51.
Country Tales to tell
by
Elizabeth Clark
with illustrations by
Cara Lockhart Smith
1st Thus edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1978
ISBN: 0340225122.
Green boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Black and white illustrations.
Some wear to dustwrapper.
Clear sticker on back cover.
Label on front pastedown.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Some marks to reverse of half-title.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
52.
Countryside Folk
by
Constance Wickham
with illustrations by
A. E. Kennedy
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1938
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
22.5cm x 29.5cm.
Light brown and white pictorial endpapers.
Eight colour plates.
Numerous black and white illustrations.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and spine ends.
Gilt lettering slightly dimmed.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
53.
Courageous Companions
by
Finger, Charles, J.
with illustrations by
James H. Daugherty
3rd edition,
published by Longmans Green (USA) in 1930
The story of a boy who sailed with Magellan.
Maroon boards, gilt lettering and decorations.
23cm x 15cm.
Black and white pictorial endpapers.
Copious blak and white illustrations in text.
Spine slightly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
54.
Critical Cousins, and what they taught one another
by
Penelopq Watkins
with illustrations by
Dorothy Furniss
Published by Wells Gardner,Darton and Co in 1909
Octavo.
Light brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on covers.
215 pages.
Seven pen-and-ink black and white illustrations.
Light wear to covers and spine.
Spine strip faded.
Inner hinges cracked.
School Prize dedication on prelims.
Occasional foxing on prelims.
Some fingermarking.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
55.
Cut-Throat Charter
by
H. E. Felser Paine
with illustrations by
Alfred Sindall
1st edition,
published by Adam and Charles Black in 1949
Octavo.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
198 pages.
Four black and white illustrations.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Light spotting on prelims.
Pages lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
56.
Daisy in the Field
by
E. Wetherall
Reprint,
published by Ward Lock & Co circa 1939
Duodecimo.
Red paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
256 pages.
Black and white frontispiece.
No other illustrations.
Sequel to 'Daisy'.
Covers clean and undamaged.
A few light marks on fore edge.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
(book dated from this).
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
57.
David Copperfield
by
Charles Dickens
Reprint,
published by Humphrey Milford in 1938
Brown paper-covered boards with green lettering and decoration.
284 pages.
Colour frontispiece by E. S. Farmer, no other illustrations.
Covers worn and marked.
Inner hinge cracked.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
58.
Dick Chester
by
G. I. Whitham
with illustrations by
Paul Hardy
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1905
Octavo.
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
208 pages.
Publisher's catalogue at rear of book.
Covers worn.
Back cover stained.
Prize label on front paste down.
One out of three illustrations remaining.
Text is clean and white.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
59.
Dickie's Secret
by
Catherine Shaw
Reprint,
published by John F. Shaw circa 1919
Decorated green covers.
Prize label on front paste down.
Front and back inner hinges sprung.
Back endpaper missing, front endpaper frayed.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Sequel to 'Mother Meg'.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
60.
Dollie takes Charge
by
Queenie Scott-Hopper
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1930
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black and white frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Foxing on prelims and page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
61.
Don's Treasure Trove
by
Alice Massie
with illustrations by
R. H. Brock
1st edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1924
Sextodecimo.
Cream pictorial cloth-covered boards.
80 pages.
Colour frontispiece, other illustrations black and white.
Inner hinges cracked.
Slightly messy name and date written at top of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
62.
Donald and Dorothy
by
Mary Mapes Dodge
Reprint,
published by Century Co, New York in 1916
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Illustrated with line drawings and engravings (original illustrations from the 1833 edition).
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
63.
Dream Days
by
Kenneth Grahame
with illustrations by
Ernest Howard Shepard
1st Thus edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1930
Octavo.
Cream embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers and spine.
Black decoration on covers.
First thus edition containing the Shepard illustrations.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Endpapers darkened.
Pages clean but very slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
64.
Eeyore's Birthday
by
Laura Dollin
with illustrations by
Ania Mochlinska
1st edition,
published by Egmont in 2000
ISBN: 0416197795.
Blue laminated boards.
15cm x 15cm.
Published under licence from Disney and adapted from the original text and illustrations.
Covers chewed at corners and spine ends.
Some slight creasing.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
65.
Emily the Goat
by
Jane Pilgrim
with illustrations by
F. Stocks May
Reprint,
published by Brockhampton Press circa 1960
Paperback.
Light war to edges of covers.
Black and white illustration on back endpaper neatly coloured-in.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
66.
Enid Blyton's Happy Adventure Tales
by
Enid Blyton
1st Thus edition,
published by Purnell in 1971
ISBN: 036101810X.
Octavo.
Green pictorial laminated boards.
156 pages.
Purnell Sunshine Library.
Blue and black pictorial endpapers.
Black and white illustrations.
Not price-clipped, no writing or other marks.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
67.
Enid Blyton's Story Book
by
Enid Blyton
Published by Purnell circa 1969
ISBN: 0361002602.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Black and white and monochrome illustrations.
Some stories politically incorrect by contemporary standards.
Light wear to covers.
Spine faded.
'Belongs to' box neatly filled in.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
68.
Escape to Persia
by
Katherine Hull and Pamela Whitlock
with illustrations by
Pamela Whitlock
5th edition,
published by Cape in 1946
Octavo.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Spine faded.
Binding slightly strained.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Illustrations neatly coloured-in.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
69.
Exploration To-day
by
B. Webster Smith
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1947
Blue covers, white lettering.
With maps and ten photo illustrations.
Dustwrapper price clipped, repaired at top of spine.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
70.
Fairy Tales from Hans Andersen
by
Hans Christian Andersen
Published by Hudson House
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Blue lettering on spine.
Colour frontispiece (unattributed) no other illustrations.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped, 5cm loss to spine, repaired with tape.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
71.
Fanny's King
by
Darley Dale
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1898
Duodecimo.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt blocking decoration on covers.
64 pages.
Black endpapers
Sepia frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Faint mark on front cover.
Several marks on back cover.
Pages clean and white.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
72.
Favourite Animals
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1943
Pictorial paper-covered boards with cream cloth spine.
Sixteen full page plates of farmyard animals, mounted on boards.
Illustrations not attributed, but in the style of A. E. Kennedy.
Covers rather edgeworn.
Occasional fingermarks to edges of pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
73.
Favourite Fables of La Fontaine
by
Alena Linhartova
with illustrations by
Zdenka Krejcova
1st English edition,
published by Sunburst Books in 1995
ISBN: 1857781546.
Folio.
Laminated pictorial boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
A collection of forty six fables of La Fontaine, originally written in Czech.
A colourful edition with bold illustrations.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
74.
Fenshaven Finds its Feet
by
Robert Arthur Hanson Goodyear
with illustrations by
Francis C. Hiley
1st edition,
published by Ward Lock in 1938
Octavo.
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
255 pages.
Covers worn and marked.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Two out of four illustrations missing.
Occasional finger-marking but in general, contents are clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
75.
Five get into trouble
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Eileen Soper
Reprint,
published by Hodder Children's Books in 1997
ISBN: 0340765216.
Paperback.
Octavo.
Pictorial covers.
185 pages.
Colour illustrations.
Name written on title page.
Corners of covers a little bumped.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)