701.
Viking's Dawn
by
Henry Treece
with illustrations by
Christine Price
Reprint,
published by Puffin in 1972
ISBN: 0140303200.
Paperback.
Title page missing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
702.
Viking's Sunset
by
Henry Treece
with illustrations by
Christine Price
Reprint,
published by Puffin in 1975
ISBN: 0140303227.
Paperback.
Minor wear to covers.
Label removed from back cover.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
703.
Voyage of the Griffin
by
Joyce Anderson
1st edition,
published by British Broadcasting Corporation in 1968
ISBN: 0563083182.
Paperback.
From the BBC Jackanory series.
The account of a voyage from England to America via Iceland, recreating an eleventh century Viking voyage.
Some wear to covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
704.
705.
706.
707.
Watchers of the Trails
by
Charles G. D. Roberts
with illustrations by
Julek Heller
1st Thus edition,
published by Kestrel in 1976
ISBN: 072265104X.
Blue boards with silver lettering.
Dustwrapper spine slightly sunned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
708.
Water-Rat's Picnic
by
Alison Uttley
with illustrations by
Margaret Tempest
Reprint,
published by Collins in 1949
Green paper-covered boards.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Some marks on prelims, and occasional finger marking.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
709.
We Three Kings
by
Janet McNeill
1st Thus edition,
published by Faber and Faber in 1992
ISBN: 0340577401.
Paperback.
160 pages.
Pages tanned.
Covers creased.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
710.
We Three Kings ...
by
Brian Moses
with illustrations by
Giles Pilbrow
Published by Scholastic in 1998
ISBN: 0330370553.
Paperback.
"Christmas Poems"
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
711.
712.
Westward Ho!
by
Charles Kingsley
Published by Macmillan in 1882
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Inner hinges cracked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
713.
What Shall the Title Be?
by
Flower Newman
with illustrations by
Charles Grave
Published by Cassell and Company circa 1925
Light grey boards with embossed gilt lettering.
7 black and white plates.
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Foxing to edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
714.
When the Blackbird Sings, or Alone in the Storm
by
M. E. Drewson
Published by Alfred Holness circa 1880
Sextodecimo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
158 pages.
Illustrated with nine engravings.
Covers firm, but a little darkened with age.
Inner hinges beginning to crack.
A few ink marks on frontispiece.
Contents clean and unfoxed.
Very occasional fingermarking.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
715.
When we were very young
by
A. A. Milne
with illustrations by
Ernest Howard Shepard
10th edition,
published by Methuen in 1925
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
Light wear to covers.
Gilt faded.
A few small marks on front cover.
Namr on half-title.
Contents slightly shaken.
Some intermittent finger-marking to page edges.
Tear on p51/52 was neatly repaired on both sides with Sellotape, which has subsequently browned
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
716.
Where Duty Lies
by
Silas K. Hocking
with illustrations by
Harold Copping
1st edition,
published by Warne in 1894
Blue bevilled boards, gilt lettering, black and gilt decoration.
Spine worn, corners a little bumped.
All edges gilt.
Patterned endpapers.
Name on reverse of frontispiece.
A little spotting on prelims.
Back hinge cracked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
717.
Where the Dolls Lived
by
Mrs. H. C. Cradock
with illustrations by
Honor C. Appleton
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge circa 1925
Quarto.
Green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Four colour plates.
Contains references and illustrations which may be considered offensive by contemporary standards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Neat gift dedication, dated 1926, on front endpaper, and small ink blot at top right corner.
Stitching has pulled slightly at p33.
Pages slightly tanned, with some intermittent but not too obtrusive finger-marking at edges.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
718.
Wilberforce and the blue cave
by
Leslie Coleman
with illustrations by
John Laing
1st edition,
published by Blackie in 1974
ISBN: 021689770X.
2nd book in Wilberforce series.
Octavo.
Light blue paper-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
96 pages.
Small stamp on title page.
Dustwrapper complete, but edge-chipped.
Light marking on a few pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
719.
William the Fourth
by
Richmal Crompton
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
Abridged edition,
published by Newnes in 1963
4th book in William series.
Octavo.
Red paper-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
191 pages.
Dustwrapper lightly worn, and price-clipped; some soiling on back panel.
Covers faded at top edge.
Spotting on front endpaper.
Occasional finger-marking on contents.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
720.
Winkie
by
Albra Pratten
with illustrations by
Ralph S. Thompson
2nd edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1951
Quarto.
Pictorial boards with green cloth spine.
Covers scraped, and worn at edges.
Remains of sticker on back cover.
Binding slightly loose.
Prelims messy.
Fingermarking to page edges.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
721.
Winnie the Pooh and the Fire Alarm
Published by Purnell in 1979
ISBN: 0361044895.
Pictorial laminated boards.
13cm x 14cm.
"A mini pop-up book".
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Pop-ups in working order, but a few slightly worn.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
722.
Winter's Tale
by
Robert Sabuda
1st edition,
published by Simon and Schuster in 2005
ISBN: 9781416904687.
21cm x 21cm.
A winter/Christmas themed pop-up book, featuring six double page pop-up dioramas.
Still in it's original protective cellophane bag.
Pop-ups have some minor wear, but are still in working order.
Protective bag is a little worn and dusty.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
723.
Wit bought, or, the Life and Adventures of Robert Merry
by
Peter Parley
with illustrations by
S. Williams
15th edition,
published by Darton Hodge
Peter parley is a pseudonym for S. G. Goodrich.
Pink boards, gilt decorations and lettering.
Illustrated with small engravings.
Covers worn and faded.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Crinkling and heavy finger marking to pages.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
724.
Witches, Dragons and Buried Treasure
by
Dinah Starkey
with illustrations by
Gareth Floyd
1st edition,
published by Kaye and Ward in 1974
ISBN: 0718210921.
Dustwrapper bound into covers.
Corners bumped.
Prelims slightly messy.
Contents generally clean, but some fingermarking.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
725.
Wolfskin
by
Charles Gilson
Reprint,
published by Warne in 1946
Black and white frontispiece.
Writing on prelims.
Covers faded and stained.
Some spotting on front endpaper.
Remainder of pages clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)