1.
Balderdash Ballads
by
J. R. Monsell
with illustrations by
J. R. Monsell
1st edition,
published by Heinemann in 1934
Quarto.
Pales green boards, dark green lettering.
Fourteen rhymes with music.
Orange, blue and black illustrations.
Dustwrapper heavily chipped and creased with some loss.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
3.
Children's Verse
with illustrations by
Margaret W. Tarrant
1st edition,
published by Tiger Books in 1986
ISBN: 1870461525.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
4.
The Georgie-Porgie Book
by
Jacqueline Clayton
with illustrations by
Margaret Clayton
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1915
Cream cloth-covered boards with light brown lettering.
Picture onlay to front cover.
18cm x 23.5cm.
A story in verse about mice, with a poem facing a picture on every page.
Covers are soiled, and bumped at corners and spine ends.
Contents have pulled away from binding at both front and back.
Gift inscription on front endpaper, some largely erased pencil scribble.
Frontispiece and one other plate slightly damaged, last plate creased, remaining nine plates in very good condition.
One page of text has been torn through and roughly mended with paper tape.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
Nancy the Naughty
by
John Lea
with illustrations by
A. L. Bowley
Reprint,
published by Partridge circa 1932
Brown paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
12cm x 15cm.
Four colour plates and small line drawings in the text.
A moral tale in verse.
Spine strip worn.
Upper board marked.
Front endpaper may have been removed.
Gift dedication in pencil.
Some spotting on paste down, prelims and to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
Tucky the Hunter
by
James Dickey
with illustrations by
Marie Angel
1st British edition,
published by Macmillan in 1979
ISBN: 0333259149.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
22cm x 17cm.
Landscape format.
Written in verse by the American poet to celebrate his grandson and daughter.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
Children's Verse
with illustrations by
Margaret W. Tarrant
1st Thus edition,
published by Tiger Books in 1986
ISBN: 1870461525.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
64 pages.
A mixture of nursery rhymes and poems written for very young children.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
8.
Ballads of a Cheechako
by
Robert W. Service
5th edition,
published by T. Fisher Unwin in 1915
Red covers, gilt lettering.
Gilt faded on spine.
Covers slightly worn.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
9.
10.
Smoke and Fluff
by
Angusine Jeanne MacGregor
with illustrations by
Angusine Jeanne MacGregor
7th edition,
published by Wills & Hepworth in 1949
Blue paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Minor wear to edges of duswrapper.
Some light foxing and tanning to dustwrapper flaps and to reverse of dustwrapper.
Covers clean and unmarked.
Binding sound.
Contents slightly tanned, but otherwise generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
11.
High Jinks
by
J. H. Macnair
with illustrations by
A. E. Kennedy
Published by Dean and Son, Limited circa 1935
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: low, Confidence: low)
12.
Modern Verse for Little Children
by
Michal Williams
1st Thus edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1939
Chameleon Book No. 1.
Poems intended for five to eight-year olds.
Dustwrapper missing half of front flap and lower part of spine.
Some spotting to pages.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
The Faber Book of Children's Verse
by
Janet Adam Smith
Reprint,
published by Faber and Faber in 1958
Light green covers.
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Light foxing on endpapers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
Modern Verse for Little Children
by
Michal Williams
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1955
Poems for children aged fron five to eight-years-old.
Covers slightly worn.
One stamp on front endpaper, no other library marks.
Contents bright and clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
A Children's Book of Verse
by
Marjoroe Rogers
with illustrations by
Eric Kincaid
Published by Brimax Books in 1987
ISBN: 9780861124268.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Pictorial endpapers.
Neat gift dedication facing title page.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
The Middle School Book of Verse
by
Philip Wayne and Thomas Blackburn
1st edition,
published by George G. Harrap in 1955
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Spine a little soiled.
Multiple names on front endpaper.
Ticks on contents pages.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
Pan
by
Kathleen Bartlett
Reprint,
published by Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons in 1949
Octavo.
Blue and White paper-covered boards with white cloth spine.
Dark blue lettering and decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
95 pages.
"Verses and Verse Appreciation for Three-Seven-year-olds."
Two pages of adverts for Pitmans at rear of book.
First published in 1938.
Dustwrapper is chipped in places, small triangle missing from top of back cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
Treasury of Poetry
by
Alistair Hedley
1st edition,
published by Parragon in 2000
ISBN: 0752544608.
Quarto.
Light blue pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
255 pages.
Colour illustrations throughout book by a number of contemporary artists.
Front endpaper neatly removed.
Covers, contents and wrapper are unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
The First Day of the Holidays
by
Angusine Jeanne MacGregor and W. Perring
with illustrations by
Angusine Jeanne MacGregor
8th edition,
published by Ladybird Books in 1949
Cream paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Endpaper and title page illustrations neatly coloured-in.
Contents close to VG, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Flower Fairies of the Autumn
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1950
24mo.
Grey paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
24 plates.
Dustwrapper a little dusty, but otherwise good condition for its age.
Neatly price-clipped.
Covers fresh and bright.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Plates in excellent condition.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
The Ingoldsby Legends
by
R. H. Barham
Published by Cassell circa 1891
Cassell's Red Library edition.
Red bevilled boards with black linear decoration.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Grey patterned endpapers.
Spine slightly sunned.
Name and date written neatly on front endpaper.
Front hinge broken, has been repaired with tape.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
Heinemann's Junior Poetry Books - Set of Four
by
James Reeves
Published by Heinemann circa 1965
Uniform set of four cloth-bound softcover poetry readers:
"Book I - Yellow Wheels",
"Book II - Grey Goose and Gander",
"Book III - Green Broom", and
"Book IV - Strawberry Fair".
Light wear to covers, and spines slightly darkened.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
24.
Treasures of English Verse
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1939
Edited by Herbert Strang.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine ends worn.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.