251.
The Otterbury Incident
by
C. Day Lewis
with illustrations by
Edward Ardizzone
Reprint,
published by Heinemann in 1974
ISBN: 0435120018.
Matt pictorial covers, white lettering.
Some of letters on front covers coloured in, in black ink.
Covers worn, contents clean
New Windmill series.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
252.
The Rain Forest
by
Armstrong Sperry
with illustrations by
Armstrong Sperry
1st edition,
published by The Bodley Head in 1950
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Blue lettering on spine.
191 pages.
Pictorial endpapers, green and black on white.
Black and white illustrations throughout.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
253.
254.
The Saddlebag Hero
by
Sian Lewis
with illustrations by
Karen Heywood
1st edition,
published by Hamish Hamilton in 1984
ISBN: 0241113024.
Octavo.
Cream pictorial laminated boards.
83 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
255.
The Saddlebag Hero
by
Sian Lewis
with illustrations by
Karen Heywood
Reprint,
published by Young Piper in 1988
ISBN: 0241113024.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Minor damage to base of spine.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
256.
The Saddlebag Hero
by
Sian Lewis
with illustrations by
Karen Heywood
1st Thus edition,
published by Young Piper in 1990
ISBN: 033031288X.
Paperback.
84 pages.
Pages lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
257.
The Saddlebag Hero
by
Sian Lewis
with illustrations by
Karen Heywood
Reprint,
published by Young Piper in 1990
ISBN: 033031288X.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
258.
The Second Wantoknow Omnibus for Girls
by
Dorothy Dennison
4th edition,
published by Paternoster in 1954
"The 'Victory Million' Edition".
Comprising:
"These girls I knew" and
"We all went sailing".
Dustwrapper heavily chipped.
Pages yellowing.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
259.
260.
261.
The Spartan Twins
by
Lucy Fitch Perkins
with illustrations by
Lucy Fitch Perkins
5th edition,
published by Cape in 1946
Octavo.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
151 pages.
One of the 'Twin' series, which Lucy Fitch Perkins began writing in the 1930s to encourage children to appreciate other cultures.
Dustwrapper a little worn, old sellotape marks on flaps.
Library markings removed.
Endpapers renewed.
Pages lightly tanned.
Some creases and fingermarking at front of book.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
262.
The Story of a Red Deer
by
J. W. Fortescue
with illustrations by
G. D. Armour
1st thus edition,
published by Macmillan in 1925
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
144 pages.
Twelve illustrations in colour, twelve in gravure.
Covers clean and firm.
Gift dedication and book plate on front endpaper.
Small newspaper cutting pasted to half title.
Faint foxing on fore edge, pages clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
263.
The Story of Miss Moppet
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
1st edition,
published by Frederick Warne & Co, London & New York in 1906
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
11cm x 10cm.
First edition, concertina format.
UK printing (rear cover shows "Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York).
Covers sound, but scuffed and soiled.
Sliver "clasp" on front cover has worn away.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of top page of contents.
Contents delicate and heavily worn.
Neat repair to hinge between pages 10 and 11, where a strip of plain paper was glued to the fold and has subsequently been reinforced with tape tabs on the rear.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
264.
265.
The Strange New Girl
by
Helen S. Humphries
1st edition,
published by Pickering & Inglis in 1964
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
128 pages.
Covers clean.
Spine slightly faded.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Uneven tanning on title page.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
266.
The Stranger
by
Ursel Scheffler
with illustrations by
Jutta Timm
1st English edition,
published by North South Books in 1994
ISBN: 1558583122.
Translated from the German by Rosemary Lanning.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Appears to be new and unread.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
267.
The Swish of the Curtain
by
Pamela Brown
with illustrations by
Newton Whittaker
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1953
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Gilt on spine faded.
Front endpaper removed.
Some foxing to prelims.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
268.
The Testing of Tertius
by
Robert Newman
1st edition,
published by Hutchinson in 1974
ISBN: 0091194601.
Maroon covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Sequel to "Merlin's Mistake".
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
269.
The Threat
by
Lennart Frick
with illustrations by
Rolf Emne
1st English edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1975
Translated by Joan Tate.
A young boy learns to readjust to a new environment.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
270.
The Time Wave
by
Max Fatchen
with illustrations by
Edward Mortelmans
1st edition,
published by Methuen in 1978
ISBN: 0416584209.
A tale of kidnapping.
Green covers, gilt lettering on spine.
New front endpaper.
No stamps, access number only.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
271.
The Toby Man
by
Dick King-Smith
with illustrations by
Ian Newsham
1st Thus edition,
published by Puffin in 1991
ISBN: 0140342850.
Paperback.
111 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Pages clean, but slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
272.
The Two New Girls
by
Amy E. Seymour
with illustrations by
J. Dewar Mills
Reprint,
published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1935
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges.
Spine unevenly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
273.
The Viking News
by
Rachel Wright
Published by Ted Smart in 2001
ISBN: 0744578671.
Paperback.
Quarto.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
274.
The Wallypug of Why
by
George Edward Farrow
with illustrations by
Harry Furniss
Published by Hutchinson circa 1890
Dark green pictorial embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
201 pages.
Section of advertising after main body of text.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Gilt a little rubbed and dull.
Gilt edging on fore-edge has largely come away; gilt on top and bottom edge unaffected.
Endpapers renewed in black paper.
Some light foxing to prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
275.
The Weather
by
F. E. Newing and Richard Bowood
with illustrations by
Robert Ayton
reprint edition,
published by Wills & Hepworth in 1962
ISBN: 0721401015.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
51 pages.
Series 536.
Original price 24p.
Edges of spine and covers worn.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)