176.
Molly's Heroine
by
Fleur de Lys
with illustrations by
Simon Harman Kedder
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1923
Beige covers, black lettering, oval picture onlay to front cover.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Two colour, two black and white plates.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
177.
Monkeys and Apes
by
Andre Lucas
with illustrations by
Diz Wallis
1st English edition,
published by Moonlight Publishing Ltd in 1988
ISBN: 1851030530.
Pictorial laminated boards.
35 pages.
Pocket Worlds series.
Illustrated throughout in colour.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
178.
More Bedtime Tales
Published by Cavendish House in 1984
ISBN: 0863072569.
Octavo.
Blue laminated boards.
91 pages.
Twelve stories, six traditional tales.
Also includes two Old Testament stories, two tales taken from the Northern myths, and a story from Hiawatha.
12 colour illustrations and a number of black and white drawings in the text.
Illustrator not attributed.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
179.
Mother Goose and her Friends in Fairyland
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1915
Six colour plates plus black and white illustrations.
Covers slightly worn.
Corners bumped.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
180.
Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes
with illustrations by
Kate Greenaway
1st edition,
published by George Routledge and Sons in 1881
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Dark green decoration on covers.
12cm x 17cm.
Covers soiled, and worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Binding appears to have been re-glued.
Colour illustrations within the text all appear to be present, however several stubs between pages suggest that plates may have been removed from the book.
Pages tanned and fingermarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
181.
My Best Book of Dinosaurs
by
Christopher Maynard
Reprint,
published by Kingfisher in 1998
ISBN: 075340463X.
Paperback.
Quarto.
31 pages.
Copiously illustrated in colour.
Light wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
182.
My Book of Thumbelina
by
Jane Carruth
with illustrations by
Giovetti
1st Thus edition,
published by Odhams in 1968
Large quarto.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Printed in Italy by Fratelli Fabbri.
Illustrated in colour throughout.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
183.
My Favourite Annual 1934
Published by Fleetway in 1933
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
171 pages.
Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white.
Lower board in poor condition, with paper covering scraped away in places.
Upper board and spine in good condition.
Cover illustration clean and bright.
Wear to edges and corners.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
184.
My Lord goes Wayfaring
by
Moyra Charlton
with illustrations by
Frank R. Grey
1st edition,
published by Methuen in 1935
Black boards.
Yellow lettering to front cover and spine.
Picture onlay to dustwrapper front.
Colour frontispiece, other illustrations black and white.
Some wear at edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
185.
My Lord goes Wayfaring
by
Moyra Charlton
with illustrations by
Frank R. Grey
1st edition,
published by Methuen in 1935
Green boards with black lettering.
Pink dustwrapper with black lettering and picture onlay.
Colour frontispiece.
Five black and white plates.
Dustwrapper edgeworn and slightly faded.
Small label removed from front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
186.
Nancy the Naughty
by
John Lea
with illustrations by
A. L. Bowley
Reprint,
published by Partridge circa 1932
Brown paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
12cm x 15cm.
Four colour plates and small line drawings in the text.
A moral tale in verse.
Spine strip worn.
Upper board marked.
Front endpaper may have been removed.
Gift dedication in pencil.
Some spotting on paste down, prelims and to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
187.
Nelson's Jolly Book for Girls
Published by Nelson in 1934
Edited by Edwin Chisholm.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cloth spine.
Six colour plates.
Many black and white drawings.
Authors include: Sibyl Owsley, Bernard Rutley, and others.
Pictorial endpapers.
Covers worn at edges and slightly soiled.
Prize label on front paste down.
Spotting to edges of page block.
Contents clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
188.
Norah O'Flanigan - Prefect
by
Maude S. Forsey
with illustrations by
Lindsey Cable
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1937
Grey pictorial covers, black decoration, black lettering on spine.
Slight wear to spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Colour frontispiece and black and white line drawings in the text.
Very occasional spotting, but in general the pages are white and clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
189.
Nursery Rhymes
with illustrations by
Charles Folkard
Published by Alexander Moring circa 1944
Blue boards.
Gilt lettering on front cover.
Three colour plates by Folkard.
Line drawings in text.
Spine strip rubbed through along edges.
White label affixed to inside front cover.
Dedication and some erased pencil marks on front endpaper.
A few fingermarks to contents.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
190.
Observer's Picture Cards VI - Trees
Published by Warne
6cm x 11cm.
"32 cards in full colour with descriptive text."
Edges of box worn, and neatly reinforced with tape.
31 cards present.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
191.
On His Own
by
John Comfort
Published by The Sheldon Press circa 1929
Light green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
"John Comfort" is a pseudonym of Bessie Marchant.
Colour frontispiece.
Light wear to covers.
Stain at lower corner of front cover and to mid-section of spine and adjacent rear cover.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Pages tanned, with some intermittent light foxing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
192.
On the Farm
with illustrations by
Joan Wilks
Published by Amex Co. circa 1954
Paperback.
Pictorial covers.
35cm x 24cm.
26 pages.
Landscape format.
12 pictures in colour including inside covers.
Small insets on pages opposite.
Short descriptions of animals.
Dated from owner's purchase date.
Light wear to covers
Contents unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
193.
Our Darlings
Published by John F. Shaw circa 1917
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
12 tipped-in colour plates, one by Louis Wain.
Covers heavily worn at edges, and rather scuffed.
Name on front endpaper.
Contents good, but pages slightly tanned, with a small amount of intermittent foxing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
194.
Our Jolly Book
Published by Dean circa 1934
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations in the text.
Upper and lower edges slightly scraped.
Front endpaper missing.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
195.
Our Village Life
by
Lady H. Somerset
with illustrations by
Lady H. Somerset
Published by Lady H. Somerset in 1884
Light blue paper-covered boards.
Dark blue cloth spine.
Brown lettering on covers.
23cm x 29cm.
A collection of poems, illustrated with attractive colour illustrations on each page.
Covers a little worn and soiled, with some scuffing and bumping to edges and corners.
Binding generally good, but hinges slightly strained.
Some light foxing and tanning to endpapers.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
196.
Our Vow
by
Eleanor Luisa Haverfield
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1910
Four colour plates (unattributed).
Covers have a few marks, and spine has darkened.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
197.
Our Vow
by
Eleanor Luisa Haverfield
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1923
Pale blue pictorial cloth covered boards.
Four colour plates (not attributed).
Some spotting to prelims, remainder of book unaffected.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
198.
199.
Patsy comes to stay
by
Elizabeth Tugwell
with illustrations by
Ernest M. Baker
1st edition,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1938
Octavo.
Green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
226 pages.
Colour frontispiece plus small black and white drawings in the text.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
200.
Peace on Earth
by
Isaac Watts
with illustrations by
Francis J. Brundage
1st edition,
published by Raphael Tuck in 1894
Paperback.
Duodecimo.
Cream pictorial covers.
Illustrated mainly in colour (chromoliths) with small pictures on every page.
Part of a competition series, to encourage children and others to compose their own sets of texts.
Light fingermarking on covers.
Gift dedication (dated 1894) on prelims.
Contents clean and white.
A few pictures are slightly worn with age.
The competition coupon has been half cut out, but remains loose within the book.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)