26.
Catch the Moon
by Sue Welford
Reprint, published by Mammoth in 1996
by Sue Welford
Reprint, published by Mammoth in 1996
ISBN: 0749726180.
Paperback.
105 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
105 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#87937 £2.00
27.
Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes
by Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by Beatrix Potter
Reprint, published by Warne in 1952
by Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by Beatrix Potter
Reprint, published by Warne in 1952
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Light wear to dustwrapper, and a little soiling.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Picture onlay to front cover.
Light wear to dustwrapper, and a little soiling.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#105553 £7.50
28.
Children's Literature - An Illustrated History
by Peter Hunt
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1995
by Peter Hunt
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1995
ISBN: 0192123203.
Quarto.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper spine slightly faded.
Book itself almost pristine.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper spine slightly faded.
Book itself almost pristine.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#117163 £20.00
29.
Christmas Do-it-yourself
by Jocasta Innes
Published by Sphere Books in 1975
by Jocasta Innes
Published by Sphere Books in 1975
ISBN: 0722149212.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#113181 £2.50
30.
Chums at Charlhurst
by Harold Avery
with illustrations by J. R. Burgess
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1958
by Harold Avery
with illustrations by J. R. Burgess
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1958
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with some neat repairs and reinforcements on reverse.
Book itself generally VG.
Gift dedication inside front cover.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with some neat repairs and reinforcements on reverse.
Book itself generally VG.
Gift dedication inside front cover.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#118096 £5.00
31.
City Stories
by David Self
Reprint, published by Ward Lock in 1984
by David Self
Reprint, published by Ward Lock in 1984
ISBN: 0706237749.
Paperback.
109 pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
109 pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#87935 £2.00
32.
Cloudland
by John Burningham
with illustrations by John Burningham
1st edition, published by Jonathan Cape in 1996
by John Burningham
with illustrations by John Burningham
1st edition, published by Jonathan Cape in 1996
ISBN: 9780224045810.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
26cm x 30cm.
Dustwrapper a little worn, with several tape repairs.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
26cm x 30cm.
Dustwrapper a little worn, with several tape repairs.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119773 £5.00
33.
Come into the Garden
by C. W. Wilman
with illustrations by Marjorie Wratten
1st edition, published by Hollis & Carter Ltd in 1947
by C. W. Wilman
with illustrations by Marjorie Wratten
1st edition, published by Hollis & Carter Ltd in 1947
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper a little worn and soiled.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper a little worn and soiled.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#92422 £3.00
34.
Commonwealth and Empire Annual
by Raymond Fawcett
Published by Gawthorn Press in 1953
by Raymond Fawcett
Published by Gawthorn Press in 1953
Quarto.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with loss to upper and lower edge of back panel and spine; re-backed onto plain paper.
Book itself close to VG.
Minor wear to edges.
Covers unevenly faded where dustwrapper damaged.
Neat name on reverse of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with loss to upper and lower edge of back panel and spine; re-backed onto plain paper.
Book itself close to VG.
Minor wear to edges.
Covers unevenly faded where dustwrapper damaged.
Neat name on reverse of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#64360 £7.50
35.
Dandy and Beano: Great Stories from the First Fifty Years
Published by D. C. Thomson in 1990
Published by D. C. Thomson in 1990
ISBN: 0851164994.
Quarto.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with some loss on rear panel.
Book itself genreally VG.
Neat gift dedication at top of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with some loss on rear panel.
Book itself genreally VG.
Neat gift dedication at top of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#109189 £7.50
36.
Dandy Beano Alphabet of fun
Published by D. C. Thomson in 1996
Published by D. C. Thomson in 1996
ISBN: 0851166164.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Book itself generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Book itself generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#116050 £7.50
37.
David and Carol as Cooks
by Joan Charnock
with illustrations by Hilary Abrahams
1st edition, published by Cape in 1964
by Joan Charnock
with illustrations by Hilary Abrahams
1st edition, published by Cape in 1964
Octavo.
Dark grey cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
128 pages.
A children's cookery book disguised as a story.
Dustwrapper worn and a little soiled.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dark grey cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
128 pages.
A children's cookery book disguised as a story.
Dustwrapper worn and a little soiled.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#92443 £5.00
38.
David Livingstone
by L. Du Garde Peach
with illustrations by John T. Kenney
1st edition, published by Wills & Hepworth in 1960
by L. Du Garde Peach
with illustrations by John T. Kenney
1st edition, published by Wills & Hepworth in 1960
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper slightly worn at edges, and price-clipped.
Book itself generally VG
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper slightly worn at edges, and price-clipped.
Book itself generally VG
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#115334 £5.00
39.
Dogie Boy
by Edit Heal
with illustrations by Armstrong Sperry
1st edition, published by John Gifford Ltd in 1946
by Edit Heal
with illustrations by Armstrong Sperry
1st edition, published by John Gifford Ltd in 1946
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
80 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Illustrated with full-page colour pictures, and colour and black-and white chapter headings and in-text pictures.
Dustwrapper is rather worn and chipped with some loss at top, and with some neat repairs and reinforcement.
Covers have faded a little unevenly where dustwrapper is chipped, no other significant faults to the book itself.
Pages are clean and white and the binding is sound.
Overall a nice copy.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
80 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Illustrated with full-page colour pictures, and colour and black-and white chapter headings and in-text pictures.
Dustwrapper is rather worn and chipped with some loss at top, and with some neat repairs and reinforcement.
Covers have faded a little unevenly where dustwrapper is chipped, no other significant faults to the book itself.
Pages are clean and white and the binding is sound.
Overall a nice copy.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#90848 £10.00
40.
Dr Seuss from Then to Now - A Catalogue of the Retrospective Exhibition
1st edition, published by Random House in 1986
1st edition, published by Random House in 1986
ISBN: 0394892682.
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
22cm x 29cm.
Light wear and a little chipping to edges of dustwrapper.
Book itself near-fine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
22cm x 29cm.
Light wear and a little chipping to edges of dustwrapper.
Book itself near-fine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#117318 £20.00
41.
Dr Seuss's Book of Bedtime Stories
by Dr Seuss
with illustrations by Dr Seuss
1st Thus edition, published by Harper Collins in 1998
by Dr Seuss
with illustrations by Dr Seuss
1st Thus edition, published by Harper Collins in 1998
ISBN: 1841001031.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Book itself fine.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Book itself fine.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#116364 £12.50
42.
Edith Herself
by Ellen Howard
with illustrations by Ronald Himler
1st British edition, published by Collins in 1988
by Ellen Howard
with illustrations by Ronald Himler
1st British edition, published by Collins in 1988
A young girl learns how to cope with her disability.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#46143 £4.00
43.
Edith Herself
by Ellen Howard
with illustrations by Ronald Himler
1st British edition, published by Collins in 1988
by Ellen Howard
with illustrations by Ronald Himler
1st British edition, published by Collins in 1988
ISBN: 0001842544.
Story of a child battling with epilepsy in the late 19th century.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Story of a child battling with epilepsy in the late 19th century.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#53224 £7.50
44.
Edith Herself
by Ellen Howard
with illustrations by Ronald Himler
Reprint, published by Fontana Lions in 1992
by Ellen Howard
with illustrations by Ronald Himler
Reprint, published by Fontana Lions in 1992
ISBN: 0006737668.
Paperback.
112 pages.
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
112 pages.
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#86266 £2.00
45.
ELF 61
by Chris Powling
with illustrations by Maureen Bradley
1st Thus edition, published by Young Lion in 1992
by Chris Powling
with illustrations by Maureen Bradley
1st Thus edition, published by Young Lion in 1992
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#66650 £3.00
46.
Elfa
by A. W. Marchmont
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1911
by A. W. Marchmont
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1911
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
296 pages.
Gilt on front cover faded.
Corners bumped.
Come scratches to picture onlay.
Contents clean and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
296 pages.
Gilt on front cover faded.
Corners bumped.
Come scratches to picture onlay.
Contents clean and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#82386 £20.00
47.
Fairy Flowers
by Isadora Newman
with illustrations by Willy Pogany
Published by Oxford University Press circa 1925
by Isadora Newman
with illustrations by Willy Pogany
Published by Oxford University Press circa 1925
Yellow paper-covered boards.
Cream cloth spine.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
20cm x 28cm.
160 pages.
In slipcase.
Signed by the author on half-title.
Dedication reads: "To a fairy friend [...] Isadora Newman [...] Dec 17-1926".
Slipcase is worn at edges and a little soiled.
Lower edge of slipcase reinforced with two small tabs of clear tape.
Book itself close to VG.
Some minor wear and soiling to edges of covers.
A little faint foxing to fore edge.
Endpapers and backing of plates tanned.
Contents otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Cream cloth spine.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
20cm x 28cm.
160 pages.
In slipcase.
Signed by the author on half-title.
Dedication reads: "To a fairy friend [...] Isadora Newman [...] Dec 17-1926".
Slipcase is worn at edges and a little soiled.
Lower edge of slipcase reinforced with two small tabs of clear tape.
Book itself close to VG.
Some minor wear and soiling to edges of covers.
A little faint foxing to fore edge.
Endpapers and backing of plates tanned.
Contents otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#108937 £150.00
48.
Far out the Long Canal
by Meindert Dejong
with illustrations by Nancy Grossman
Reprint, published by Lutterworth in 1965
by Meindert Dejong
with illustrations by Nancy Grossman
Reprint, published by Lutterworth in 1965
ISBN: 0718802993.
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
232 pages.
Light wear to dustwrapper, and price-clipped.
Book itself near-fine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
232 pages.
Light wear to dustwrapper, and price-clipped.
Book itself near-fine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#118482 £25.00
49.
Fight for Gold
by Denys Burrows
1st Thus edition, published by Angus and Robertson in 1966
by Denys Burrows
1st Thus edition, published by Angus and Robertson in 1966
Dark blue covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Book itself VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Book itself VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#112169 £4.00
50.
Fly Home McDoo
by Gillian McClure
with illustrations by Gillian McClure
1st edition, published by Deutsch in 1979
by Gillian McClure
with illustrations by Gillian McClure
1st edition, published by Deutsch in 1979
ISBN: 0233971084.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
A homing pigeon forgets himself and flies off with the swallows...
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
A homing pigeon forgets himself and flies off with the swallows...
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#42589 £5.00