726.
The Pinballs
by Betsy Byars
Reprint, published by Bodley Head in 1988
by Betsy Byars
Reprint, published by Bodley Head in 1988
ISBN: 0333260074.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Name on front endpaper in silver pen.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Name on front endpaper in silver pen.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#78457 £3.00
727.
The Pits
by Lesley Howarth
1st edition, published by Walker Books in 1996
by Lesley Howarth
1st edition, published by Walker Books in 1996
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#39518 £10.50
728.
The Poacher's Son
by Rachel Anderson
Reprint, published by Oxford University Press in 1984
by Rachel Anderson
Reprint, published by Oxford University Press in 1984
Set in the period prior to World War One.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#65069 £6.50
729.
The Pump Rooms Cat
by Janet Storrie
with illustrations by Stewart Johnston
Published by Weir Books in 1922
by Janet Storrie
with illustrations by Stewart Johnston
Published by Weir Books in 1922
ISBN: 0951443321.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#114570 £7.50
730.
The Quangle Wangle's Hat
by Edward Lear
with illustrations by Helen Oxenbury
Published by Mammoth in 1994
by Edward Lear
with illustrations by Helen Oxenbury
Published by Mammoth in 1994
ISBN: 9780749713362.
Paperback.
Quarto.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Quarto.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#120043 £5.00
731.
The Raider's Road
by Elizabeth Leitch
with illustrations by Elizabeth Earnshaw
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1950
by Elizabeth Leitch
with illustrations by Elizabeth Earnshaw
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1950
War economy standard shield on reverse of title page.
three black and white plates.
Very slight discolouration of red covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
three black and white plates.
Very slight discolouration of red covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#59868 £7.50
732.
The Rat War
by Elsie McCutcheon
1st edition, published by Dent in 1985
by Elsie McCutcheon
1st edition, published by Dent in 1985
ISBN: 046006181X.
Blue covers, gilt lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Blue covers, gilt lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#79842 £4.50
733.
The Red Eric or the Whaler's Last Cruise
by Robert Michael Ballantyne
Reprint, published by Collins circa 1930
by Robert Michael Ballantyne
Reprint, published by Collins circa 1930
Octavo.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
319 pages.
A Collins' Bumper Reward Book.
No illustrator credited, but there is a coloured plate as frontispiece, and a small circular picture on the title page.
No other illustrations.
Covers chipped at the lower edges and corners.
The extremities of the spine are frayed.
The right hand side of the spine has split and been repaired with transparent tape.
Prize label on the front endpaper.
Contents clean and white, and in good condition.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
319 pages.
A Collins' Bumper Reward Book.
No illustrator credited, but there is a coloured plate as frontispiece, and a small circular picture on the title page.
No other illustrations.
Covers chipped at the lower edges and corners.
The extremities of the spine are frayed.
The right hand side of the spine has split and been repaired with transparent tape.
Prize label on the front endpaper.
Contents clean and white, and in good condition.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#90652 £4.50
734.
The Rib of the Green Umbrella
by Naomi Mitchison
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
1st edition, published by Collins in 1960
by Naomi Mitchison
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
1st edition, published by Collins in 1960
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black spine.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper slightly faded on spine.
Light wear to covers.
Old tape marks on front and back pastedowns where a library protetor was formerly attached.
Front endpaper removed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black spine.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper slightly faded on spine.
Light wear to covers.
Old tape marks on front and back pastedowns where a library protetor was formerly attached.
Front endpaper removed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#113782 £10.00
735.
The Rock and the Willow
by Mildred Lee
with illustrations by Fermin Rocker
1st British edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1975
by Mildred Lee
with illustrations by Fermin Rocker
1st British edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1975
ISBN: 0192713787.
Red covers, silver lettering on spine.
Top of dustwrapper slightly worn.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Red covers, silver lettering on spine.
Top of dustwrapper slightly worn.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#79735 £4.00
736.
The Rock and the Willow
by Mildred Lee
with illustrations by Fermin Rocker
1st English edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1975
by Mildred Lee
with illustrations by Fermin Rocker
1st English edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1975
Ex school library, very few library markings.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Access number on title page, small stamp on verso.
The struggles of a girl growing up on a subsistance farm in 1930s America, who wants to train to be a teacher.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Label removed from front endpaper.
Access number on title page, small stamp on verso.
The struggles of a girl growing up on a subsistance farm in 1930s America, who wants to train to be a teacher.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#44886 £5.50
737.
The Rose and the Ring
by William Makepeace Thackeray
with illustrations by William Makepeace Thackeray and Edward Ardizzone
1st Thus edition, published by Guilford Press in 1948
by William Makepeace Thackeray
with illustrations by William Makepeace Thackeray and Edward Ardizzone
1st Thus edition, published by Guilford Press in 1948
Dustwrapper and title page by Ardizzone, other illustrations by the author.
Dustwrapper chipped at top edge and has small piece missing from lower front.
Name erased from front pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dustwrapper chipped at top edge and has small piece missing from lower front.
Name erased from front pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#72173 £15.00
738.
The Sands of the Marjee
by Jim Rogerson
with illustrations by Ray Mutimer
1st edition, published by E. J. Arnold and Son in 1979
by Jim Rogerson
with illustrations by Ray Mutimer
1st edition, published by E. J. Arnold and Son in 1979
ISBN: 0560015550.
Roundabouts series.
Paperback.
64 pages.
Covers worn and creased.
Labels removed from inside front cover.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Roundabouts series.
Paperback.
64 pages.
Covers worn and creased.
Labels removed from inside front cover.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#82318 £1.00
739.
The Savage Stars
by Richard Reinsmith
1st British edition, published by Ace/Stoneshire in 1983
by Richard Reinsmith
1st British edition, published by Ace/Stoneshire in 1983
Paperback.
Octavo.
Pictorial covers.
192 pages.
Covers creased, corners slightly dog-eared, endpapers missing, contents tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Octavo.
Pictorial covers.
192 pages.
Covers creased, corners slightly dog-eared, endpapers missing, contents tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#86787 £1.00
740.
The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1930
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1930
Undated, possibly circa 1931.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#61481 £5.00
741.
The Secret of the Closed Gate
by Margaret Leighton
with illustrations by Barbara C. Freeman
Reprint, published by Hutchinson in 1945
by Margaret Leighton
with illustrations by Barbara C. Freeman
Reprint, published by Hutchinson in 1945
Girls' Adventure series.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
180 pages.
American author and setting, published in U.K. by a different publisher.
Illustrated with colour frontispiece and black and white line drawings in the text.
Pages clean but lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
180 pages.
American author and setting, published in U.K. by a different publisher.
Illustrated with colour frontispiece and black and white line drawings in the text.
Pages clean but lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#93937 £5.00
742.
The Secret Shoemakers and Other Stories
by James Reeves
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1973
by James Reeves
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1973
ISBN: 0140304169.
Paperback.
89 pages.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
89 pages.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#89156 £1.00
743.
The Secret Shoemakers and Other Stories
by James Reeves
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1977
by James Reeves
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1977
ISBN: 0140304169.
Paperback.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#107871 £1.50
744.
The Secret Shoemakers and Other Stories
by James Reeves
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1983
by James Reeves
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1983
ISBN: 0140304169.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Top corner of front endpaper neatly clipped.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Top corner of front endpaper neatly clipped.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#105940 £2.00
745.
The Silver Rifle
by Clara Florida Guernsey
Reprint, published by Gall and Inglis circa 1891
by Clara Florida Guernsey
Reprint, published by Gall and Inglis circa 1891
Octavo.
Dark green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
208 pages.
A scarce title.
Floral pattern on covers, with inset of landscape in gilt.
Four black and white illustrations.
Covers a little worn, particularly at corners and spine ends.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents clean and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dark green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
208 pages.
A scarce title.
Floral pattern on covers, with inset of landscape in gilt.
Four black and white illustrations.
Covers a little worn, particularly at corners and spine ends.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents clean and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#91863 £15.00
746.
The Simple Giant
by Alan Temperley
with illustrations by Mark Edwards
1st edition, published by Scholastic in 1999
by Alan Temperley
with illustrations by Mark Edwards
1st edition, published by Scholastic in 1999
ISBN: 0590134981.
Paperback.
57 pages.
Pages tanned.
Slight wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
57 pages.
Pages tanned.
Slight wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#89796 £1.50
747.
The Sinister Airfield
by Alison Prince
with illustrations by Edward Mortelmans
1st edition, published by Methuen in 1982
by Alison Prince
with illustrations by Edward Mortelmans
1st edition, published by Methuen in 1982
ISBN: 0416214401.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Some wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Some wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#74940 £3.50
748.
The Slowcoach
by Edward Verrall Lucas
with illustrations by Geoffrey Fletcher
1st Thus edition, published by Arnold in 1955
by Edward Verrall Lucas
with illustrations by Geoffrey Fletcher
1st Thus edition, published by Arnold in 1955
"A Roadside Adventure" with introduction by the publisher - school edition. Dark blue cloth covers, green lettering and decoration.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#62429 £7.50
749.
The Slowcoach
by Edward Verrall Lucas
with illustrations by Geoffrey Fletcher
Reprint, published by Arnold in 1958
by Edward Verrall Lucas
with illustrations by Geoffrey Fletcher
Reprint, published by Arnold in 1958
Octavo.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on covers.
Yellow decoration on covers.
196 pages.
'Arnold's English Literature Series', published with an introduction and notes.
Two names written on front endpaper, one crossed out.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on covers.
Yellow decoration on covers.
196 pages.
'Arnold's English Literature Series', published with an introduction and notes.
Two names written on front endpaper, one crossed out.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#92913 £5.00
750.
The Snow Kitten
by Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1978
by Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1978
ISBN: 0140319565.
Paperback.
112 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
112 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#89687 £1.50