1.
'Carrots': Just a Little Boy
by
Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by
Walter Crane
Reprint,
published by Macmillan in 1910
Blue decorated cloth covers, gilt lettering.
Spine faded, 5cm. split at top left hand edge.
Of the seven black and white plates, four are missing, three coloured in.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
123 Ladybird Teaching Frieze
Published by Ladybird Books in 1980
ISBN: 0721430732.
23cm x 21cm.
A wallet containing seven 20cm x 90cm pin-up counting friezes (five for the numbers 1 and 2, 3 and 4, etc up to 10, plus one for numbers 1 to 10 and one for 1 to 100).
Light wear to edges of the wallet, and a little wear at the corners of one of the friezes where is has been pinned-up.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
A Baby Sister for Frances
by
Russell Hoban
with illustrations by
Lillian Hoban
1st Thus edition,
published by Faber & Faber in 1969
ISBN: 0571092284.
Paperback.
13cm x 17cm.
Covers worn, a little creased, and slightly faded at spine.
Light wear to edges of pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
4.
A Book of Delights - An Anthology of Words and Pictures
by
John Hadfield
Reprint,
published by Hulton Press in 1957
Dark blue paper-covered boards.
White cloth spine.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little worn at edges.
Book itself generally VG.
Neat gift dedication on title page.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
5.
6.
A Book of Heroes
by
Henry Johnson
Published by Religious Tract Society
Green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Light wear to covers.
A little spotting to fore-edge and prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7.
A Boy and a Secret - A Story for Children
by
Raymond Jacberns
with illustrations by
Mabel Lucie Attwell
Published by W & R Chambers in 1908
Dark green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Decoration a little scuffed.
Front endpaper glued-down.
Back endpaper removed.
Back inner hinge cracked.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
A Child's Book of Saints
by
William Canton
with illustrations by
T. H. Robinson
Published by J. M. Dent and Sons in 1913
Octavo.
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Damp mark on front board and front pastedown, contents not affected.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by
E. Mars and M. H. Squire
Published by Rand McNally (Chicago) in 1900
Yellow pictorial cloth-covered boards.
16cm x 20cm.
Light wear to covers, and a little scuffing.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
10.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by
Joan Hassall
Reprint,
published by Blackie in 1961
Octavo.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper a little worn at edges, with 4cm loss at base of spine and price-clipped.
Book itself close to VG.
Name in childish hand on front endpaper.
Neat gift dedication between front endpaper and half-title.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
A Comrade's Troth
by
E. A. Gillie
Reprint,
published by Shaw circa 1913
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
320 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Light wear to covers.
Prize label on front paste down.
Foxing on prelims.
Contents clean, a little tanned.
Light foxing on later pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
12.
A Daughter of the Empire
by
Mary Bradford Whiting
with illustrations by
John Campbell
1st edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1919
Octavo.
Light brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
288 pages.
Four colour plates.
Corners of covers a little bumped.
Small nick at top of spine.
Prize label on front paste down.
Contents bright and clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
13.
14.
A Girl at the Helm
by
Harold Avery
with illustrations by
E. E. Brier
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons
Orange covers, black lettering.
Undated - probably 1930s.
Covers marked and worn.
Front endpaper a little messy.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
15.
A Golden Thread
by
Marion Hurrell
1st edition,
published by The Epworth Press in 1929
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
96 pages.
Pages tanned.
Slight wear to covers.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
16.
A Handful of Thieves
by
Nina Bawden
Reprint,
published by Puffin in 1970
ISBN: 014030472X.
Paperback.
Covers worn and a little creased.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
17.
18.
A Light in the Black
by
Chris Westwood
1st edition,
published by Kestrel in 1989
ISBN: 9780670827268.
Paperback.
Pages a little tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
19.
A Little Bigalow Story
by
Barbara Alexander
with illustrations by
Barbara Alexander
Reprint,
published by Oak Tree Publications in 1985
ISBN: 0866790217.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
22 pages.
Small crease to upper right corner of front cover (manufacturing defect).
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
20.
A Little Book of Old Rhymes
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1949
Grey paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Old tape marks at top and bottom edge of covers.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
21.
A Little Captive Maid
by
F. L. Henderson
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Pictorial covers.
Not dated, prize sticker 1892.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
22.
A Little Love
by
Virginia Hamilton
1st British edition,
published by Gollancz in 1985
ISBN: 0575036516.
Review copy.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
23.
A Little Love
by
Virginia Hamilton
1st Thus edition,
published by Gollancz in 1985
ISBN: 0575036516.
Brown cloth-covred boards.
Gold lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
24.
A Little Magic for the Browns
by
Norah Pulling
with illustrations by
Ionicus
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1957
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
96 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
25.
A Little Magic for the Browns
by
Norah Pulling
with illustrations by
Ionicus
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1957
Dustwrapper edge-chipped.
Read Every- Day Book.
Front endpaper removed.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)