1.
All sorts of stories
Published by Macmillan and Co circa 1940
Paperback.
Staple-bound.
"Activity Reading Material".
Undated, probably late 1930s or early 1940s.
Covers worn and unevenly faded.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
At the Zoo
by
Irene Downie
with illustrations by
Phyllis Buckhurst
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1948
Joyful Steps to Reading series.
Paperback.
Covers worn and creased.
Pages tanned and fingrmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
Faraway Princess
by
Jane Oliver
with illustrations by
Jane Paton
1st edition,
published by Macmillan and Co in 1962
Blue semi-pictorial boards.
Old sellotape marks on covers and dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper edgeworn with back flap mostly missing.
Front endpaper glued to front pastedown.
Front hinge cracked and repaired with tape.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
4.
Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales
by
Grace James
with illustrations by
Warwick Goble
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1923
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
15cm x 22cm.
16 colour plates.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Spine slightly faded.
Name at top corner of front endpaper.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
5.
Just so Stories
by
Rudyard Kipling
with illustrations by
Rudyard Kipling
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1922
Maroon embossed leather boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers and spine.
Top edge gilt.
11cm x 17cm.
219 pages.
Dustwrapper worn, and a little soiled, with 2cm loss at base of spine and rear panel, and 1cm loss at top of spine.
Dustwrapper neatly repaired and reinforced on reverse.
Book itself generally VG.
Light wear to edges of covers.
A little spotting to fore edge.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6.
Kim
by
Rudyard Kipling
with illustrations by
J. Lockwood Kipling
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1927
Maroon embossed leather boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers and spine.
Top edge gilt.
11cm x 17cm.
413 pages.
Dustwrapper worn, with 4cm loss at lower edge of front panel.
Dustwrapper repaired and neatly re-backed onto plain paper.
Book itself VG.
Light wear to edges of covers.
A little faint spotting to fore edge.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7.
Old Christmas
by
Washington Irving
with illustrations by
Randolph Caldecott
1st Thus edition,
published by Macmillan and Co in 1903
Pocket Classics series.
Dark red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
10cm x 18cm.
Light wear to covers.
Gilt on spine a littl dull.
Corners slightly bumped.
Light foxing to endpapers and prelims.
Pages faintly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
Puck of Pook's Hill
by
Rudyard Kipling
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1927
Maroon embossed leather boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers and spine.
Top edge gilt.
11cm x 17cm.
306 pages.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with one or two neat reapairs to reverse.
Book itself VG.
Some light spotting to fore edge.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
Stalky and Co
by
Rudyard Kipling
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1927
Maroon embossed laminated boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers and spine.
Top edge gilt.
11cm x 17cm.
272 pages.
Dustwrapper delicate at edges, and a little worn.
Book itself VG.
Minor wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
10.
11.
The Second Jungle Book
by
Rudyard Kipling
with illustrations by
John Lockwood Kipling
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1925
Maroon embossed leather boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers and spine.
Top edge gilt.
11cm x 17cm.
299 pages.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and a little delicate.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
12.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Warwick Goble
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1924
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on spine.
Top edge gilt.
15cm x 21cm.
16 colour plates.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Faint mark at lower edge of front cover.
Spine a little soiled.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)