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1. A Pair of Knight-Errants
A Pair of Knight-Errants
by Muriel D. C. Lucas
Published by Religious Tract Society circa 1920
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers and spine.
Black decoration on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
157 pages.
Undated.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Faint foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Prize label dated 1924 on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#105478   £7.50   
2. Kerry Blue
Kerry Blue
by Heather White
with illustrations by Richard B. Ogle
Published by Pearson circa 1930
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
13cm x 20cm.
223 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Some faint staining to front cover.
Spine slightly faded.
RSPCA prize label, dated 1933 on front endpaper.
Some light foxing on prelims and endpapers.
Contents generally clear.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#108039   £75.00   
3. Fifth Form Rivals: A School Tale for Girls
Fifth Form Rivals: A School Tale for Girls
by Nancy Delves
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. circa 1930
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip worn at edges, and faded.
Label removed from front pastedown.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#117403   £5.00   
4. The Rebel of the Fifth
The Rebel of the Fifth
by Nancy Delves
Reprint, published by Sampson Low circa 1930
Octavo.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
250 pages.
Black and white frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Thirty seven pages of adverts at rear of book.
Prize label has been partially removed from the front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#92915   £6.00   
5. Felicity Dances
Felicity Dances
by Arnold L. Haskell
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1938
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper intact, but worn and a little soiled.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name and nest gift dedication on front endpaper and front pastedown.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119900   £15.00   
6. Three Chums
Three Chums
by A. Harcourt Burrage
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. circa 1930
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip faded and stained.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Contents good, but slightly tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119469   £3.00   
7. The Whispering Statue
The Whispering Statue
by Carolyn Keene
with illustrations by Russell H. Tandy
Published by Grosset and Dunlap in 1937
14th book in Nancy Drew series.
Blue covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119592   £75.00   
8. Chums of Meriton
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: high)
#119473   £3.50   
9. The Sign of the Twisted Candles
The Sign of the Twisted Candles
by Carolyn Keene
Published by Grosset and Dunlap in 1933
9th book in Nancy Drew series.
Blue covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper and covers.
Top 2cm of frontispice clipped (probably to remove owner's name).
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119591   £75.00   
10. The Mystery of the 99 Steps
The Mystery of the 99 Steps
by Carolyn Keene
Published by Sampson Low in 1967
30th book in Nancy Drew series.
Red covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
First UK edition.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Pages faintly tanned.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119596   £50.00   
11. Enid Blyton's Sixth Brer Rabbit Book
Enid Blyton's Sixth Brer Rabbit Book
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Grace Lodge
1st edition, published by Latimer House in 1955
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with some loss at base of spine (patched with plain paper).
Light wear to edges of covers.
Small discoloured patch at base of spine, where cloth has darkened where there was loss to the dustwrapper.
"By Joel Chandler Harris" written at upper corner of front endpaper.
Neat gift dedication on half-title.
Some light foxing to endpapers and prelims.
Pages faintly tanned, but contents otherwise VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119479   £45.00   
12. The Hidden Staircase
The Hidden Staircase
by Carolyn Keene
Published by Grosset and Dunlap in 1930
2nd book in Nancy Drew series.
Blue covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Small scuff and stain at upper-right corner of front cover.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119598   £75.00   
13. The Clue of the Tapping Heels
The Clue of the Tapping Heels
by Carolyn Keene
Published by Grosset and Dunlap in 1939
16th book in Nancy Drew series.
Blue covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper intact, but worn, chipped and marked.
Covers worn at edges.
Top 3cm of frontispice clipped (probably to remove owner's name).
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119597   £50.00   
14. The Black Peril - A Biggles Story
The Black Peril - A Biggles Story
by W. E. Johns
with illustrations by J. E. McConnell
Published by Thames circa 1950
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light green cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners and edges bumped.
Name and address partially erased from front cover.
Foxing to prelims and endpapers.
Front endpaper removed.
Gift dedication on reverse of frontispiece.
Contents generally good.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#115466   £4.50   
15. Redcar Lee
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: high)
#81764   £5.00   
16. The Bungalow Mystery
The Bungalow Mystery
by Carolyn Keene
Published by Grosset and Dunlap in 1930
3rd book in Nancy Drew series.
Blue covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119590   £75.00   
17. Animal Stories from Rudyard Kipling
Animal Stories from Rudyard Kipling
by Rudyard Kipling
with illustrations by Stuart Tresilian
Published by Macmillan in 1932
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Mug mark on front cover.
Some staining to back cover.
Gift dedication and bookplate on front endpaper.
Light foxing to prelims and fore-edge, and intermittenly to page edges.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#114688   £5.00   
18. R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 2
R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 2
by Randolph Caldecott
with illustrations by Randolph Caldecott
Published by George Routledge and Sons circa 1880
Light grey pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Red and black decoration on covers.
21cm x 23cm.
128 pages.
All edges red.
Back cover repeats front cover illustration.
Undated edition, dated from gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contains:
"The Three Jovial Huntsmen",
"Sing a Song for Sixpence",
"The Queen of Hearts", and
"The Farmer's Boy".
Each story is individually paginated, and 32 pages long.
Covers darkened, and a little worn and soiled.
Endpapers and pastedowns tanned.
Internally VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#118929   £75.00   
19. Uncle Bob
Uncle Bob
by Meredith Fletcher
with illustrations by S.B. Pearse
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1915
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
12cm x 18cm.
112 pages.
Colour frontispiece by H.M.Brock.
12 black and white drawings by S.B.Pearce.
Covers and contents clean and unmarked.
Endpapers tanned.
Some light foxing to edges of page block.
Gift label on front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#99459   £7.50   
20. Who did it? or Holmwood Priory
Who did it? or Holmwood Priory
by Rev. H. C. Adams
with illustrations by A. W. Cooper
Reprint, published by Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh circa 1890
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black and Red decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
186 pages.
8 full page black and white illustrations.
Decorative headpieces.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine.
Corners slightly bumped.
Prize label on paste down, from which book dated.
Occasional spotting, but pages otherwise clean and white.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#106339   £15.00   
21. Study Thirteen at Westmore
Study Thirteen at Westmore
by Edward O. England
Published by Victory Press in 1956
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and heavily worn at edges.
Minor wear to covers.
Fore edge, endpapers and prelims heavily foxed.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Pages lightly tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119499   £3.00   
22. The Mystery at Lilac Inn
The Mystery at Lilac Inn
by Carolyn Keene
Published by Grosset and Dunlap in 1930
4th book in Nancy Drew series.
Blue covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
1cm chip at base of dustwrapper spine.
Top corner of frontispiece clipped (probably to remove owner's name).
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119588   £75.00   
23. Three adventurous schoolgirls
Three adventurous schoolgirls
by Brenda Girvin
Reprint, published by Oxford in 1933
Octavo.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Green and black decoration on covers.
251 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Covers soiled.
Spine edges worn.
Prize label on front paste down.
Front hinge pulled.
Front endpaper soiled at outer edge.
Contents clean and generally unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#100834   £6.50   
24. Animal Stories from Rudyard Kipling
Animal Stories from Rudyard Kipling
by Rudyard Kipling
with illustrations by Stuart Tresilian
Published by Macmillan in 1932
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
A little foxing to fore-edge (contents not affected).
Name and gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#114689   £5.00   
25. Sylvia Sways the School
Sylvia Sways the School
by Irene Mossop
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. circa 1935
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Library stamps on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#117400   £7.50   
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