101.
The Ball of Fortune: Or Ned Somerset's Inheritance
by Charles Pearce
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1900
by Charles Pearce
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1900
Octavo.
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Two black and white plates.
Light wear to covers.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Contents tanned, but generally clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Two black and white plates.
Light wear to covers.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Contents tanned, but generally clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#105980 £4.00
102.
The Ballad of Aucassin and Nicolette: A play in Three Acts
by Charles Causley
with illustrations by Yvonne Gilbert
1st edition, published by Kestrel in 1981
by Charles Causley
with illustrations by Yvonne Gilbert
1st edition, published by Kestrel in 1981
ISBN: 072265698X.
Music by Stephen McNiff.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Music by Stephen McNiff.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#70471 £10.50
103.
The Cloister and the Hearth
by Charles Reade
Published by The Walter Scott Publishing Co circa 1906
by Charles Reade
Published by The Walter Scott Publishing Co circa 1906
Green blind-embossed boards with gilt lettering.
Gilt lettering and decoration on spine.
Covers worn.
Spine a little faded.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Prelims foxed.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt lettering and decoration on spine.
Covers worn.
Spine a little faded.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Prelims foxed.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#81559 £3.50
104.
The Cloister and the Hearth
by Charles Reade
Reprint, published by Ward Lock circa 1940
by Charles Reade
Reprint, published by Ward Lock circa 1940
Grey boards with black lettering and decoration.
Pictorial dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Some foxing to foredge.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Some foxing to foredge.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#73332 £6.50
105.
The Country Child
by Alison Uttley
with illustrations by Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1966
by Alison Uttley
with illustrations by Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1966
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119871 £5.00
106.
The Cuckoo Clock
by Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by Charles E. Brock
1st Thus edition, published by Macmillan in 1980
by Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by Charles E. Brock
1st Thus edition, published by Macmillan in 1980
ISBN: 0333290593.
Octavo.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers and spine.
Dustwrapper slightly faded.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Octavo.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers and spine.
Dustwrapper slightly faded.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#105885 £7.50
107.
The Cuckoo Clock
by Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by Charles E. Brock
1st Thus edition, published by Macmillan in 1980
by Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by Charles E. Brock
1st Thus edition, published by Macmillan in 1980
ISBN: 0333290593.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper spine and edges sunned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper spine and edges sunned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119890 £10.00
108.
The Eagle Riders of the Range Annual No. 3
by Charles Chilton
Published by Hulton Press in 1958
by Charles Chilton
Published by Hulton Press in 1958
Pictorial laminated boards.
Minor wear to covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Minor wear to covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119609 £10.00
109.
The Essays of Elia
by Charles Lamb
Published by Walter Scott
by Charles Lamb
Published by Walter Scott
Decorated covers.
Bevelled boards.
Gilt blocking.
Not dated.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Bevelled boards.
Gilt blocking.
Not dated.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#52515 £12.50
110.
The Giant's Boot
by Charles Ashton
with illustrations by Peter Melnyczuk
Reprint, published by Walker in 1996
by Charles Ashton
with illustrations by Peter Melnyczuk
Reprint, published by Walker in 1996
ISBN: 0744543339.
Paperback.
106 pages.
A Walker Read Aloud.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
106 pages.
A Walker Read Aloud.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#89218 £2.00
111.
The Gold Diggers
by Charles Reade
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1933
by Charles Reade
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1933
Green boards with gilt lettering.
Decorated endpapers.
Slight wear to covers.
Spine faded.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Decorated endpapers.
Slight wear to covers.
Spine faded.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#81558 £3.50
112.
The Golden Age
by Kenneth Grahame
Published by Bodley Head in 1907
by Kenneth Grahame
Published by Bodley Head in 1907
Octavo.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering and decoration on covers.
196 pages.
Design on front cover and spine by Charles Robinson.
Covers worn at edges, and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip darkened.
Top edge of covers darkened.
Name on front endpaper.
Small amount of spotting on prelims.
Contents clean.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering and decoration on covers.
196 pages.
Design on front cover and spine by Charles Robinson.
Covers worn at edges, and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip darkened.
Top edge of covers darkened.
Name on front endpaper.
Small amount of spotting on prelims.
Contents clean.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#36330 £7.50
113.
The Heart of the Ancient Wood
by Charles G. D. Roberts
1st Thus edition, published by Methuen in 1915
by Charles G. D. Roberts
1st Thus edition, published by Methuen in 1915
"Methuen's Shilling Library."
Red boards.
Spine faded.
Front endpapaer missing.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Red boards.
Spine faded.
Front endpapaer missing.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#67682 £5.00
114.
The Heroes
by Charles Kingsley
Published by Hamlyn
by Charles Kingsley
Published by Hamlyn
Hamlyn Classics series.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn, with some loss at spine ends.
Spine faded where dustwrapper chipped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn, with some loss at spine ends.
Spine faded where dustwrapper chipped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#90801 £5.00
115.
The Heroes (The Argonauts and Theseus)
by Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by A. A. Dixon
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1935
by Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by A. A. Dixon
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1935
Stories Old and New series.
Duodecimo.
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Green decoration on covers.
157 pages.
Four colour plates.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and has 1 to 3cm loss along top edge of pack panel.
Covers clean and undamaged.
Book plate on front paste down.
Prize dedication dated 1948 on front endpaper (book itself mid-1930s).
Pages slightly tanned.
Plates clean and undamaged.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Duodecimo.
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Green decoration on covers.
157 pages.
Four colour plates.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and has 1 to 3cm loss along top edge of pack panel.
Covers clean and undamaged.
Book plate on front paste down.
Prize dedication dated 1948 on front endpaper (book itself mid-1930s).
Pages slightly tanned.
Plates clean and undamaged.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#106057 £7.50
116.
The Heroes or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children
by Charles Kingsley
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1903
by Charles Kingsley
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1903
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
White decoration on covers.
208 pages.
16 pages of adverts at rear.
Light wear to covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Endpapers tanned.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Red cloth-covered boards.
White decoration on covers.
208 pages.
16 pages of adverts at rear.
Light wear to covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Endpapers tanned.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#114090 £12.50
117.
The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
by Charles Dickens
with illustrations by J. Barnard
1st Thus edition, published by Chancellor Press in 1994
by Charles Dickens
with illustrations by J. Barnard
1st Thus edition, published by Chancellor Press in 1994
ISBN: 1851527753.
Paperback.
423 pages.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
423 pages.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#84469 £6.00
118.
The Loss of the "Agra"
by Charles Reade
Published by Blackie circa 1920
by Charles Reade
Published by Blackie circa 1920
An extract from Reade's novel "Hard Cash", intended as a school reader.
Red decorated boards, black lettering on front cover.
Black lettering and decoration on spine.
Covers faded at edges.
Spine strip faded.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Red decorated boards, black lettering on front cover.
Black lettering and decoration on spine.
Covers faded at edges.
Spine strip faded.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#67259 £5.00
119.
The Luck of the Bean Rows - A Fairy-Tale for Lucky Children
by Charles Nodier
with illustrations by Claude Lovat Fraser
Published by Daniel O'Connor in 1921
by Charles Nodier
with illustrations by Claude Lovat Fraser
Published by Daniel O'Connor in 1921
Decorated paper covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Small colour illustrations in text.
Covers a little worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Blue cloth spine.
Small colour illustrations in text.
Covers a little worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#48422 £10.00
120.
The Luck of the Bean-Rows
by Charles Nodier
with illustrations by Claude Lovat Fraser
Published by Daniel O'Connor circa 1972
by Charles Nodier
with illustrations by Claude Lovat Fraser
Published by Daniel O'Connor circa 1972
"A fairy tale translated from teh French of Charles Nodier."
Yellow paper covers.
Spine damaged and partially detached.
Covers stained and discoloured and corners chipped.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Yellow paper covers.
Spine damaged and partially detached.
Covers stained and discoloured and corners chipped.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#70487 £7.50
121.
The Man from Outside
by L. Charles Douthwaite
with illustrations by J. Phillips Paterson
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons
by L. Charles Douthwaite
with illustrations by J. Phillips Paterson
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons
Undated; probably 1950s.
Dustwrapper worn and price-clipped.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dustwrapper worn and price-clipped.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#53083 £7.50
122.
The Mark of the Horse Lord
by Rosemary Sutcliff
with illustrations by Charles Keeping
Published by Oxford University Press in 1967
by Rosemary Sutcliff
with illustrations by Charles Keeping
Published by Oxford University Press in 1967
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dustwrapper bound to covers.
Library marks on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dustwrapper bound to covers.
Library marks on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#117292 £7.50
123.
The Merrymaid of Zennor
by Charles Causley
with illustrations by Michael Foreman
1st edition, published by Orchard Books in 1999
by Charles Causley
with illustrations by Michael Foreman
1st edition, published by Orchard Books in 1999
ISBN: 1852139226.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#92477 £7.50
124.
The Mysterious Shrinking House
by Jane Louise Curry
with illustrations by Charles Robinson
Published by Scholastic in 1970
by Jane Louise Curry
with illustrations by Charles Robinson
Published by Scholastic in 1970
Paperback.
Originally published as "Mindy's Mysterious Adventure".
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Originally published as "Mindy's Mysterious Adventure".
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#107539 £5.00
125.
The Mysterious Shrinking House
by Jane Louise Curry
with illustrations by Charles Robinson
Published by Scholastic in 1970
by Jane Louise Curry
with illustrations by Charles Robinson
Published by Scholastic in 1970
Paperback.
Original title 'Mindy's Mysterious Miniature'.
Minor wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Original title 'Mindy's Mysterious Miniature'.
Minor wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#117940 £7.50