226.
The New Girl at St Chad's
by
Angela Brazil
with illustrations by
John Campbell
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1920
Dark blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Some foxing and darkening to prelims and endpapers.
Contents faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
227.
The New Girl at St Chad's
by
Angela Brazil
with illustrations by
W. M. Spence
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1930
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Vinyl laminate applied to covers.
Light foxing to fore edge.
Front endpaper removed.
Gift dedication on front pastedown.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
228.
The New House Mistress
by
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Vinyl laminate applied to covers.
Some light foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
229.
The New Illustrated Encyclopedia
Published by Collins circa 1957
Edited by John R. Crossland
Quarto.
Red blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
467 pages.
8 colour plates.
Numerous black and white drawings.
All plates present.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Lettering on spine has faded.
Dated from a school prize label on f.e.p.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
230.
The New Recruit
by
Edith Fraser
with illustrations by
Peter Fraser
Published by J. Burrow in 1945
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Short text, large print.
Illustrated with bold pictures of toy soldiers after the style of Hulme Beaman.
Covers slightly soiled.
Corners bumped and light wear at edges.
Writing has been mostly erased from front paste down.
Closed tear at base of title page.
Contents clean and tight, mostly unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
231.
The New Rupert Book
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Express in 1951
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
123 pages.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine strip.
Spotting on both boards.
Not price-clipped.
No name in 'Belongs to' box.
Prelims. and contents clean and unmarked.
Condition close to Very Good.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
232.
The New Rupert Book
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Express in 1951
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
18cm x 25cm.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners slightly bumped.
Price-clipped.
Neatly written name and address in Belongs To box.
Contents generally close to VG.
Pages very slightly tanned.
7cm closed tear on page 41.
Small chip at base of page 25.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
233.
The New Rupert Book
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Express in 1951
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners bumped.
Covers slightly darkened.
Price-clipped.
Belongs To box neatly completed.
Pages very slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
234.
The New Rupert Book
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Daily Express in 1951
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip missing.
Name in Belongs To box.
Some fingermarking to page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
235.
236.
237.
The New School at Scawdale
by
Angela Brazil
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1960
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
Red decoration on covers.
Vinyl laminate applied to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
238.
The New Toby Twirl Colour Strip Adventure Book
by
Sheila Hodgetts
with illustrations by
Edward Jeffrey
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1954
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Price-clipped.
Small tear to top edge of front endpaper inexpertly repaired.
Belongs To box completed.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
239.
240.
241.
242.
The New, Thinking Annabel
by
Alan Davidson
1st Thus edition,
published by Puffin in 1989
ISBN: 014032416X.
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
243.
244.
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)
245.
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)
246.
247.
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)
248.
249.
250.
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)