76.
That Exciting Holiday
by Nigel Strong
Published by C S S M in 1938
by Nigel Strong
Published by C S S M in 1938
Orange boards, black lettering on spine.
Four black and white plates (unattributed).
Spine a little faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Four black and white plates (unattributed).
Spine a little faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#67304 £5.00
77.
That Exciting Holiday
by Nigel Strong
Reprint, published by C S S M circa 1947
by Nigel Strong
Reprint, published by C S S M circa 1947
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
255 pages.
War economy logo on back of title page.
Four black and white illustrations.
(CSSM is the old name for The Scripture Union.)
Covers clean and unmarked.
Marks and shadows on endpapers and pastedowns, where an old paper-wrapper has been removed.
Neat name on front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
255 pages.
War economy logo on back of title page.
Four black and white illustrations.
(CSSM is the old name for The Scripture Union.)
Covers clean and unmarked.
Marks and shadows on endpapers and pastedowns, where an old paper-wrapper has been removed.
Neat name on front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#102138 £2.50
78.
The Bungalow Mystery
by Carolyn Keene
Published by Grosset and Dunlap in 1930
by Carolyn Keene
Published by Grosset and Dunlap in 1930
3rd book in Nancy Drew series.
Blue covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Blue covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119590 £75.00
79.
The Burglar Next Door
by Jay Williams
with illustrations by Deanne Hollinger
Reprint, published by Four Winds Press in 1976
by Jay Williams
with illustrations by Deanne Hollinger
Reprint, published by Four Winds Press in 1976
ISBN: 0590074369.
Red covers, black lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Red covers, black lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#80584 £3.00
80.
The Chalet Book for Girls
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
1st Thus edition, published by Girls Gone By in 2025
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
1st Thus edition, published by Girls Gone By in 2025
ISBN: 9781847453525.
Paperback.
Quarto.
"The Chalet Book for Girls" contains a complete long story, "Mystery at the Chalet School", together with four short stories, and four articles on subjects such as Beauty for the "Teen-agers" and Cookin in Olden Days. It is illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations by various artists, and a colour frontispiece.
Mint condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Quarto.
"The Chalet Book for Girls" contains a complete long story, "Mystery at the Chalet School", together with four short stories, and four articles on subjects such as Beauty for the "Teen-agers" and Cookin in Olden Days. It is illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations by various artists, and a colour frontispiece.
Mint condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119955 £15.00
81.
The Chalet Book for Girls
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
1st Thus edition, published by Girls Gone By in 2025
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
1st Thus edition, published by Girls Gone By in 2025
ISBN: 9781847453525.
Paperback.
Quarto.
"The Chalet Book for Girls" contains a complete long story, "Mystery at the Chalet School", together with four short stories, and four articles on subjects such as Beauty for the "Teen-agers" and Cookin in Olden Days. It is illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations by various artists, and a colour frontispiece.
Mint condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Quarto.
"The Chalet Book for Girls" contains a complete long story, "Mystery at the Chalet School", together with four short stories, and four articles on subjects such as Beauty for the "Teen-agers" and Cookin in Olden Days. It is illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations by various artists, and a colour frontispiece.
Mint condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119956 £15.00
82.
The Chartfield School Mystery
by Monica Marsden
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1961
by Monica Marsden
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1961
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
223 pages.
No frontispiece but three black and white plates present in text.
Cloth on back board badly wrinkled, covers slightly soiled.
Lengthy gift dedication on front endpaper, school Library stamp, biro scribble partially removed from front pastedown.
Body of text clean and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
223 pages.
No frontispiece but three black and white plates present in text.
Cloth on back board badly wrinkled, covers slightly soiled.
Lengthy gift dedication on front endpaper, school Library stamp, biro scribble partially removed from front pastedown.
Body of text clean and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#91540 £3.00
83.
The Clover Club and the House of Mystery
by Alan Davidson Langholm
with illustrations by Reginald Gray
Published by Methuen Children's Books circa 1980
by Alan Davidson Langholm
with illustrations by Reginald Gray
Published by Methuen Children's Books circa 1980
ISBN: 041689870X.
Paperback.
Covers a little worn.
Front endpaper and title page missing.
Name and address on contents page.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers a little worn.
Front endpaper and title page missing.
Name and address on contents page.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#86413 £1.00
84.
The Clover Club and the House of Mystery
by Alan Davidson Langholm
with illustrations by Reginald Gray
1st Thus edition, published by Methuen Children's Books in 1980
by Alan Davidson Langholm
with illustrations by Reginald Gray
1st Thus edition, published by Methuen Children's Books in 1980
ISBN: 041689870X.
Paperback.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#86442 £1.00
85.
The Famous Five and the Mystery of the Emeralds
by Claude Voilier
with illustrations by John Cooper
Published by Knight Books in 1981
by Claude Voilier
with illustrations by John Cooper
Published by Knight Books in 1981
ISBN: 0340265248.
Famous Five series.
Paperback.
Cover worn and a little creased.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Famous Five series.
Paperback.
Cover worn and a little creased.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119361 £2.50
86.
The Great Flood Mystery
by Jane Louise Curry
1st Thus edition, published by Hippo in 1987
by Jane Louise Curry
1st Thus edition, published by Hippo in 1987
ISBN: 0590707213.
Paperback.
Covers a little worn.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers a little worn.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#83883 £3.00
87.
The Greek Who Stole Christmas
by Anthony Horowitz
1st Thus edition, published by Walker Books in 2010
by Anthony Horowitz
1st Thus edition, published by Walker Books in 2010
ISBN: 9781406304855.
Diamond Brothers series.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Diamond Brothers series.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#114514 £3.00
88.
The Headmaster went Splat!
by David Tinkler
with illustrations by Gary Andrew
1st edition, published by Andersen Press in 1986
by David Tinkler
with illustrations by Gary Andrew
1st edition, published by Andersen Press in 1986
ISBN: 0862641500.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Anderson Young Readers Library.
A Twerp Mystery.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Laminated pictorial covers.
Anderson Young Readers Library.
A Twerp Mystery.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#76547 £3.50
89.
The Hidden House
by Dorothy Russell
with illustrations by Valerie Sweet
Reprint, published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1945
by Dorothy Russell
with illustrations by Valerie Sweet
Reprint, published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1945
Red covers, black lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#80255 £4.00
90.
The Hidden Tomb
by Pamela Oldfield
Reprint, published by Hippo in 1995
by Pamela Oldfield
Reprint, published by Hippo in 1995
ISBN: 0590557998.
Paperback.
A Hippo Ghost book.
Slight wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
A Hippo Ghost book.
Slight wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#79045 £1.50
91.
The Hidden Tomb
by Pamela Oldfield
Reprint, published by Hippo in 1995
by Pamela Oldfield
Reprint, published by Hippo in 1995
ISBN: 0590557998.
Paperback.
A Hippo Ghost Book.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
A Hippo Ghost Book.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#79046 £1.50
92.
The Holiday Camp Mystery (12a)
by W. Murray
with illustrations by J. H. Wingfield
Published by Ladybird Books in 1966
by W. Murray
with illustrations by J. H. Wingfield
Published by Ladybird Books in 1966
ISBN: 0721400124.
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#117661 £3.00
93.
The Hundred-Year Mystery
by Carolyn Keene
Published by Sparrow Books in 1984
by Carolyn Keene
Published by Sparrow Books in 1984
ISBN: 0099328003.
15th book in Dana Girls series.
Paperback.
By the author of the Nancy Drew series.
Light wear to covers.
Old dealer's stamp inside front cover.
Name in Belongs To box.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
15th book in Dana Girls series.
Paperback.
By the author of the Nancy Drew series.
Light wear to covers.
Old dealer's stamp inside front cover.
Name in Belongs To box.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#112525 £4.00
94.
The Missing Moose Mystery
by Dian Curtis Regan
1st Thus edition, published by Hippo in 1996
by Dian Curtis Regan
1st Thus edition, published by Hippo in 1996
ISBN: 0590135961.
4th book in Ghost Twins series.
Paperback.
153 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
4th book in Ghost Twins series.
Paperback.
153 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#83034 £2.00
95.
The Music Store Mystery
by Bob Wright
Published by High Noon Books in 2005
by Bob Wright
Published by High Noon Books in 2005
ISBN: 1571283803.
1st book in Shady Falls Mysteries series.
Paperback.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1st book in Shady Falls Mysteries series.
Paperback.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#109805 £2.00
96.
The Mysterious Mr Fairweather
by Jessie Leckie Herbertson
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1956
by Jessie Leckie Herbertson
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1956
Peerless series.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
94 pages.
Dustwrapper a little chipped at upper edge and spine ends.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
94 pages.
Dustwrapper a little chipped at upper edge and spine ends.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#94004 £4.00
97.
The Mystery
1st edition, published by World International Publishing in 1980
1st edition, published by World International Publishing in 1980
ISBN: 0723509204.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Countrylane series.
Introduction by David Bellamy.
Some wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
Countrylane series.
Introduction by David Bellamy.
Some wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#83207 £2.00
98.
The Mystery at Lilac Inn
by Carolyn Keene
Published by Grosset and Dunlap in 1930
by Carolyn Keene
Published by Grosset and Dunlap in 1930
4th book in Nancy Drew series.
Blue covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
1cm chip at base of dustwrapper spine.
Top corner of frontispiece clipped (probably to remove owner's name).
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Blue covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
1cm chip at base of dustwrapper spine.
Top corner of frontispiece clipped (probably to remove owner's name).
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119588 £75.00
99.
The Mystery Cave
by Paul Hutchens
Reprint, published by Moody Publishers in 1997
by Paul Hutchens
Reprint, published by Moody Publishers in 1997
ISBN: 0802470114.
7th book in Sugar Creek Gang series.
Paperback.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7th book in Sugar Creek Gang series.
Paperback.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#111121 £2.50
100.
The Mystery of Abbotsfold
by Mrs. Edward Whalley-Tooker
Published by Warne in 1924
by Mrs. Edward Whalley-Tooker
Published by Warne in 1924
Brown blind-embossed boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Slight wear to covers.
Spotting to fore edge.
Some fingermarking to prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Slight wear to covers.
Spotting to fore edge.
Some fingermarking to prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#52778 £6.50