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201. Pennants on the Main
Pennants on the Main
by William Glynne-Jones
1st edition, published by Warne in 1950
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards with yellow lettering.
256 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Front endpaper removed.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#82399   £6.00   
202. Peter Darington Seaman Detective
Peter Darington Seaman Detective
by Douglas V. Duff
with illustrations by Nat Long
Published by The Thames Publishing Co circa 1950
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on cover.
7 Colour Plates.
Covers worn at edges and unevenly faded.
Foxing to fore edge and endpapers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#79253   £3.00   
203. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
by James Matthew Barrie
with illustrations by Arthur Rackham
Published by Hodder and Stoughton circa 1930
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers and spine discoloured and heavily worn.
Corners bumped.
Frontispiece missing, other plates present.
Some of the in-text illustrations have been coloured-in by a child using water-colour paint.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#117154   £5.00   
204. Pets Limited
Pets Limited
by Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
with illustrations by Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
1st edition, published by Collins in 1950
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Nine colour plates.
Thirty-five black and white drawings in the text.
Two full page black and white line drawings.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with loss along spine strip a large piece missing from the back panel, and two smaller pieces missing from lower edge.
Dustwrapper repaired with tape and some paper backing.
Book itself generally VG.
Covers clean and undamaged, with some minor wear at spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#108364   £30.00   
205. Pictureland
Pictureland
Published by Blackie circa 1940
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Full-page colour illustrations on each page, accompanied by short captions describing the adventures of a kitten around the farm
Covers worn at edges and slightly soiled.
A few faint fingermarks on endpapers.
Belongs To box neatly completed in pencil.
Contents VG.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#105968   £10.50   
206. Pinocchio
Pinocchio
by Carlo Collodi
with illustrations by Claudia Venturini
Published by New Burlington Books in 2012
ISBN: 9781781713433.
Paperback.
46 pages.
Text adapted by Ronne Randall.
Full page colour illustration opposite every page of print.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#104851   £2.50   
207. Pip and Squeak Annual 1933
Pip and Squeak Annual 1933
Published by Daily Mirror in 1932
Quarto.
Yellow pictorial paper-covered boards.
Brown cloth spine.
Four colour plates.
Front endpaper missing.
Covers worn at edges.
Inner hinges cracked.
Foxing to prelims, endpapers and fore edge.
Contents generally VG.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#96857   £20.00   
208. Playtime Funny Book
Playtime Funny Book
Published by Ernest Nister circa 1912
Playtime series.
Quarto.
Cream pictorial glazed boards.
Blue cloth spine.
No. 3406.
Tipped-in colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations on every page.
Artists include M. Foster, Louis Wain, and P. B. Hickling.
14 pages have attributed drawings by Louis Wain.
A number of other pages may also have unsigned drawings by Louis Wain.
Covers worn at edges and lightly soiled.
Corners bumped.
3cm. closed tear in paper covering at outer edge of front cover.
Hinges and spine have been tightened and strengthened professionally.
Illustrations on 10 pages coloured in by children, using poster paint.
Some fingermarking and light staining.
Pages are lightly tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#98229   £30.00   
209. Ponds and Lakes
Ponds and Lakes
by Anthony Wootton
1st Thus edition, published by Usborne in 2006
ISBN: 9780746073636.
Paperback.
64 pages.
Usborne Spotter's Guides, with internet links.
Illustrated in colour by a variety of artists.
Detailed descriptions to help identification.
Clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#106511   £2.00   
210. Popular Stories for Girls
Popular Stories for Girls
Published by Birn Brothers circa 1958
Quarto.
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations in the text.
One story by Winifred Norling.
Covers a little worn at edges, and corners slightly bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#87282   £3.50   
211. Prehistory
Prehistory
by Neil Morris
1st edition, published by McRae Publishing in 2011
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
48 pages.
The first book in a series of 24 called 'The History of the World'.
A simple account of the origins of life through to early humans.
Copiously illustrated in colour.
Glossary and index at end of book.
Minor wear only to covers and dustwrapper.
Contents fine.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#107060   £4.00   
212. Projects
Projects
by Ben Taylor
1st edition, published by Orbis in 1986
Quarto, laminated pictorial covers.
Colour Library of Science.
Simple expermients for Primary School age children.
Some marks to dustcover.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#64977   £5.50   
213. Psammyforshort, Rex: Imp.
Psammyforshort, Rex: Imp.
by Edgar Dickle
with illustrations by Frank Adams
1st edition, published by Methuen in 1929
Red boards.
Gilt vignette on front cover.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations.
Spine faded.
Some scribble erased from prelims.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#71713   £15.00   
214. Punch and Judy Annual
Punch and Judy Annual
with illustrations by Rene Cloke
Published by Juvenile Productions circa 1950
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Red spine.
120 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Full colour illustrations alternating with single colour throughout book.
Corners and edges of covers worn.
Gift dedication on front paste down, dated 1950.
Contents generally clean and white.
Occasional fingermarking.
Puzzles completed in pencil, then erased.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#98975   £15.00   
215. Purnell's First Encyclopedia in Colour
Purnell's First Encyclopedia in Colour
Published by Purnell in 1972
ISBN: 0361021089.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
125 pages.
Light wear to covers.
VG in other respects.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#110550   £2.50   
216. Rainbow End
Rainbow End
Published by Birn Brothers Limited circa 1952
Quarto.
Red pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
92 pages.
Book dated from gift inscription.
Pictorial endpapers.
Colour frontispiece.
Monochrome illustrations in text.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#106370   £7.50   
217. Realms of Gold Myths and Legends
Realms of Gold Myths and Legends
by Ann Pilling
with illustrations by Kady Macdonald Denton
1st edition, published by Kingfisher in 1993
ISBN: 0862729327.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
91 pages.
A collection of stories from around the world.
Colour illustrations on every page.
Clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#105314   £5.00   
218. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Reprint, published by A. & C. Black in 1952
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
276 pages.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Covers lightly soiled.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine.
Corners a little bumped.
Marks where labels have been removed from prelims.
Small stamp on front endpaper and title page.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#94894   £3.00   
219. Record Breakers: Air
Record Breakers: Air
by Bill Gunston
with illustrations by Ben Simons
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1977
ISBN: 0241896835.
Scatterbox series.
Paperback.
10cm x 13cm.
31 pages.
Illustrated in colour on every page.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#107571   £1.00   
220. Return to Mars
Return to Mars
by W. E. Johns
with illustrations by Leslie Stead
1st Thus edition, published by Children's Book Club in 1955
Second book in W. E. Johns' Space series.
Green boards, black lettering on spine.
Six colour plates.
Name of previous owner on front endpaper.
Light wear on prelims.
Contents unmarked.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#70921   £10.50   
221. Richard Scarry's Things to Know
Richard Scarry's Things to Know
by Richard Scarry
with illustrations by Richard Scarry
Published by Collins in 1976
ISBN: 0001233149.
Collins Colour Cubs series.
Paperback.
11cm x 14cm.
Fine condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119341   £7.50   
222. Riders of the Range
Riders of the Range
by Charles Chilton
Published by Juvenile Productions circa 1952
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
96 pages.
Six colour plates and numerous smaller black and white drawings.
Illustrator not credited.
First story 'Long Legs'.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Pages clean and unmarked.
Not price-clipped.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#91729   £6.00   
223. Riding And Pony Care
Riding And Pony Care
by Rosie Dickens
with illustrations by Mikki Rain
1st Thus edition, published by Usborne in 1999
ISBN: 0746046006.
Paperback.
Quarto.
144 pages.
Copiously illustrated in colour.
Covers worn at edges.
Some pages dog-eared.
Clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#101665   £3.50   
224. Robert goes to Fetch a Sister
Robert goes to Fetch a Sister
by Dorothy Edwards
with illustrations by Carolyn Dinan
1st Thus edition, published by Methuen in 1986
Laminated pictorial covers.
Illustrated in colour throughout.
Text revised by Frank Edwards.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#61847   £6.50   
225. Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons
Paperback.
Quarto.
14 pages.
Heavily abridged text in verse form over four pages, with full-page colour illustrations facing.
Each double page separated by a double blank page.
Undated, probably early twentieth century.
Covers worn and soiled.
Pages foxed.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#98906   £10.00   
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