726.
The Modern World Book of Animals
by
John R. Gilbert
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1950
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
159 pages.
Eight colour plates, numerous black and white illustrations
Covers edge chipped, corners bumped.
Small loss of paper to lower back edge.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
727.
The Modern World Book of Flying
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1953
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
728.
The Modern World Book of Railways
by
Paul Townend
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1950
Quarto.
Brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cloth spine.
Covers very heavily worn.
Top half of spine strip missing.
Contents beginning to detatch from covers.
Contents a little worn at edges, but generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
729.
The Modern World Book of Ships
by
Raymond Blackman
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1950
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Gift dedication and name stamp on front endpaper.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
730.
The Moods of Ginger Mick
by
C. J. Dennis
with illustrations by
Hal Gye
1st English edition,
published by Angus and Robertson in 1917
Green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
15cm x 19cm.
Light wear to covers, and a little soiling.
Corners bumped.
Some light foxing to prelims and endpapers.
Name on half-title.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
731.
The Mystery of Abbotsfold
by
Mrs. Edward Whalley-Tooker
Published by Warne in 1924
Brown blind-embossed boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Slight wear to covers.
Spotting to fore edge.
Some fingermarking to prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
732.
The Mystery of the 99 Steps
by
Carolyn Keene
Published by Sampson Low in 1967
30th book in Nancy Drew series.
Red covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
First UK edition.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Pages faintly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
733.
734.
The Naughtiest Girl Again
by
Enid Blyton
1st Thus edition,
published by Dean in 1972
ISBN: 0603032842.
Enid Blyton Reward Series, no. 34.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Covers lightly marked.
Damage to top of spine.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
735.
The Necessary Cat
by
Nicola Bayley
with illustrations by
Nicola Bayley
Published by Walker Books in 1998
ISBN: 9780744519242.
Brown covers.
Light brown lettering on covers.
Second printing of the first edition.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
736.
The Nelson Treasure
by
Phyl Wardell
with illustrations by
Alan Gilderdale
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1983
ISBN: 0340348143.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
737.
738.
The New Toby Twirl Colour Strip Adventure Book
by
Sheila Hodgetts
with illustrations by
Edward Jeffrey
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1954
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Price-clipped.
Small tear to top edge of front endpaper inexpertly repaired.
Belongs To box completed.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
739.
The Nibblers
by
Mary Warden
with illustrations by
Michael Lambert
1st Thus edition,
published by Sandle Bros in 1946
Sextodecimo.
13cm x 16cm.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
30 pages.
Printed on art paper.
Twelve colour plates.
Dustwrapper poor: edge-chipped, closed tears, repairs, and some creasing.
Covers clean and bright.
4cm loss at base of of spine.
Prelims and contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
740.
The Nine Lives of Island Mackenzie
by
Ursula Moray Williams
with illustrations by
Edward Ardizzone
1st edition,
published by Chatto & Windus in 1959
Dark green covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Corners slightly bumped.
Some light soiling to fore edge.
Only library mark is an access number on reverse of title page.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
741.
The Nonsense Songs of Edward Lear
by
Edward Lear
with illustrations by
Edward Lear
Published by The Grey Walls Press in 1952
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper, with some soiling to spine and edges.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
Pages lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
742.
The Old Warriors
by
Glenda Gordon
1st edition,
published by Macmillan in 1970
Slightly messy prelims. One small stamp. A continuation of the story of Glenda's family begun in "Better to Arrive".
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
743.
The Oldest Snowman in the World
by
Eric Johns
with illustrations by
Penny Dann
1st edition,
published by Young Corgi in 1993
ISBN: 0552527491.
Paperback.
Octavo.
Pictorial covers.
72 pages.
A little wear to covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
744.
745.
746.
The Otterbury Incident
by
C. Day Lewis
with illustrations by
Edward Ardizzone
Reprint,
published by Heinemann in 1974
ISBN: 0435120018.
Matt pictorial covers, white lettering.
Some of letters on front covers coloured in, in black ink.
Covers worn, contents clean
New Windmill series.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
747.
748.
The Outsider
by
Monica Edwards
with illustrations by
Geoffrey Whittam
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1961
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and slightly worn at edges.
Some spotting to fore edge and endpapers.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
749.
The Palace of Danger, a Story of la Pompadour
by
Mabel Wagnalls
with illustrations by
John Ward Dunsmore
1st British edition,
published by John Long in 1909
Red boards.
Black lettering and gilt decorations on front cover.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Four black and white plates.
Covers marked in places.
Spine-strip edge-worn.
Light foxing on title page, remainder of contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
750.
The Paradise War
by
Stephen Lawhead
Published by Lion Publishing in 1992
ISBN: 0745922422.
1st book in Song of Albion series.
Paperback.
Covers heavily worn.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)