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- ...s not just to your book, but to a specific edition — say, the paperback or hardback one. For self-publishing authors the more you know about ISBNs the more exc Ebooks, audiobooks, paperbacks and hardback versions of your book all require different numbers. This is where the [htt4 KB (607 words) - 11:13, 11 August 2023
- ...he combination of lyrical storytelling and stunning artwork make this mini-hardback version of the story of a tiger’s journey to adulthood pocket sized perfe ...ldren but would be a beautiful addition to any family bookshelf. This mini-hardback edition would be perfect for small hands and would make a lovely gift.2 KB (396 words) - 18:32, 2 March 2018
- ...Riot is a fun compilation of Horrid Henry Early Reader Books, in a lovely hardback edition with easy to read text and full colour illustrations. ...reaks. This book combines four Horrid Henry Early Readers into one premium hardback edition, but as nice as it is, it may prove a disappointment if you already5 KB (815 words) - 12:00, 9 March 2018
- ...ventures from the bear who is genuinely loved by adults and children. The hardback would make a great gift. I read the book in hardback and it would make a great present particularly as it's going to be enjoyed3 KB (446 words) - 10:38, 18 April 2018
- ...'s Adventures in Wonderland: Macmillan Classics Edition}} is a substantial hardback of the type which is handed down in families and stands a lot of cheerful h ...ts be particularly suitable for a younger age group. It's ''lush'': cream hardback, red spine, silk book mark and twenty full colour illustrations by Sir John4 KB (673 words) - 12:03, 11 October 2020
- ...ly anthropomorphised creature tale is forty years old, hence this laudable hardback. I can't remember it, nor the five other books in the series, but there's For another revived classic recently published in lavish hardback for this audience (and their parents), we recommend [[Mr Bliss by J R R Tol3 KB (445 words) - 10:01, 22 April 2018
- ...ips bring the horrendous punning of the newspaper cartoons to lovely, full hardback status. ...ere and there) a self-contained story. Taking them in the form of a large hardback might well be an overdose to some, however, and I can see the full-on bad c3 KB (534 words) - 12:29, 23 March 2018
- |summary=A gorgeous jumbo hardback, letting the young reader into the world of performing magic, through a par ...review, this would definitely be on the shortlist. A lovely large format hardback, the cover is a delight itself - with a 3D lenticular image, embossed bits,3 KB (535 words) - 08:48, 22 March 2018
- ...n a simple paperback. This is a lovely edition because it’s a child-sized hardback, so you get all the perks of a stiffer spine, but it’s still suitable for5 KB (848 words) - 11:33, 7 August 2020
- |summary=This special edition has a lovely hardback cover and slipcase, but it is the classic Dr Seuss tale inside that childre ...ial edition respects this. The book itself comes in a study and well-made hardback, but you also get a slipcase that makes this almost a collector's edition a3 KB (622 words) - 11:56, 17 September 2020
- ...y around. This meant that the layout of the book was a triumph – glorious hardback with mini books contained within. There are hours of fun just to be had pe ...he structure of the book is still a tour de force. This is a wonderful A4 hardback full of flaps that can he looked under. More often than not you will find4 KB (680 words) - 09:10, 18 April 2018
- ...his suits than his stories has restyled this forty-year-old as a handsome hardback, sporting an interactive slip jacket – removing the book turns the traffi3 KB (571 words) - 09:13, 8 August 2020
- ...sses and ribbons. It appeals to girls and women of many ages, but this new hardback book ''Hello Kitty – Guide to Life'' is aimed at the brand's younger fans It is quite a big hardback with a bright, colourful cover featuring the famous Kitty with shiny silver4 KB (607 words) - 22:42, 21 March 2018
- ...e|Sherlock: The Essential Arthur Conan Doyle Adventures]] was published in hardback: it’s subsequently been published in paperback under the same title. It2 KB (291 words) - 12:17, 12 March 2018
- The ''My Little World'' set of books are a collection of hardback children's stories made for babies and young toddlers. The items themselve ...lustrations. The pages are relatively small as this is a short and sturdy hardback deigned for little hands to grab, but Galloway has packed them with colour.4 KB (670 words) - 11:37, 30 March 2018
- ...dage not to judge a book by its cover as both the paperback and indeed the hardback have gone for different pretty girls in alluring poses. Both are lovely ph4 KB (691 words) - 09:53, 19 March 2018
- ...ory:Michael Morpurgo|Michael Morpurgo]] is rectifying that with his latest hardback. I'm less convinced by how or why he's gone about it. ...Pinocchio by Pinocchio'' on the paper cover, and just ''Pinocchio'' on the hardback within. Proof, I think, that for all his work and cleverness, Morpurgo has4 KB (670 words) - 14:47, 23 April 2018
- ...ey is available to purchase the book and take no account of whether it's a hardback or a paperback. Price should only be taken into consideration if it is a v2 KB (354 words) - 07:14, 30 June 2015
- ...e round things have changed – for the first time the British market gets a hardback. But we've not jumped the shark. If anything, the fantasy side of this se It still feels a little odd to be holding a hardback Mercy Thompson book, however. I credit the decision for giving the series4 KB (768 words) - 13:50, 2 September 2020
- |summary=A lexicon of the world behind the characters, this nicely produced hardback will delight Horrid Henry's and Moody Margaret's hard-core fans, while many The book is a large—format hardback with plenty of (hilarious) Tony Ross's pictures and would make a good gift5 KB (761 words) - 10:38, 23 March 2018
- Before I go further reviewing this paperback I will just point out that the hardback has enough blurb on its fly-leaves, and not one mention of that as the majo ...ubject being used as it was here, and especially as I was reading from the hardback and was not forewarned.5 KB (940 words) - 15:45, 4 September 2020
- ...tion of Lewis Carroll's Marmite classic gets revisited in this cherishable hardback – still it might not be to everyone's tastes whatsoever. ...g sight of one is like seeing a flat clock in Dali's pictures, this decent hardback replication is the nearest you'll get to owning one of the most special of5 KB (908 words) - 13:18, 6 April 2018
- ...s to build reading fluency. With a reading age of around 7.5, I’m sure the hardback version, due out in August 2013, will be well-thumbed in junior school libr2 KB (360 words) - 16:17, 1 September 2020
- ...have a paper back. It is, though, reasonably robust in use and moving to hardback format and larger print would raise the cost of the set to what many would3 KB (380 words) - 13:02, 28 February 2018
- ...eators and signatories of the United States Constitution, in an attractive hardback edition. Would make a nice gift for a fan of Americana, a fresh US citizen The volume – at least the hardback version I am reviewing – is very handsomely produced. The paper is heavy6 KB (934 words) - 10:39, 13 April 2018
- ...gang, either for bedtime reading or for sharing in nursery storytime. The hardback is sturdy and although the pictures are detailed, they would do well being2 KB (424 words) - 15:55, 2 September 2020
- ...gside her text demand this to be an A4 colour picture book, not a 'pocket' hardback. Blowing everything up would make the font look easier for the emergent re2 KB (401 words) - 11:07, 18 April 2018
- ...blication bearing the BBC logo, the book simply oozes quality. This glossy hardback is surprisingly thick for a 'picture book' at 160 pages, and the full-colou2 KB (375 words) - 16:45, 19 March 2018
- ...tle bit more from some of the many dinosaur books on the market. This nice hardback edition has good quality thick pages to make it a little more difficult for3 KB (464 words) - 12:22, 29 March 2018
- ...''XXX'' for ''kisses'' was just a little bit of a cop-out! It's all in a hardback cover, so it's pretty sturdy and is a great size for hands which are not us2 KB (449 words) - 11:03, 16 August 2020
- ...ion. They're reminiscent of old-school pen and ink drawings from musty old hardback books, which'll conjour up memories for adult readers at least. There's som2 KB (392 words) - 14:33, 30 March 2018
- ...y about a month after "The Murder Room" was published in July 2003 and the hardback edition was a thoughtful present.6 KB (1,036 words) - 11:03, 10 March 2018
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- ...appeal to the 1-3 year old audience who will be learning their ABCs. The hardback version is over 24 solid card pages and it will survive being thrown around3 KB (467 words) - 17:52, 28 March 2018
- ...ead-out books, and in the end it comes down as perhaps more of a 'my first hardback comic'. In that regard, it's well presented, well made, and a success.2 KB (414 words) - 14:53, 6 April 2018
- ...ges turn faster and help with understanding the story. I read the book in hardback (the paperback version will be available in September 2013) and it would ma3 KB (421 words) - 10:47, 28 August 2020
- I read the Oxford Children's Classics edition of the book. It's a sturdy hardback which will stand (and probably receive) repeated readings. The paper is of3 KB (437 words) - 12:22, 22 April 2018
- I'm reading the book in the hardback version and this is sturdy. The die-cut shapes are cut into a good quality2 KB (451 words) - 12:53, 12 April 2018
- ...liantly wakes up the inner child, a real pleasure to read. The cloth bound hardback presentation of this book is great and this particular edition is sure to b3 KB (455 words) - 16:49, 18 March 2018
- ...wary of buying it for a young child to read as the book is substantial - a hardback with nearly 450 glossy pages which weighs in at 1.85kg. They will, of cour3 KB (411 words) - 08:20, 24 April 2018
- ...elisation - from the film's writer David Logan - an equally gorgeous dinky hardback release with a doubly gorgeous cover.3 KB (431 words) - 11:24, 14 March 2018
- ...beautiful edition, with original illustrations from Diana Stanley and this hardback edition has real handling pleasure; the paper is suitably tough and the col2 KB (409 words) - 13:26, 21 September 2020
- ...dback are very good and if Nigella's style appeals buy this, definitely in hardback. If you are beyond Nigella, buy it for your child.6 KB (986 words) - 12:28, 10 April 2018
- ...y the two best covers of all of the Branford Boase nominees - I prefer the hardback that I own, but the paperback is also truly gorgeous. In addition, the blur3 KB (450 words) - 16:26, 15 August 2020
- ...sense to produce a book which fits ''perfectly'' into small hands. It's a hardback with good quality paper which doesn't show too much of a shadow through fro3 KB (476 words) - 14:52, 6 September 2020
- Will Self offers up 'a short review' for the dust cover of the hardback publication, which is itself so rambling and pseudo-erudite that one can on ...timately, is that I have no idea what the book is meant to be. Produced in hardback by Bloomsbury press, it has the look and feel of something from the Folio S6 KB (1,115 words) - 15:01, 30 March 2018
- ...quite how cleverly this has been done. The book has appeared before as a hardback and a paperback but I think that the current version as a board book is par3 KB (494 words) - 11:05, 6 April 2018
- ...tlas of Adventures by Lucy Letherland]], which has a gorgeous touchy-feely hardback cover! If you appreciate this, you're likely to love [[Illuminature by Rac3 KB (462 words) - 11:08, 3 September 2020
- ...rincesses and even princes who don't look ''too'' different. Our copy is a hardback. It's designed to last but it's of a size which small hands won't struggle3 KB (443 words) - 11:10, 1 September 2020
- ...produced, with rounded corners for when it's used as a missile and a solid hardback which will stand a lot of toddler affection. The pages are sturdy and easy3 KB (499 words) - 10:50, 6 April 2018
- ...e this book really stand out. The illustrations alone have to be worth the hardback cover price and children are likely to be captivated by these amazing pictu3 KB (453 words) - 14:18, 6 October 2020
- The end result is deceptively rich - a small hardback of a graphic novel, or a thriller read in a few minutes, either way it seem3 KB (465 words) - 11:26, 11 March 2018
- ...ge format paperback. There is something to cherish about reading Seuss in hardback, but with this version is well priced so you can buy several copies and sha3 KB (526 words) - 09:17, 18 April 2018
- ''Everything is MINE'' is a beautifully-produced hardback book from Tate Publishing. It's the sort of book which will stand a lot of3 KB (523 words) - 10:30, 29 March 2024
- ...ted over four or so pages in fabulous colour. The book is a sturdy larger hardback so feels really vibrant when you open the pages up and get a splash of colo3 KB (528 words) - 12:33, 21 March 2018
- ...serve the story well - the slightness of its running time hidden by deluxe hardback packaging, lenticular cover and decent illustrations. This might not be th3 KB (473 words) - 10:06, 23 April 2018
- The hardback book has the heft and feel of a real, grown-up book and is a decent-length3 KB (479 words) - 04:09, 1 April 2024
- ...ed and this is exactly what Little Mouse gives. The book comes in a small hardback format with only 16 pages. Each page has Mouse asking a question like what3 KB (537 words) - 11:03, 6 April 2018
- ...th a very reasonable cover price of £12.99. It's a large-format clothbound hardback which will stand a great deal of loving and - I hope - eventually be passed3 KB (473 words) - 22:13, 15 February 2018
- This book was originally published as a hardback under the title of [[Baby Blue Egg by Mij Kelly and Mary McQuillan|Baby Blu3 KB (526 words) - 11:54, 30 March 2018
- It's a hardback book with a striking cover and when you open it, don't expect endpapers or3 KB (490 words) - 13:14, 6 April 2018
- This book is, first of all, a rather beautiful book to behold. The red cloth hardback cover with the curled-up golden dragon on the front immediately make you wa3 KB (542 words) - 09:18, 21 August 2020
- ...be a little too in your face. It is certainly a fun book to look at. The hardback version is full of quality full colour photos that makes almost every page3 KB (534 words) - 09:30, 16 February 2018
- ...u strong? I ask because it's a big book - 720 pages if you're reading the hardback/paperback version or 28 hours 27 minutes if you're listening to the audio d3 KB (469 words) - 16:36, 11 August 2020
- ...ced a wonderful encyclopaedia in of itself. It comes in the form of an A4 hardback reminiscent of ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and is packed to the gills3 KB (572 words) - 10:50, 27 March 2018
- ...was, however, pleased to see that – unlike Rob Biddulph's last book – the hardback cover underneath does include the book's title (although I would much prefe3 KB (508 words) - 13:43, 5 September 2020
- ...that are just a pleasure to hold and look at. The version reviewed was a hardback and getting towards A3 size. This could easily be put on a coffee table fo3 KB (571 words) - 14:47, 28 March 2018
- The book itself comes on quality paper over 32 pages and in hardback should last a very long time. The wonderful images showing a boy and his d3 KB (565 words) - 16:54, 29 March 2018
- ...are occasion, three) statements to the page, in a very nice little cubical hardback. Now they're being represented in paperback, but you know what? They're s3 KB (518 words) - 08:12, 30 April 2018
- ...new series of Graphic Mysteries. On this evidence they're smaller format, hardback books - almost what were once called pocket books. And the style, mood and3 KB (511 words) - 17:01, 7 March 2018
- ...and comic-style cartoons. The result is an accessible and readable little hardback, which may particularly appeal to children who don’t like traditional fic3 KB (485 words) - 15:01, 10 March 2018
- ...of children's books printed in comic book style format, but with a sturdy hardback binding.3 KB (548 words) - 16:11, 4 April 2018
- Production values are high and this story comes in a dinky hardback - it's one of those books that even smell nice. ''The Truth Pixie'' will m3 KB (538 words) - 13:11, 24 August 2018
- This particular hardback edition is a nice size, easy enough for small hands to look at without bein3 KB (567 words) - 12:44, 13 August 2020
- ...husband has just read it and is currently re-reading it! If you do buy the hardback, have a look at the photo of Nigel's father on the back of the cover and co7 KB (1,209 words) - 10:13, 29 October 2020
- ...ories and ideal for dipping in and out of when you want a quick read. The hardback edition would make a lovely gift for a Maeve Binchy fan.3 KB (500 words) - 13:16, 10 August 2020
- ...ily read and re-read by the right recipient, and it is nicely presented in hardback, with appealing illustrations. It'll save Christmas present problems for ma3 KB (500 words) - 11:50, 6 March 2018
- ...nd runs with it. ''Lots'' is so called because each double spread of this hardback version of the book is packed with lots and lots of images about a given su3 KB (592 words) - 09:11, 7 September 2020
- It's no small beast either - this striking book is a hefty 432 pages in hardback, and the fiery cover displays several of the themes that pervade the conten3 KB (515 words) - 15:00, 23 November 2018
- ...r history. Something like the Great Fire of London, as seen in this large hardback, which when it comes down to it, and for many reasons, is a very good book ...of how you should go about this and part nature guide. It's a substantial hardback book with an elastic band to keep it shut - as it's really going to get qui7 KB (1,127 words) - 13:14, 2 February 2024
- ...his gorgeous edition is everything you could want in a book. It's a lovely hardback with a slightly translucent dust jacket. Chris Riddell's illustrations on b3 KB (487 words) - 15:26, 23 September 2020
- ...ook at. She is helped in turn by the design of the book itself; a smaller hardback style that makes it easy to hold and read for a toddler. The problems occu3 KB (577 words) - 22:00, 15 February 2018
- ...of them for a tenner seems a bit on the steep side, and I do wonder if the hardback volume we have is the best, and best value, way of presenting them.3 KB (526 words) - 10:38, 2 April 2018
- ...illustrations are a delight and really compement the story. Our copy is a hardback. It's designed to last but it's of a size which small hands won't struggle3 KB (504 words) - 10:15, 24 September 2020
- ...h a very reasonable cover price of £12.99. It's a large-format clothbound hardback which will stand a great deal of loving and - I hope - eventually be passed3 KB (516 words) - 22:13, 15 February 2018
- ...onurl|isbn=1509833625|title=Goodnight Moon 123 & ABC Gift Slipcase}} - two hardback books in a sturdy slip case. It would make a delightful present.3 KB (486 words) - 17:01, 29 March 2018
- ...most pockets or handbags ready for those waiting room moments and it has a hardback so it's not going to look tatty through over-handling. It's not very thick3 KB (574 words) - 13:55, 13 April 2018
- ...en's Orang-Utan'' is on sale at £4.99 for the paperback and £14.99 for the hardback with £3.00 (at least!) of the proceeds from each book going to Comic Relie3 KB (513 words) - 10:33, 23 February 2018
- ...ors that make this book an attractive one; the size to begin with. The A4 hardback format really invites the reader in. The large spread allows Goodreau's il3 KB (549 words) - 12:59, 12 April 2018
- ...Mirtalipova. With the artwork alongside the text, all enclosed in a sturdy hardback cover, I feel this is worthy of being one of the most beautifully produced3 KB (542 words) - 14:05, 23 January 2021
- The book is worth purchasing, possibly even in the hardback version, as it's the type of book which a child will return to, for the bas3 KB (528 words) - 10:51, 7 September 2020
- ...t. The writing is fluent and eloquent, and although I had a harder-to-tote hardback, I still stuck this one in my handbag as a chapter before bedtime was not g3 KB (521 words) - 15:33, 25 February 2018
- ...copy to the Bookbag. (By the way, Amazon currently suggest that this is a hardback book, but my copy is a substantial paperback, complete with flaps!)3 KB (531 words) - 12:12, 21 March 2018
- ...e double spread is all that matters and there is loads to see and do. The hardback version is sturdy and the paper is of a high quality, which helps avoid tea3 KB (545 words) - 14:02, 10 April 2018
- ...niel|Lewis Carroll] as before. The book is presented very well, in sturdy hardback, but I still didn't find anything to love in the new illustrations for thes3 KB (520 words) - 08:37, 25 April 2018
- ...race for the book could be the format in which you purchase it. The large hardback is just too big and it emphasises the simplicity of the book and makes it f3 KB (584 words) - 17:12, 12 April 2018
- As there are so many stories included, and since it's a heavy hardback book, this is one you'd want to share with your toddler rather than letting3 KB (555 words) - 16:20, 4 April 2018
- ...een crafted and carefully placed. I thought it would be - at 256 pages in hardback - a relatively quick read but once again I was wrong. I would read a sente3 KB (529 words) - 09:52, 31 March 2018
- ...interestingly, but just one thing was worrying me about this book. It's a hardback and beautifully presented but its the size of book that you slip into a poc3 KB (533 words) - 10:10, 25 August 2020
- ...s befits a volume that comes across like a modern Beatrix Potter, in bijou hardback format at least. This is certainly of a different quality however. Yet I3 KB (547 words) - 13:20, 18 April 2018
- ...pper, seem to place the book more squarely in this camp. (The cover of the hardback version shows a smiling, adult Diane, with the sub-title ''My Psychic Life'3 KB (520 words) - 14:26, 7 April 2018
- ...el to this book that in my experience is appealing to children. The chunky hardback with the eye-catching cover combine to produce an inviting package. Althoug3 KB (529 words) - 09:58, 18 April 2018
- The hardback version of this book is something to behold. The colours really pop and Wi3 KB (586 words) - 16:25, 12 April 2018
- This is a beautiful hardback book with wonderfully colourful pages. First published in Japan, there is a3 KB (570 words) - 11:34, 8 March 2018
- ...the story and the writing, through the illustrations and right down to the hardback edition with its lovely dust jacket and thick, luxurious paper. This is a b3 KB (542 words) - 15:00, 23 April 2018
- ...ed years ago now, but one that needs hearing, whatever your age. And this hardback just-beyond-picture-book is a great way of doing it. It leaves out all the3 KB (540 words) - 09:51, 24 March 2018
- ...ting into the realms of fantasy when you find out it’s a new library! The hardback version of the book is great quality and the paper is thick enough to last.3 KB (575 words) - 13:19, 13 August 2020
- ...he quality of their publishing and strict attention to detail. The book is hardback and quite weighty, with a fabric-covered spine that gives it the appearance3 KB (518 words) - 09:49, 26 February 2018
- ''Posy'' will become a classic and it's well worth buying as a hardback as it's the sort of book which will be passed on – or down to the next ge3 KB (528 words) - 14:25, 27 February 2018
- ...o them, but also make fun of them. The book is an impressive size and the hardback version is nice and sturdy. This is certainly required as each double spre3 KB (597 words) - 12:25, 10 April 2018
- ...e book is the design of the item itself. The version I read was a smaller hardback that fitted wonderfully into the hand and had chunky well-made pages. This3 KB (587 words) - 15:48, 29 August 2020
- As an adult I can appreciate the look and feel of this book. The hardback is exquisite and the drawings are magnificent, but the surface is only part4 KB (628 words) - 09:48, 18 April 2018
- ...children with an interest in the visual arts, but the beautifully-produced hardback which I read would do sterling service in a school library. I'd like to tha3 KB (529 words) - 16:42, 28 August 2020
- ...ar book to look at, especially if you are lucky enough to obtain the large hardback version. Each double spread is full of luscious illustrations of a jungle3 KB (600 words) - 11:09, 12 April 2018
- ...bold use of colour dominates the book which arrives in a very well made A4 hardback. Look closely and you will also appreciate Gillespie's words. Although in3 KB (546 words) - 14:39, 6 August 2020
- ...s so excited by the prospect of reading this book: a large format (6"x12") hardback that promised real life, action adventure stories. From the cover, it remin3 KB (535 words) - 13:22, 11 April 2018
- ...Publishing publishes books with high production values: this is an elegant hardback which is going to stand a lot of reading. It'll pass on to siblings or dow3 KB (553 words) - 10:30, 29 March 2024
- ...children with an interest in the visual arts, but the beautifully-produced hardback which I read would do sterling service in a school library. I'd like to th3 KB (514 words) - 13:08, 10 August 2020
- The book itself is the standard 32-page hardback and comes on quality paper that will last a long time. This will be import3 KB (576 words) - 10:26, 29 September 2020
- It was a hardback. Yes, the popular series has managed to cycle through a lot of the pastel3 KB (539 words) - 08:24, 18 April 2018
- ...ssion and didn't come back for years. There are over 200 pages of A4 size hardback packed with eclectic information from Space, to animals, to history. So ma3 KB (570 words) - 15:19, 23 March 2018
- ...ity, given that the paperback is rather cheaper than the recently reissued hardback. You'll miss the fact that oil is substituted for lard, but avoid such idi3 KB (542 words) - 11:17, 2 March 2018
- Altogether, it's a very good selection, and the generously laid-out hardback edition does justice to Mould's rich, confident, dynamic artwork that mixes3 KB (488 words) - 11:38, 5 October 2020
- ...or books for this age range. It might be the current trend when publishing hardback books but paper covers are a nightmare for teachers, librarians and parents3 KB (527 words) - 17:47, 2 March 2018
- ...le coverage from the professional reviewers when it was first published in hardback. Concerning, as it does, a young woman who works as a sub-editor in a publi3 KB (587 words) - 15:36, 1 September 2020
- ...nter cold. Even better is the fact that it all comes in a well-presented, hardback book which will stand a lot of duty in the kitchen.4 KB (598 words) - 13:54, 10 April 2018
- ...fulfilled enough) and more, all in the chunk of perfectly-presented square hardback format.3 KB (589 words) - 13:34, 20 March 2018
- ...y other shelf – that remains burdened with a full centimetre-and-more-deep hardback, with forty pages, some now redundant, within them. It seems silly for me3 KB (541 words) - 15:36, 9 April 2018
- ...f with lavish artwork, careful typesetting and high production values. The hardback I have is bound in fetching dark green canvas, with the CD housed in a roun3 KB (564 words) - 13:30, 6 April 2018
- ...s ''My Favourite Nursery Rhymes'' collection of board books. This 10 page hardback book has classic nursery rhymes that are as fun today as they were when you3 KB (599 words) - 10:36, 24 April 2018
- ...elina Ballerina'' veteran Helen Craig. For your money you get a wonderful hardback that includes classics such as Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks, but a4 KB (635 words) - 10:29, 18 April 2018
- ...e special edition. Not only do you get the extra blurb, but also a lovely hardback that fits into a case. This is almost as much a collector's item as it is4 KB (632 words) - 14:39, 12 April 2018
- ''One World Together'' is a beautifully presented, colourful, hardback book that promotes the differences between cultures, and although this is d4 KB (605 words) - 10:30, 3 March 2018
- ...and feel. Trail books are not new, but this is a very well made one. The hardback version is very sturdy and each double spread has at least one trail. Rath4 KB (633 words) - 18:22, 19 March 2018
- ...which capture the spirit of Christmas and are full of vibrant colour. The hardback version of the book is a lovely size and each page has at least one drawing3 KB (606 words) - 16:18, 15 August 2020
- ...eous book. The special 10 year anniversary edition of the book has a nice hardback cover and slip jacket, but any copy will be a keeper for a household with c3 KB (620 words) - 15:11, 28 March 2018
- ...hing about it is just gorgeous for little children from the small, chunky, hardback feel of it which is perfect for small hands to the cheerful illustrations i4 KB (601 words) - 22:18, 1 March 2018
- ...e books feels like it has been designed with a child in mind. The compact hardback version is easy to hold and the short 20 page length means that it captures3 KB (622 words) - 16:23, 28 August 2020
- The book is initially very appealing. It comes in a long thin hardback that stands out and the colour scheme is all shades of terracotta that evok4 KB (644 words) - 09:47, 24 March 2018
- ...(or mum’s handbag) for on the go reading opportunities, and because it’s a hardback, it’s sturdy enough to withstand a bit of the aforementioned flinging. It3 KB (628 words) - 11:57, 30 March 2018
- ...It's a hefty medium-sized volume, with a cover halfway between paper- and hardback, and Knockabout have done Wiele well. (I forgive them some lapses in trans3 KB (525 words) - 13:42, 20 March 2018
- ...ok to the Bookbag. It's from Tate Publishing and it's the sort of classy, hardback book which you'd expect from them.4 KB (617 words) - 10:29, 29 March 2024
- ...lishers for sending a copy of the book to the Bookbag. It's a substantial hardback which will stand a lot of loving and would make a brilliant present either3 KB (590 words) - 13:08, 24 April 2018
- ...why a book for this age range has a flimsy paper dust cover. Moreover, the hardback cover underneath has a different illustration and no title. I would suggest3 KB (579 words) - 09:40, 2 March 2018
- ...nd purposes, but with corrugated boards stuck to the cover. Take a proper hardback apart and you won't get something too different from this, but the way it's4 KB (634 words) - 13:09, 24 April 2018
- This large format hardback would make a very special gift for a child. It would be especially valuable4 KB (584 words) - 17:20, 23 April 2018
- ...s a lot of fun and commented about how reasonable the cover price is for a hardback book.)4 KB (640 words) - 09:08, 21 July 2018
- ...exploring a hidden world to the full. The book come in a very satisfying hardback A3 size and is full of double page spreads that represent different habitat4 KB (660 words) - 08:50, 22 March 2018
- ...being a must have. The item itself is a little odd. It comes as a sturdy hardback, but the cover has no edging so you get unsightly cardboard. This is possi4 KB (672 words) - 11:38, 23 April 2018
- ...f writing of arriving in pairs. My copy was both lively and lovely – firm hardback, with a surprise message under the slip jacket, glitzy and pretty, and the4 KB (591 words) - 13:36, 10 August 2020
- It's a lovely book too. I'm reading from the hardback and it's something which will get handed on to younger brothers and sisters4 KB (639 words) - 13:44, 6 April 2018
- ...arlett has designed the entire book to enhance the experience. The sturdy hardback version of ''Nibbles'' is a thing of wonderment, lovely to hold and solid;4 KB (610 words) - 07:51, 17 September 2020
- ...over. This is a beautifully presented book for children. It is in a chunky hardback format and the cover really does convey the flavour of the story accurately3 KB (566 words) - 08:56, 24 April 2018
- ...ther fifty per cent of this object then. Upon buying it you fold the huge hardback mass of it out to find it exceedingly hard to hold so you can access the pa3 KB (599 words) - 15:00, 23 April 2018
- ...e from Ivy Press. This book is no different - I'm reviewing a ''quality'' hardback, complete with silk bookmark, just about every page printed in full, glorio4 KB (578 words) - 13:02, 6 April 2018
- ...'s seen other, similar books. In an attractively-illustrated small-format hardback (much closer to the always falsely described 'pocketbook' size than I expec4 KB (594 words) - 10:49, 27 August 2020
- ...r history. Something like the Great Fire of London, as seen in this large hardback, which when it comes down to it, and for many reasons, is a very good book3 KB (584 words) - 19:48, 25 February 2018
- It could be that you never buy hardback books, for some reason, so could never recommend that anyone else does. Th ...a mediocre offering that really wouldn’t warrant the expense of buying the hardback edition, that is something slightly different. Similarly if it is exorbita9 KB (1,616 words) - 13:30, 3 March 2018
- ...e 3D graphics there is a splendour to what you see. Issued in a lovely A4 hardback format on glossy full colour pages the aesthetic that Lohlein chose is wond4 KB (696 words) - 11:50, 4 April 2018
- This is a wonderfully visual book, taking a large format hardback and giving us everything in double-page spreads. What's more, with the scr3 KB (580 words) - 08:02, 16 September 2020
- ...ul animals and flowers. The book also benefits from the large format; the hardback is something to cherish as the images really come to life.4 KB (670 words) - 12:16, 6 September 2020
- The presentation is stunning, a large hardback book (but not so big it can't be read easily while reclining on the sofa) w4 KB (657 words) - 10:17, 6 April 2018
- This was previously called The Cloud Maker in hardback.4 KB (589 words) - 12:34, 25 September 2020
- ...at I was in for a literary treat - and I was. Firstly, the book itself, a hardback with a beautifully nostalgic cover is a book lover's delight.3 KB (555 words) - 10:48, 24 March 2018
- ...epeat this book is not solely here for that purpose. This came to me in a hardback of very adult styling, and for a change there was not a children's edition4 KB (634 words) - 10:17, 6 October 2020
- ...rather surprised that the cover price is not a lot higher. It's a ''big'' hardback with high production values. I'd like to thank the publishers for sending4 KB (597 words) - 09:55, 24 March 2018
- ...ch gory detail, and the overall theme of the book is fairly uplifting. The hardback version has over 500 pages, but the text is large and the margins wide, and4 KB (610 words) - 11:31, 6 April 2018
- ...al portrait illustration, perfectly vividly presented by this large format hardback, which with its embossed cover and luxury binding shows great effort. But3 KB (591 words) - 16:27, 23 April 2018
- ...actual'' figures, unsullied by 'analysis' or spin all presented in a handy hardback book.3 KB (571 words) - 10:47, 10 April 2018
- ...t they happen regularly enough to individual officers to produce an annual hardback for the Christmas market. But it's the rarity of the opportunity which mak4 KB (667 words) - 12:39, 10 March 2018
- ...noticing the words ''totally sick'' and ''mortifying'' on the cover of my hardback edition. I found there was nothing to get me in my stomach, which partly i3 KB (604 words) - 12:35, 18 August 2020
- ...s than I did, coming to it as a first time Reichs reader. (To be fair, the hardback definitely looks more like an adult novel than a YA book and the publishers3 KB (597 words) - 12:14, 11 October 2020
- ...a sort of ''I Spy'' book for adults. I can see this being used too - the hardback book is of a size which fits with no trouble into a backpack or a pocket an4 KB (637 words) - 13:10, 6 April 2018
- AG: Very: I love books for their appearance as well as their content. The hardback of Fox was largely inspired by a 1930s children’s book.4 KB (649 words) - 15:56, 16 February 2016
- ...idy, you might as well borrow this, but don't buy, especially for the full hardback price. Liz Kessler popped into Bookbag Towers to [[The Interview: Bookbag T ..., you might as well borrow this, but don't buy, certainly not for the full hardback price.8 KB (1,421 words) - 12:33, 19 April 2018
- ...book from a reputable publisher there were several proofing errors in the hardback which should have been picked up before publication. Hopefully they'll be3 KB (601 words) - 13:04, 9 March 2018
- ...beat [[Blackmoor by Edward Hogan]]. As I write the most recent Susan Hill hardback is [[Printer's Devil Court by Susan Hill|here]].4 KB (653 words) - 10:51, 15 March 2018
- ...with Tara Road, which I was planning to give away/sell on eBay as it was a hardback in VGC. However, my puppy got hold of it and chewed the corners, so though4 KB (626 words) - 09:52, 8 August 2020
- ...relation to the human calendar, then they have it at last with this lovely hardback. It's a brick of a book, of course, given the depth of the subject, but we4 KB (662 words) - 13:43, 24 August 2020
- ...for sending a copy of the book to the Bookbag. My copy is a rather lovely hardback, of the type which gets passed down the generations and is complete with a4 KB (683 words) - 09:02, 12 August 2020
- ...consequences. Faber have done Crook proud with a delicious gold-embossed hardback, but he has served us best of all.4 KB (589 words) - 08:58, 21 September 2020
- The book itself is a pleasure. I'm working from a substantial hardback of the type which sits open when you put it on the table. Colour reproduct4 KB (699 words) - 08:38, 11 April 2018
- ...ooks, for all these reasons, just fly off the shelves, either paperback or hardback, and generally have a lot of appeal – surely breaking away from the mere4 KB (636 words) - 10:25, 7 August 2020
- ...section on how to use chemistry to communicate with other people. And the hardback edition even includes a scratch and sniff advert, the importance of which w4 KB (597 words) - 08:38, 19 September 2020
- Of all the many millions of animals on our planet that deserve a large format hardback non-fiction book, I guess monkeys are one of the ideal places to start. Th4 KB (629 words) - 12:42, 23 March 2018
- What you get is a large format square book, stuck into a hardback folder alongside a second block of paper, which is mostly blank for your ar4 KB (625 words) - 11:03, 11 April 2018
- ...xcited. The item itself is of very high quality; lush pages, full colour, hardback and a chunky looking read. However, as any passionate reader is taught fro4 KB (663 words) - 18:33, 19 March 2018
- ...: it's Gecko Press, so production values are high. This is a substantial hardback: it's going to stand a lot of handling and the chances are that it's a book4 KB (661 words) - 10:20, 29 March 2024
- ...Give me the choice and nine times out of ten I'll choose a thick 500+ page hardback (or even a 700+ page behemoth on occasion), but there's something comfortin4 KB (626 words) - 10:33, 3 April 2018
- I should also say the book itself is a joy - a slightly larger than average hardback with a striking black and silver jacket, the story beautifully and organica4 KB (623 words) - 18:21, 28 March 2018
- ...atoso's illustrations that stand out. The book comes in a high quality A4 hardback and Matoso uses every page to great effect. The use of bold colours and cl4 KB (717 words) - 11:18, 18 April 2018
- ''In hardback the title of this book is '''Blood Brotherhoods: The Rise of the Italian Ma4 KB (677 words) - 12:28, 27 February 2018
- To start with, the fabric of the book is excellent. It's a jumbo hardback you have to position in landscape format, to open up every massive double-p4 KB (629 words) - 08:54, 24 August 2020
- It's a quite brilliantly presented book too – lush silvered cover, proper hardback binding with fabric bookmark, and a spoof of Gulliver's Travels added on as4 KB (611 words) - 13:04, 23 April 2018
- It's a big read at 544 pages in the hardback edition but I read it in two sittings with a reluctant break for food in be4 KB (619 words) - 13:21, 25 August 2020
- ...initial eight tales are here, on lovely firm paper stock, in a nice chunky hardback, with brilliant coloured versions of the original illustrations. I don't t4 KB (609 words) - 11:33, 8 March 2018
- The overall look of the book is very appealing too. It's a chunky hardback with lots of illustrations in penguin themed colours of black, grey, white4 KB (639 words) - 12:00, 6 September 2020
- ...or everyone. Most Barrington Stoke books are paperbacks but this one is a hardback, complete with silk bookmark, ensuring that it's the sort of book which wil4 KB (699 words) - 16:11, 31 August 2020
- The book is the typical large format hardback, and is very well presented. Each creature type gets a double page spread,4 KB (642 words) - 13:15, 24 March 2018
- ...ok at the cover! Isn't it gorgeous? I couldn't walk past a gorgeous, dinky hardback like this in a book shop. So I was hooked even before I read the first page4 KB (616 words) - 09:45, 8 October 2020
- ...15 – even with a breakfast time transmission slot. This small(ish) format hardback is, bar the annual, the very first chance to look at an official book conce4 KB (683 words) - 12:50, 11 April 2018
- ...s, it is worth noting that the book is aesthetically pleasing as well. The hardback boasts a slip cover showing the Empire State Building and both sides featur4 KB (688 words) - 14:21, 2 February 2024
- ...which smacks more of corporate annual book, if anything – it's all glossy hardback, pin-ups, plain text stories, non-narrative sections and weird fan-friendly4 KB (623 words) - 11:51, 20 March 2018
- ...llustrations are by Catherine Rayner - and this book is in a lovely chunky hardback format - complete with a silk bookmark. The illustrations are gorgeous and4 KB (663 words) - 10:54, 17 April 2018
- * '''BB: You've taken the unusual step of publishing the book first as a hardback and then a revised edition in paperback. What made you do this?''' RD: The hardback was actually a bit of a mistake. 12 months ago, I was keen to get the book9 KB (1,708 words) - 13:54, 8 January 2011
- ...you on a journey that includes 22 all new songs. Join them in this catchy hardback book that will recreate rhyme time in your own front room.4 KB (713 words) - 08:01, 25 April 2018
- ...around to inspire a Stephen King short story. Now we get a lavish, yummy hardback of all the pictures, and now, through the agency of a great editor, they al4 KB (657 words) - 14:46, 22 April 2018
- ...ton have done justice to Hart's story. The version I read was a lovely A4 hardback that felt special to hold. Inside are Warburton's colourful images that te4 KB (701 words) - 10:43, 12 April 2018
- ...ling Kindersley book so production values are high. This is a substantial hardback which will stand a lot of use - and it has its own, equally substantial sli4 KB (697 words) - 09:13, 7 September 2020
- ...to say. There is one ''minor'' disadvantage to the audio version and the hardback: they date back to September 2016, when we had not yet been Trumped. The p4 KB (678 words) - 10:04, 12 August 2020
- ...r book. They are no longer bound by a yearly cycle of releasing a book in hardback and then waiting a few months for it to be released in paperback. The e-bo4 KB (730 words) - 14:46, 25 August 2020
- ...t they're enough. For one thing they're huge, in this large-format square hardback – about 22 inches by 11. For another, they're gorgeous to look at – wh4 KB (646 words) - 15:32, 16 February 2018
- ...ful, lively pace to the book as you read. I must mention the cover to the hardback version of this book too, as it's really lovely. The title and the outline4 KB (800 words) - 12:33, 17 April 2018
- ...est First Novel of the Year for ''Walter…'' when it was first published in hardback in 1995. It's a novel that not only mixes historical fantasy with a modern4 KB (673 words) - 12:31, 13 March 2018
- This book was previously published as a hardback under a different title. This title is used throughout the book which is a4 KB (726 words) - 12:43, 15 April 2018
- ...ad it, thanks to the publishers who sent a copy to the Bookbag. I read the hardback but it will also be available at the same time in paperback and unabridged4 KB (624 words) - 13:14, 6 March 2018
- This large-format hardback comes in four suitable chunks. The first drags us screaming from life outs4 KB (729 words) - 14:38, 24 March 2018
- ...read, I would recommend borrowing it, although the 'Wonders of the World' hardback edition is a handsome one and was a pleasure to handle. We've also reviewed4 KB (694 words) - 13:27, 14 May 2018
- ...and thirty-five years later we're delighted that it's been republished in hardback complete with the original black-and-white illustrations by Val Biro.4 KB (693 words) - 10:18, 26 February 2018
- ...re, of course, for Hav is complete fiction. It was interesting to note the hardback of this book blasts the phrase 'a novel' from the front cover. The new pape4 KB (777 words) - 09:57, 17 March 2018
- ...re disregarding the din they are able to make just by banging a fair sized hardback such as this, on the table!) And I've never met a child who did not like a4 KB (716 words) - 12:04, 29 March 2018
- ...e and I was disappointed. I'm even confused about the target audience. The hardback was published under Penguin's Michael Joseph adult imprint but the paperbac4 KB (664 words) - 10:57, 14 March 2018
- ...iew copy. But I must urge them to just plain shoot the blurb writer of my hardback edition - giving far too much away, and even mentioning the last ten pages4 KB (727 words) - 16:22, 22 February 2018
- ...of Bad Things''' cover let it down. They thought it should be a beautiful hardback book to treasure throughout the years, such is the quality of the poetry. I4 KB (730 words) - 13:20, 4 April 2018
- ...eally deserves its presentation – Pushkin seldom go the whole hog of using hardback, but when they do you might well sit up and take notice. The unusual shape4 KB (704 words) - 08:55, 25 April 2018
- ...of how you should go about this and part nature guide. It's a substantial hardback book with an elastic band to keep it shut - as it's really going to get qui4 KB (708 words) - 19:54, 25 February 2018
- ...and this gladdened my heart. It's a lovely book: a beautifully-presented hardback which will stand a lot of use and there's even a useful glossary and effici4 KB (763 words) - 11:40, 8 April 2018
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- ...this has a lot of quite small font script, and it's a heavy, large-format hardback, you get a cushty product. I'd probably choke on my Caribbean Stallion if4 KB (675 words) - 08:28, 16 September 2020
- ...lf in it... though it did make me question the decision to release this in hardback this year and paperback for Christmas 2010 when, if we keep our fingers cro5 KB (777 words) - 12:33, 11 October 2020
- ...thriftiness is the new black, so ''Wild Cooking'', previously published in hardback as ''The New English Cassoulet'' is going to appeal to the mood of the mome4 KB (721 words) - 13:53, 10 April 2018
- I had only just come from reviewing Shaun Hutson's latest hardback, [[Unmarked Graves]].4 KB (797 words) - 11:04, 8 March 2018
- ...I noted this was a Radio 4 Book of the Week (or somesuch) in 2011 while in hardback. Of course the pictures are superior on radio than on TV, but it struck me4 KB (737 words) - 08:39, 14 September 2020
- ...k - you don't pack over eleven hundred pages into a small space - and as a hardback, built to last, with a couple of silk bookmarks, in different colours. Tak5 KB (771 words) - 11:22, 18 August 2020
- ...ky about the definitive nature of the prior subtitle it had, when it was a hardback volume. Nothing has changed except the packaging since then, it seems, and5 KB (748 words) - 16:23, 17 February 2018
- The reviewer sat down with the fancy hardback review copy of ''Genesis'' by Bernard Beckett and turned the pages, not kno4 KB (738 words) - 10:20, 3 March 2018
- ...emonstrate what on-demand printing is capable of. We'd love to do ZIP as a hardback gloss print but would need a large corporate sponsor to do that to underwri4 KB (749 words) - 08:02, 7 August 2020
- ...tility of warfare. But before the young audience intended for this lovely hardback try to pronounce the hu-houy-horsey people's name, what we do get is excell4 KB (697 words) - 13:19, 23 April 2018
- ...s classified for thirty years and has spent about as long waiting for this hardback version.4 KB (742 words) - 08:29, 12 April 2018
- ...hose by lifting the sticky tab, and unlatching the bonus material from the hardback front cover – and lo and behold, that bonus material proves itself to be4 KB (719 words) - 08:06, 4 September 2020
- ...and I might add, legion – loyal fans, you have no doubt already bought the hardback which was out last year and completely loved the story and will not need to5 KB (754 words) - 16:10, 29 August 2020
- This is a book that seeps early 19th century retro. The hardback is small and squat as was the fashion, the cover has the artificial patina4 KB (728 words) - 15:38, 26 December 2020
- ...the blurb on the back and the artwork on the cover (a huge change from the hardback edition) and but then you get the story that actually features between the5 KB (819 words) - 15:41, 17 March 2018
- What we get is a sturdy square hardback, and while containing few words it's powered by the visuals, presented very4 KB (730 words) - 09:25, 10 October 2020
- ...wonderful Orion have picked the book up over here and given us a gorgeous hardback which sits proudly on the shelves of all of my favourite bookshops. (I've c4 KB (764 words) - 13:59, 2 February 2024
- ...tes – there they are, shining luxuriously on the cover of this jumbo-sized hardback. And in five easy-to-take steps, the rest of the book provides for that ex4 KB (758 words) - 16:18, 25 March 2018
- ...ou dare rely on an electronic copy of this. It's in a fancy, large square hardback format, and there is great visual fun with semi-secret messages, different4 KB (747 words) - 10:42, 8 October 2020
- ...as offered a review copy of a book which I would cheerfully have bought in hardback - and that's not something which a book reviewer says very often. I have a4 KB (744 words) - 08:53, 5 May 2021
- ...imed pacificism. But when this paperback version of the recently published hardback came up, by prolific and highly-esteemed historian Frank McLynn, I just had4 KB (692 words) - 11:32, 25 September 2020
- It's a nicely posh hardback, and a lot more colourful than the simple yellow pencil. It clearly shows4 KB (752 words) - 12:27, 21 March 2018