1.
A Problem for Mother Christmas
by Ted Willis
with illustrations by Jill Bennett
1st edition, published by Gollancz in 1986
by Ted Willis
with illustrations by Jill Bennett
1st edition, published by Gollancz in 1986
ISBN: 0575038845.
Black boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Name on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Name on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#75695 £5.50
2.
A Problem for Mother Christmas
by Ted Willis
with illustrations by Jill Bennett
1st edition, published by Gollancz in 1986
by Ted Willis
with illustrations by Jill Bennett
1st edition, published by Gollancz in 1986
ISBN: 0575038845.
Black boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Stain to lower corner of dustwrapper, contents not affected.
Label removed from front endpaper.
One library stamp.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Stain to lower corner of dustwrapper, contents not affected.
Label removed from front endpaper.
One library stamp.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#75696 £4.00
3.
Baby's Bedtime Song and Mother's Winter Magic
by Nicola Baxter
with illustrations by Frank Endersby
1st edition, published by Bookmart Limited in 1999
by Nicola Baxter
with illustrations by Frank Endersby
1st edition, published by Bookmart Limited in 1999
ISBN: 1856059251.
Octavo.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Commissioned by Royal Doulton to advertise their china rabbits.
Clean with no writing or other marks.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Octavo.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Commissioned by Royal Doulton to advertise their china rabbits.
Clean with no writing or other marks.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#97132 £3.00
4.
Biggles Air Detective
by W. E. Johns
Published circa 1955
by W. E. Johns
Published circa 1955
Quarto.
Red pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cloth spine.
93 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Front endpaper blue, depicts a de Haviland Mosquito.
Back endpaper green, depicts a Tiger Moth seaplane.
No date or publisher's details.
Covers scuffed, and worn at edges.
Contents clean and unmarked, but p13/14 is loose.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Red pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cloth spine.
93 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Front endpaper blue, depicts a de Haviland Mosquito.
Back endpaper green, depicts a Tiger Moth seaplane.
No date or publisher's details.
Covers scuffed, and worn at edges.
Contents clean and unmarked, but p13/14 is loose.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#98374 £2.50
5.
Butterfiles and Moths
by John Leigh-Pemberton
with illustrations by John Leigh-Pemberton
Published by Ladybird Books in 1978
by John Leigh-Pemberton
with illustrations by John Leigh-Pemberton
Published by Ladybird Books in 1978
ISBN: 0721404901.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers worn, with some dark marks at edges.
Contents acceptable.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers worn, with some dark marks at edges.
Contents acceptable.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#114892 £2.00
6.
Butterfiles and Moths
by Anne Smith
1st Thus edition, published by Wayland in 1990
by Anne Smith
1st Thus edition, published by Wayland in 1990
ISBN: 1852108347.
Aimed at children aged 7-10 years old.
Part of the Nature Study series.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Aimed at children aged 7-10 years old.
Part of the Nature Study series.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#77216 £4.00
7.
Butterfly & Moth
by Paul Whalley
Published by Dorling Kindersley in 1988
by Paul Whalley
Published by Dorling Kindersley in 1988
ISBN: 0863183190.
7th book in Eyewitness Guides series.
Quarto.
Laminated boards.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7th book in Eyewitness Guides series.
Quarto.
Laminated boards.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#111551 £4.00
8.
Cooking with Mother
by Lynne Peebles
with illustrations by Roger Hall
1st edition, published by Ladybird Books in 1977
by Lynne Peebles
with illustrations by Roger Hall
1st edition, published by Ladybird Books in 1977
ISBN: 0721404138.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to covers.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to covers.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#95566 £3.00
9.
Creative work with found materials
by Derek Waters
with illustrations by Timothy Waters
1st edition, published by Mills and Boon in 1971
by Derek Waters
with illustrations by Timothy Waters
1st edition, published by Mills and Boon in 1971
ISBN: 0263516490.
Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine.
137 pages.
Dustwrapper a little edge worn.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine.
137 pages.
Dustwrapper a little edge worn.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#85687 £3.00
10.
Dickie's Secret
by Catherine Shaw
Reprint, published by John F. Shaw circa 1919
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)
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)
#75938 £7.50
11.
Father Kissmass and Mother Claws
by Bel Mooney
with illustrations by Gerald Scarfe
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1985
by Bel Mooney
with illustrations by Gerald Scarfe
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1985
ISBN: 0241117003.
Paperback.
Quarto.
A satire on early 1980s Britain under Margaret Thatcher.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Quarto.
A satire on early 1980s Britain under Margaret Thatcher.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#96033 £10.00
12.
Fearless Fiona and the Mothproof Hall Mystery
by Karen Wallace
with illustrations by Judy Brown
1st edition, published by Young Lions in 1992
by Karen Wallace
with illustrations by Judy Brown
1st edition, published by Young Lions in 1992
ISBN: 0006743811.
Paperback.
64 pages.
Pages tanned.
Wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
64 pages.
Pages tanned.
Wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#88892 £1.00
13.
Grandmother Dear
by Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by Walter Crane
Reprint, published by Macmillan in 1905
by Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by Walter Crane
Reprint, published by Macmillan in 1905
Red covers, black lettering.
Gift dedication on front endpaper
Covers a little worn and marked.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gift dedication on front endpaper
Covers a little worn and marked.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#81548 £3.50
14.
Grandmother Dear
by Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by Walter Crane
Reprint, published by Macmillan in 1906
by Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by Walter Crane
Reprint, published by Macmillan in 1906
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Light green decoration on covers.
Covers heavily worn and scuffed.
10cm split to rear edge of spine strip.
Various library marks on prelims.
Binding weak.
Contents shaken.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt lettering on covers.
Light green decoration on covers.
Covers heavily worn and scuffed.
10cm split to rear edge of spine strip.
Various library marks on prelims.
Binding weak.
Contents shaken.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#115201 £5.00
15.
Grandmother Dear
by Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by Walter Crane
Reprint, published by Macmillan in 1909
by Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by Walter Crane
Reprint, published by Macmillan in 1909
Blue decorated covers, gilt lettering.
Spine worn: 2cm. and 3.5cm. splits at top edge, bottom edge beginning to fray.
Name on front endpaper.
Frontispiece has a closed tear, two plates are missing.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Spine worn: 2cm. and 3.5cm. splits at top edge, bottom edge beginning to fray.
Name on front endpaper.
Frontispiece has a closed tear, two plates are missing.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#80100 £5.00
16.
Grandmother Elsie
by Martha Finley
Reprint, published by Routledge circa 1925
by Martha Finley
Reprint, published by Routledge circa 1925
Blue covers, black lettering on front cover and spine.
Colour frontispiece.
Some foxing to prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Colour frontispiece.
Some foxing to prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#64694 £10.50
17.
Grandmothers's Donkey
by Joan Smith
with illustrations by Gunvor Edwards
1st Thus edition, published by Walker Books in 1989
by Joan Smith
with illustrations by Gunvor Edwards
1st Thus edition, published by Walker Books in 1989
ISBN: 0744513863.
Paperback.
43 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
43 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#82144 £2.50
18.
Great Grandmother Goose
by Helen Cooper
with illustrations by Krystyna Turska
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1978
by Helen Cooper
with illustrations by Krystyna Turska
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1978
Eighty rhymes, similar to nursery rhymes, from medieval sources.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#68464 £20.00
19.
Great Grandmother Goose
by Helen Cooper
with illustrations by Krystyna Turska
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1978
by Helen Cooper
with illustrations by Krystyna Turska
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1978
ISBN: 0241895502.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#78027 £10.50
20.
H. M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
by Ian A. Morrison
1st edition, published by Ladybird Books in 1982
by Ian A. Morrison
1st edition, published by Ladybird Books in 1982
ISBN: 0721407137.
Pictorial laminated boards.
50 pages.
Original price 60p.
Illustrated with photographs.
Celebrates the life of the Queen Mother.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
50 pages.
Original price 60p.
Illustrated with photographs.
Celebrates the life of the Queen Mother.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#94879 £2.50
21.
H. M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
by Ian A. Morrison
1st edition, published by Ladybird Books in 1982
by Ian A. Morrison
1st edition, published by Ladybird Books in 1982
ISBN: 0721407137.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Name on reverse of flyleaf.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
Name on reverse of flyleaf.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#107088 £2.50
22.
H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
by Ian Morrison
Revised edition, published by Ladybird Books in 1990
by Ian Morrison
Revised edition, published by Ladybird Books in 1990
ISBN: 0721413390.
Pictorial laminated boards.
50 pages.
Original price £1.20, illustrated with photographs.
This edition published after her ninetieth birthday.
Name written at bottom of front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
50 pages.
Original price £1.20, illustrated with photographs.
This edition published after her ninetieth birthday.
Name written at bottom of front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#94881 £2.50
23.
Hosie's Alphabet
by Hosea Baskin
with illustrations by Leonard Baskin
Reprint, published by The Viking Press, New York in 1972
by Hosea Baskin
with illustrations by Leonard Baskin
Reprint, published by The Viking Press, New York in 1972
ISBN: 0670379581.
Quarto.
Pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Illustrations produced for Hosea, Baskin's three-year-old son, who with his mother's help, wrote the text for this book.
Baskin was awarded a Caldecott Honor Medal.
Light wear to covers.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Quarto.
Pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Illustrations produced for Hosea, Baskin's three-year-old son, who with his mother's help, wrote the text for this book.
Baskin was awarded a Caldecott Honor Medal.
Light wear to covers.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#108347 £25.00
24.
I can't stand Losing
by Gene Kemp
1st edition, published by Faber in 1987
by Gene Kemp
1st edition, published by Faber in 1987
Pages tanned, half title creased.
Single stamp on title page.
Teen-age playboy brought to his senses when his mother departs for Greenham Common.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Single stamp on title page.
Teen-age playboy brought to his senses when his mother departs for Greenham Common.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#28950 £3.50
25.
Jessica's Mother
by Hesba Stretton
with illustrations by Victor Prout
Reprint, published by Religious Tract Society circa 1920
by Hesba Stretton
with illustrations by Victor Prout
Reprint, published by Religious Tract Society circa 1920
Octavo.
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
116 pages.
Sequel to 'Jessica's First Prayer.'
Clean bright covers.
Three black and white plates.
Lightly tanned pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
116 pages.
Sequel to 'Jessica's First Prayer.'
Clean bright covers.
Three black and white plates.
Lightly tanned pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#91839 £7.50