1.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by
Joan Hassall
Reprint,
published by Blackie in 1961
Octavo.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper a little worn at edges, with 4cm loss at base of spine and price-clipped.
Book itself close to VG.
Name in childish hand on front endpaper.
Neat gift dedication between front endpaper and half-title.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
A Flier of the Northland
by
E. Grey
with illustrations by
W. Langdon Kihn
Published by Blackie circa 1940
Brown boards with dark brown lettering and decoration.
Not dated; probably late 1930s.
Covers slightly worn at edges.
Faint scribble on front cover.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
A Fourth Form Friendship
by
Angela Brazil
Published by Blackie circa 1950
Green cloth-covered boards.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped, and laminated to covers.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
4.
A Little Book of Old Rhymes
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1949
Grey paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Old tape marks at top and bottom edge of covers.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
5.
A Rainbow in the Morning
by
Fiona Waters
with illustrations by
Paula Cloonan
1st edition,
published by Blackie in 1991
ISBN: 021692863X.
Dustwrapper has closed tear at top front.
Front endpaper has top right corner cut off.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6.
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)
7.
Alison's Easter Adventure
by
Sheila Stuart
with illustrations by
Gervaise
Published by Blackie circa 1950
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
An Exciting Term
by
Angela Brazil
Published by Blackie circa 1950
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn and price-clipped, with some soiling and staining.
Minor wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
An Exciting Term
by
Angela Brazil
Published by Blackie circa 1950
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Lower 4cm of spine strip's back edge split.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
10.
Andrew takes the Plunge
by
Kathryn Cave
with illustrations by
David Mostyn
1st edition,
published by Blackie in 1994
ISBN: 0216941288.
Laminated pictorial covers.
The Story Factory, no. 14.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
Animal Folk Tales around the World
by
Kathleen Arnott
with illustrations by
Bernadette Watts
1st edition,
published by Blackie in 1970
ISBN: 0216884934.
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
12.
13.
Animal Tales from Many Lands
by
Kathleen Arnott
with illustrations by
Bernadette Watts
1st Thus edition,
published by Blackie in 1972
ISBN: 0216893224.
Red leatherette boards.
Slight wear to dustwrapper.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Stamp on title page.
No other library marks.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
14.
At School with Rachel
by
Angela Brazil
Published by Blackie circa 1960
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
15.
Betty's Diary
by
Dorothy Russell
with illustrations by
Honor C. Appleton
1st Thus edition,
published by Blackie circa 1918
Octavo.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Dark brown lettering on spine.
261 pages.
Five colour plates.
Narrow picture onlay beneath titling on the front cover.
The covers soiled and heavily worn.
Corners soft and spine ends beginning to fray.
Floral decoration around picture onlay has faded.
Front endpaper removed.
Gift dedication on the half-title.
Pages generally clean, although there is a little fingermarking.
Binding is tight.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
16.
17.
Blackie's Omnibus of Brownie Stories
by
Sybil Owsley
Published by Blackie circa 1960
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
640 pages.
Dustwrapper complete, but worn at edges.
Neat gift dedication on front pastedown.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
18.
Blackie's Popular Nursery Stories
with illustrations by
John Hassall
Published by Blackie circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Light yellow lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white.
Boards worn and edge-chipped.
Spine strip in good condition.
Name and date on front paste down.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
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20.
21.
22.
Brother Raimon Returns
by
Agnes Charlotte Stewart
1st edition,
published by Blackie in 1978
ISBN: 021690532X.
Blue covers, silver lettering on spine.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
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24.
25.
Captain Starlight
by
Percy Francis Westerman
with illustrations by
W. Edward Wigfull
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1920
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Top edge blue.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)