1.
Adventures in Field, Flood and Forest
Published by Blackie and Sons Limited circa 1900
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn and scuffed.
endpapers and prelims missing.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
2.
More Adventures of Alison
by
Sheila Stuart
1st Thus edition,
published by Blackie in 1965
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little worn at the edges.
Small amount of foxing to fore edge.
Name on half-title.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
3.
The Adventures of Hans Muller
by
Alice Lang
with illustrations by
Morgan Walter J
Reprint,
published by Religious Tract Society circa 1907
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
221 pages.
Floral pattern in black and white in linear design on covers.
Three full page black and white illustrations.
Spine ends a little frayed.
Prize label on front paste down (name blacked out).
Some foxing, mainly at front and rear of book.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
4.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by
Mark Twain
with illustrations by
C. Walter Hodges
Reprint,
published by Dent Dutton in 1958
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Green decoration on covers.
Covers worn.
Spine faded and soiled, and some damage at ends.
School library marks on half-title.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
6.
Stories of Field and Forest
Published by Humphrey Milford in 1933
Edited by Herbert Strang.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
12cm x 16cm.
76 pages.
"The Little Golden Books".
Light wear to covers.
Neat name and address on front endpaper.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
Flora's Feast: A Masque of Flowers
by
Walter Crane
with illustrations by
Walter Crane
Published by Cassell and Company in 1895
Light green pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark green cloth spine.
Brown lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
19cm x 25cm.
40 pages.
8 pages of adverts at rear.
Brown patterned endpapers.
One colour illustration per page, beneath one or two lines of poetry.
Covers a little worn and scuffed at edges, and slightly soiled.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
A little faint spotting to fore edge and reverse of front endpaper, contents not affected.
School prize label, dated 1896, on front pastedown.
Contents clean, with bright colours.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
The Adventures of Jig & Co
by
J. Paterson Milne
with illustrations by
Inez Topham
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1935
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Dated from prize label inside front cover.
Light wear and a few faint marks to covers.
A little faint foxing to prelims and fore edge.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
The Namesake
by
C. Walter Hodges
with illustrations by
C. Walter Hodges
1st edition,
published by G Bell & Sons in 1964
Dark red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper intact, but heavily worn and has been reinforced with vinyl laminate.
Minor wear to lower edge of covers.
Front endpaper messy where school library labels removed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
Peter Trawl or The Adventures of a Whaler
by
W. H. G. Kingston
1st edition,
published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1881
Octavo.
Dark green embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Silver decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
350 pages.
Six (of eight) black and white plates present.
Covers heavily worn at edges, and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip worn at edges and ends, and somewhat darkened.
Gift dedication dated 1883 on reverse of front endpaper.
Endpapers and prelims foxed and tanned.
Contents shaken, and some pages coming loose.
Occasional foxing to page edges.
Some foxing in gutter, where staples in the binding have rusted.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
Tell me a Story
by
Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by
Walter Crane
Reprint,
published by Macmillan in 1917
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Light green decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and a little faded.
Spine faded.
Name, and library marks on front endpaper.
Contents slightly shaken.
Pages a little tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
The Two Whalers; or, Adventures in the Pacific
by
W. H. G. Kingston
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge circa 1885
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
12cm x 17cm.
128 pages.
Black endpapers.
Covers worn at edges, and a little soiled.
Gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
13.
A Toast to the King
by
Elizabeth Coatsworth
with illustrations by
Forrest Orr
1st edition,
published by Coward McCann in 1940
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Covers a little worn at edges and corners.
Signed by the author on front endpaper: "For Mrs Bridge with the warm good wishes of the authr, Elizabeth Coatsworth Beston, October 12, 1940".
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
Further Adventures of the Monty Trio
by
Andrew MacKinnon
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
Reprint
published in 1949
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Smudge to lower 3cm of fore edge.
Prize label on front endpaper.
A few fingermarks on prelims.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
The Overland Launch
by
C. Walter Hodges
with illustrations by
C. Walter Hodges
1st edition,
published by Bell in 1969
ISBN: 0713515465.
Black cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
White decoration on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Minimal library marks.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
Boys' School Story Omnibus
by
Walter Rhoades and Michael Poole
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1940
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Contains three novels:
"The Whip Hand",
"Jimmy Cranston's Crony", and
"The Captain of Stannards".
Covers worn at edges.
Spine faded and soiled.
A little foxing to fore edge.
Front endpaper removed.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
The Adventures of King Arthur
by
Eleanor C. Price
with illustrations by
Rowland Wheelwright
Published by Coker in 1933
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Six colour plates.
Covers scuffed and worn at edges.
Some spotting on fore-edge.
Neat gift-dedication on front paste-down.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Binding strained, and contents a little shaken.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
18.
Chums of Meriton
by
Walter Herrod
Published by The Pilgrim Press circa 1930
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Spine faded.
Foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
20.
The Adventures of Hadrian Hedgehog
by
Candida Lycett Green
with illustrations by
Christopher Thynne
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1968
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, price-clipped and soiled.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Binding sound.
Contents generally VG, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
21.
Redcar Lee
by
Mrs Walter Searle
with illustrations by
J. Allanson Cull
4th edition,
published by Jarrold circa 1905
Brown blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering and decoration on covers.
Black and gilt decoration on spine.
Top edge gilt.
375 pages.
All edges of spine worn, all lettering faded.
Front endpaper missing, name on half title.
Two black and white plates, chapter headings and tail pieces.
Nine pages of adverts at rear of book.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
The Strange Adventures of a Young Sailor
by
John Andrew Higginson
Published by Religious Tract Society circa 1900
Green blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Covers faded.
Light wear to edges.
Prelims and fore edge foxed.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
23.
Little Frida
by
Matilda Horsburgh
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1915
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards with black floral decoration.
Gilt lettering on spine.
156 pages.
'A Tale of the Black Forest'.
Author not credited on title page.
Three colour plates.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
Told Again
by
Walter de la Mare
with illustrations by
A. H. Watson
Reprint,
published by Basil Blackwell in 1935
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on covers.
320 pages.
"Traditional tales told by Walter de la Mare".
Covers scuffed and heavily worn.
Damage at spine ends.
Two large scuffs on back cover.
Binding loose.
Contents shaken.
Some scribble on contents page.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Justin Todd
1st Thus edition,
published by Gollancz in 1984
ISBN: 0575032634.
Quarto.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
158 pages.
Printed on art paper.
22 colour illustrations.
A few marks on reverse of dustwrapper.
Covers themselves are clear.
Small amount of wear to base of back board.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)