard to outwit. Then the astonishing Fox Busters were hatched!

Paperback. Condición: Good+. Illustrated by Horder, Margaret Ilustrador. Reprint; First Printing. Some reading and cover corner creases, slight shelf wear and edge wear, lightly sunned spine, heavy foxing to inside covers and endpapers, last few pages slighly uneven as though reglued. ; First printing of Puffin mass market edition, 1971. Good reading copy, no names inside. Wrap around cover artwork uncredited, internal illustrtaions by Margaret Horder. ; B&W Illustrations; 160 pages; Andy Hoddel was different from other boys. He never really understood the games they played, in which they 'owned' the factories and various other things in their town, but he longed to tell them that he owned something too. Then one day he met an old tramp and paid him three dollars for Beecham Park Racecourse. When Andy's friends find out they are horrified. Andy would have to be told he'd been tricked out of his money. But how could they tell him without breaking his heart, especially when all the staff at the racecourse were now calling him the 'owner'? How could anyone take away his racecourse? Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Good+. Illustrated by Miller, Jon Ilustrador. Reprint; Third Printing. Some reading and cover corner creases, some edge and shelf wear with slight crack to spine, some ink enhancement to author name on front cove and exclamation mark added to title inside, paper age toned at edges. ; Third printing of Puffin mass market edition, 1982. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover artwork and internal illustrations by Jon Miller. ; B&W Illustrations; 112 pages; The Foxearth fowls have a long tradition of battling with the crafty foxes whose devilish cunning is hard to outwit. Then the astonishing Fox Busters were hatched! Mass Market PB.

Paperback. Condición: Good+. Illustrated by Author Ilustrador. Reprint; Fourth Printing. Some cover creases, some edge and shelf wear, some rusting to staples, light foxing to inside covers and endpapers. ; Fourth printing of Picture Puffin paperback edition, 1983. Stapled wraps. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover artwork by John Burningham. ; Picture Puffins; Colour Illustrations; 32 pages; Mr Gumpy takes all his animal friends out for a drive, which is fine until the clouds start to gather. But when it starts to rain and the car gets stuck in the mud, the wheels churn, and no one wants to get out and push.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good+. Illustrated by Author Ilustrador. Reprint; Third Printing. Minor shelf wear with some foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; Third printing in this special edition produced for Virgin Atlantic. Nice tight copy, no names inside. ; B&W Illustrations; 80 pages; Grandfather is off on an expedition to the North Pole to find the last Polar Bears. With him goes Roo, a dog of character and strong views.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good-. Illustrated by Acs, Laszlo Ilustrador. Reprint; Third Printing. Some reading and cover creases, ink name to front endpaper. ; Third printing. Nice tight copy. Cover artwork by Gerry Downes. ; Young Puffin; B&W Illustrations; 96 pages; Joe had created the perfect hamburger. It could save Mr Borthwick's ailing business and drive other fast-food outlets off the high street. If only he could remember exactly the ingredients he'd hapazardly thrown into the mixing-bowl.?

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Illustrated by Blake, Quentin Ilustrador. Reprint; Ninth Printing. Minor shelf wear, tiny sticker tear and large publisher's sticker to rear cover, minor foxing to endpapers. ; Ninth printing. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover artwork by Quentin Blake. ; Young Puffin Books; B&W Illustrations; 80 pages; When Mr and Mrs Terrapin phone the agency for a babysitter, the last person they expect to see is a one-legged, one-eyed retired naval gentleman who looks just like a pirate.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Illustrated by Peppe, Mark Ilustrador. Reprint; Fifth Printing. Some cover creases and shelf wear, slight crack to centre of spine with tiny split at base, some foxing to inside covers, endpapers and edges of reading block. ; Fifth printing. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover artwork by Simon Dewey. ; Puffin Classics; B&W Illustrations; 144 pages; The most famous of Dicken's Christmas stories, as the tight-fisted Scrooge is converted into understanding the true meaning of Christmas with the help of three ghosts.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Illustrated by Tenniel, John Ilustrador. Reprint; Eighth Printing. Some cover creases, slightly cocked spine, some foxing to inside covers, endpapers and edges of reading block. ; Eighth printing. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover artwork by James Marsh. ; Puffin Classics; B&W Illustrations; 176 pages; Alice has another strange adventure when she steps through a looking glass. One of the most magical books ever written, complete with the original illustrations by John Tenniel.

Paperback. Condición: Good. Illustrated by Edwards, Gunvor Ilustrador. Fourth Printing. Some reading and cover creases, some edge and shelf wear, ex school copy with some writing and ink tick marks against projects inside, some foxing to endpapers and edges of reading block. ; Reading copy only. ; Young Puffin Books; B&W Illustrations; 144 pages; A vared and practical collection of things for young children to make from odds and ends that can be found around the house.