1.
'Carrots': Just a Little Boy
by
Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by
Walter Crane
Reprint,
published by Macmillan in 1910
Blue decorated cloth covers, gilt lettering.
Spine faded, 5cm. split at top left hand edge.
Of the seven black and white plates, four are missing, three coloured in.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
3.
4.
A Basket of Surprises
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Caroline Sharpe
Reprint,
published by Knight Books in 1971
ISBN: 0340134992.
Paperback.
123 pages.
Covers heavily worn.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
5.
A Basket of Surprises
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Caroline Sharpe
Reprint,
published by Knight Books in 1971
ISBN: 0340134992.
Paperback.
Covers worn and creased.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6.
A Book of Elfin Rhymes
by
Norman
with illustrations by
Carton Moorpark
Published by Gay & Bird in 2018
ISBN: 9781908970398.
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black endpapers.
Recent facsimile of the 1900 edition.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
Published by Thunder Bay Press in 1996
ISBN: 1571451005.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Comprises a small keepsake book with extracts from the poems, plus a number of note-cards and envelopes, all in a folding cardboard pouch.
Five of the original eight note-cards still present.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
A Christmas Carol
by
Charles Dickens
with illustrations by
Emil Weiss
1st Thus edition,
published by Gawthorn in 1944
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
19cm x 25cm.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Internally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
10.
A Christmas Carol
by
Charles Dickens
1st Thus edition,
published by Walker Books in 2002
ISBN: 9781406356946.
Paperback.
Retold and illustraed by Marcia Williams.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
A Christmas Carol
by
Charles Dickens
1st Thus edition,
published by HarperCollins in 2007
ISBN: 9780007785254.
Paperback.
149 pages.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
12.
13.
A Friend for Barney
by
Marilyn Tolhurst
with illustrations by
Andrew Geeson
1st edition,
published by Bright Sparks in 2000
ISBN: 1842500619.
Pictorial laminated boards.
'Tales from Faraway Farm'.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
14.
A Harum Scarum Schoolgirl
by
Angela Brazil
with illustrations by
John Campbell
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1920
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Some splash marks and discolouration to edges of covers.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Internally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
15.
A Job for the Jays
by
Elisabeth Smedley
1st Thus edition,
published by Lutterworth Press in 1951
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
127 pages.
Crown Library edition.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Dustwrapper edge chipped, with loss at spine ends and top edge.
Stamp from St. Chad's Church Sunday School on front endpaer, along with a gift dedication from the vicar.
Text clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
16.
A Madcap
by
Lillie Thomas Meade
Reprint,
published by Cassell in 1920
Beige decorated covers.
May have had an oval picture onlay, now missing.
Colour frontispiece.
Carefully repaired small tear at top of half-title and title page.
Slight foxing on prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
17.
A Present for a Little Boy
Reprint,
published by Norman-Stahli in 1971
Paperback.
Thin card covers.
16cm x 10cm.
A reprint of short stories from the 18th century.
Illustrated with woodcuts and engravings.
Some spotting to covers; contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
18.
A Rebel Schoolgirl
by
Francis Carpenter
with illustrations by
F. G. Moorsom
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1955
Green cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and slightly worn.
Foxing to top edge and fore edge.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
19.
A Scary Story
by
Peter Bailey
with illustrations by
Peter Bailey
1st edition,
published by Deutsch in 1993
ISBN: 0590540947.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
20.
A Scary Story
by
Peter Bailey
with illustrations by
Peter Bailey
1st edition,
published by Deutsch in 1993
ISBN: 0590540947.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt decoration on covers.
24cm x 23cm.
A few spots on front cover, otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
21.
22.
A Song at Christmas
by
Mary Absolon
with illustrations by
Tony Morris
1st edition,
published by Lion in 1991
ISBN: 0745919510.
A book of Christmas carols and poems, no music.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
23.
A Thief in the Village
by
James Berry
1st Thus edition,
published by Puffin in 1987
Paperback.
Stories about a Jamaican childhood.
Grand Prix winner of the Smarties Prize.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
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25.