1.
A Childhood
by Jona Oberski
1st Thus edition, published by Coronet Books in 1984
by Jona Oberski
1st Thus edition, published by Coronet Books in 1984
ISBN: 0340363738.
Paperback.
The memories of a child who survived Belsen.
Slight wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
The memories of a child who survived Belsen.
Slight wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#73097 £3.00
2.
A Thief in the Village
by James Berry
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1987
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)
Stories about a Jamaican childhood.
Grand Prix winner of the Smarties Prize.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#61608 £5.50
3.
And Miss Carter Wore Pink - Scenes from an Edwardian Childhood
by Helen Bradley
with illustrations by Helen Bradley
Published by Jonathan Cape in 1976
by Helen Bradley
with illustrations by Helen Bradley
Published by Jonathan Cape in 1976
ISBN: 0224005812.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
30cm x 27cm.
Minor wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
30cm x 27cm.
Minor wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119706 £12.50
4.
Betty and Julia
by Spencer Martindale
1st edition, published by Neville Spearman in 1961
by Spencer Martindale
1st edition, published by Neville Spearman in 1961
Subtitled "A schoolboy's diary, the moving account of a boy's developing love for a girl he had known from early childhood".
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#59640 £7.50
5.
Boy - Tales of Childhood
by Roald Dahl
with illustrations by Quentin Blake
Reprint, published by Puffin in 2010
by Roald Dahl
with illustrations by Quentin Blake
Reprint, published by Puffin in 2010
ISBN: 9780141326283.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#118007 £3.50
6.
Fly away Home
by Christine Nostlinger
with illustrations by Unspecified
1st English edition, published by Abelard in 1976
by Christine Nostlinger
with illustrations by Unspecified
1st English edition, published by Abelard in 1976
An account of the Russian occupation of Vienna from a child's perspective, based on the author's own childhood memories. Very few library markings.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#62715 £7.50
7.
Important People
by Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by J. H. Dowd
Reprint, published by Country Life in 1941
by Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by J. H. Dowd
Reprint, published by Country Life in 1941
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
78 pages.
Dustwrapper front flap and vertical strip adjoining it are missing.
Remainder of dustwrapper edge chipped and slightly soiled.
Fore edge a little darkened.
A few light marks on prelims.
Contents and drawings are VG.
Pages clean and fresh.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
78 pages.
Dustwrapper front flap and vertical strip adjoining it are missing.
Remainder of dustwrapper edge chipped and slightly soiled.
Fore edge a little darkened.
A few light marks on prelims.
Contents and drawings are VG.
Pages clean and fresh.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#95418 £30.00
8.
Island of the Strangers
by Catherine Sefton
2nd edition, published by Hamilton in 1986
by Catherine Sefton
2nd edition, published by Hamilton in 1986
Slight damage to both ends of spine. Dustwrapper scraped at spine ends. A story of childhood fears and relationships with strangers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#62629 £7.50
9.
Leave Your Teddy Behind - Poems of Childhood
by Brian Moses
with illustrations by Mark Thomas
Published by Fairycrest Limited in 1988
by Brian Moses
with illustrations by Mark Thomas
Published by Fairycrest Limited in 1988
ISBN: 1871606004.
Paperback.
50 pages.
Signed on title page by the author.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
50 pages.
Signed on title page by the author.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119548 £3.50
10.
Me and you
by Henry Pluckrose
1st edition, published by Franklin Watts in 1999
by Henry Pluckrose
1st edition, published by Franklin Watts in 1999
ISBN: 0749634677.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Part of the Let's Explore Ourselves series.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Part of the Let's Explore Ourselves series.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#77548 £3.00
11.
No Pipe Dreams for Father
by Winifred Foley
with illustrations by A. G. Edwards
Published by Futura in 1978
by Winifred Foley
with illustrations by A. G. Edwards
Published by Futura in 1978
ISBN: 0708814352.
Paperback.
"Scenes from a Forest of Dean village childhood."
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
"Scenes from a Forest of Dean village childhood."
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#109532 £3.00
12.
Our Childhood Days
Published by Yours Magazine
Published by Yours Magazine
Paperback.
A collection of photographs and childhood reminiscences from the first half of the 20th century.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
A collection of photographs and childhood reminiscences from the first half of the 20th century.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#95597 £4.00
13.
Seal Morning
by Rowena Farre
with illustrations by Raymond Sheppard
8th edition, published by Hutchinson in 1968
by Rowena Farre
with illustrations by Raymond Sheppard
8th edition, published by Hutchinson in 1968
The account of the authors childhood spent in a remote Scottish croft, where, among other wild animals, she up a seal pup. Hutchinson's Educational Books. Endpapers renewed and no stamps visible.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#63145 £5.00
14.
Sunnylea - A 1920s Childhood Remembered
by Jean Metcalfe
with illustrations by Jean Metcalfe
1st Thus edition, published by Book Club Association in 1980
by Jean Metcalfe
with illustrations by Jean Metcalfe
1st Thus edition, published by Book Club Association in 1980
ISBN: 0718119231.
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119441 £7.50
15.
The Well: Captivating Tales of Childhood
by Gene Kemp
with illustrations by Chantal Fouracre
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1988
by Gene Kemp
with illustrations by Chantal Fouracre
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1988
Paperback.
ISBN: 0140326782.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
ISBN: 0140326782.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#68913 £2.00
16.
Where My Wellies Take Me
by Michael Morpurgo and Clare Morpurgo
with illustrations by Olivia Lomenech Gill
1st edition, published by Templar Publishing in 2012
by Michael Morpurgo and Clare Morpurgo
with illustrations by Olivia Lomenech Gill
1st edition, published by Templar Publishing in 2012
ISBN: 9781848775442.
Maroon pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cloth spine.
Light blue lettering on spine.
26cm x 22cm.
"A childhood scrapbook with pems and pictures".
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Maroon pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cloth spine.
Light blue lettering on spine.
26cm x 22cm.
"A childhood scrapbook with pems and pictures".
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119663 £10.00