126.
The Big Sneeze
by
Ruth Brown
with illustrations by
Ruth Brown
1st edition,
published by Andersen in 1985
ISBN: 0862640881.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Short text, one sentence per page.
Large detailed pictures on every page.
In excellent condition.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
127.
The Boy Crusaders: A story of the days of Louis IX
by
J. G. Edgar
Reprint,
published by Gall and Inglis circa 1890
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
283 pages.
Stylised decorative pattern on covers, around a depiction of a Crusader in battle.
Four black and white illustrations by Dudley.
Illustrator not credited.
Not dated, appears to be a reprint from around 1900.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
128.
The Boy with the Loaves and Fishes
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Elsie Walker
1st edition,
published by Lutterworth in 1948
Red cloth-covered boards.
17cm x 21cm.
64 pages.
Covers lightly stained.
Contents printed on art paper.
Copiously illustrated in black and white.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
129.
The Cat in the Hat comes back
by
Dr Seuss
with illustrations by
Dr Seuss
Reprint,
published by Beginner Books circa 1972
ISBN: 0001711024.
Pictorial laminated boards.
17cm x 23cm.
Dated as 1963 first British edition on the verso, but also has a 10-digit ISBN on the verso and back cover, suggesting an early 1970s reprint.
Minor wear to covers.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
130.
131.
The Classic Tales of Beatrix Potter
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Reprint,
published by Frederick Warne in 1994
ISBN: 0723242208.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
384 pages.
A compilation of all 23 of Beatrix Potter's books in one (large!) volume.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
132.
The Colourful World of Insects
by
Albert Jeannin
Published by Paul Hamlyn in 1964
Translated from the Czech by Jock Powell.
Red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering.
Large format, 26cm x 32cm.
105 pages.
Dustwrapper heavily worn.
Slight wear to covers.
Contents close to VG.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
133.
134.
The Flying Bed
by
Nancy Willard
with illustrations by
John Thompson
1st Thus edition,
published by Scholastic in 2007
ISBN: 9780590256100.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
The Blue Sky Press, imprint of Scholastic Inc.
Printed on art paper.
Copiously illustrated.
Many illustrations full-page.
Author a Newbery Prize winner.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
135.
The Further Adventures of Nils
by
Selma Lagerlof
with illustrations by
Hans Baumhauer
Reprint,
published by J. M. Dent in 1957
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Grey decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with large chip at base of spine.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Light wear to covers.
Faint foxing to fore-edge.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
136.
The Georgie-Porgie Book
by
Jacqueline Clayton
with illustrations by
Margaret Clayton
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1915
Cream cloth-covered boards with light brown lettering.
Picture onlay to front cover.
18cm x 23.5cm.
A story in verse about mice, with a poem facing a picture on every page.
Covers are soiled, and bumped at corners and spine ends.
Contents have pulled away from binding at both front and back.
Gift inscription on front endpaper, some largely erased pencil scribble.
Frontispiece and one other plate slightly damaged, last plate creased, remaining nine plates in very good condition.
One page of text has been torn through and roughly mended with paper tape.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
137.
The Golden Hoard
by
Geraldine McCaughrean
with illustrations by
Bee Willey
1st edition,
published by Orion in 1995
Subtitle: "Myths and legends of the world".
Set of six colour prints in separate folder inside book.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
138.
The Guinness Book of Art Facts and Feats
by
John Fitz Maurice Mills
1st edition,
published by Guinness Superlatives Ltd in 1978
ISBN: 0900424443.
Blue cloth-covered boards with silver lettering on spine.
Large octavo.
255 pages.
Dustwrapper price clipped.
Front endpaper missing.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
139.
The Hobbit
by
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
with illustrations by
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
4th edition,
published by George Allen and Unwin in 1982
ISBN: 0048231479.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering and decoration on spine.
15cm x 22cm.
256 pages.
Pictorial endpapers (Middle Earth maps).
Top edge dark green.
Third printing (1982) of the 1978 fourth edition.
Dustwrapper price-clipped but otherwise undamaged, and enclosed in a protective sleeve.
Dustwrapper spine slightly faded.
Attractive school prize-label pasted to blank leaf between front endpaper and half-title.
Pages very faintly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
140.
The Jolly Book of Playcraft
by
Patten Beard
with illustrations by
Patten Beard
1st edition,
published by Harrap in 1918
Large octavo.
Blue covers with dark blue lettering.
Slighlty faded on spine.
Neat dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
141.
The King of the Golden River
by
John Ruskin
Published by Hutchinson circa 1950
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
92 pages.
Printed on thin card.
Covers worn and scuffed.
2cm repair at top of spine strip.
Name and address on front pastedown.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
142.
The King's Pardon, or The boy who saved his father
by
Robert Overton
with illustrations by
W. H. Margetson
Published by Jarrold and Sons circa 1910
Octavo.
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Undated.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper, dated 1910.
Original Jarrold edition was 1895; this may be 1st or an early reprint.
Covers slightly soiled, with light wear at the edges.
Edges of page block soiled.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
143.
The Ladybird Book of Nursery Rhymes
by
Auntie Muriel
with illustrations by
Robert Knight
Reprint,
published by Wills & Hepworth circa 1959
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Green decoration on covers.
Undated; back flap of dustwrapper shows list of other titles in series 413 starting with this title and ending with "Red Riding Hood also Goldilocks and the Three Bears", which was first published in 1958.
Book appears to be printed on art paper (glossy).
Front cover repeats dustwrapper design, but in monochrome green.
Dustwrapper back flap has square open-wing ladybird logo in blue, above the series title-list.
Dustwrapper front flap neatly price-clipped.
Very light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Endpapers show a diagonal chequerboard pattern of nursery rhyme characters printed in blue.
Reverse of front endpaper, facing title page, reads "Series 413".
Oval closed-wing ladybird logo in blue on title page.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
144.
The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
by
Daniel Defoe
with illustrations by
Roger Duvoisin
Published by The World Publishing Company in 1946
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Dark green spine.
Yellow lettering on spine.
Green and brown decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers (map of the island).
Second printing.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
145.
The Little Boat
by
Kathy Henderson
with illustrations by
Patrick Benson
Reprint,
published by Walker Books circa 1995
ISBN: 0744521815.
Large format, 27cm x 24cm.
One or two pages slightly creased.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
146.
The Little Shepherd
with illustrations by
Volodimir Aptekarev
Reprint,
published by Dnipro Publishers, Kiev in 1982
Translated from the Ukrainian by Anatole Bilenko.
Paperback.
Octavo.
Orange covers.
16 pages.
Printed in the USSR.
Thin card covers, creased at upper edge.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
147.
The Little Shepherd
with illustrations by
Volodimir Aptekarev
Reprint,
published by Dnipro Publishers, Kiev in 1982
Translated from the Ukrainian by Anatole Bilenko.
Paperback.
Octavo.
Orange covers.
16 pages.
Printed in the USSR.
Light wear to covers and page edges.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
148.
The Littlest One
by
Marion St John Webb
with illustrations by
Margaret W. Tarrant
2nd edition,
published by Harrap in 1928
Music by Ralph Dunstan.
Large quarto.
Brown paper-covered boards.
Brown cloth spine.
Large picture onlay front cover.
Four colour plates, plus black and white drawings.
Corners and edges of covers slightly rubbed.
Neat name and address on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
149.
The Magic Nut-Tree and Other Tales
by
Gwen Bewsher
with illustrations by
Gwen Bewsher
1st edition,
published by Edmund Ward in 1943
Small quarto.
Glazed pictorial boards.
Black cloth spine.
Printed on art paper.
No endpapers.
Hinge staples have rusted, causing contents to detach from covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
150.
The Monster Crisp-Guzzler
by
Malorie Blackman
with illustrations by
Sami Sweeten
Reprint,
published by Corgi Pups in 2002
ISBN: 9780552547833.
Paperback.
Octavo.
63 pages.
Large print for beginning readers.
No significant faults.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)