126.
Ruffles
by Ernest William Hornung
Reprint, published by The Reader's Library circa 1935
by Ernest William Hornung
Reprint, published by The Reader's Library circa 1935
Red covers.
Covers worn and a little soiled.
Spine faded.
Front endpaper missing.
Half-title pasted down.
Title page frayed and dogeared, likewise contents page.
Finger marking throughout book.
Back endpaper missing.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Covers worn and a little soiled.
Spine faded.
Front endpaper missing.
Half-title pasted down.
Title page frayed and dogeared, likewise contents page.
Finger marking throughout book.
Back endpaper missing.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#76137 £3.00
127.
Saturday and the Last Stitch
by Joan Smith
with illustrations by Susan Sansome
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1979
by Joan Smith
with illustrations by Susan Sansome
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1979
ISBN: 0241100283.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Inner hinges repaired with thick tape, prelims messy.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Inner hinges repaired with thick tape, prelims messy.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#76441 £3.00
128.
Saturday and the Last Stitch
by Joan Smith
with illustrations by Susan Sansome
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1979
by Joan Smith
with illustrations by Susan Sansome
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1979
ISBN: 0241100283.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Labels on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Labels on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#76912 £3.00
129.
Scout Family Robinson
by F. Hayden Dimmock
Published by Ward Lock & Co circa 1960
by F. Hayden Dimmock
Published by Ward Lock & Co circa 1960
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper and covers.
Prize label on reverse of front endpaper covered over with plain label and the text "The property of ......."
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper and covers.
Prize label on reverse of front endpaper covered over with plain label and the text "The property of ......."
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#118998 £7.50
130.
Skeleton at School
by Jan Needle
with illustrations by Robert Bartelt
1st edition, published by Heinemann in 1988
by Jan Needle
with illustrations by Robert Bartelt
1st edition, published by Heinemann in 1988
ISBN: 0434953288.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Springy and Sam series.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Springy and Sam series.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#76297 £4.00
131.
Skewer's Garden
by Carolyn Sloan
1st edition, published by Chatto and Windus in 1983
by Carolyn Sloan
1st edition, published by Chatto and Windus in 1983
ISBN: 0701126639.
Red covers, gilt lettering.
Old sellotape marks on covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Red covers, gilt lettering.
Old sellotape marks on covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#80336 £4.00
132.
Skewer's Garden
by Carolyn Sloan
1st edition, published by Chatto and Windus in 1983
by Carolyn Sloan
1st edition, published by Chatto and Windus in 1983
ISBN: 0701126639.
Paperback.
White covers.
144 pages.
*Publisher's Proof copy.*
Slight wear to dustwrapper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
White covers.
144 pages.
*Publisher's Proof copy.*
Slight wear to dustwrapper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#86719 £2.00
133.
So Far to go
by Rhodri Jones
1st edition, published by Andre Deutsch in 1987
by Rhodri Jones
1st edition, published by Andre Deutsch in 1987
ISBN: 0233980261.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#79593 £3.50
134.
So Far to Go
by Rhodri Jones
1st Thus edition, published by Canongate in 1989
by Rhodri Jones
1st Thus edition, published by Canongate in 1989
ISBN: 0862412498.
Paperback.
Kelpie edition.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Kelpie edition.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#80284 £3.00
135.
So Far to Go
by Rhodri Jones
1st Thus edition, published by Canongate in 1989
by Rhodri Jones
1st Thus edition, published by Canongate in 1989
ISBN: 0862412498.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#86372 £1.50
136.
Straw Fire
by Angela Hassall
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1985
by Angela Hassall
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1985
ISBN: 0192715402.
Red covers.
Gold lettering on spine.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Red covers.
Gold lettering on spine.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#79441 £3.00
137.
Straw Fire
by Angela Hassall
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1985
by Angela Hassall
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1985
ISBN: 0192715402.
Red covers, gilt lettering.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Red covers, gilt lettering.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#79442 £3.50
138.
Straw Fire
by Angela Hassall
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1987
by Angela Hassall
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1987
ISBN: 0140322108.
Paperback.
142 pages.
Pages beginning to tan.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
142 pages.
Pages beginning to tan.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#86261 £2.50
139.
Susan Pulls the Strings
by Jane Shaw
Reprint, published by Children's Press circa 1960
by Jane Shaw
Reprint, published by Children's Press circa 1960
Green covers, silver lettering.
Front endpaper missing.
Name on half title blocked-out with correction tape.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Front endpaper missing.
Name on half title blocked-out with correction tape.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#80301 £3.50
140.
Susan Pulls the Strings
by Jane Shaw
Reprint, published by Children's Press circa 1960
by Jane Shaw
Reprint, published by Children's Press circa 1960
Green covers, silver lettering.
Name on half title.
Front endpaper missing
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Name on half title.
Front endpaper missing
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#80302 £3.50
141.
Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann David Wyss
with illustrations by Brian Price Thomas
Reprint, published by Ladybird Books in 1979
by Johann David Wyss
with illustrations by Brian Price Thomas
Reprint, published by Ladybird Books in 1979
ISBN: 0721405983.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#114843 £3.00
142.
Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann David Wyss
with illustrations by Brian Price Thomas
Reprint, published by Ladybird Books in 1979
by Johann David Wyss
with illustrations by Brian Price Thomas
Reprint, published by Ladybird Books in 1979
ISBN: 0721405983.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Corners bumped.
Otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Corners bumped.
Otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#114844 £3.00
143.
The Barley Sugar Ghosts
by Hazel Townson
with illustrations by Margaret Palmer
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1976
by Hazel Townson
with illustrations by Margaret Palmer
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1976
ISBN: 0340202912.
Matt pictorial covers.
Label removed from prelims.
Spine slightly faded.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Matt pictorial covers.
Label removed from prelims.
Spine slightly faded.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#76570 £3.50
144.
The Belgian Twins
by Lucy Fitch Perkins
with illustrations by Lucy Fitch Perkins
Reprint, published by Cape in 1944
by Lucy Fitch Perkins
with illustrations by Lucy Fitch Perkins
Reprint, published by Cape in 1944
Pale pink boards, a little faded on spine, corners slightly bumped.
Child has coloured in the picture on the front pastedown and written 'THE' on endpaper, name on half title.
The rest of book clear, the pages white and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Child has coloured in the picture on the front pastedown and written 'THE' on endpaper, name on half title.
The rest of book clear, the pages white and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#80079 £6.00
145.
The Better Brown Stories
by Allan Ahlberg
with illustrations by Fritz Wegner
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1996
by Allan Ahlberg
with illustrations by Fritz Wegner
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1996
ISBN: 0140373691.
Paperback.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#93540 £3.00
146.
The Boat Seekers
by Margot Pardoe
with illustrations by B. Kay
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1953
by Margot Pardoe
with illustrations by B. Kay
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1953
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
191 pages.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped at edges, some loss.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Some spotting on top edge and fore edge.
Contents VG.
Pages clean and white, with no writing or marks.
A rare title.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
191 pages.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped at edges, some loss.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Some spotting on top edge and fore edge.
Contents VG.
Pages clean and white, with no writing or marks.
A rare title.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#105715 £50.00
147.
The Boat-Builder's Family, with Good Resolutions and how to keep them
by Rev. Z. A. Mudge
Published by Robert Culley circa 1911
by Rev. Z. A. Mudge
Published by Robert Culley circa 1911
Green pictorial covers, a little worn on the spine.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Head and tail pieces.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Head and tail pieces.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#76195 £7.50
148.
The Children of the Hermitage
by Frances E. Crompton
with illustrations by Alexy Pendle
1st Thus edition, published by Macmillan in 1970
by Frances E. Crompton
with illustrations by Alexy Pendle
1st Thus edition, published by Macmillan in 1970
A family story, first published in serial form in "Little Folks" in 1903.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#65086 £7.50
149.
The Children of Willow Farm
by Enid Blyton
1st Thus edition, published by Dean in 1973
by Enid Blyton
1st Thus edition, published by Dean in 1973
ISBN: 0603032931.
Octavo.
Light brown pictorial laminated boards.
184 pages.
Illustrated with line drawings, artist not identified.
No writing or other marks.
Pages white and clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Octavo.
Light brown pictorial laminated boards.
184 pages.
Illustrated with line drawings, artist not identified.
No writing or other marks.
Pages white and clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#94589 £4.00
150.
The Empty House
by Doris Pocock
with illustrations by Betty Ladler
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1960
by Doris Pocock
with illustrations by Betty Ladler
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1960
Grey covers, red lettering.
Patterned endpapers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Patterned endpapers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#80178 £3.50