21.
Sir Walter Raleigh
By
L. Du Garde Peach
Illustrator
John T. Kenney.
Reprint, 1957, Wills & Hepworth.
Light brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Series 561, original price 2'6.
Blue ladybird pattern endpapers.
Ladybird logo on reverse of front endpaper is black open-wing version.
Titles list on dustwrapper back flap has ten entries, ending with David Livingstone.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Book itself near fine.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.
22.
23.
Stone Age Man in Britain
By
L. Du Garde Peach
Illustrator
John T. Kenney.
Reprint, 1961, Wills & Hepworth.
Octavo.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Dark-blue lettering and decoration on covers.
50 pages.
Series 561, Adventures from History.
Date given is that of a first edition.
This copy is probably an early reprint.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine strip neatly taped.
Tape marks on endpapers.
Name on title page.
Contents generally clean and unmarked.
Good condition.
24.
25.
26.
27.
The Story of Captain Cook
By
L. Du Garde Peach
Illustrator
John T. Kenney.
1st edition, 1958, Wills & Hepworth.
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Some pencil scribble erased from back panel of dustwrapper.
Book itself generally VG.
Some light wear to edges of covers.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
28.
29.
The Story of Henry V
By
L. Du Garde Peach
Illustrator
John T. Kenney.
Reprint, 1962, Wills & Hepworth.
ISBN: 0721401724.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Vinyl laminate applied to covers.
Various school library labels and stamps.
Good condition, ex-library.
30.
31.
The Story of Nelson
By
L. Du Garde Peach
Illustrator
John T. Kenney.
1957, Wills & Hepworth.
Brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Series 561.
Original price 2'6.
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Book itself generally VG.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
32.
The Story of Nelson
By
L. Du Garde Peach
Illustrator
John T. Kenney.
1st edition, 1957, Wills & Hepworth.
Brown paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Blue decoration on covers.
Ladybird pattern endpapers.
Series 561.
Dustwrapper heavily worn.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
33.
The Story of Nelson
By
L. Du Garde Peach
Illustrator
John T. Kenney.
1957, Wills & Hepworth.
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
School library stamps on prelims.
Contents VG.
Good condition, ex-library.
34.
The Story of the First Queen Elizabeth
By
L. Du Garde Peach
Illustrator
John T. Kenney.
Reprint, 1958, Wills & Hepworth.
Brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Blue decoration on covers.
Blue ladybird pattern on endpapers.
Original price 2'6.
Series 561.
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Book and contents near-fine.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.
35.
36.
William the Conqueror
By
L. Du Garde Peach
Illustrator
John T. Kenney.
Reprint, circa 1956, Wills & Hepworth.
Brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Blue decoration on covers.
Ladybird pattern endpapers.
Series 561.
Dustwrapper a little worn, price-clipped and marked at edges.
Book itself would be VG, except for some brown staining to fore edge (contents mainly unaffected).
Good condition with dust-wrapper.