476.
The Moods of Ginger Mick
by
C. J. Dennis
with illustrations by
Hal Gye
1st English edition,
published by Angus and Robertson in 1917
Green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
15cm x 19cm.
Light wear to covers, and a little soiling.
Corners bumped.
Some light foxing to prelims and endpapers.
Name on half-title.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
477.
The Mystery of Abbotsfold
by
Mrs. Edward Whalley-Tooker
Published by Warne in 1924
Brown blind-embossed boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Slight wear to covers.
Spotting to fore edge.
Some fingermarking to prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
478.
The Naughtiest Girl Again
by
Enid Blyton
1st Thus edition,
published by Dean in 1972
ISBN: 0603032842.
Enid Blyton Reward Series, no. 34.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Covers lightly marked.
Damage to top of spine.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
479.
The Nelson Treasure
by
Phyl Wardell
with illustrations by
Alan Gilderdale
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1983
ISBN: 0340348143.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
480.
481.
The New Toby Twirl Colour Strip Adventure Book
by
Sheila Hodgetts
with illustrations by
Edward Jeffrey
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1954
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Price-clipped.
Small tear to top edge of front endpaper inexpertly repaired.
Belongs To box completed.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
482.
The Nibblers
by
Mary Warden
with illustrations by
Michael Lambert
1st Thus edition,
published by Sandle Bros in 1946
Sextodecimo.
13cm x 16cm.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
30 pages.
Printed on art paper.
Twelve colour plates.
Dustwrapper poor: edge-chipped, closed tears, repairs, and some creasing.
Covers clean and bright.
4cm loss at base of of spine.
Prelims and contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
483.
The Nine Lives of Island Mackenzie
by
Ursula Moray Williams
with illustrations by
Edward Ardizzone
1st edition,
published by Chatto & Windus in 1959
Dark green covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Corners slightly bumped.
Some light soiling to fore edge.
Only library mark is an access number on reverse of title page.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
484.
The Nonsense Songs of Edward Lear
by
Edward Lear
with illustrations by
Edward Lear
Published by The Grey Walls Press in 1952
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper, with some soiling to spine and edges.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
Pages lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
485.
The Old Warriors
by
Glenda Gordon
1st edition,
published by Macmillan in 1970
Slightly messy prelims. One small stamp. A continuation of the story of Glenda's family begun in "Better to Arrive".
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
486.
487.
488.
The Otterbury Incident
by
C. Day Lewis
with illustrations by
Edward Ardizzone
Reprint,
published by Heinemann in 1974
ISBN: 0435120018.
Matt pictorial covers, white lettering.
Some of letters on front covers coloured in, in black ink.
Covers worn, contents clean
New Windmill series.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
489.
490.
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)
491.
The Palace of Danger, a Story of la Pompadour
by
Mabel Wagnalls
with illustrations by
John Ward Dunsmore
1st British edition,
published by John Long in 1909
Red boards.
Black lettering and gilt decorations on front cover.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Four black and white plates.
Covers marked in places.
Spine-strip edge-worn.
Light foxing on title page, remainder of contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
492.
The Paradise War
by
Stephen Lawhead
Published by Lion Publishing in 1992
ISBN: 0745922422.
1st book in Song of Albion series.
Paperback.
Covers heavily worn.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
493.
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)
494.
The Pits
by
Lesley Howarth
1st edition,
published by Walker Books in 1996
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
495.
The Poacher's Son
by
Rachel Anderson
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1984
Set in the period prior to World War One.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
496.
497.
498.
The Raider's Road
by
Elizabeth Leitch
with illustrations by
Elizabeth Earnshaw
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1950
War economy standard shield on reverse of title page.
three black and white plates.
Very slight discolouration of red covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
499.
The Rat War
by
Elsie McCutcheon
1st edition,
published by Dent in 1985
ISBN: 046006181X.
Blue covers, gilt lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
500.
The Red Eric or the Whaler's Last Cruise
by
Robert Michael Ballantyne
Reprint,
published by Collins circa 1930
Octavo.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
319 pages.
A Collins' Bumper Reward Book.
No illustrator credited, but there is a coloured plate as frontispiece, and a small circular picture on the title page.
No other illustrations.
Covers chipped at the lower edges and corners.
The extremities of the spine are frayed.
The right hand side of the spine has split and been repaired with transparent tape.
Prize label on the front endpaper.
Contents clean and white, and in good condition.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)