101.
The Secret Six
by
S. C. George
with illustrations by
Ernest Prater
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1940
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Dark brown lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
A little faint spotting to fore edge.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
102.
The Spider's Palace
by
Richard Hughes
with illustrations by
George Charlton
Published by Puffin in 1976
ISBN: 014030519X.
Paperback.
Covers reinforced and vinyl laminated.
Labels on prelims.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
103.
The Sprig of Broom
by
Barbara Willard
with illustrations by
Paul Shardlow
1st edition,
published by Longman in 1971
ISBN: 0582158540.
Second book in the Mantlemass series.
The imagined life of an illegitimate son of Richard III.
Brown boards with silver lettering on spine.
Corners of covers reinforced with vinyl laminate.
Prelims messy.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
104.
105.
The Wallypug of Why
by
George Edward Farrow
with illustrations by
Harry Furniss
Published by Hutchinson circa 1890
Dark green pictorial embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
201 pages.
Section of advertising after main body of text.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Gilt a little rubbed and dull.
Gilt edging on fore-edge has largely come away; gilt on top and bottom edge unaffected.
Endpapers renewed in black paper.
Some light foxing to prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
106.
The Wherefore and the Why
by
Alan Patrick Herbert
with illustrations by
George Morrow
4th edition,
published by Methuen in 1945
Octavo.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
44 pages.
Endpapers discoloured, covers very slightly worn.
'Some new rhymes for old children.'
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
107.
Through Three Campaigns
by
George Alfred Henty
with illustrations by
Walter Paget
Reprint,
published by Blackie in 1904
Octavo.
Bevilled red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
383 pages.
Grey endpapers.
8 black and white plates.
3 maps.
32 page catalogue at rear of book.
All edges olivine.
Spine strip darkened.
Some wear to spine ends.
Excellent condition for its age.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
108.
109.
Well Done, Secret Seven
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
George Brook
Published by Hodder Children's Books in 2009
ISBN: 9780340680933.
3rd book in Secret Seven series.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
110.
111.