551.
552.
The St Jim's Christmas Barring-Out
by
Frank Richards
Collectors edition,
published by Howard Baker in 1984
Facsimile.
Greyfriars book club vol 54.
Signed limited edition number 26 of 400.
In blue slip case.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
553.
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Published by Warne circa 1935
Pinkish-tan paper-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
10.5cm x 12.5cm.
Undated post-1933 edition; probably circa 1935.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners slightly bumped.
Two names on front endpaper (one crossed-out).
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
554.
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)
555.
The Story of Fatmah
by
M. Jennie Street
Reprint,
published by Sunday School Union circa 1922
Octavo.
Pink pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Light green lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
193 pages.
Second author, Sorella.
Tales of village life in the Holy Land - 'true transcripts of actual happenings'.
Illustrated with photographs.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Some foxing throughout.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
556.
The Story of Joseph
by
Lucy Diamond
with illustrations by
Kenneth Inns
Published by Wills & Hepworth
Series 522.
Original price 2'6.
Beige boards, blue lettering and decoration.
Slight wear to dustwrapper and number blocke out at top left.
School stamp and number on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
557.
The Story of the Motor Car
by
David Carey
with illustrations by
Robert Ayton
1st edition,
published by Wills & Hepworth in 1962
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers and throughout.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
558.
The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Reprint,
published by Warne in 1975
ISBN: 0723206023.
Yellow paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Minor wear to dustwrapper.
Some scribble on front endpaper partially erased with correction fluid.
Library access number on title page.
Some blocked-out scribble on final page.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
559.
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)
560.
The Three Kittens
by
Winifred Martin
with illustrations by
Winifred Martin
Published by Blackie circa 1959
Quarto.
Glazed yellow pictorial boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Short text.
Black and white illustrations throughout.
Slight scuffing to edges of covers.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
561.
562.
The Topical Times Football Book 1963-64
Published by D. C. Thomson circa 1964
Red paper-covered boards.
Dustwrapper worn, with 5cm x 12cm loss at top of front panel.
Book itself would be VG, but one or two pictures have been neatly clippped-out at some time.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
563.
564.
The Turret
by
Margery Sharp
with illustrations by
Garth Williams
1st Thus edition,
published by Fontana in 1977
Paperback.
Film tie-in.
One of a series of stories about Miss Bianca, Chairwoman of the Mouse Prisoner's Aid Society.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
565.
566.
The Uncharted Island
by
Skelton Kuppord
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1899
Red cloth-covered boards.
Covers worn at edges and somewhat scuffed and marked.
Short essay about the author written in pencil on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
567.
The Vampire Vanishes
by
Willis Hall
1st Thus edition,
published by Red Fox in 1997
ISBN: 009922142X.
Paperback.
203 pages.
Fifth book in series about Count Alucard, the vegetarian vampire.
Light creasing to covers.
Small split at base of spine.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
568.
569.
The White House Boys
by
Robert Arthur Hanson Goodyear
Published by The Children's Press circa 1959
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Dustwrapper Worn at edges.
Covers bowed.
Gift dedication crossed-out on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
570.
The Wild Weather Book
by
Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield
Reprint,
published by Frances Lincoln Limited in 2013
ISBN: 9780711232556.
Paperback.
128 pages.
Ideas for outdoor activities in bad weather.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
571.
The Willow Street Kids
by
Michele Elliot
with illustrations by
Jill Bennett
Published by Marilyn Malin Books in 1986
Pictorial laminated covers.
Sub-title: "It's your right to be safe".
true stories children have told about unpleasant incidents in their lives, with advice about what to do and whom to tell.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
572.
The Wishing Table
by
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
with illustrations by
Erhard Amadeus-Dier
Published by Polytint Limited in 1954
1st book in Polytint Fairy Tales series.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Pink and white striped endpapers.
Story retold by Joan Cherry.
Covers worn and unevenly faded.
Hinges strained.
Binding rather loose.
Address on front endpaper.
Small nick to edge of covers and page-block, about 10cm up from base.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
573.
The Witch Rose
by
Annie Dalton
with illustrations by
Kate Aldous
1st edition,
published by Methuen in 1990
Review copy.
No faults of any kind.
A very attractive story about a girl who helps her parents regain the magic in their lives.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
574.
The Wizard's Needle
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Rene Cloke
Reprint,
published by Award Publications in 1990
ISBN: 086163098X.
Enid Blyton Library series.
Yellow pictorial laminated boards.
17.5cm x 23cm.
24 pages.
Pictorial endpapers and colour illustrations throughout.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
575.
The Wolf Cub Annual 1955
Published by C. Arthur Pearson in 1954
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Covers scuffed and edgeworn.
Inner hinges cracked.
Pages tanned and edges a little worn.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)