26.
Ben Hur
by
Lew Wallace
with illustrations by
Mario Cooper
1st Thus edition,
published by Purnell in 1956
Edited by Willis Lindquist.
Golden Picture Classics series.
Quarto.
Red paper-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
20cm x 28cm.
94 pages.
Abridged edition for children.
Copiously illustrated with two or three colour illustrations per double page.
Covers unevenly faded, and a little worn.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
27.
Beppo the Ox
by
Peter Ross
1st edition,
published by Peter Lunn in 1946
"World Favourite Library for Boys and Girls."
Attractive black and white illustrations, unattributed.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
28.
Bible Stories from the New Testament
with illustrations by
Harry G. Theaker
Published by Ward Lock & Co circa 1940
Rainbow Picture Books series.
Quarto.
Yellow paper-covered boards.
Light brown cloth spine.
Sixteen full-page colour illustrations, plus several full-page monochrome illustrations.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
29.
Big Bad Pig
by
Allan Ahlberg
with illustrations by
Colin McNaughton
Reprint,
published by Walker in 1985
ISBN: 0744502519.
Red Nose Readers series.
Red pictorial laminated boards.
13.5cm x 17cm.
25 pages.
Minimal text, humorous text and illustrations.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
30.
Biggles breaks the Silence
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
3rd edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1951
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
190 pages.
Eight illustrations in blue, black and white.
Spine strip faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
31.
Biggles hunts Big Game
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1948
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper, but its edges have been reinforced with tape at some stage.
Covers clean and bright.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Illustration on p19 has been neatly coloured-in.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
32.
Bo-Peep
with illustrations by
Various
Published by Cassell in 1900
Glazed pictorial boards.
Spine ends slightly worn.
Inside hinge has been strengthened with transparent tape (not Sellotape).
Neat writing on reverse of frontispiece.
Eight colour plates, mostly unattributed.
Numerous black and white illustrations.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
33.
34.
Brave with Ben
by
Christobel Mattingley
with illustrations by
Elizabeth Honey
1st thus edition,
published by Picture Puffin in 1984
ISBN: 0140504494.
Paperback.
Quarto.
47 pages.
Black and white illustrations.
A boy explores an unknown wild garden.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name on inside cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
35.
Bumper Story Book
Published by Collins circa 1960
Contributors include Violet Needham, Jane Shaw, Monica Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations in text.
Edwards and Kathleen Fidler.
Dustwrapper worn with piece missing from lower front corner.
Damage to spine ends and edges with some loss at base.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
36.
Bunnyborough
by
Cecil Aldin
with illustrations by
Cecil Aldin
1st edition,
published by Eyre Spottiswoode in 1946
Some water marks to front cover.
One or two small marks on early pages.
Generally contents close to VG.
Coloured pictorial endpapers.
Coloured full page illustrations.
Some b/w line drawings.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
37.
Calling all Bears
by
Lilias Edwards
with illustrations by
Mary A. Brooks
1st edition,
published by Peal Press in 1964
Quarto.
Glazed pictorial covers.
Large print with colour illustrations on every page.
Spine and covers slightly worn.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
38.
Cape Cousins
by
E. M. Green
2nd edition,
published by Wells Gardner Dalton circa 1905
Orange pictorial boards.
Black and white illustrations (not attributed).
Some wear to covers.
Front endpaper missing.
Seven of ten plates present.
Some fingermarking.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
39.
Castaway Camp
by
Mary Evelyn Atkinson
with illustrations by
Charlotte Hough
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1951
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering and decoration.
Pictorial endpapers.
Colour frontispiece.
Other illustrations black and white.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine strip darkened and slightly soiled.
A small amount of faint foxing to prelims and fore edge.
Contents clean and unmarked, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
40.
Chappie and the others
by
Constance Heward
with illustrations by
Savile Lumley
1st edition,
published by Warne in 1926
Sextodecimo.
Grey paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
54 pages.
Printed on art paper
Very pretty illustrations.
Spine strip missing.
Front and back covers have been closed together so that the contents are loose within the binding.
Pages crinkled in places due to contact with damp, but are otherwise clean and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
41.
Cherry's Choice
by
Catherine Shaw
Reprint,
published by John F Shaw circa 1932
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards with black lettering and decoration.
192 pages.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Spine has darkened.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Light foxing throughout.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
42.
Chicken Run
by
Peter Lord
1st Thus edition,
published by Puffin in 2000
ISBN: 0141307757.
Paperback.
113 pages.
Novelization of the film 'Chicken Run'.
8 page inset of stills from the film.
No other illustrations.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
43.
Chris Derrick
by
Frederick C. Badnick
1st edition,
published by National Society's Depository in 1890
Octavo.
Bevilled blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
145 pages.
Patterned endpapers.
Two black and white illustrations, plus
head and tail pieces.
Sixteen pages of adverts at rear.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name on verso.
Contents generally clean, but occasional spotting, mostly at the front of the book.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
44.
Cock a Doodle-Doo, Mr. Sultana!
by
Michael Morpurgo
with illustrations by
Shoo Rayner
1st Thus edition,
published by HarperCollins Children's Books in 2012
ISBN: 9780007464227.
Paperback.
Octavo.
100 pages.
Large print.
Copious illustrations.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
45.
Cockle Button, Cockle Ben
by
Richard Phibbs
with illustrations by
Gladys M. Rees
Reprint,
published by Hale circa 1946
Quarto.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
95 pages.
Six short stories.
Numerous black and white illustrations.
Colour frontispiece missing.
Five remaining colour plates all in place.
A few light marks on covers.
Neat gift dedication on title page.
Contents otherwise clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
46.
Collins Girls' Annual
with illustrations by
Various
Published by Collins circa 1955
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Yellow cloth spine.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Gift dedication on reverse of frontispiece.
A few illustrations neatly coloured-in with blue pencil.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
47.
Commotion in the Ocean
by
Giles Andreae
with illustrations by
David Wojtowycz
Reprint,
published by Orchard Books in 1999
ISBN: 184121101X.
Paperback.
Quarto.
Short verses describe each sea creature.
Bright bold illustrations.
Some damage to top right hand corner.
A few pages crinkled.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
48.
Connie came to play
by
Jill Paton Walsh
with illustrations by
Stephen Lambert
1st edition,
published by Viking in 1995
ISBN: 067086210X.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Short text, bold illustrations.
Appears to be new and unread.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
49.
Connie came to play
by
Jill Paton Walsh
with illustrations by
Stephen Lambert
1st edition,
published by Viking in 1995
ISBN: 067086210X.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Short text, bold illustrations.
Appears to be new and unread.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
50.
Copper-Toed Boots
by
Marguerite de Angeli
with illustrations by
Marguerite de Angeli
1st edition,
published by Doubleday Doran & Co in 1938
Quarto.
Beige buckram covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Coloured pictorial endpapers.
Ten full page colour illustrations.
Small black and white and colour illustrations in text.
Light wear to covers.
Child's name mostly erased from title page.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)