1051.
The New Recruit
by
Edith Fraser
with illustrations by
Peter Fraser
Published by J. Burrow in 1945
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Short text, large print.
Illustrated with bold pictures of toy soldiers after the style of Hulme Beaman.
Covers slightly soiled.
Corners bumped and light wear at edges.
Writing has been mostly erased from front paste down.
Closed tear at base of title page.
Contents clean and tight, mostly unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1052.
The Nightmare
by
Robert Westall
1st edition,
published by Methuen in 1995
ISBN: 0416190758.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1053.
The Nubbler
by
Pam Ayres
with illustrations by
Caroline Crossland
1st edition,
published by Orion in 1997
ISBN: 1858814359.
Blue cloth binding, gilt lettering on spine.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1054.
The Nursery Rhyme Omnibus
Published by Amalgamated Press circa 1936
Edited by Charles Ray.
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Name and address in child's hand on front pastedown.
Covers detached at both front and rear hinge.
Contents clean, but slightly tanned at page edges.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1055.
The Oakhill Guide Company
by
Felicity Keith
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1961
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
224 pages.
Dustwrapper creased at edges.
Covers have repetitive thistle design in red.
Both endpapers missing, prize label on front paste down.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1056.
The Old Lion and Other Stories
by
Walter de la Mare
with illustrations by
Irene Hawkins
1st edition,
published by Faber and Faber in 1943
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Red decoration on cover.
Red lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges, and slightly faded.
Spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1057.
The Outsider
by
Monica Edwards
with illustrations by
Geoffrey Whittam
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1961
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and slightly worn at edges.
Some spotting to fore edge and endpapers.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1058.
The Oxford Annual for Girls
Published by Oxford University Press circa 1931
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark blue cloth spine.
Covers and spine worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Inner hinges cracked.
Binding strained.
Contents clean, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1059.
1060.
The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book
by
Iona and Peter Opie
with illustrations by
Joan Hassall
Published by Oxford University Press in 1967
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Top edge slightly soiled.
VG in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1061.
The Peacock Spring
by
Rumer Godden
Published by Macmillan in 1975
ISBN: 0333180429.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper slightly worn, and unevenly faded.
Library labels on prelims.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1062.
The Peter Pan Picture Book
by
Daniel O'Connor
with illustrations by
Alice B. Woodward
Reprint,
published by G Bell & Sons in 1941
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Corners bumped.
A little scribble on front cover.
Names in Belongs To box.
Mark where prize label or bookplate removed from front endpaper.
Child's writing on reverse of front endpaper.
Contents generally good, but small patch of scribble in margin of plate facing page 15, and in margin of page 25.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1063.
The Phoenix and the Carpet
by
Edith Nesbit
Published by Benn in 1931
Blue blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Light wear to covers.
Spine faded.
Name and address erased from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1064.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
by
Robert Browning
with illustrations by
Margaret W. Tarrant
Reprint,
published by J. M. Dent in 1932
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Blue mark on fore edge, probably an old crayon stroke.
Neat gift dedication at base of front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1065.
The Pilgrimage of the Bells
by
Hannah Gabert
with illustrations by
Hannah Gabert
1st edition,
published by S C M Press in 1946
Light blue paper-covered boards.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1066.
The Pioneer Twins
by
Lucy Fitch Perkins
with illustrations by
Lucy Fitch Perkins
3rd edition,
published by Cape in 1945
Octavo.
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
183 pages.
Covers slightly worn.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Light spotting on both endpapers.
Pages lightly tanned, with occasional spotting.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1067.
The Pirates of Pompeii
by
Caroline Lawrence
1st edition,
published by Orion Children's Books in 2001
ISBN: 1842552023.
The Roman Mysteries series.
Octavo.
Dark blue covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Signed by the author on title page.
Inscription reads: "Volare! Caroline Lawrence".
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper spine sunned.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1068.
The Plunder Pit
by
T. C. Bridges
1st edition,
published by Frederick Warne and Co in 1937
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and somewhat soiled.
Covers and binding sound.
Prize dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1069.
The Ponies of Cuckoo Mill Farm
by
Catherine Harris
Reprint,
published by Blackie in 1965
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Spine cocked.
Covers bowed.
Lower corners of a number of pages torn away (text not affected).
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1070.
The Power of the Rellard
by
Carolyn F. Logan
1st edition,
published by Angus and Robertson in 1986
ISBN: 0207153671.
Blue covers, silver lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1071.
The Princes' Gifts
by
John Yeoman
with illustrations by
Quentin Blake
1st edition,
published by Pavilion in 1997
ISBN: 1857938798.
Quarto.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1072.
The Queen Elizabeth Family
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Ruth Gervis
1st edition,
published by Lutterworth in 1965
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Light wear to covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Some foxing to prelims and endpapers.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1073.
The Queen Elizabeth Story
by
Rosemary Sutcliff
with illustrations by
C. Walter Hodges
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1952
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Pictorial endpapers.
Covers worn at edges, soiled, and unevenly faded.
Spine faded.
Corners bumped.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1074.
The Quest of the Bellamy Jewels
by
Natalie Barkas
Published by Blackie and Son Limited in 1956
Octavo.
Light green paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1075.
The Quest of the Luck
by
Lewis Ramsden
Published by Collins circa 1936
Blue boards with black lettering and decoration.
Covers and spine unevenly faded, otherwise very good.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)