501.
The Rib of the Green Umbrella
by Naomi Mitchison
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
1st edition, published by Collins in 1960
by Naomi Mitchison
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
1st edition, published by Collins in 1960
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black spine.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper slightly faded on spine.
Light wear to covers.
Old tape marks on front and back pastedowns where a library protetor was formerly attached.
Front endpaper removed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black spine.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper slightly faded on spine.
Light wear to covers.
Old tape marks on front and back pastedowns where a library protetor was formerly attached.
Front endpaper removed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#113782 £10.00
502.
The Rose and the Ring
by William Makepeace Thackeray
with illustrations by William Makepeace Thackeray and Edward Ardizzone
1st Thus edition, published by Guilford Press in 1948
by William Makepeace Thackeray
with illustrations by William Makepeace Thackeray and Edward Ardizzone
1st Thus edition, published by Guilford Press in 1948
Dustwrapper and title page by Ardizzone, other illustrations by the author.
Dustwrapper chipped at top edge and has small piece missing from lower front.
Name erased from front pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dustwrapper chipped at top edge and has small piece missing from lower front.
Name erased from front pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#72173 £15.00
503.
The Secret of the Closed Gate
by Margaret Leighton
with illustrations by Barbara C. Freeman
Reprint, published by Hutchinson in 1945
by Margaret Leighton
with illustrations by Barbara C. Freeman
Reprint, published by Hutchinson in 1945
Girls' Adventure series.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
180 pages.
American author and setting, published in U.K. by a different publisher.
Illustrated with colour frontispiece and black and white line drawings in the text.
Pages clean but lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
180 pages.
American author and setting, published in U.K. by a different publisher.
Illustrated with colour frontispiece and black and white line drawings in the text.
Pages clean but lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#93937 £5.00
504.
The Secret Shoemakers and Other Stories
by James Reeves
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1973
by James Reeves
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1973
ISBN: 0140304169.
Paperback.
89 pages.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
89 pages.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#89156 £1.00
505.
The Secret Shoemakers and Other Stories
by James Reeves
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1977
by James Reeves
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1977
ISBN: 0140304169.
Paperback.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#107871 £1.50
506.
The Secret Shoemakers and Other Stories
by James Reeves
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1983
by James Reeves
with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1983
ISBN: 0140304169.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Top corner of front endpaper neatly clipped.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Top corner of front endpaper neatly clipped.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#105940 £2.00
507.
The Simple Giant
by Alan Temperley
with illustrations by Mark Edwards
1st edition, published by Scholastic in 1999
by Alan Temperley
with illustrations by Mark Edwards
1st edition, published by Scholastic in 1999
ISBN: 0590134981.
Paperback.
57 pages.
Pages tanned.
Slight wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
57 pages.
Pages tanned.
Slight wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#89796 £1.50
508.
The Sinister Airfield
by Alison Prince
with illustrations by Edward Mortelmans
1st edition, published by Methuen in 1982
by Alison Prince
with illustrations by Edward Mortelmans
1st edition, published by Methuen in 1982
ISBN: 0416214401.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Some wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Some wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#74940 £3.50
509.
The Slowcoach
by Edward Verrall Lucas
with illustrations by Geoffrey Fletcher
1st Thus edition, published by Arnold in 1955
by Edward Verrall Lucas
with illustrations by Geoffrey Fletcher
1st Thus edition, published by Arnold in 1955
"A Roadside Adventure" with introduction by the publisher - school edition. Dark blue cloth covers, green lettering and decoration.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#62429 £7.50
510.
The Slowcoach
by Edward Verrall Lucas
with illustrations by Geoffrey Fletcher
Reprint, published by Arnold in 1958
by Edward Verrall Lucas
with illustrations by Geoffrey Fletcher
Reprint, published by Arnold in 1958
Octavo.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on covers.
Yellow decoration on covers.
196 pages.
'Arnold's English Literature Series', published with an introduction and notes.
Two names written on front endpaper, one crossed out.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on covers.
Yellow decoration on covers.
196 pages.
'Arnold's English Literature Series', published with an introduction and notes.
Two names written on front endpaper, one crossed out.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#92913 £5.00
511.
The Snow Kitten
by Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1978
by Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1978
ISBN: 0140319565.
Paperback.
112 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
112 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#89687 £1.50
512.
The Snow Kitten
by Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1978
by Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1978
ISBN: 0140319565.
Paperback.
112 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
112 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#89688 £1.50
513.
The Snow Kitten
by Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1982
by Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1982
ISBN: 0140311424.
Paperback.
112 pages.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
112 pages.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#89711 £1.00
514.
The Snow Kitten
by Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1982
by Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1982
ISBN: 0140311424.
Paperback.
Covers worn and unevenly faded.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers worn and unevenly faded.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#111253 £1.50
515.
The Snow Kitten
by Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1986
by Nina Warner Hooke
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1986
ISBN: 0140319565.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#105945 £2.00
516.
The Sommer's Story
by Maureen Stewart
1st edition, published by Orbit Books in 1975
by Maureen Stewart
1st edition, published by Orbit Books in 1975
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#87788 £1.00
517.
The Space Story Omnibus
by Edward Boyd
Published by Collins circa 1955
by Edward Boyd
Published by Collins circa 1955
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#115982 £20.00
518.
The Spotted Deer
by James Howard Williams
with illustrations by Stuart Tresilian
Published by Hart Davies in 1957
by James Howard Williams
with illustrations by Stuart Tresilian
Published by Hart Davies in 1957
Green boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#56819 £7.50
519.
The Spur and the Lily
by Howard Jones
with illustrations by John Lawrence
1st edition, published by MacDonald in 1969
by Howard Jones
with illustrations by John Lawrence
1st edition, published by MacDonald in 1969
ISBN: 0356025616.
Light blue covers, gilt lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Light blue covers, gilt lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#79587 £5.00
520.
The Story of Miss Moppet
by Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by Beatrix Potter
1st edition, published by Frederick Warne & Co, London & New York in 1906
by Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by Beatrix Potter
1st edition, published by Frederick Warne & Co, London & New York in 1906
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
11cm x 10cm.
First edition, concertina format.
UK printing (rear cover shows "Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York).
Covers sound, but scuffed and soiled.
Sliver "clasp" on front cover has worn away.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of top page of contents.
Contents delicate and heavily worn.
Neat repair to hinge between pages 10 and 11, where a strip of plain paper was glued to the fold and has subsequently been reinforced with tape tabs on the rear.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
11cm x 10cm.
First edition, concertina format.
UK printing (rear cover shows "Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York).
Covers sound, but scuffed and soiled.
Sliver "clasp" on front cover has worn away.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of top page of contents.
Contents delicate and heavily worn.
Neat repair to hinge between pages 10 and 11, where a strip of plain paper was glued to the fold and has subsequently been reinforced with tape tabs on the rear.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#118973 £400.00
521.
The Story of Peter Pan
by Daniel O'Connor
with illustrations by Alice B. Woodward
Reprint, published by Bell in 1965
by Daniel O'Connor
with illustrations by Alice B. Woodward
Reprint, published by Bell in 1965
Orange pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119002 £4.00
522.
The Story of Peter Pan
by Daniel O'Connor
with illustrations by Alice B. Woodward
Reprint, published by Bell in 1973
by Daniel O'Connor
with illustrations by Alice B. Woodward
Reprint, published by Bell in 1973
ISBN: 0713508507.
Octavo.
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
Retold from Sir J. M. Barrie's play.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Octavo.
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
Retold from Sir J. M. Barrie's play.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#96057 £15.00
523.
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merry Men
by John Finnemore
with illustrations by Allan Stewart
Published by A. & C. Black in 1929
by John Finnemore
with illustrations by Allan Stewart
Published by A. & C. Black in 1929
Dark green pictorial embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
20cm x 26cm.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Corners slightly bumped.
Gilt on covers still bright.
Binding sound.
Some foxing to prelims and endpapers, and intermittently to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt lettering on covers.
20cm x 26cm.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Corners slightly bumped.
Gilt on covers still bright.
Binding sound.
Some foxing to prelims and endpapers, and intermittently to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#117714 £20.00
524.
The Story of the Four Little Children who went round the world
by Edward Lear
with illustrations by Gillian Martin
1st Thus edition, published by Impact Books in 1993
by Edward Lear
with illustrations by Gillian Martin
1st Thus edition, published by Impact Books in 1993
ISBN: 1874687293.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Spine and top edge faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Spine and top edge faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#98907 £7.50
525.
The Summer of the Great Secret
by Monica Edwards
with illustrations by Anne Bullen
Published by Collins circa 1960
by Monica Edwards
with illustrations by Anne Bullen
Published by Collins circa 1960
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Front panel from dustwrapper pasted onto front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Silver lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Front panel from dustwrapper pasted onto front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#118546 £5.00