1.
A Young Pretender
by
Dorothea Moore
Reprint,
published by Dean circa 1935
Orange boards, black lettering.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Light foxing on endpaper, none elsewhere.
Colour frontispiece.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
The Bell of the Four Evangelists
by
Violet Needham
with illustrations by
Joyce Bruce
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1947
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
256 pages.
Spine sunned.
Covers unevenly faded.
Vertical crease and name on front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
4.
5.
The Changeling of Monte Lucio
by
Violet Needham
with illustrations by
Joyce Bruce
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1946
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on spine.
Sequel to 'The Woods of Windri'.
Dustwrapper lightly worn.
Vertical crease on dustwrapper spine.
spine, and 2cm loss at top.
Covers slightly soiled and light wear to edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6.
The Changeling of Monte Lucio
by
Violet Needham
with illustrations by
Joyce Bruce
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1946
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on spine.
Sequel to "The Woods of Windri".
Dustwrapper slightly worn.
Light wear to covers.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Contents generally VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7.
The Girls of Queen's Mere
by
Doreen Wyld
1st edition,
published by Blackie circa 1950
Octavo.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
224 pages.
3 out of 4 black and white plates present.
Covers slightly soiled.
Fore edge darkened.
Name and date (Xmas 1950) written on paste down; book dated from this inscription.
Contents clean and mostly unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
The Head Girl of St Bees
by
Alys Chatwyn
with illustrations by
Joan Mather
Published by Epworth Press (J. Alfred Sharp) circa 1935
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Some light spotting to fore edge and prelims.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
The House of the Paladin
by
Violet Needham
with illustrations by
Joyce Bruce
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1945
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on spine.
"Stormy Petrel" series.
Light wear to dustwrapper and to edges of covers.
Spine strip faded.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
10.
The House of the Paladin
by
Violet Needham
with illustrations by
Joyce Bruce
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1945
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on spine.
"Stormy Petrel" series.
Dustwrapper worn, chipped at edges, and price-clipped.
Covers worn at edges.
Bookplate on front pastedown.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
12.
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)