1676.
Whither Bound? A Story of Two Lost Boys
by
Owen Landor
with illustrations by
William Rainey
Published by Patridge
Purple boards with white lettering and decoration.
Covers a little worn and faded.
Prelims discoloured.
Neat dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1677.
Who did it? or Holmwood Priory
by
Rev. H. C. Adams
with illustrations by
A. W. Cooper
Reprint,
published by Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh circa 1890
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black and Red decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
186 pages.
8 full page black and white illustrations.
Decorative headpieces.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine.
Corners slightly bumped.
Prize label on paste down, from which book dated.
Occasional spotting, but pages otherwise clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1678.
Who's Who in the Zoo
by
J. B. Morton
with illustrations by
Cecil Aldin
1st edition,
published by Eyre and Spottiswoode in 1933
Quarto.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
174 pages.
A collection of humerous poems describing animals, with accompanying illustrations.
Four colour plates.
Numerous line drawn illustrations, both full-page and within the text.
Covers worn at edges and corners slightly bumped.
Spine strip faded and soiled.
Front cover discoloured.
Close to VG internally.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1679.
Wild Frontier
by
Reginald Taylor
with illustrations by
H. Bishop
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1957
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
215 pages.
Black and white illustrations.
Dustwrapper chipped at upper edge, small amount of loss.
Price-clipped.
Row of numbers written in biro at top of front endpaper.
Contents clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1680.
Wild Kitty
by
Lillie Thomas Meade
with illustrations by
J. Ayton Symington
Published by Chambers
Cream covers, titled and decorated in dark brown.
Four black and white plates.
Covers darkened, and a little worn and spine edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1681.
Wildwing
by
Phoebe Erickson
with illustrations by
Phoebe Erickson
1st edition,
published by Harper and Brothers in 1959
Octavo.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Blue spine.
White lettering on spine.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Address written on prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1682.
William the Fourth
by
Richmal Crompton
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
Abridged edition,
published by Newnes in 1963
4th book in William series.
Octavo.
Red paper-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
191 pages.
Dustwrapper lightly worn, and price-clipped; some soiling on back panel.
Covers faded at top edge.
Spotting on front endpaper.
Occasional finger-marking on contents.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1683.
William Again
by
Richmal Crompton
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
Abridged edition,
published by Newnes in 1967
3rd book in William series.
Octavo.
Red paper-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
164 pages.
Minor wear to dustwrapper.
Covers and contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1684.
William and the Monster
by
Richmal Crompton
1st Thus edition,
published by Armada in 1965
Paperback.
Covers worn and rather creased.
Spine slightly faded.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1685.
William and the Moon Rocket
by
Richmal Crompton
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
1st edition,
published by Newnes in 1954
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Ticks, underlining and other marks on prelims.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1686.
William and the Moon Rocket
by
Richmal Crompton
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
4th edition,
published by Newnes in 1959
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black edged red lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
248 pages.
Dustwrapper spine slightly faded.
Covers and contents unmarked.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1687.
William and the Tramp
by
Richmal Crompton
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
1st edition,
published by Newnes in 1952
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on spine.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1688.
William the Bold
by
Richmal Crompton
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
1st edition,
published by Newnes in 1950
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
248 pages.
Top 1.5cm chip at top of dustwrapper spine.
Some wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper not price-clipped.
Light spotting on both endpapers.
Covers clean and undamaged.
Gilt lettering and decoration bright.
Binding tight.
Contents clean and undamaged.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1689.
William the Conqueror
by
L. Du Garde Peach
with illustrations by
John T. Kenney
Published by Wills & Hepworth in 1956
Cream paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Grey open-wing ladybird pattern on endpapers.
Square blue open-wing ladybird logo facing title page.
Original price of 2'6 shown on dustwrapper front flap.
Either a first edition, or an early reprint.
Minor wear to edges of duswrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1690.
William the Conqueror
by
L. Du Garde Peach
with illustrations by
John T. Kenney
1st edition,
published by Wills & Hepworth in 1956
Light brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper intact a little worn at edges.
Minor wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1691.
William the Conqueror
by
L. Du Garde Peach
with illustrations by
John T. Kenney
1st edition,
published by Wills & Hepworth in 1956
Light brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Minor wear to covers.
Name on dustwrapper front flap and ag top of title page.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1692.
William the Conqueror
by
L. Du Garde Peach
with illustrations by
John T. Kenney
Reprint,
published by Wills & Hepworth circa 1956
Brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Blue decoration on covers.
Ladybird pattern endpapers.
Series 561.
Dustwrapper a little worn, price-clipped and marked at edges.
Book itself would be VG, except for some brown staining to fore edge (contents mainly unaffected).
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1693.
1694.
William the Pirate
by
Richmal Crompton
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
Reprint,
published by Armada in 1975
ISBN: 0006910165.
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges and a little creased.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1695.
William's Television show
by
Richmal Crompton
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
1st edition,
published by Newnes in 1958
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on spine.
Top edge olivine.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
A little faint foxing to fore edge.
Pages very slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1696.
Winkie
by
Albra Pratten
with illustrations by
Ralph S. Thompson
2nd edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1951
Quarto.
Pictorial boards with green cloth spine.
Covers scraped, and worn at edges.
Remains of sticker on back cover.
Binding slightly loose.
Prelims messy.
Fingermarking to page edges.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1697.
1698.
Winnie-the-Pooh
by
A. A. Milne
with illustrations by
Ernest Howard Shepard
Reprint,
published by Egmont in 2006
ISBN: 9781405223980.
Octavo.
Pictorial boards.
147 pages.
Illustrated with colourised drawings by E. H. Shepard.
Pictorial endpapers.
Gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Fine in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1699.
Wit bought, or, the Life and Adventures of Robert Merry
by
Peter Parley
with illustrations by
S. Williams
15th edition,
published by Darton Hodge
Peter parley is a pseudonym for S. G. Goodrich.
Pink boards, gilt decorations and lettering.
Illustrated with small engravings.
Covers worn and faded.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Crinkling and heavy finger marking to pages.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
1700.