26.
27.
A Visit to the Zoo
by
Enid Blyton
Published by W & A. K. Johnston circa 1945
Old Thatch series.
12cm x 16cm.
64 pages.
Fabric covers.
Light wear to edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
28.
29.
Adventures in Old Shoe House
by
Dorothy Richards
with illustrations by
Elsie Thomas
1st edition,
published by Faber and Faber in 1948
Light brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
12cm x 15cm.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Front cover spotted, and lettering a little faded.
Binding strained, but contents otherwise generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
30.
Aesop's Fables
with illustrations by
Ernest Griset
Published by Lothrop, Boston circa 1890
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Red lettering on covers.
238 pages.
Illustrated with 4 full-page chromolithographs, plus numerous engravings, both full-page and within the text.
Light wear to boards.
Covers worn and bumped at edges.
Binding firm.
Label on paste down, reads: 'Library of Harold Kaiser No. 40'
Pages lightly, but evenly, tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
31.
African Mammals
by
John Leigh-Pemberton
with illustrations by
John Leigh-Pemberton
1st edition,
published by Wills & Hepworth in 1969
ISBN: 0721402364.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue spine.
50 pages.
Transparent laminate applied to covers.
Corners and spine ends worn.
Old tape marks on prelims.
Some marks on contents, but otherwise generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
32.
Airborne
by
Alan C. Jenkins
1st edition,
published by Blackie in 1975
ISBN: 0216900476.
Black boards.
Gold lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
33.
Alice and Thomas and Jane
by
Enid Bagnold
with illustrations by
Laurian Jones
Published by Heinemann in 1930
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
17cm x 21cm.
Covers worn at edges and somewhat soiled.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Writing erased from front endpaper.
Contents close to VG, but som occasional fingermarking at page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
34.
Alice in Wonderland and through the Looking-Glass
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Harry Rountree
Published by Collins circa 1930
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
10cm x 15cm.
318 pages.
Maroon endpapers.
Dated from two owner's names and dates on reverse of frontispiece - book is possibly somewhat older.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Damp mark at lower corner of front cover.
Marks at lower edge of front endpaper and front paste-down where they have stuck together (probably due to being splashed) and have been prised apart.
Faint damp mark at lower edge of prelims.
Contents good, and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
35.
36.
37.
Aunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble
by
Phyllis Root
with illustrations by
David Parkins
1st edition,
published by Walker Books in 1996
ISBN: 074454002X.
Laminated pictorial boards.
Dustwrapper matches cover design.
Minor wear to edges of covers and dustwrapper.
Small charity dealer's stamp at top right of title page.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
38.
Aztec Gold
by
Peter Dawlish
with illustrations by
Patrick A. Jobson
Published by Oxford University Press in 1958
Oxford Children's Library edition.
Covers worn and slightly stained at edges.
Some soiling to fore edge.
Name on front endpaper.
Good in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
39.
Aztec Gold
by
Peter Dawlish
with illustrations by
Patrick A. Jobson
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1975
Oxford Children's Library.
Elizabethan adventure at sea.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
40.
Baden-Powell
by
E.E. Reynolds
3rd edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1943
Octavo.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
283 pages.
Eight leaves of photographs, line drawings by Baden-Powell.
Dustwrapper chipped and soiled.
1 cm. loss at dustwrapper spine ends, corners also affected.
Dustwraper heavily repaired, mostly on the reverse.
Covers firm and undamaged, but lightly worn at edges.
Name on front endpaper.
Light spotting on fore edge, has not bled through onto text.
Contents clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
41.
Ballet
by
Arnold L. Haskell
with illustrations by
Kay Ambrose
Revised edition,
published by Penguin in 1945
Pelican series.
Paperback.
130 pages.
Illustrated with striking black and white illustrations, plus 16 pages of photogravure.
This is a reprint of the 1945 revised edition, also printed in 1945.
Covers worn and slightly spotted.
Spotting on fore edge and prelims.
Contents slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
42.
Ballet
by
Arnold L. Haskell
with illustrations by
Kay Ambrose
10th edition,
published by Penguin Books in 1951
Pelican series.
Paperback.
211 pages.
3rd revision.
Light wear and soiling to covers.
Contents lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
43.
Balloonantics
by
Peter Rush
with illustrations by
Peter Rush
1st edition,
published by Canongate in 1983
ISBN: 0862410320.
Old sellotape marks on prelims.
Pink boards, gilt lettering.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
44.
Bambi
by
Felix Salten
with illustrations by
Maurice Wilson
Reprint,
published by Knight Books in 1967
ISBN: 0340024666.
Paperback.
222 pages.
Covers worn and creased.
Old price and date stamp on prelims.
Contents firm and clean, but tanned.
Some pages dog-eared.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
45.
Bedtime Bookshelf
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Helen Cockburn
1st British edition,
published by Templar in 1993
ISBN: 1870956737.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
62 pages.
This edition produced for Bookmart.
Stories taken from 'Old Thatch' series and Sunny Stories.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
46.
Ben Hur
by
Lew Wallace
with illustrations by
Mario Cooper
1st Thus edition,
published by Purnell in 1956
Edited by Willis Lindquist.
Golden Picture Classics series.
Quarto.
Red paper-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
20cm x 28cm.
94 pages.
Abridged edition for children.
Copiously illustrated with two or three colour illustrations per double page.
Covers unevenly faded, and a little worn.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
47.
Bessie Bunter and the Gold Robbers
by
Hilda Richards
1st Thus edition,
published by Paul Hamlyn in 1967
Paperback.
Yellow covers.
126 pages.
Covers a little worn.
Name and address on half title.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
48.
Bessie Bunter and the Gold Robbers
by
Hilda Richards
1st Thus edition,
published by Paul Hamlyn in 1967
Paperback.
126 pages.
Covers worn and creased.
Corners dog-eared.
Damage to bottom of spine strip.
Contents clean and unmarked, but dog-eared at lower corner.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
49.
Beyond the Chocolate War
by
Robert Cormier
1st British edition,
published by Gollancz in 1985
ISBN: 0575037113.
Sequel to 'The Chocolate War'.
Young Adult novel .
The abuse of power among the older pupils in an American secondary school.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
50.
Bible Stories from the New Testament
with illustrations by
Harry G. Theaker
Published by Ward Lock & Co circa 1940
Rainbow Picture Books series.
Quarto.
Yellow paper-covered boards.
Light brown cloth spine.
Sixteen full-page colour illustrations, plus several full-page monochrome illustrations.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)