1.
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: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
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: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
The best of the Bunch
by
Nance Donkin
with illustrations by
Edwina Bell
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1978
ISBN: 0001843745.
Dark blue boards.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
4.
In the Beginning said Great Aunt Jane
by
Helen Bradley
with illustrations by
Helen Bradley
1st edition,
published by Cape in 1975
ISBN: 0224011499.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
29cm x 27cm.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
A little faint foxing on title page.
VG in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
5.
Aunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble
by
Phyllis Root
with illustrations by
David Parkins
1st edition,
published by Walker Books in 1996
ISBN: 074454002X.
Laminated pictorial boards.
Dustwrapper matches cover design.
Minor wear to edges of covers and dustwrapper.
Small charity dealer's stamp at top right of title page.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
The best of the Bunch
by
Nance Donkin
with illustrations by
Edwina Bell
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1978
ISBN: 0001843745.
A story about street urchins in Sydney in the 1820s.
Dark blue boards.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
There Far Beyond the River
by
Juri Korinetz
1st Thus edition,
published by Brockhampton Press in 1973
ISBN: 0340172088.
Based on the authorized German translation by Hans Baumann.
Translated from the German by Anthea Bell.
Black covers.
Gold lettering on spine.
Label removed from prelims.
Tear on title page repaired with tape.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
The River and the Forest
by
Juri Korinetz
1st Thus edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1978
ISBN: 0340206136.
Translated from German by Anthea Bell.
Blue covers.
Gold lettering on spine.
Label on front pastedown.
Label removed from front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
Dragon Rider
by
Cornelia Funke
1st Thus edition,
published by The Chicken House in 2004
ISBN: 9791903434900.
Translated from the German by Anthea Bell.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Lower edge of covers scuffed and worn.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
The River and the Forest
by
Juri Korinetz
1st British edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1978
ISBN: 0340206136.
Blue covers, gilt lettering.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Translated from German by Anthea Bell.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
Hunters of Siberia
by
Barbara Bartos-Hoppner
with illustrations by
Peter Wywiorski
1st British edition,
published by Brockhampton Press in 1969
ISBN: 0340042192.
Dark grey covers, gilt lettering and decoration.
Translated from the original German by Anthea Bell.
Signed by Marjorie Fisher on the front endpaper, the well known collector and writer on children's literature.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
The Old Church Bell and other stories
by
Hans Christian Andersen
Reprint,
published by Routledge, circa 1900
Translated from the Danish by H. W. Dulcken.
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Two colour illustrations.
A number of engravings.
Wear at spine ends and corners.
Front inner hinge cracked.
Contents generally clean and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
The Bell of the Four Evangelists
by
Violet Needham
with illustrations by
Joyce Bruce
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1947
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
256 pages.
Spine sunned.
Covers unevenly faded.
Vertical crease and name on front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
Another six and twenty tales
by
Peggy Stack
with illustrations by
Peggy Stack
1st edition,
published by Faber and Faber in 1963
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
127 pages.
Decorated with black and white line drawings by the author.
Upper edge of dustwrapper chipped.
Name written at lower edge of front paste down.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
The Queen Who Came to Tea
by
Helen Bradley
with illustrations by
Helen Bradley
1st edition,
published by Jonathan Cape in 1978
ISBN: 0224015451.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
29cm x 27cm.
Minor wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
Dustwrapper faded at spine, and has foxing on reverse/inside.
Some intermittent faint foxing to page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
Carrot Top
by
Nigel Gray
with illustrations by
Robin Bell Corfield
1st edition,
published by Orchard Books in 1987
ISBN: 1852130547.
Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
Mopsa the Fairy
by
Jean Ingelow
with illustrations by
F. Harrison
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1935
Octavo.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Dark green decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Grey patterned endpapers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and worn at edges, with several chips.
Minor wear to covers.
Some faint foxing to prelims.
Dated from prize label on reverse of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
Inkspell
by
Cornelia Funke
Reprint,
published by Chicken House in 2006
ISBN: 1904442838.
Translated from the German by Anthea Bell.
Paperback.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
Commonwealth and Empire Annual
by
Raymond Fawcett
Published by Gawthorn Press in 1953
Quarto.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with loss to upper and lower edge of back panel and spine; re-backed onto plain paper.
Book itself close to VG.
Minor wear to edges.
Covers unevenly faded where dustwrapper damaged.
Neat name on reverse of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Frolic and Fun
by
Aunt Ruth
Published by S. W. Partridge circa 1910
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Front cover shows glazed picture of children sledging.
Back cover is an advert for Cadbury's Cocoa.
Copiously illustrated in black and white (no colour illustrations).
Artists include W. C. Groome and Angusine MacGregor.
Three pages of adverts at front and rear of book.
Covers worn at edges.
Glazed paper on spine is chipped in places.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
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: low, Confidence: low)
22.
The Little White Gate
by
Florence Hoatson
with illustrations by
Margaret W. Tarrant
Published by George G. Harrap in 1925
Blue paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
13cm x 19cm.
Four colour plates.
Minor wear to dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Endpapers and prelims tanned.
Some faint foxing to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
A Book of Delights - An Anthology of Words and Pictures
by
John Hadfield
Reprint,
published by Hulton Press in 1957
Dark blue paper-covered boards.
White cloth spine.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little worn at edges.
Book itself generally VG.
Neat gift dedication on title page.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
Self or School
by
Doris Pocock
with illustrations by
Stanley Lloyd
1st edition,
published by Cassell and Company in 1926
Grey embossed cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Minor wear to covers.
Some foxing to fore edge, prelims and page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
RIP
by
E. W. Garrett
with illustrations by
Anne Anderson
Published by Humphrey Milford in 1919
Octavo.
Light blue paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Dark blue decoration on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
128 pages.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Sunday School prize label on front pastedown.
Prelims slightly foxed.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)