501.
Twinkleface the Merry Elf
by
Margaret Peterson
with illustrations by
Bridget R. Peterson
Published by Hutchinson circa 1925
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
160 pages.
Illustrated with 2 colour plates, plus line drawings.
Covers have darkened with age.
Spine strip neatly repaired.
Both endpapers have been replaced.
Heavy foxing on title page.
Foxing persists more faintly to chapter end.
Remainder of book mostly clear.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
502.
Two by Two
by
Christina Baird
with illustrations by
Geoffrey Fletcher
1st edition,
published by Harrap in 1959
Octavo.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
Red decoration on covers.
64 pages.
Two-tone frontispiece.
Black and white line drawings in text.
2cm split at lower front edge.
Front endpaper removed.
Name and address on paste down. Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
503.
Two Red Cloaks
by
E. C. Matthews
1st edition,
published by Epworth Press in 1947
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
110 pages.
Dustwrapper is tattered, has been partially repaired on the reverse.
Covers are quite badly discoloured by damp (contents not affected).
Small gift dedication on front paste down.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
504.
Uncle Jack from America
by
Richard Gilbert Soans
Published by Simpkin
Red boards with gilt lettering.
Covers a little faded and worn.
Front inside hinge cracked.
Tear on page 15/16 repaired.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
505.
Uncle Mac's Children's Hour Book
by
Derek McCulloch
Published by Purnell circa 1955
Quarto.
Yellow pictorial glazed boards.
Green cloth spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Contributors include:
Alison Uttley,
Barbara Leone Picard,
Brian Vessey-Fitzgerald,
Antonis Ridge,
Barbara Sleigh, and
Barbara Euphan Todd.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with some loss at top of spine and several neat repairs.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
506.
Under the Frozen falls
by
J. H. Martin Cross
1st edition,
published by London in 1950
Cream covers, black lettering.
Contains stills from the film.
Dustwrapper price clipped and repaired with tape.
Name and prize label on prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
507.
Vanity Fair
by
William Makepeace Thackeray
Reprint,
published by Thames Publishing Co circa 1955
Octavo.
Red paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
248 pages.
Regent Classics series.
Light wear to covers.
Contents lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
508.
Very First Cook Book
by
David Bettinson
with illustrations by
David Bettinson
1st Thus edition,
published by MacDonald in 1979
ISBN: 0903016206.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Covers slightly worn and soiled.
5cm split at top of spine strip (repaired with tape).
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
509.
Victorian Fairy Tales
by
Michael Newton
1st edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 2015
ISBN: 9780199601950.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Pages faintly tanned.
Near-fine in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
510.
Violet Wings
by
Victoria Hanley
Published by Corgi in 2011
ISBN: 9780552562348.
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges and a little creased.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
511.
Vulcan 607
by
Rowland White
1st Thus edition,
published by Corgi books in 2007
ISBN: 9780552152297.
Paperback.
523 pages.
An account of the bombing of the Port Stanley air strip during the Falklands War.
Light wear to covers.
Pages a little tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
512.
513.
514.
Water Rat
by
Marnie Laird
with illustrations by
Andrea Shine
1st edition,
published by Winslow Press in 1998
ISBN: 1890817082.
Brown boards with maroon cloth spine.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
515.
We're going on a Bear Hunt
by
Michael Rosen
with illustrations by
Helen Oxenbury
1st edition,
published by Walker Books in 1989
ISBN: 0744511356.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
28cm x 26cm.
Dustwrapper worn and a little soiled, with one or two chips and several neat repairs by a previous owner.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Binding sound.
Contents clean and undamaged.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
516.
Well Done, Noddy!
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Beek
Reprint,
published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1955
A fairly early reprint.
Clean, no inscriptions.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
517.
518.
Wheelchair Summer
by
Dorothy Oxley
Published by Lion Publishing in 1982
ISBN: 0856483303.
Paperback.
Covers worn and creased.
Label and lengthy dedication on prelims.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
519.
When sparks fly
by
Iola Jons
with illustrations by
Sion Morris
1st English edition,
published by Pont Books in 2001
Paperback.
Translated from Welsh by Mairwen Jones.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
520.
When we were very young
by
A. A. Milne
with illustrations by
Ernest Howard Shepard
10th edition,
published by Methuen in 1925
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
Light wear to covers.
Gilt faded.
A few small marks on front cover.
Namr on half-title.
Contents slightly shaken.
Some intermittent finger-marking to page edges.
Tear on p51/52 was neatly repaired on both sides with Sellotape, which has subsequently browned
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
521.
William in Trouble
by
Richmal Crompton
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
22nd edition,
published by Newnes in 1948
Octavo.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
252 pages.
Dustwrapper spine soiled with age and chipped at both ends, with a piece missing from middle.
Dustwrapper repaired with white paper on reverse.
Covers and contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
522.
William's Happy Days
by
Richmal Crompton
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
Reprint,
published by Newnes in 1940
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
1940 reprint of the 1930 "cheap" edition.
Dustwrapper heavily worn and creased, with some tape repairs at edges.
Light wear to covers.
Some uneven fading at edges.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
523.
524.
525.