151.
Snowmen at Night
by
Caralyn Buehner
with illustrations by
Mark Buehner
1st edition,
published by Dial Books in 2002
ISBN: 0803725507.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Printed on art paper.
Simple text, large bold illustrations.
Dial Books for Children is a division of Penguin Young Readers Group.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
152.
Spirit Stories for Children
by
Olive Burton
with illustrations by
Rene Cloke
Published by The Healer Publishing Company circa 1930
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Nineteen full colour plates and sixty line drawings.
Dustwrapper good, but a little soiled.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Belongs To box neatly completed.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
153.
St Martin's Summer
by
Virginia Pye
1st Thus edition,
published by Heinemann in 1930
Adult novel by this writer of children's books. Originally published in Nash's Pall Mall magazine. Some foxing on prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
154.
Stories from Chaucer
by
Janet Harvey Kelman
with illustrations by
W. Heath Robinson
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
Edited by Louey Chisholm.
Told to the Children series.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
11cm x 16cm.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and soiled.
A little faint foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
155.
Stories from Grimm
by
Amy Steedman
with illustrations by
Harry Rountree
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1920
Edited by Louie Chisholm.
Told to the Children series.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Yellow spine.
11cm x 16cm.
Light wear, and a few marks, to covers.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
156.
Stories from Shakespeare
by
Jeanie Lang
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
Edited by Louey Chisholm.
Told to the Children series.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Light brown spine.
Brown lettering on covers.
10cm x 16cm.
Covers worn and soiled.
Spotting to fore edge.
Name and date on front endpaper.
Prelims a little soiled.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
157.
158.
Ten out of Bed
by
Penny Dale
with illustrations by
Penny Dale
1st edition,
published by Walker in 1993
A counting book.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
159.
The 'Good-Night' Stories
by
Margaret Gibbons
with illustrations by
Gladys Thompson
1st edition,
published by The Year Book Press in 1912
Quarto.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
87 pages.
Illustrated with line drawings, some by Beryl Reid.
A collection of stories about fairies, told to her children by a mother at bedtime.
Covers worn, with some scuffing at edges.
Name written on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
160.
The Adventuers of Timothy and Peter
by
Wendy Barnes
with illustrations by
George Brook
1st edition,
published by J Fairston in 1943
Beige, paper covered boards.
No. 2 of the "Tally Ho" books for children.
Covers soiled.
Inside front hinge slightly cracked.
Some occasional fingermarking; contents otherwise clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
161.
The Barque of the Brothers
by
Hans Baumann
with illustrations by
Ulrik Schramm
1st Thus edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1970
Oxford Children's Library.
A tale of the days of Henry the Navigator.
Translated by Isabel and Florence McHugh.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, otherwise VG.
Contents very clean and white.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
162.
The Best Teddy Bear Ever
by
Mrs. Henry Cowper Cradock
with illustrations by
Honor C. Appleton
Published by Nelson circa 1948
Children's Own series.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
96 pages.
Black and white illustrations throughout.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Foxing on fore edge and prelims.
Some foxing to edges of pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
163.
The Bimbo Book 1974
Published by D. C. Thomson in 1973
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
164.
The Bimbo Book 1974
Published by D. C. Thomson in 1973
Price clipped.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
165.
The Bimbo Book 1977
Published by D. C. Thomson in 1976
Writing on prelims.
Not price clipped.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
166.
The Blue Muffin Book
by
Ann Hogarth
Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1951
Quarto.
Dark blue paper-covered boards.
From the 1950s "Muffin the Mule" children's TV series.
Covers worn at edges.
Neat name in Belongs To box.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
167.
The Bumper Book for Children
Published by Collins circa 1958
Pictorial paper covered boards.
Yellow cloth spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations.
Contributors include Ivy Wallace, Rosalie Fry, and Cynthia Harnett.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped, and repaired on reverse with some loss at edges.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned, but contents otherwise generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
168.
The Canal Children
by
Brian Wright
1st edition,
published by Heinemann in 1976
ISBN: 0434972851.
Red covers, gilt lettering.
Dustwrapper spine slightly faded.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
169.
The Canal Children
by
Brian Wright
1st Thus edition,
published by Piccolo in 1976
ISBN: 0330248448.
Paperback.
164 pages.
Covers worn.
Spine faded.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
170.
The Canal Children
by
Brian Wright
1st Thus edition,
published by Piccolo in 1976
ISBN: 0330248448.
Paperback.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Pages a little tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
171.
The Children Next Door
by
Jean Ure
Reprint,
published by Hippo in 1995
ISBN: 0590558331.
Paperback.
162 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
172.
The Children of Burthorpe Grange
by
Alice Sophia Jackson
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge circa 1929
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper chipped and worn.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Frontispiece loose.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
173.
174.
The Children of Cherry Tree Farm
by
Enid Blyton
Reprint,
published by Dean in 1972
ISBN: 0603032893.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Corners slightly bumped.
Name and gift dedication inside front cover.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
175.
The Children of Cloverley
by
Hesba Stretton
Published by Religious Tract Society circa 1890
Octavo.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
192 pages.
Brown and yellow pictorial endpapers.
Catalogue at rear of book.
The covers have darkened with age, and slightly soiled.
Prize label on front paste down.
Illustrated with engravings.
Chapter headings and tailpieces.
Contents clean and tight, not tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)