1551.
The Wonder Book of Why and What
15th edition,
published by Ward Lock circa 1950
Glazed pictorial boards.
Eight colour plates, endpapers illustrated by Thomas Maybank.
Thin (1-2cm) strip of dustwrapper torn away across top of front cover.
Bottom 1cm of dustwrapper spine missing and some creasing.
Light wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1552.
The Wonder Book of Wonders
by
Harry Golding
4th edition,
published by Ward Lock circa 1926
Pictorial boards scratched, and corners bumped.
Inner hinges cracked.
No inscriptions or other marks.
Endpapers by Maybank.
Eight colour plates and nearly 300 illustrations.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1553.
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
by
Selma Lagerlof
with illustrations by
Hans Baumhauer
Reprint,
published by J. M. Dent in 1958
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Blue decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edge, with chips at spine ends.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Minor wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1554.
The Wonderful Garden
by
Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by
H. R. Millar
Reprint,
published by Ernest Benn in 1912
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and unevenly faded.
Corners bumped.
Spine faded.
Binding very loose, and stitching pulled.
Contents otherwise good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1555.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by
L. Frank Baum
with illustrations by
Biro
1st Thus edition,
published by J. M. Dent and Sons in 1965
Light grey pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Purple decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little creased.
Light wear to covers.
Internally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1556.
The Woods of Windri
by
Violet Needham
with illustrations by
Joyce Bruce
Reprint,
published by Collins in 1947
Octavo.
Blue covers.
Silver lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper, and price-clipped.
Names on front endpaper.
The illustrations have been neatly coloured-in.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1557.
The World of Peril; Stirring Stories of Adventure
Reprint,
published by Collins circa 1912
Dark red, embossed boards.
Gilt blocking and decoration on spine.
Spine slightly faded, and a little edge-worn.
Prize label on front paste-down.
Intermitent foxing to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1558.
The World's Best Stories for Boys & Girls
by
Winifred Biggs
with illustrations by
Honor C. Appleton
Published by T. C. & E. C. Jack circa 1930
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
624 pages.
A compendium of excerpts and short stories by various well known authors.
Contributors include: Nesbit, A. A. Milne, Richmal Crompton, Ewing, Farjeon, Lang. de la Mare, and Twain.
Covers worn at edges and somewhat scuffed.
Gilt lettering faded.
Contents slightly shaken.
Foxing on prelims and endpapers.
A number of the illustrations have been neatly coloured-in.
Some damage to final two pages where they appear to have been peeled apart.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1559.
The Would-be-goods
by
Edith Nesbit
1st edition,
published by Fisher Unwin in 1901
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
Covers heavily worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip darkened.
Inner hinges cracked, and contents shaken.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1560.
The Wreck of the Grosvenor
by
W. Clark Russell
Published by Collins circa 1900
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on spine.
11cm x 16cm.
Covers worn at edges.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1561.
The Wreckers of Pengarth
by
Michael Gibson
Published by Collins circa 1950
Dark blue covers.
Silver decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and worn at edges.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1562.
The Yankee Saddle
by
Vernon Howard
with illustrations by
Stanley Lloyd
1st edition,
published by Pickering & Inglis in 1948
Octavo.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
160 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white drawings in text.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Name and address written neatly on f.e.p.
Front hinge cracked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1563.
The Yellow Dragon
by
Edgar N. Russell
with illustrations by
Bruno Frost
Published by Conrad Press circa 1949
Quarto.
Black pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
47 pages.
Eleven full page illustrations in colour.
Covers scuffed and heavily edge-worn.
Vertical crease on back cover.
Inner hinges neatly reinforced.
Remains of pencil scribble in two places on prelims.
Contents in reasonable condition.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1564.
The Young Folks Treasure Chest
Published by Daily Express circa 1930
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Blue decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Spine strip darkened.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1565.
The Young Happiness Makers
by
E. Hope Lucas
with illustrations by
Helen Jacobs
Reprint,
published by S. W. Partridge circa 1920
Octavo.
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
96 pages.
Black and white illustrations.
A few water stains on edges of front cover.
Contents clean and unmarked, but quite tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1566.
The Young People's Parade
1st edition,
published by William Lewis in 1946
An anthology of stories.
Authors include Robert Harding, Wilfrid Robertson, Timothy Rudge and Bruce Campbell.
Pictorial covers; dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Illustrated with tri-tone plates.
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Neat Christmas dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1567.
The Young Visiters
by
Daisy Ashford
Published by Chatto Windus in 1977
ISBN: 0701105151.
Red paper-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
White decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and worn at edges.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Some faint foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1568.
The Zoo
by
Margaret Elise Gagg
with illustrations by
Barry Driscoll
Published by Ladybird Books in 1960
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Covers worn and bumped.
Some scribble on covers.
5cm loss at base of spine strip.
Contents VG.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1569.
The Zoo
by
Margaret Elise Gagg
with illustrations by
Barry Driscoll
Published by Ladybird Books in 1960
Light brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Blue decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine strip missing.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1570.
Thelwell's Book of Leisure
by
Norman Thelwell
with illustrations by
Norman Thelwell
Published by E. P. Dutton in 1969
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with some foxing on reverse.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Some foxing to fore-edge, endpapers and prelims.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1571.
1572.
They can't catch Brer Rabbit
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Suzy-Jane Tanner
1st Thus edition,
published by Award Publications in 1984
ISBN: 0861631048.
Toddler Library series.
Yellow pictorial laminated boards.
17.5cm x 23cm.
21 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Colour illustrations throughout.
'49' written at top left hand corner of front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1573.
They can't catch Brer Rabbit
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Suzy-Jane Tanner
Reprint,
published by Award Publications in 1990
ISBN: 0861631048.
Octavo.
Pictorial laminated boards.
21 pages.
Illustrated in colour.
Clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1574.
Thomas Bewick 1753-1828
Published by Twickenham College of Technology
Undated, probably 1980s.
Blue marbled boards with gilt lettering.
A brief biography and a sleection of engravings by Thomas Bewick, written and produced as a project by students of the Department of Printing and Graphic Design of Twickenham College of Technology.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1575.
Thomas the Tank Engine - The Classic Library
by
Rev Wilbert Awdry
with illustrations by
C. Reginald Dalby and Gunvor Edwards
Published by Egmont in 2002
ISBN: 9781405204446.
Pictorial laminated boards.
30cm x 15cm.
A boxed set of all 26 of Awdry's original "Railway" stories, produced in 2002 by Egmont.
Box is decorated to resemble a station ("Elsbridge") and the station canopy lifts to reveal the books.
Books appear to be unread and are close to being in as-new condition.
Binding of book 25 ("Duke the Lost Engine") is a little loose - appears to be a manufacturing defect.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)