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1. Bumper Story Book
Bumper Story Book
Published by Collins circa 1960
Contributors include Violet Needham, Jane Shaw, Monica Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations in text.
Edwards and Kathleen Fidler.
Dustwrapper worn with piece missing from lower front corner.
Damage to spine ends and edges with some loss at base.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#72301   £10.50   
2. Happy Story Book
Happy Story Book
Published by Beaver Books circa 1960
5th book in Bumper Book series.
Quarto.
Red pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cloth spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Includes several stories by Frank Richards,
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with one or two neat repairs.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#119038   £10.00   
3. The Helen Oxenbury Nursery Story Book
The Helen Oxenbury Nursery Story Book
by Helen Oxenbury
with illustrations by Helen Oxenbury
Published by Heinemann in 1988
ISBN: 9780434956029.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#120042   £10.00   
4. In the Grip of the Hawk: A Story of the Maori Wars
In the Grip of the Hawk: A Story of the Maori Wars
by Reginald Horsley
with illustrations by W. Herbert Holloway
Published by T. C. & E. C. Jack in 1910
Octavo.
Light grey pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Covers VG.
Some foxing on endpapers, prelims and fore edge.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#106106   £5.00   
5. Popular Stories for Girls
Popular Stories for Girls
Published by Birn Brothers circa 1958
Quarto.
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations in the text.
One story by Winifred Norling.
Covers a little worn at edges, and corners slightly bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#87282   £3.50   
6. The Bumper Book for Children
The Bumper Book for Children
Published by Collins circa 1958
Pictorial paper covered boards.
Yellow cloth spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations.
Contributors include Ivy Wallace, Rosalie Fry, and Cynthia Harnett.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped, and repaired on reverse with some loss at edges.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned, but contents otherwise generally VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#62299   £7.50   
7. The Hide and Seek Story Book
The Hide and Seek Story Book
1st edition, published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1931
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey spine.
Picture on upper board by Caroline Hall.
Colour frontispiece by Mabel Spurrier.
Eight other full page colour illustrations.
Black and white drawings in the text.
These and the stories and poems are all by different artists and authors.
Covers close to Fine.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper (book dated from this).
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#104422   £20.00   
8. The After-You Story Book
The After-You Story Book
Published by Ward Lock circa 1923
Quarto.
Glazed pictorial boards with red cloth spine.
Pictorial endpapers by W. Heath Robinson.
Contributors include Thomas Maybank, Fay Inchfawn and Jessie Pope.
Five of six colour plates present (frontispiece missing).
Covers and spine a little worn.
Neat dedication on title page.
One or two of the black and white illustrations neatly coloured in.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#75166   £15.00   
9. The Brave Little Cowboy
The Brave Little Cowboy
by Sheila Hodgetts
with illustrations by Robert MacGillivray
Published by Sampson Low circa 1950
Yellow pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
12cm x 18cm.
A Cherub story book.
Dustwrapper worn and creased, with several neat repairs to reverse.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Gift dedication on title page.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119485   £10.00   
10. The Life of Keshav, a Family Story from India
The Life of Keshav, a Family Story from India
by Rama Mehta
1st British edition, published by Angus and Robertson in 1971
Front endpaper missing.
Library markings on title page
Dustwrapper very clean, light wear at edges.
A few pages are marked, most are white and clean.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#67589   £3.00   
11. The New Boy at Merriton: A Story of School Life
The New Boy at Merriton: A Story of School Life
by Julia Goddard
with illustrations by A. T. Smith
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1928
"Stories Old and New" series.
Also contains the story "Turn Again, Whittington."
Cream boards with gilt lettering and green decoration.
Rectangular picture onlay on front cover.
Patterned endpapers.
Six colour plates.
This edition published in 1912, this copy bears dedication dated 1928.
Covers rather worn and scuffed.
A few fingermarks.
Some scribble in margin of paage 9.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#74461   £6.50   
12. The Golden Picture Story Book - Stories and Pictures for Little Folk
The Golden Picture Story Book - Stories and Pictures for Little Folk
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1920
Quarto.
Gold paper-covered boards.
Yellow cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Some of the characters and stories might be considered politically incorrect, by contemporary standards.
Covers worn at edges and scuffed.
Dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Belongs To box completed.
Address at top of first page.
A number of the line drawings have been coloured in neatly, but rather garishly.
Contents otherwise in good condition.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#97432   £10.00   
13. 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: medium)
#115466   £4.50   
14. The Blackbird Story Book
The Blackbird Story Book
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Inner hingers cracked.
Some marks and soiling to front endpaper.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of title page.
Contents good.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#117749   £15.00   
15. The Golden Story Book in Colour
The Golden Story Book in Colour
with illustrations by Felicitas Kuhn
Published by Collins in 1969
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Some wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Light foxing to edges of page block.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119835   £15.00   
16. 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: medium)
#118929   £75.00   
17. The Helen Oxenbury Nursery Rhyme Book
The Helen Oxenbury Nursery Rhyme Book
by Brian Alderson
with illustrations by Helen Oxenbury
1st Thus edition, published by Heinemann in 1986
ISBN: 9780434956043.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Gift inscription neatly blocked-out on front endpaper.
Near-fine in other respects.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#120040   £7.50   
18. The Wishing Table
The Wishing Table
by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
with illustrations by Erhard Amadeus-Dier
Published by Polytint Limited in 1954
1st book in Polytint Fairy Tales series.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Pink and white striped endpapers.
Story retold by Joan Cherry.
Covers worn and unevenly faded.
Hinges strained.
Binding rather loose.
Address on front endpaper.
Small nick to edge of covers and page-block, about 10cm up from base.
Contents good.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#103442   £5.00   
19. Scout Story Omnibus
Scout Story Omnibus
Published by Collins circa 1956
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
128 pages.
Four colour plates.
Small scrape at base of front cover.
Pages clean, but slightly tanned.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#106359   £5.00   
20. The Jackanory Story Book
The Jackanory Story Book
with illustrations by Jo Worth
1st edition, published by Book Club Associates in 1979
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gold lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and has a couple of closed tears.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#120011   £7.50   
21. The Story of Ferdinand
The Story of Ferdinand
by Munro Leaf
with illustrations by Robert Lawson
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1937
Red pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Red lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
18cm x 21cm.
1st UK edition.
Yellow pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with 5cm loss at top corner of back panel, and 4cm los at base of spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication, dated Christmas 1938, inside front cover.
A little faint, intermittent foxing.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#118771   £75.00   
22. For Every Boy
For Every Boy
Published by Blackie circa 1950
Glazed pictorial boards.
Red cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
First story: "Sentence to Victory" by M Sullivan.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Covers clean and undamaged.
Binding sound.
Contents clean and bright.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#47970   £10.00   
23. Uncle Mac's Children's Hour Story Book
Uncle Mac's Children's Hour Story Book
by Derek McCulloch
Published by Sampson Low circa 1950
Quarto.
Green pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Minor wear to edges of pages.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119378   £5.00   
24. Columbus Sails
Columbus Sails
by C. Walter Hodges
with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1947
Paperback.
Puffin Story Book Number 39.
Late 15th century, Columbus' voyages to the West.
Mark where label removed from back cover.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#87300   £6.00   
25. The Golden Book of the Year
The Golden Book of the Year
Published circa 1955
Edited by Dorothy M. Prescott.
Pictorial paper-covered boards with red cloth spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
163 pages.
Authors include Enid Blyton, Richmal Crompton and Alison Uttley, plus a story about Arthur Ransome.
Slight wear to covers.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#84177   £10.00   
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