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1. Charlie's Success or the Little Ambassador by M. Seymour
Charlie's Success or the Little Ambassador
By M. Seymour
Reprint, 1928, John F. Shaw.
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Contents clean.
Very good condition.
#102675   £4.00   
2. Dickie's Secret by Catherine Shaw
Dickie's Secret
By Catherine Shaw
Reprint, circa 1919, John F. Shaw.
Decorated green covers.
Prize label on front paste down.
Front and back inner hinges sprung.
Back endpaper missing, front endpaper frayed.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Sequel to 'Mother Meg'.
Good condition.
#75938   £7.50   
3. Gipsy Mike
Gipsy Mike
New edition, circa 1910, John F. Shaw.
Octavo.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
White lettering and decoration.
Gilt decoration on spine.
222 pages.
Black and white frontispiece, head and tail pieces.
Covers slightly soiled.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Foxing on prelims.
Contents tanned.
One page torn across, repaired with transparent tape.
Good condition.
#99367   £4.00   
4. Graham's Victory by Grace Stebbing
Graham's Victory
By Grace Stebbing
New edition, 1927, John F. Shaw.
Light brown pictorial covers, gilt titling on front cover, gilt blocking on spine.
All edges gilt, patterned endpapers.
Pages lightly tanned.
Very good condition.
#78297   £9.50   
5. He Loves Me - Hump and All by C. Lockhart Gordon
He Loves Me - Hump and All
By C. Lockhart Gordon
Reprint, circa 1904, John F. Shaw.
Grey pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
10.5cm x 17cm.
95 pages.
'Sixpenny Rewards' series.
Illustrated with 4 black and white drawings, plus head and tail pieces.
Light wear to covers.
Inner hinges cracked.
Sunday School prize message on front endpaper.
Contents quite heavily tanned.
Good condition.
#102748   £5.00   
6. In Times of Steel by W. P. Shervill
In Times of Steel
By W. P. Shervill
Reprint, circa 1928, John F. Shaw.
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
319 pages.
Art deco style decoration on front cover and spine.
Light wear to covers.
Three colour plates by A. Pearse.
Light spotting on fore edges.
Pages clean and white.
Very good condition.
#104652   £7.50   
7. Little Pickles
Little Pickles
Circa 1920, John F. Shaw.
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Dark blue cloth spine.
Black decoration on spine.
20cm x 28cm.
192 pages.
Illustrated with a mixture of black and white drawings and coloured line drawings.
Colour frontispiece.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Ends of spine bumped.
Spine strip split down front edge.
Neat dedication on front endpaper.
Some of the black and white drawings have been reasonably neatly coloured-in by a child.
Plate entitled 'The Visitor' has been neatly attached to the back pastedown using adhesive fabric tape.
Good condition.
#99031   £15.00   
8. Our Darlings
Our Darlings
Circa 1917, John F. Shaw.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
12 tipped-in colour plates, one by Louis Wain.
Covers heavily worn at edges, and rather scuffed.
Name on front endpaper.
Contents good, but pages slightly tanned, with a small amount of intermittent foxing.
Good condition.
#110002   £12.50   
9. Outcast Robin by L. T. Meade
Outcast Robin
By L. T. Meade
New edition, circa 1901, John F. Shaw.
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
182 pages.
Stylised tree and leaf pattern on covers.
Three black and white illustrations, not attributed.
Spine darkened, with some light wear.
Prize label on front paste down, dated 1901.
Pages tanned, some fingermarking.
Good condition.
#98630   £10.00   
10. Roster College by Charles Herbert
Roster College
By Charles Herbert
Circa 1939, John F. Shaw.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
Colour frontis, no other illustrations.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped with several closed tears.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.
#84527   £10.00   
11. Sybil's Message by Emily Brodie
Sybil's Message
By Emily Brodie
Circa 1928, John F. Shaw.
Blue boards with black lettering and decoration.
Covers heavily worn.
Spine faded, and repaired at edges with clear tape.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Reading condition.
#81430   £2.50   
12. The School at Kesteven by Bertha Leonard
The School at Kesteven
By Bertha Leonard
Reprint, circa 1935, John F. Shaw.
Octavo.
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
192 pages.
Linear flower pattern on front cover and spine.
Light wear at corners and spine ends.
Covers a little faded.
Spotting on top edge and fore edge.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Contents generally white and clean, but some light spotting on a few pages.
Good condition.
#104291   £12.50   
13. The Taming of Prickles by Irene Mossop
The Taming of Prickles
By Irene Mossop
1933, John F. Shaw.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
252 pages.
Minor wear to covers.
Prelims and fore edge foxed.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition.
#114521   £20.00