51.
52.
53.
Aunt Bell
by
Henley I. Arden
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1907
Pale blue decorated covers with gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay front cover.
Covers are slightly soiled.
Cream endpapers, front and back are badly discoloured.
Latter ten pages of book are badly discoloured.
Four black and white plates.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
54.
Aunt Bell
by
Henley I. Arden
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1930
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on covers.
Maroon decoration on covers.
Dated from prize label inside front cover.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Spine slightly faded.
Some light foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
55.
56.
Aunt Sally
by
Constance Angelena Milman
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1925
Blue decorated covers, spine a little worn and discloured.
Four colour plates.
Prelims and first thirty pages badly foxed.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
57.
Away in the Wilderness
by
R. M. Ballantyne
Reprint,
published by James Nisbet circa 1909
Octavo.
Olive green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
Gilt blocked lettering on spine.
123 pages.
Very attractive pictorial covers.
Black and white frontispiece.
5 pages of adverts at rear of book.
Hand-written gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean nd unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
58.
59.
Barbe of Grand Bayou
by
John Oxenham
Published by Hodder and Stoughton circa 1924
Written by the father of Elsie J Oxenham.
Not dated, gift dedication dated 1924 on front endpaper.
Spine faded, covers edgeworn.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
60.
Ben Burton or Born and Bred at Sea
by
W. H. G. Kingston
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1915
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt blocked lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn and a little scuffed.
Dated from gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
61.
Ben Hur
by
Lew Wallace
Published by Thames Publishing Co circa 1955
Regent Classics series.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Scuffing to front cover.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
62.
Ben Hur
by
Lew Wallace
with illustrations by
Mario Cooper
1st Thus edition,
published by Purnell in 1956
Edited by Willis Lindquist.
Golden Picture Classics series.
Quarto.
Red paper-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
20cm x 28cm.
94 pages.
Abridged edition for children.
Copiously illustrated with two or three colour illustrations per double page.
Covers unevenly faded, and a little worn.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
63.
Bessie among the Mountains
by
Joana Hone Mathews
Published by Routledge circa 1920
Blue blind embossed boards.
Covers a little faded.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
64.
Better than Riches
by
Lillie Thomas Meade
with illustrations by
J Petts
Reprint,
published by W & R Chambers circa 1920
Blue boards with dark blue lettering.
Illustrated with black and white plates.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Foxing to fore-edge, prelims and page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
65.
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)
66.
Bible Stories from the New Testament
with illustrations by
Harry G. Theaker
Published by Ward Lock & Co circa 1940
Rainbow Picture Books series.
Quarto.
Yellow paper-covered boards.
Light brown cloth spine.
Sixteen full-page colour illustrations, plus several full-page monochrome illustrations.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
67.
68.
Bonnie and Bright
by
Uncle Reg
Published by Butcher
Short stories.
Some damage to spine extremities.
Not dated, prize sticker 1920.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
69.
70.
Brave Geordie: The Story of an English Boy
by
Grace Stebbing
with illustrations by
H. W. Petherick
New edition,
published by Shaw circa 1900
Attractive blue decorated covers with gilt lettering.
Pale green leaf patterned endpapers.
Six black and white plates, black and white tailpieces and chapter headings.
Pages are somewhat tanned and brittle.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
71.
Butterflies Shown to the Children
by
Janet Harvey Kelman
Published by T. C. & E. C. Jack circa 1925
Edited by Louey Chisholm.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Covers worn and soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine faded.
Endpapers darkened.
Contents slightly shaken.
Pages a little tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
72.
By Heather and Sea
by
E. Vaughan
with illustrations by
Claude Shepperson
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge circa 1895
Pale blue pictorial covers, gilt lettering on spine, bevilled boards.
Patterned endpapers, prize dedication written in ink on front paste down.
Eight pages of adverts at rear of book.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
73.
Cape Cousins
by
E. M. Green
2nd edition,
published by Wells Gardner Dalton circa 1905
Orange pictorial boards.
Black and white illustrations (not attributed).
Some wear to covers.
Front endpaper missing.
Seven of ten plates present.
Some fingermarking.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
74.
Captain Cook's Voyages
with illustrations by
Archibald Webb
Published by Hodder and Stoughton circa 1913
Red pictorial boards.
Pictorial endpapers.
Covers heavily worn.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Occasional spotting to contents.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
75.
Captain Polly
by
Sophie Swett
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1900
Blue boards with red lettering and decoration and gilt lettering on spine.
Oval picture only front cover.
Spine strip a little soiled.
Title page and one plate loose.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)