101.
Sailor Doll
by
Molly Clarke
with illustrations by
Molly Clarke
Published by A. Wheaton circa 1947
"Tales to Read" series, no. 5.
Paperback.
Pictorial covers.
18cm x 14cm.
Name on front cover.
Early pages a little discoloured.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
102.
Sale's Sharpshooters
by
Harold Avery
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons
Undated; probably late 19th century.
Covers slightly soiled.
Contents clean and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
103.
Sally goes to Sea
by
Celia Helen Falcon
1st edition,
published by Lutterworth in 1948
Dustwrapper quite badly creased and chipped. One or two of the early pages discoloured.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
104.
Shirley Temple in Heidi
by
Johanna Spyri
Published by Saalfield in 1937
Paperback. Thin laminated pictorial card covers.
20th Century Fox Production, authorised edition No. 1771.
The story of the film, illustrated with black and white stills from the film.
Covers rather creased and worn, contents clean and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
105.
Son of the Glen
by
Sandy Young
Reprint,
published by House of Lochar in 1998
ISBN: 1899863168.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
106.
St Catherine's College
by
Angela Brazil
with illustrations by
Frank Wiles
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1930
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Library re-bound copy of an early edition.
Covers worn, and a little scuffed at edges and corners.
Some faint foxing to fore edge.
Various library marks and labels on prelims.
All six black and white plates present.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
107.
Street of Tall People
by
Alan Gibbons
1st Thus edition,
published by Dolphin in 1996
ISBN: 1858811937.
Paperback.
Set in the Jewish East End of London in 1936.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
108.
The A Book
by
Stan Berenstain and Jan,
with illustrations by
Stan and Jan Berenstain
Reprint,
published by Grolier Book Club Edition in 1997
ISBN: 0679887059.
Octavo.
Laminated boards.
'Bright and Early Books'
A book about the letter A.
Clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
109.
The Avenue
by
Violet Needham
with illustrations by
Joyce Bruce
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1952
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine.
221 pages.
Dustwrapper is slightly chipped at edges, but there is no loss.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
110.
The Boy Crusaders: A story of the days of Louis IX
by
J. G. Edgar
Reprint,
published by Gall and Inglis circa 1890
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
283 pages.
Stylised decorative pattern on covers, around a depiction of a Crusader in battle.
Four black and white illustrations by Dudley.
Illustrator not credited.
Not dated, appears to be a reprint from around 1900.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
111.
The Bravest of the Brave
by
George Alfred Henty
with illustrations by
William Rainey
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1925
"With Peterborough in Spain".
The war of the Spanish Succession 17th/18th century.
Red pictorial covers.
Coloured frontispiece, four black and white plates.
Title page foxed, contents otherwise clean.
Covers a little worn and faded.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
112.
The Bumper Budget
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1933
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Light foxing to prelims and early pages.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
113.
The Cat in the Hat comes back
by
Dr Seuss
with illustrations by
Dr Seuss
Reprint,
published by Beginner Books circa 1972
ISBN: 0001711024.
Pictorial laminated boards.
17cm x 23cm.
Dated as 1963 first British edition on the verso, but also has a 10-digit ISBN on the verso and back cover, suggesting an early 1970s reprint.
Minor wear to covers.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
114.
The Cock of Round Hill
by
Annabel Farjeon
with illustrations by
Charlotte Firmin
1st edition,
published by Kaye and Ward in 1977
ISBN: 0718210271.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Label on prelims.
Early Bird Series No. 33.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
115.
The Cock of Round Hill
by
Annabel Farjeon
with illustrations by
Charlotte Firmin
1st edition,
published by Kaye and Ward in 1977
ISBN: 0718210271.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Early Bird Series.
Label removed from prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
116.
The Collector's Book of Boys' Stories
by
Eric Quayle
1st edition,
published by Studio Vista in 1973
ISBN: 028970412X.
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
160 pages.
An overview of boys' adventure stories concerned mainly with books published in the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth.
Minor wear to covers and dustwrapper.
Contents clean and tight.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
117.
The Conquering Ships
by
Barbera Bartos-Hoppner
with illustrations by
Barbera Bartos-Hoppner
1st Thus edition,
published by Andersen Press in 1978
ISBN: 0905478231.
Blue boards.
Sliver lettering on spine.
Story of Norwegian Vikings in the ninth century.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
118.
The Daughter of Don Saturnino
by
Scott O'Dell
1st English edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1979
ISBN: 0192714295.
19th century war between U.S.A. and Mexico.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
119.
The Doctor Who Annual No.1
Published by World Distributors in 1965
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to covers.
Not price-clipped, and no scribble or inscriptions.
An excellent copy of this hard to find, early Doctor Who annual.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
120.
121.
The Errant Knight
by
Monica Mugan
1st edition,
published by Robert Hale in 1971
ISBN: 0709121113.
Orange covers, gilt lettering.
Top edge slightly chipped.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
122.
The Fight of Neither Century
by
Robin Chambers
with illustrations by
Shirley Soar
1st edition,
published by Granada in 1980
ISBN: 0246111623.
Blue covers, silver lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price clipped.
Inner hinge repaired with clear tape.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
123.
The Fisherman and his Wife
with illustrations by
Mark Southgate
1st Thus edition,
published by Andersen Press in 1987
ISBN: 0862641608.
Quarto.
Light blue pictorial laminated boards.
White spine.
Black lettering on covers.
Unpaginated.
An early European folk tale, collected by the Brothers Grimm.
Covers worn and soiled.
Contents loose.
Some fingermarking.
Pages otherwise reasonably clean.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
124.
The House of Windjammer
by
V. A. Richardson
1st thus edition,
published by Bloomsbury in 2004
ISBN: 0747564752.
Paperback.
Octavo.
349 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
125.
The Journeys of Josephine
by
Siegfried Stander
1st edition,
published by Gollancz in 1968
ISBN: 0575000120.
19th century south African diamond fields.
Label removed from front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)