1.
100s of Fun Things to Make and Do
by
Susie Johns
1st edition,
published by Exclusive Editions in 2002
ISBN: 1842738526.
Quarto.
Laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
176 pages.
Printed on thick glossy art paper.
Copiously illustrated in colour.
Features 8 different crafts.
Minor wear to top edge of dustwrapper.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
A Child's Book of Fishes
by
Dorothea Kay
Reprint,
published by Publicity Products Ltd. circa 1953
Octavo.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Alternate pages colour illustrated.
Light wear to covers.
Some damage to covers at spine ends.
Light foxing at edges of pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
A Comrade's Troth
by
E. A. Gillie
Reprint,
published by Shaw circa 1913
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
320 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Light wear to covers.
Prize label on front paste down.
Foxing on prelims.
Contents clean, a little tanned.
Light foxing on later pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
4.
A Daughter of the Empire
by
Mary Bradford Whiting
with illustrations by
John Campbell
1st edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1919
Octavo.
Light brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
288 pages.
Four colour plates.
Corners of covers a little bumped.
Small nick at top of spine.
Prize label on front paste down.
Contents bright and clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
5.
A Day in the Woods
by
Ronald M. Fisher
1st edition,
published by National Geographic Society in 1975
ISBN: 0870441698.
Pictorial covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Colour photos by Gordon W Gaham.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6.
A Job for the Jays
by
Elisabeth Smedley
1st Thus edition,
published by Lutterworth Press in 1951
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards with black lettering on spine.
127 pages.
Colour frontispiece, but no other illustrations.
Crown Library edition.
Dustwrapper edge chipped, but no loss.
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7.
A Job for the Jays
by
Elisabeth Smedley
1st Thus edition,
published by Lutterworth Press in 1951
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
127 pages.
Crown Library edition.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Dustwrapper edge chipped, with loss at spine ends and top edge.
Stamp from St. Chad's Church Sunday School on front endpaer, along with a gift dedication from the vicar.
Text clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
A Madcap
by
Lillie Thomas Meade
Reprint,
published by Cassell in 1920
Beige decorated covers.
May have had an oval picture onlay, now missing.
Colour frontispiece.
Carefully repaired small tear at top of half-title and title page.
Slight foxing on prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
A New Year's Tale
by
M. A. Currie
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1910
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
White decoration on covers.
12cm x 17cm.
Colour frontispiece by H. M. Brock.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Boards slightly soiled.
Spine strip darkened.
Sunday school prize-label on front pastedown.
Pages evenly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
10.
A Nursery Geography
by
George S. Dickson
with illustrations by
George Morrow
Revised edition,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1940
Quarto.
Cream pictorial cloth-covered boards.
256 pages.
20 colour plates, all in excellent condition.
Light wear at base of spine strip.
Covers overall VG.
Neat birthday dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
A Sunday Trip
by
E. J. Romanes
Reprint,
published by S. W. Partridge circa 1926
Red boards with black lettering and decoration.
Colour frontispiece.
Corners bumped.
Spine repaired with clear tape.
Inscription inked out on front pastedown.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
12.
A Unicorn Journal
with illustrations by
Michael Hague
1st edition,
published by Arcade in 1990
ISBN: 1559700688.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Blue cloth spine.
23cm x 25cm.
Blank pages with floral border decoration, and a full page colour illustration on every third page.
Some faint marks on endapers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
13.
A World of Fairy Tales, Volume 5
by
James Riordan
with illustrations by
Various
1st edition,
published by Hamlyn in 1982
ISBN: 060036688X.
Quarto.
Laminated pictorial boards.
46 pages.
5 tales from different countries.
Individually illustrated in colour.
Minor wear only.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
14.
A Young Pretender
by
Dorothea Moore
Reprint,
published by Dean circa 1935
Orange boards, black lettering.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Light foxing on endpaper, none elsewhere.
Colour frontispiece.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
15.
According to Jennings
by
Anthony Buckeridge
Reprint,
published by Collins in 1955
Red boards with black lettering on spine.
Covers marked at corners
Colour frontispiece has been re-inserted.
One or two marks to fore edge.
Contents generally clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
16.
According to Jennings
by
Anthony Buckeridge
Reprint,
published by Collins in 1958
Octavo.
Red paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
255 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Four black and white drawings in text.
Light wear to covers.
Small nick on front edge of spine strip.
Spine strip faded.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
17.
Adaora, a tale of West Africa
by
Mary E. Bird
Published by Religious Tract Society circa 1900
Duodecimo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
123 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Covers close to VG.
Two small marks on back board
Prize label on front paste down (name of recipient scratched out).
Front endpaper missing.
Fore edges, prelims and early pages foxed.
Contents otherwise clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
18.
Aladdinetta and Co
by
Queenie Scott-Hopper
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1926
Small quarto, 18cm x 12cm.
Grey decorated cloth, white lettering on front cover and spine.
Name and address on front endpaper.
Colour frontispiece.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
19.
Alice in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Gwynedd M. Hudson
Published by Hodder and Stoughton / Boots in 1932
Red embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
20cm x 25cm.
180 pages.
Centenary Edition.
Rectangular picture onlay depicting Alice and Dinah on front panel of dustwrapper (duplicates frontispiece).
Black line drawn illustrations of the Mad Hatter and the March Hare on rear panel of dustwrapper.
The same illustrations of the Hatter and the Hare appear on the front and back endpapers and pastedowns, additionally with orange colouring to their coats.
12 tipped-in colour plates (including frontispiece), all present.
Dustwrapper intact, with moderate wear, mainly at edges, and has been neatly reinforced at the corners on the reverse with small tabs of tape.
Some light wear to edges of covers.
Gilt lettering and decoration remains bright.
Binding sound.
Some foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Name written neatly in Belongs To box facing half-title.
Pages slightly tanned.
Includes a small number of newspaper clippings from the 1930s onward, on the subject of Lewis Carroll and Alice.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
20.
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)
21.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Justin Todd
1st Thus edition,
published by Gollancz in 1984
ISBN: 0575032634.
Quarto.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
158 pages.
Printed on art paper.
22 colour illustrations.
A few marks on reverse of dustwrapper.
Covers themselves are clear.
Small amount of wear to base of back board.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
22.
All Colour World of Horses
by
Peter Churchill
Published by Octopus Books in 1978
ISBN: 0706407474.
Quarto.
Brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper and covers.
Dustwrapper spine and adjacent edges faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
23.
24.
Alone in London
by
Hesba Stretton
Reprint,
published by Religious Tract Society circa 1919
Pale blue art nouveau style decorated covers.
Name and date on front endpaper.
Two colour plates.
Slight wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
25.
An Eye for Colour
by
Norman Silver
1st Thus edition,
published by Faber in 1992
ISBN: 0571167799.
Paperback.
137 pages.
Label removed from half title.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)