126.
127.
Jack and the Beanstalk
with illustrations by
Margaret Evans Price
1st edition,
published by Rand McNally in 1937
Edited by Katharine Lee Bates.
Pictorial glazed boards.
17cm x 14cm.
64 pages.
15 colour illustrations plus numerous line drawings.
An 'Elf' book.
Light soiling and wear to covers.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
128.
Jack the Treacle Eater
by
Charles Causley
with illustrations by
Charles Keeping
Published by Macmillan in 1989
ISBN: 0333497511.
Paperback.
Quarto.
Illustrated in colour and in black and white.
Some creasing to top of front cover.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
129.
Janey Canuk in the West
by
Emily Ferguson
with illustrations by
R. G. Mathews
4th edition,
published by Cassell in 1910
Picture-onlay front cover and spine.
Black and white illustrations in the text.
One tissue-guarded colour plate opposite title page (loose).
Some wear to back edge of spine.
Front cover a little scratched.
Covers and spine unevenly faded.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
130.
Jen of the Abbey School
by
Elsie J. Oxenham
3rd Thus edition,
published by Collins in 1942
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
311 pages.
Large octavo.
Colour frontispiece.
No other illustrations.
Covers and contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
131.
Joan of Arc
by
Catherine Storr
with illustrations by
Robert Taylor
1st edition,
published by Methuen in 1985
ISBN: 0416496008.
Great Tales from Long Ago series.
Paperback.
Octavo.
A short version of the life of Joan of Arc.
Vivid illustrations in colour on every page.
Light wear to covers.
Contents clean and undamaged.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
132.
John Halifax, Gentleman
by
Georgina M. Craik
Reprint,
published by Barton in 1933
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
374 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
No other illustrations.
Spine strip a little faded.
One or two small marks on fore edges.
Light foxing on both endpapers.
Prize label on front paste down.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
133.
Johnny Crow's Party
by
Leonard Leslie Brooke
with illustrations by
Leonard Leslie Brooke
Published by Frederick Warne & Co in 1907
Bevilled green paper-covered boards.
White cloth spine.
White lettering on covers.
Dark green lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
17cm x 21cm.
Covers worn, scuffed and soiled.
Corners bumped.
Pictures have been coloured-in throughout, moderately neatly, in colour pencil.
Some occasional scribble on blank reverse of pages.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
134.
Johnny Crow's Party
by
Leonard Leslie Brooke
with illustrations by
Leonard Leslie Brooke
Reprint,
published by Warne circa 1928
Green paper-covered bevelled boards, picture onlay front cover, cream cloth spine.
Seven colour plates of eight present (frontispiece missing).
Numerous black and white drawings.
Covers worn and soiled, corners bumped.
Neat writing on half-title.
Occasional finger marking.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
135.
Jolly Days for Girls
Published by Oxford University Press in 1939
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Twelve short stories by different authors.
Colour frontispiece, b/w illustrations in text.
Dustwrapper complete, light creasing at top edge.
No sign of wear on covers, colours bright.
Short gift dedication on front paste down.
Contents lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
136.
Jonathan's Children
by
Constance Heward
with illustrations by
Jane Paton
1st edition,
published by Harrap in 1963
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
224 pages.
Colour frontispiece, line drawings in the text.
A late family story by this author of many of the Ameliaranne books.
Rough marks at the top right hand corner of the front endpaper, where biro scribble has been erased, a turned down corner at top edge of back endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
137.
Josephine Keeps School
by
Mrs. Henry Cowper Cradock
with illustrations by
Honor C. Appleton
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1950
Quarto.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Cream cloth spine.
Brown lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
64 pages.
8 colour plates.
Covers clean and tight, minor faults only.
Name on front endpaper in childish script.
All plates present.
The final page is tanned, other pages white.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
138.
Joy in Reading
by
Jessie Runciman
with illustrations by
Margaret W. Tarrant
1st edition,
published by The Grant Educational Company in 1946
Infant Readers Book 3.
Matt pictorial card covers with brown cloth spine.
Copiously illustrated in both colour and black and white.
Covers worn and soiled.
Inner hinge strengthened with transparent tape.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
139.
Jumble Joan
by
Rose Impey
with illustrations by
Moira Kemp
1st edition,
published by Ragged Bears in 1989
ISBN: 1870817087.
Creepies series.
Octavo.
Pictorial laminated boards.
White lettering on covers.
Unpaginated.
Illustrated in colour with pictures on every page.
Small sticker on front paste down, which reads 'Cranham C. of E. School'.
No other marks - book appears unread.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
140.
Kids' Cookbook
by
Mary Pat Fergus
with illustrations by
Jan Gosewinckel
1st Thus edition,
published by Index Books Limited in 2005
ISBN: 1740457218.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
105 pages.
'Fun step-by-step kids' cookbook'.
Incorporates a cardboard stand, attached to the recipe pages by a spiral binding.
Includes index.
Illustrated throughout with colour photographs.
Minor wear only.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
141.
Kinsman and Namesake
by
Richard Stead
with illustrations by
W. B. Handforth
Published by Blackie in 1910
Colour frontispiece and four black and white plates.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Front cover and spine illusrated in orange, black and green with gilt blocking.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Grey endpapers.
Writing on front endpaper.
Foxing to prelims, and intermittent spotting to contents.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
142.
La mare au diable
by
George Sand
with illustrations by
Gertrude Leese
1st Thus edition,
published by George Bell & Sons in 1908
Octavo.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
Five colour plates.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Some scuffing and marks to back board.
Light foxing on endpapers and prelims.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
143.
Lads of the Light Division - A Tale of the Peninsular War
by
Mockler Ferryman
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1915
Octavo.
Brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
364 pages.
Edge of page block olivine.
Pale green patterned endpapers.
Four colour plates.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Mark on front pastedown where prize label appears to have been removed.
Some light foxing to prelims and adjacent to plates.
Contents clean, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
144.
Land Hunters
by
Kate Petty and Lionel Bender
with illustrations by
Tessa Barwick
1st Thus edition,
published by Chancellor Press in 1993
ISBN: 1851523006.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Mixture of colour and black and white photos and drawings.
A book about predatory animals.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
145.
Le Chat botte
Reprint,
published by Tormont in 1995
ISBN: 289429848X.
Pictorial laminated boards.
11cm x 16cm.
Canadian French-language edition of "Puss in Boots".
Short text.
Colour illustrations on every page.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
146.
Leighton
by
A. Lys Baldry
Reprint,
published by T. C. & E. C. Jack circa 1918
Masterpieces in Colour series.
Octavo.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
78 pages.
Eight reproductions of Leighton's work.
Light wear to covers.
Edges rubbed, some damage to spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
147.
Lie-Down Stories
by
Natalie Joan
with illustrations by
Anne Anderson
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1935
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cream cloth spine.
77 pages.
Eight colour plates, including frontispiece.
Numerous black and white drawings.
This title was originally published in 1919, with a cover illustration by Anne Anderson.
This edition was republished in the 1930s with a different cover, to fit in with the other books which Blackie was publishing at that time.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine strip slightly soiled.
Plates VG.
Occasional marks on some pages.
Contents generally close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
148.
Little Folks' Story Book
Published by Warne
Short stories and poems.
Pictorial glazed thick-card covers.
19cm x 14cm.
Two colour plates.
Numerous black and white drawings.
Undated; probably circa 1920.
Some wear to spine edges; VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
149.
Little Frida
by
Matilda Horsburgh
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1915
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards with black floral decoration.
Gilt lettering on spine.
156 pages.
'A Tale of the Black Forest'.
Author not credited on title page.
Three colour plates.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
150.