51.
Prehistory
by
Neil Morris
1st edition,
published by McRae Publishing in 2011
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
48 pages.
The first book in a series of 24 called 'The History of the World'.
A simple account of the origins of life through to early humans.
Copiously illustrated in colour.
Glossary and index at end of book.
Minor wear only to covers and dustwrapper.
Contents fine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
52.
Real-life stories
by
Betsy Byars
with illustrations by
Robert Geary
1st Thus edition,
published by Kingfisher in 1995
ISBN: 1856972046.
Paperback.
A collection of short stories.
Authors include: Betsy Byars, Judy Blume, Roald Dahl, Graham Greene, L. M. Montgomery, Phillipa Pearce and Sue Townsend.
Some creasing to front cover.
Name and address on prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
53.
Rupert - A Bear's Life
by
George Perry
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
1st edition,
published by Pavilion in 1985
ISBN: 9780907516767.
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Belongs To box neatly completed.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
54.
Ruth Crane
by
Alison Morgan
1st Thus edition,
published by Puffin in 1976
ISBN: 0140308296.
Paperback.
Octavo.
Pictorial covers.
191 pages.
A young American girl comes to terms with life in a Welsh village.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
55.
School
by
Colin and Jacqui Hawkins
with illustrations by
Colin and Jacqui Hawkins
Reprint,
published by Premier Books in 1995
ISBN: 0583322050.
Laminated pictorial covers.
A witty but possibly jaundiced view of school life.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
56.
57.
58.
Streets Ahead - Tales of City Life
by
Valerie Bierman
1st edition,
published by Methuen in 1989
ISBN: 0416127525.
Urban setting.
Contributors include: Gene Kemp, Anne Fine and Berlie Doherty.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
59.
60.
61.
Tales of Adventure in the Wild West
by
Robert Michael Ballantyne
Reprint,
published by James Nisbet circa 1914
Picture onlay front cover.
Various illustrators.
Omnibus of stories, containing:
"Life among the Red Indians,"
"Fur Traders of North America,"
"The Pioneers" and
"Over the Rocky Mountains."
Covers worn.
Front hinge cracked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
62.
The Baden-Powell story. The Boy's life of Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell
by
Geoffrey Bond
with illustrations by
Kenneth Brookes
1st edition,
published by Staples Press in 1955
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
160 pages.
Covers clean and unmarked.
Prelims. and text block unmarked, white and firm.
Gift dedication on half-title from the St. Hilda's Wolf Cub Pack to David Hildreth, who had been named 'Cub of the year' for 1955.
Also included, are two letters and a postcard on the same subject.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
63.
The Bumblebee flies Anyway
by
Robert Cormier
1st edition,
published by Gollancz in 1983
Life on a hospital ward for teenagers with terminal conditions.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
64.
The Butterfly
by
Angela Sheehan
with illustrations by
Maurice Pledger
Reprint,
published by Warwick Press, New York in 1976
ISBN: 0531090817.
Octavo.
Laminated boards.
Colour illustrations throughout.
A simple clear account of the life cycle of butterflies.
Minor wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
65.
The Chief - The Life story of Robert Baden-Powell
by
E. K. Wade
1st Thus edition,
published by Wolfe Publishing Ltd in 1975
ISBN: 0723406316.
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
142 pages.
16 leaves of photographs.
Revised edition.
Was originally published in 1924 as 'The Piper of Pax'.
Old sellotape marks on covers where dustwrapper was attached.
Messy front endpaper, with library markings on subsequent prelims.
Text clean and unmarked.
Sewing a little strained in places.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
66.
67.
68.
The Dance Goes On
by
Marc Alexander
with illustrations by
Graham and Jacquie Sargeant
1st edition,
published by Leader books in 1980
ISBN: 0907159001.
White cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering.
143 pages.
The life and art of Elizabeth Twistington Higgins, MBE.
Forward by HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
69.
The Home-life and Adventures of Lydia Longbone
by
Brigadier Ethel Roberts
with illustrations by
W. J. Gibbs
Published by Salvationist Publishing and Supplies circa 1930
Preface by Commissioner Kitching of the Salvation Army.
Story told in letters from one school-girl to another.
Paperback.
Red linen backed card covers, black lettering.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
70.
71.
The Islanders
by
John Rowe Townsend
1st Thus edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1983
Laminated covers.
Top of spine strip damaged.
Life on isolated island threatened by newcomers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
72.
The Joy of the Snow - Her Autobiography
by
Elizabeth Goudge
1st Thus edition,
published by Girls Gone By in 2024
ISBN: 9781847453402.
Paperback.
"Complete and unabridged. Including letters from her, published for the first time, offering rare insights into her life"
Mint condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
73.
The Joy of the Snow - Her Autobiography
by
Elizabeth Goudge
1st Thus edition,
published by Girls Gone By in 2024
ISBN: 9781847453402.
Paperback.
"Complete and unabridged. Including letters from her, published for the first time, offering rare insights into her life"
Mint condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
74.
The Ladybird Book of Pond Life
by
Nancy Scott
with illustrations by
Jill Payne
Reprint,
published by Ladybird Books in 1966
ISBN: 0721401074.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
75.
The Ladybird Book of Pond Life
by
Nancy Scott
with illustrations by
Jill Payne
Reprint,
published by Ladybird Books in 1966
ISBN: 0721401074.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)