176.
Ten Famous Tales
with illustrations by
Shirley Touret
1st Thus edition,
published by Beaver in 1976
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
177.
178.
179.
The After-You Story Book
Published by Ward Lock circa 1923
Quarto.
Glazed pictorial boards with red cloth spine.
Pictorial endpapers by W. Heath Robinson.
Contributors include Thomas Maybank, Fay Inchfawn and Jessie Pope.
Five of six colour plates present (frontispiece missing).
Covers and spine a little worn.
Neat dedication on title page.
One or two of the black and white illustrations neatly coloured in.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
180.
The Arabian Nights
1st Thus edition,
published by Fabbri Publishing Ltd. in 1992
ISBN: 1855873370.
Octavo.
Maroon leatherette boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
186 pages.
A selection of five tales, based on the Ward Lock edition.
Small patch of faint scribble on front cover.
Two pages with small creases.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
181.
The best term ever
by
Cecilia Falcon
with illustrations by
Nat Long
Published by Thames circa 1950
"The modern Library".
Glazed boards, cloth spine.
Five colour plates.
Dustwrapper chipped, with 4cm loss to top of spine.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
182.
The Doctor's Neice
by
Eliza F. Pollard
with illustrations by
Sydney Cowell
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1920
Set in France in the years following the revolution.
Red decorated boards.
Gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Five black and white plates.
Frontispiece missing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
183.
184.
185.
The Famous Five annual 2014
1st edition,
published by Hodder Children's Books in 2013
ISBN: 9781444914429.
Quarto.
Blue laminated boards.
64 pages.
A mixture of cartoon stories, games and information about the characters.
One quizz completed in pencil.
Fine in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
186.
The Famous Five annual 2014
1st edition,
published by Hodder Children's Books in 2013
ISBN: 9781444914429.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
187.
188.
The Famous Five go on Television
by
Claude Voilier
with illustrations by
John Cooper
Published by Knight Books in 1984
ISBN: 9780340272473.
Translated from the French by Anthea Bell.
Famous Five series.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
189.
190.
191.
The Gateway of Literature - Five Centuries of Great Tales of Youth
Published by Daily Express in 1934
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
1022 pages.
Introduction by Hugh Walpole.
Selected and arranged by Hugh Walpole and Wilfred Partington.
Covers worn at edges.
Lower edge of front and back boards damp marked; contents not affected.
Hinges a little strained.
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
192.
The Greyfriars Holiday Annual 1986
Published by Howard Baker in 1985
ISBN: 070300283X.
Featuring the famous schoolboy characters of the inter-war years.
Howard Baker Annual No. 23
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
193.
The Lancelot Closes at Five
by
Marjorie Sharmat
with illustrations by
Lisl Weil
Reprint,
published by Scholastic in 1976
ISBN: 0590320181.
Paperback.
120 pages.
Covers worn and creased, with a little scribble.
Name on half title.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
194.
The Last Snow of Winter
by
Tony Johnston
with illustrations by
Friso Heustra
1st edition,
published by Tambourine in 1993
French setting.
A famous sculptor creates a snow sculpture for his friends.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
195.
196.
197.
198.
The Real Tilly Beany
by
Annie Dalton
with illustrations by
Kate Aldous
1st edition,
published by Methuen in 1991
The adventures of a five year old girl with a vivid imagination.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
199.
The Water Babies
by
Michael Robson
Published by Armada in 1978
ISBN: 0006914357.
Paperback.
"The book of the film based on Charles Kingsley's famous story".
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine faded.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
200.
Then there were five
by
Elizabeth Enright
Published by Puffin in 1982
ISBN: 0140304185.
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)