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326. The Orchard Fairies
The Orchard Fairies
by Marion St. John Webb
with illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant
Published by The Modern Art Society circa 1930
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Orange decoration on covers.
5 colour plates.
Covers worn at edges and sloightly soiled.
Some foxinf to fore edge and prelims.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#108933   £30.00   
327. The Oxford Annual for Children
The Oxford Annual for Children
Published by Oxford University Press in 1933
Quarto.
Six colour plates, numerous small illustrations in the text.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Dark green decoration on covers.
Covers slightly soiled.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#104441   £25.00   
328. The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
by Jennifer Courtney
with illustrations by Tizzie Knowles
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1974
ISBN: 072381029X.
Yellow pictorial laminated boards.
15cm x 20cm.
Full-page colour illustrations throughout.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119523   £7.50   
329. The Rambles of a Rat
The Rambles of a Rat
by A.L.O.E. (Charlotte M. Tucker)
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1909
ALOE is pseudonym of Charlotte Maria Tucker.
Four colour plates.
Prize label inside front cover.
Both covers and contents are almost without fault.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#65535   £10.00   
330. The Redskins
The Redskins
by J. M. Barrie
with illustrations by Janet and Anne Graham Johnstone
Published by Award Publications in 1990
Orange pictorial laminated boards.
9cm x 9cm.
8 pages.
Printed on thick card.
Including the covers, seven full page colour illustrations, and two silhouettes.
Heavily abridged and altered text taken from J. M. Barrie's 'Peter and Wendy'.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#83346   £5.00   
331. The Riverton Boys
The Riverton Boys
by K. M. Eady
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1929
Octavo.
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on covers.
Yellow decoration on covers.
228 pages.
Two colour plates, illustrator not credited.
Covers show some signs of wear.
Spine discoloured.
Lettering and decoration on spine faded.
Prize label on front paste down.
Inner hinge loose.
Guttering exposed between title page and frontispiece.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#90767   £4.00   
332. The Robbers' Cave
The Robbers' Cave
by A.L.O.E.
Reprint, published by Nelson circa 1920
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light blue decoration on covers.
200 pages.
Four colour plates.
Covers clean.
Some foxing on prelims and rear pages.
Contents mostly clear.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#103497   £10.00   
333. The Second Term at Rocklands
The Second Term at Rocklands
by Elsie J. Oxenham
Published by Collins
Octavo.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
128 pages.
Colour frontispiece; no other illustrations.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Book-plate and neat dedication on front endpaper.
Some foxing to prelims.
Contents VG.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#100346   £25.00   
334. The Secret of the Closed Gate
The Secret of the Closed Gate
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)
#93937   £5.00   
335. The Shell Hunters
The Shell Hunters
by Gordon Stables
Reprint, published by Religious Tract Society in 1927
"Their wild adventures by Sea and Land."
The School Boy's Library series.
Green boards.
Colour frontispiece by Alfred Pearse.
Covers slightly worn.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#72914   £7.50   
336. The Sign of the Red Cross
The Sign of the Red Cross
by Evelyn Everett-Green
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1920
Blue cloth covers, black lettering and decoration.
Spine ends damaged, vertical split.
Colour Frontispiece missing.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#76206   £4.00   
337. The Story of a Red Deer
The Story of a Red Deer
by J. W. Fortescue
with illustrations by G. D. Armour
1st thus edition, published by Macmillan in 1925
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
144 pages.
Twelve illustrations in colour, twelve in gravure.
Covers clean and firm.
Gift dedication and book plate on front endpaper.
Small newspaper cutting pasted to half title.
Faint foxing on fore edge, pages clean.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#98327   £15.00   
338. The Story of Dancing
The Story of Dancing
by Virginia Shankland
with illustrations by Betty Maxey
1st edition, published by Purnell in 1968
Large quarto.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Copiously illustrated in colour.
Spine and corners of covers worn.
Some laminate has peeled from the back cover.
Picture of bird pasted to inside of front cover.
Contents VG.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#75540   £3.50   
339. The Story of Mrs Tubbs
The Story of Mrs Tubbs
by Hugh Lofting
with illustrations by Hugh Lofting
Published by Jonathan Cape in 1924
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
18cm x 13cm.
95 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Four colour plates plus line drawings.
The four plates present are:
"Pink digging truffles", p22/23;
"Tilly Twitter", p60/61;
"They stung him", p86/87; and
"They all walked back", p94/95.
Covers worn at edges and scuffed.
Front endpaper missing.
One or two pages chipped at edges.
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition

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#96133   £10.00   
340. The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann David Wyss
Reprint, published by Collins circa 1900
Quarto.
Green embossed cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
224 pages.
Colour frontispiece, plus monochrome plates.
Various illustrators, including one plate (facing p 32) bearing the monogram of Cecil Aldin.
Undated edition, but neat Sunday school prize dedication on front endpaper is dated Christmas 1908, and the Aldin plate is dated "97".
Covers clean, but lightly worn at edges.
Silver blocking on spine has rubbed off.
Binding sound.
Pages tanned, with intermittent foxing.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#115464   £30.00   
341. The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann David Wyss
1st Thus edition, published by Thames Publishing Co circa 1950
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
279 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Regent Classics series.
Spine faded.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#96756   £3.50   
342. The Tale from the Old Oak Chest
The Tale from the Old Oak Chest
by Albert Vegee
1st edition, published by The Mitre Press in 1937
Green leatherette covers, faded gilt lettering.
Colour frontispiece and six black and white illustrations.
Slight foxing to half title.
Contents clean.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#81747   £20.00   
343. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
by Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by Beatrix Potter
1st edition, published by Frederick Warne and Co in 1904
Light grey paper-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
11cm x 14cm.
85 pages.
First edition, probably first printing: "muffetees" misspelt as "muffatees" on page 15.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Boards show some pale mottling where the colour has faded.
Corners slightly bumped.
Lower 1cm of spine strip edges split.
Scuff to upper left edge of front cover.
Front inner hinge cracked.
Dedication on reverse of front endpaper reads: "Wishing you a merry Christmas, 1904".
Stitching a little strained, and binding is now very delicate.
Contents good, but some occasional light fingermarking at page edges.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#115660   £350.00   
344. The Talking Millstones
The Talking Millstones
by Camilla Wing
with illustrations by Harry C. Pitz
1st edition, published by Pillsbury Mills, Inc. in 1945
Paperback.
Octavo.
Pictorial covers.
78 pages.
Six colour and numerous monochrome illustrations.
The history of flour milling, told in nine stories.
Light wear to edges of covers.
A few minor marks on covers.
Crease at top corner of back cover.
Top corner of pages 41, 43 and 45 clipped (text not affected).
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#99399   £7.50   
345. The Target Book for Boys
The Target Book for Boys
Published by Spring Books circa 1955
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Red lettering on covers.
253 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations.
Includes two stories by Frank Richards.
Covers edge worn.
Contents tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#95323   £3.00   
346. The Term of Many Adventures
The Term of Many Adventures
by May Wynne
with illustrations by Roberta F. C. Wandby
1st Thus edition, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1955
Originally published in 1939.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white drawings in text.
Spine faded.
Top third of front endpaper cut away.
Front hinge cracked.
Intermittent spotting.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#67660   £6.50   
347. The Three Midshipmen
The Three Midshipmen
by W. H. G. Kingston
with illustrations by Archibald Webb
Published by Oxford in 1917
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover and spine.
416 pages.
Four colour plates.
Light wear to covers.
Pages clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#98776   £8.00   
348. The Toby Twirl Colour Strip Adventure Book
The Toby Twirl Colour Strip Adventure Book
by Sheila Hodgetts
with illustrations by Edward Jeffrey
1st edition, published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd in 1952
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Clear tape on upper half of spine.
Neat gift dedication facing title page.
Contents VG.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#114795   £7.50   
349. The True Shepherd
The True Shepherd
Published by Ernest Nister circa 1900
Glazed pictorial thick card covers with plain spine.
Tipped-in colour frontispiece, other illustartions are black and white.
Unpaginated, with twenty-one pages of text.
Boards slightly creased and edgeworn.
Spine scraped and worn.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#73909   £7.50   
350. The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling
1st Thus edition, published by World Distributors in 1968
ISBN: 072353862X.
From the Hans Christian Andersen story.
Paperback.
Thin card covers.
Short text with large colour illustrations on each page.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#81102   £3.00   
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