26.
Alice in Wonderland and through the Looking-Glass
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Harry Rountree
Published by Collins circa 1930
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
10cm x 15cm.
318 pages.
Maroon endpapers.
Dated from two owner's names and dates on reverse of frontispiece - book is possibly somewhat older.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Damp mark at lower corner of front cover.
Marks at lower edge of front endpaper and front paste-down where they have stuck together (probably due to being splashed) and have been prised apart.
Faint damp mark at lower edge of prelims.
Contents good, and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
27.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Alice Ross
Published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell circa 1922
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
12cm x 16cm.
Undated; gift dedication on front endpaper dated Christmas 1923.
Covers faded and heavily worn.
Corners bumped.
Lower half of spine-strip missing.
Binding a little strained.
Fontispiece and three of four colour plates present (plate at p34 missing).
Pages heavily tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
28.
29.
Animal Colours and Patterns
by
Marie-Pierre Klut
with illustrations by
Pierre de Hugo
1st English edition,
published by Moonlight Publishing Ltd in 1988
ISBN: 1851030433.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Spine repaired with clear tape.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
30.
Away in the Wilderness
by
R. M. Ballantyne
Reprint,
published by James Nisbet circa 1909
Octavo.
Olive green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
Gilt blocked lettering on spine.
123 pages.
Very attractive pictorial covers.
Black and white frontispiece.
5 pages of adverts at rear of book.
Hand-written gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean nd unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
31.
Behind the Bike Sheds
by
Jan Needle
1st Thus edition,
published by Methuen in 1985
ISBN: 041654990X.
Laminated pictorial covers.
A Pied Piper book.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
32.
Ben's Lucky Hat
by
Hans-Eric Hellberg
with illustrations by
David Parkins
1st Thus edition,
published by Methuen in 1980
ISBN: 0416877702.
Translated by Patricia Crampton.
Blue covers, gilt lettering.
A Pied Piper Book.
Label removed from prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
33.
Biggles Air Commodore
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Alfred Sindall
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1946
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
255 pages.
Colour frontispiece by Howard Leigh.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Pages very slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
34.
Biggles delivers the goods
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
3rd edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1949
Octavo.
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
182 pages.
Colour frontispiece plus eight black and white drawings.
Covers clean.
No labels or writing on prelims.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
35.
Biggles in the Orient
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1949
Colour frontispiece, black and white drawings in text.
Spine faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
36.
Bo-Peep
with illustrations by
Various
Published by Cassell in 1900
Glazed pictorial boards.
Spine ends slightly worn.
Inside hinge has been strengthened with transparent tape (not Sellotape).
Neat writing on reverse of frontispiece.
Eight colour plates, mostly unattributed.
Numerous black and white illustrations.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
37.
38.
Brave Geordie: The Story of an English Boy
by
Grace Stebbing
with illustrations by
H. W. Petherick
New edition,
published by Shaw circa 1900
Attractive blue decorated covers with gilt lettering.
Pale green leaf patterned endpapers.
Six black and white plates, black and white tailpieces and chapter headings.
Pages are somewhat tanned and brittle.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
39.
Bridle Wise
by
Lt. Col. S. G. Goldschmidt
with illustrations by
Lionel Edwards
5th edition,
published by Country Life in 1947
Third impression of 1936 revised edition.
Quarto.
Yellow boards, brown lettering.
Pictorial dustwrapper.
Coloured frontispiece.
Twenty-four black and white plates.
Dustwrapper wornm at edges.
A little spotting to fore-edge.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
40.
Bumper Story Book
Published by Collins circa 1960
Contributors include Violet Needham, Jane Shaw, Monica Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations in text.
Edwards and Kathleen Fidler.
Dustwrapper worn with piece missing from lower front corner.
Damage to spine ends and edges with some loss at base.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
41.
Can I keep him?
by
Steven Kellogg
with illustrations by
Steven Kellogg
1st Thus edition,
published by The Dial Press in 1971
ISBN: 0803713053.
Pied Piper Books series.
Paperback.
Quarto.
Covers slightly worn.
Edges and corners bumped.
Contents generally clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
42.
Castaway Camp
by
Mary Evelyn Atkinson
with illustrations by
Charlotte Hough
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1951
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering and decoration.
Pictorial endpapers.
Colour frontispiece.
Other illustrations black and white.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine strip darkened and slightly soiled.
A small amount of faint foxing to prelims and fore edge.
Contents clean and unmarked, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
43.
Cave
by
Barry Pointon
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1976
Access number only on reverse of title page. Small piece missing from bottom front of dustwrapper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
44.
Chappie and the others
by
Constance Heward
with illustrations by
Savile Lumley
1st edition,
published by Warne in 1926
Sextodecimo.
Grey paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
54 pages.
Printed on art paper
Very pretty illustrations.
Spine strip missing.
Front and back covers have been closed together so that the contents are loose within the binding.
Pages crinkled in places due to contact with damp, but are otherwise clean and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
45.
Cherry's Choice
by
Catherine Shaw
Published by John F Shaw circa 1925
Colour frontispiece by William E. Evans.
Spotting to foredege.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
46.
Cherry's Choice
by
Catherine Shaw
Reprint,
published by John F Shaw circa 1932
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards with black lettering and decoration.
192 pages.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Spine has darkened.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Light foxing throughout.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
47.
Chris Derrick
by
Frederick C. Badnick
1st edition,
published by National Society's Depository in 1890
Octavo.
Bevilled blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
145 pages.
Patterned endpapers.
Two black and white illustrations, plus
head and tail pieces.
Sixteen pages of adverts at rear.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name on verso.
Contents generally clean, but occasional spotting, mostly at the front of the book.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
48.
Christmas
by
Jan Pienkowski
with illustrations by
Jan Pienkowski
1st edition,
published by Heinemann in 1984
ISBN: 043495649X.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Name on title page.
Minor edge wear to pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
49.
Christmas
by
Jan Pienkowski
with illustrations by
Jan Pienkowski
1st edition,
published by Heinemann in 1984
ISBN: 9780434956494.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Names written neatly at corner of title page.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
50.
Cockle Button, Cockle Ben
by
Richard Phibbs
with illustrations by
Gladys M. Rees
Reprint,
published by Hale circa 1946
Quarto.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
95 pages.
Six short stories.
Numerous black and white illustrations.
Colour frontispiece missing.
Five remaining colour plates all in place.
A few light marks on covers.
Neat gift dedication on title page.
Contents otherwise clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)