1.
'Carrots': Just a Little Boy
by
Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by
Walter Crane
Reprint,
published by Macmillan in 1910
Blue decorated cloth covers, gilt lettering.
Spine faded, 5cm. split at top left hand edge.
Of the seven black and white plates, four are missing, three coloured in.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
A Family for Fred
by
Ralph Anno
1st edition,
published by Lutterworth in 1960
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
96 pages.
Spine faded.
Endpapers removed.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
4.
5.
6.
A Madcap
by
Lillie Thomas Meade
Reprint,
published by Cassell in 1920
Beige decorated covers.
May have had an oval picture onlay, now missing.
Colour frontispiece.
Carefully repaired small tear at top of half-title and title page.
Slight foxing on prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7.
8.
A quiet night in
by
Jill Murphy
with illustrations by
Jill Murphy
Reprint,
published by Walker Books in 2006
ISBN: 9781844285273.
Paperback.
26cm x 21cm.
Landscape format.
A story about 'The Large Family'.
Light wear to edges and corners.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
A Tale told by Two
by
L. E. Tiddeman
with illustrations by
O. L. Thomas
Published by John Hogg circa 1910
Brown pictorial covers.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Four black and white illustrations.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
10.
After the Rain
by
Norma Fox Mazer
1st British edition,
published by Macmillan Children's Books in 1988
ISBN: 0333472039.
Laminated pictorial covers.
A Limelight book.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
Aladdinetta and Co
by
Queenie Scott-Hopper
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1926
Small quarto, 18cm x 12cm.
Grey decorated cloth, white lettering on front cover and spine.
Name and address on front endpaper.
Colour frontispiece.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
12.
Alec Green
by
Silas Kitto Hocking
Reprint,
published by Warne circa 1900
Red decorated covers, bevilled boards all edges gilt.
Spine split at left hand edge, clipped at both ends.
Front endpaper defaced with name stamp.
Contents generally clean and tight.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
13.
Alfie Gets in First
by
Shirley Hughes
with illustrations by
Shirley Hughes
Published by The Bodley Head in 1992
Pictorial laminated boards.
15cm x 15cm.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Front endpaper a little damaged.
Some wear to page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
14.
15.
All in the Family
by
Barbara Boyers
Reprint,
published by Evans Brothers in 1978
ISBN: 0237290138.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
16.
17.
As seen on TV
by
Jan Needle
with illustrations by
Kate Aldous
1st edition,
published by Heinemann in 1990
ISBN: 0434953326.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Springy and Sam series.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
18.
As seen on TV
by
Jan Needle
with illustrations by
Kate Aldous
1st Thus edition,
published by Mammoth in 1992
ISBN: 0749709243.
Paperback.
95 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
19.
Ask The Family 4
with illustrations by
Graham Bingham
Published by BBC in 1979
ISBN: 0563177225.
Paperback.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
20.
At the Sign of the Dog and Rocket
by
Jan Mark
Published by Penguin circa 1985
ISBN: 014032237X.
Paperback.
A little wear to covers.
Prelims missing.
Two children run the family pub while their father is laid up with a slipped disc.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
21.
Aunt Bell
by
Henley I. Arden
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1907
Pale blue decorated covers with gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay front cover.
Covers are slightly soiled.
Cream endpapers, front and back are badly discoloured.
Latter ten pages of book are badly discoloured.
Four black and white plates.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
22.
Aunt Sally
by
Constance Angelena Milman
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1925
Blue decorated covers, spine a little worn and discloured.
Four colour plates.
Prelims and first thirty pages badly foxed.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
23.
Baboon Family
by
Jane Goodall
1st edition,
published by Madison in 1991
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
24.
Betty's Diary
by
Dorothy Russell
with illustrations by
Honor C. Appleton
1st Thus edition,
published by Blackie circa 1918
Octavo.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Dark brown lettering on spine.
261 pages.
Five colour plates.
Narrow picture onlay beneath titling on the front cover.
The covers soiled and heavily worn.
Corners soft and spine ends beginning to fray.
Floral decoration around picture onlay has faded.
Front endpaper removed.
Gift dedication on the half-title.
Pages generally clean, although there is a little fingermarking.
Binding is tight.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
25.
Brave Geordie: The Story of an English Boy
by
Grace Stebbing
with illustrations by
H. W. Petherick
New edition,
published by Shaw circa 1900
Attractive blue decorated covers with gilt lettering.
Pale green leaf patterned endpapers.
Six black and white plates, black and white tailpieces and chapter headings.
Pages are somewhat tanned and brittle.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)