1.
To Ravensrigg
by
Hester Burton
with illustrations by
Victor G. Ambrus
1st edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1976
ISBN: 0192713930.
Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Signed by the author on front endpaper.
Inscription reads: "For Felicity, Hester Burton".
Slight wear to dustwrapper.
School library stamp on front endpaper.
No other marks.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
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: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
The Burglars
by
Felicity Hayle
1st Thus edition,
published by Collie in 1966
Paperback.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
4.
The Oakhill Guide Company
by
Felicity Keith
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1961
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
224 pages.
Dustwrapper creased at edges.
Covers have repetitive thistle design in red.
Both endpapers missing, prize label on front paste down.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
5.
6.
7.
Burglars and Bandicoots
by
David Severn
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
1st Thus edition,
published by Children's Book Club in 1953
Octavo.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
192 pages.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and slightly discoloured, though mainly on the reverse.
Small nick at base of dustwrapper back.
No marks on contents, but pages significantly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
Hermit in the Hills
by
David Severn
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1945
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
Some wear to dustwrapper.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Gift dedication blocked-out on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
9.
Hermit in the Hills
by
David Severn
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1945
Orange boards with black lettering and decoration.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and badly chipped. Loss at both ends of spine strip, upper corner of front panel, and upper edge of back panel.
Contents unmarked except for neat gift inscription on reverse of f.e.p.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
The World Chief Guide
by
Eileen K. Wade
1st edition,
published by Hutchinson of London in 1957
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and creased, with some loss at corners of front panel and base of spine.
Dustwrapper neatly repaired and strengthened with pale-blue paper.
Small patches of fading on covers, where dustwrapper chipped.
Neat prize dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
11.
The Girl Guide Omnibus
by
Dorothea Moore
Reprint,
published by Nisbet circa 1935
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
836 pages.
Contains three complete Guide stories:
"Terry the Girl Guide",
"Guide Gilly: Adventurer" (written by Christine Chaundler), and
"Bunty of the Blackbirds".
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little soiled.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Light wear to bottom edge of covers.
Some spotting on fore edge.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
Ambari!
by
Reginald Forbes-Watson
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
Published by Oxford University Press in 1961
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Top edge spotted.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
Sir Walter Raleigh
by
L. Du Garde Peach
with illustrations by
John T. Kenney
Reprint,
published by Wills & Hepworth in 1957
Light brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Series 561, original price 2'6.
Blue ladybird pattern endpapers.
Ladybird logo on reverse of front endpaper is black open-wing version.
Titles list on dustwrapper back flap has ten entries, ending with David Livingstone.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Book itself near fine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
The man who caught the wind
by
Margaret Gibbs
with illustrations by
May Smith
1st edition,
published by Chapman and Hall in 1936
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards with black lettering.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
136 pages.
Stories from Children's Hour.
Small bump to the bottom right hand corner.
Slight damage to the top of the spine.
Dustwrapper has three centimetres missing from spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on the front endpaper, plus partially erased name written in a childish script.
All of the fourteen black and white illustrations have been very carefully painted.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
Jane-Anne's Story Book
by
Cecile Woodford
with illustrations by
Cora E. M. Paterson
1st edition,
published by Arthur H. Stockwell in 1966
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
110 pages.
Twenty four short stories intended as bedtime stories for younger children.
Dustwrapper a little edge-worn.
Front endpaper has been removed.
Inscription by author (signed 'from the Author') and a signature on the title page.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
Blackie's Omnibus of Brownie Stories
by
Sybil Owsley
Published by Blackie circa 1960
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
640 pages.
Dustwrapper complete, but worn at edges.
Neat gift dedication on front pastedown.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
Sandy was a soldier's boy
by
David Walker
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1957
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper and to edges of covers.
Some faint spotting to fore edge.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
The Princess of the School
by
Angela Brazil
with illustrations by
Frank Wiles
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1921
Octavo.
Beige pictorial cloth-covered boards with black lettering.
288 pages.
Six black and white plates, all in good condition.
Front and back covers are very good.
Lettering and decoration has faded from the spine.
Gift dedication on front paste down.
Small piece of white paper has been pasted to the top of the front endpaper with a name on it.
Contents tight and clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
Country Tales to tell
by
Elizabeth Clark
with illustrations by
Cara Lockhart Smith
1st Thus edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1978
ISBN: 0340225122.
Green boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Black and white illustrations.
Some wear to dustwrapper.
Clear sticker on back cover.
Label on front pastedown.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Some marks to reverse of half-title.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Dream David
by
Eileen Marsh
with illustrations by
H. Coller
1st edition,
published by Lutterworth Press in 1946
Octavo.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
111 pages.
4 colour plates plus b/w line drawings.
The story of David, as dreamed by a small boy called David.
Corners slightly bumped.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
Nothing to be afraid of
by
Jan Mark
with illustrations by
David Parkins
1st edition,
published by Kestrel in 1980
ISBN: 0722656777.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Edges of dustwrapper and covers worn.
Label removed front front endpaper.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by
Joan Hassall
Reprint,
published by Blackie in 1961
Octavo.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper a little worn at edges, with 4cm loss at base of spine and price-clipped.
Book itself close to VG.
Name in childish hand on front endpaper.
Neat gift dedication between front endpaper and half-title.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
The Abbey Girls at Home
by
Elsie Jeanette Oxenham
4th Thus edition,
published by Collins in 1947
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
276 pages.
Large octavo.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Covers close to 'very good'.
Light wear at sides of spine.
Small stain at bottom of front cover.
Name stamped on front paste down.
Birthday greetings on front endpaper.
Back endpaper missing.
Contents very clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
The Stolen Lake
by
Joan Aiken
with illustrations by
Pat Marriott
1st edition,
published by Cape in 1981
ISBN: 0224019244.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Tape marks on front endpaper and edge of front cover, where library protector removed.
Front endpaper removed.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
The Summer of the Great Secret
by
Monica Edwards
with illustrations by
Anne Bullen
Published by Collins circa 1960
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Front panel from dustwrapper pasted onto front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)