1.
A Handful of Thieves
by
Nina Bawden
1st edition,
published by Gollancz in 1967
Dustwrapper bound into covers.
Spine faded.
Prelims slightly messy where labels removed.
Contents clean and sound.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
A Little Silk Apron
by
Dorothy Richards
with illustrations by
Ernest Aris
4th edition,
published by Wills & Hepworth in 1949
Tasseltip series.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to covers.
Boards worn at edges.
Corners a little bumped.
Binding sound.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
Alice in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Gwynedd M. Hudson
Published by Hodder and Stoughton / Boots in 1932
Red embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
20cm x 25cm.
180 pages.
Centenary Edition.
Rectangular picture onlay depicting Alice and Dinah on front panel of dustwrapper (duplicates frontispiece).
Black line drawn illustrations of the Mad Hatter and the March Hare on rear panel of dustwrapper.
The same illustrations of the Hatter and the Hare appear on the front and back endpapers and pastedowns, additionally with orange colouring to their coats.
12 tipped-in colour plates (including frontispiece), all present.
Dustwrapper intact, with moderate wear, mainly at edges, and has been neatly reinforced at the corners on the reverse with small tabs of tape.
Some light wear to edges of covers.
Gilt lettering and decoration remains bright.
Binding sound.
Some foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Name written neatly in Belongs To box facing half-title.
Pages slightly tanned.
Includes a small number of newspaper clippings from the 1930s onward, on the subject of Lewis Carroll and Alice.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
4.
Ambari!
by
Reginald Forbes-Watson
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1961
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price clipped and slightly worn at edges.
Covers sound and undamaged.
Label removed from prelims.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
5.
Biggles Air Detective
by
W. E. Johns
Published by Latimer in 1952
Green covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Some wear and a little scuffing to covers.
Spine slightly faded.
1cm scrape / chip to lower corner of back cover.
Binding sound.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6.
Biggles Air Detective Omnibus
by
W. E. Johns
Reprint,
published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1963
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
640 pages.
Dustwrapper complete, but a little worn.
Covers clean and undamaged.
Binding sound.
Some light tape marks on endpapers where a protector may previously have been attached.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7.
Biggles of the Special Air Police
by
W. E. Johns
Published by Thames
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
247 pages.
Undated.
Dustwrapper worn at edges with some loss at spine ends and corners.
Covers and binding sound.
Some tanning and darkening to endpapers and pastedowns.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
Billy the Kid Book of Picture Stories 1959
Published by Amalgamated Press in 1958
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Light wear to covers.
Binding sound.
Contents clean
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
Blackie's Boys Annual 1924
Published by Blackie and Son Limited in 1923
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Stain at base of back cover.
Some slight soiling to edges of page block.
Binding sound.
Faint gift dedication on front pastedown.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
10.
Catweazle
by
Richard Carpenter
with illustrations by
George Adamson
Reprint,
published by Puffin in 1972
ISBN: 0140304657.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Scuff on back cover.
Binding sound.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
Cousins at Greycroft
by
Constance Mary White
Reprint,
published by Hutchinson in 1959
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Covers sound, but a little soiled and spotted.
Some scribble and writing on prelims, fairly neat.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
12.
Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls
by
Susan French
Published by Daily Mail
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Dark-grey lettering on front cover and spine.
Not dated.
Front endpaper depicts the northern constellations.
Back endpaper has the words and music to "Deck the Halls".
First story "Telling the bees".
Dustwrapper worn and creased, with one or two neatly repaired chips.
Covers clean and unmarked.
Pastedowns have faded a little.
Binding sound.
Pages very slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
13.
Dalfa Deg
by
J. O. Jones
Published by Llyfrau'r Dryw in 1967
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Dustwrapper worn.
Covers soiled.
Binding sound.
Front endpaper removed.
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
14.
Dimsie goes back
by
Dorita Fairlie Bruce
Published by Oxford University Press circa 1935
Grey embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
277 pages.
Light wear and a little soiling to covers.
Binding sound.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
15.
Ding Dong! A Visit from Thomas
Published by Publications International in 2010
ISBN: 1605539856.
20cm x 22cm.
A Play-a-Sound book.
Worn at edges.
Batteries in sounder need replacing.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
16.
Dogie Boy
by
Edit Heal
with illustrations by
Armstrong Sperry
1st edition,
published by John Gifford Ltd in 1946
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
80 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Illustrated with full-page colour pictures, and colour and black-and white chapter headings and in-text pictures.
Dustwrapper is rather worn and chipped with some loss at top, and with some neat repairs and reinforcement.
Covers have faded a little unevenly where dustwrapper is chipped, no other significant faults to the book itself.
Pages are clean and white and the binding is sound.
Overall a nice copy.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
17.
Downy Duckling
by
Angusine Jeanne MacGregor
with illustrations by
W. Perring
2nd edition,
published by Ladybird Books in 1946
Brown paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Binding sound.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
18.
English Fairy Tales
by
Flora Annie Steel
with illustrations by
Arthur Rackham
1st edition,
published by Macmillan in 1918
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
17cm x 21cm.
Covers a little worn and faded.
Gilt on spine has dimmed.
Binding generally sound.
Some faint foxing to prelims and intermittently to page edges.
Pages very slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
19.
20.
Five Run away Together
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Eileen A. Soper
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1948
Red leatherette boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Second impression, April 1948.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners and spine ends heavily bumped.
Spine strip faded.
Lower 8cm of rear edge of spine strip split.
Edges of page block soiled.
Binding sound.
Name and address on title page.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
21.
Flower Babies
by
Elizabeth May
with illustrations by
Ida May Rockwell
Published by The Saalfield Publishing Company circa 1910
White pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark green cloth spine.
23cm x 28cm.
Undated; first edition, or an early reprint.
Neat gift dedication, dated 1911, on front endpaper.
Covers and spine worn and bumped at edges and corners.
Covers moderately soiled.
Binding sound.
Contents generally close to VG, but some fingermarking at edges of pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
22.
Flower Legends for Children
by
Hilda Murray
with illustrations by
J. S. Eland
1st edition,
published by Longmans, Green and Co in 1901
Light yellow pictorial paper-covered boards.
Brown cloth spine.
29cm x 22cm.
Pictorial endpapers.
Undated, believed to be 1901 first edition.
Covers worn and scuffed at edges.
Corners bumped.
Some soiling and staining to covers.
Binding sound.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
23.
For Every Boy
Published by Blackie circa 1950
Glazed pictorial boards.
Red cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
First story: "Sentence to Victory" by M Sullivan.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Covers clean and undamaged.
Binding sound.
Contents clean and bright.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
24.
Fun with sounds (8c)
by
William Murray
with illustrations by
Martin Aitchison
Reprint,
published by Ladybird Books in 1966
ISBN: 0721405517.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Key Words Reading Scheme.
Original price 60p.
Wear to edges of covers, otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
25.