The Oxford Books for Children series.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
14cm x 18cm.
Signed by the author inside front cover.
Inscription reads: "To Vivien, who knows what he really thinks (and buys) from Jocelyn Oliver. 1931 September 25th".
Covers worn at edges.
Corners slightly bumped.
Spine strip replaced with pale blue thin card.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

1st book in Dean's Play Hour series.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Mixture of rhymes and very short stories.
Six colour plates.
Seven full page black and white drawings.
Numerous black and white drawings in the text.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Front cover clean but slightly scratched.
Back cover flecked.
Endpapers missing.
Contents clean and unmarked, and generally VG.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Monochrome tissue-guarded frontispiece
Covers lightly worn, and darkened with age.
Dated from prize-label on front pastedown.
Some light foxing to prelims and fore edge.
Contents largely clear.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Blue cloth-covered boards.
Orange lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Undated; probably 1920s.
Covers worn and a little scuffed.
Front endpaper removed.
Name on half-title blanked-out with correction fluid.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Colour frontispiece.
Seven pages of adverts at rear.
Wear to back covers and sides of spine.
Front hinge cracked.
Spotting to title page.
Remainder of contents clean.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Beige cloth covers, gilt lettering and decorations.
Patterned endpapers.
The early history of Germany.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Badly spotted on prelims.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Octavo.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Gilt on covers dimmed.
Gilt on spine rubbed away.
Front endpaper neatly removed.
Some light finger marking at edges of prelims.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Late reprint with introduction explaining who Herbert Strang really was.
Top and bottom of spine somewhat rubbed.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

16cm x 11cm.
Black and white frontispiece.
Covers slightly marked.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper tanned and scuffed, worn at edges and lacking front flap.
Light wear to covers.
Contents slightly tanned, but are otherwise generally good.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Light wear to covers.
Spine faded.
Bookplate inside front cover.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Octavo.
Dark brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
288 pages.
Undated.
Light wear to covers.
Gilt on spine faded.
Binding sound.
Foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Gift dedication dated 1922 on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Plain blue covers, worn at spine ends, black lettering.
Prize label on front paste down.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Foxing on title page.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Red boards with black lettering.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Octavo.
Light grey pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Covers VG.
Some foxing on endpapers, prelims and fore edge.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Not dated, acquired 1923.
Colour frontispiece, 4 b/w. plates.
Covers poor, contents acceptable.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Dark blue paper-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and worn at edges.
Book itself close to VG.
Address label and neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
319 pages.
Art deco style decoration on front cover and spine.
Light wear to covers.
Three colour plates by A. Pearse.
Light spotting on fore edges.
Pages clean and white.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Pinnacle Library series.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to covers.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Blue covers, decorated in black.
Gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Spine a little worn and faded.
Illustrated with unattributed engravings.
Girls' Select Library.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Green blind-embossed boards with faded gilt lettering.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Dark blue covers, gilt lettering and decoration.
Seven out of eight black and white plates present.
Good condition

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Red, decorated cloth-covered boards.
Spine scraped and worn.
Corners bumped.
Pages heavily tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)