1.
The Bus People
by Rachel Anderson
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1989
by Rachel Anderson
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1989
ISBN: 0192716026.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#44937 £5.50
2.
The Bus People
by Rachel Anderson
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1989
by Rachel Anderson
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1989
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#45520 £6.00
3.
The Reindeer and the Drum
by Rosalind Kervin
1st edition, published by Abelard in 1980
by Rosalind Kervin
1st edition, published by Abelard in 1980
ISBN: 0200726765.
Blue covers.
Silver lettering on spine.
A young girl visits her Lapp cousins and learns how people live in the Arctic.
Labels on prelims.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Blue covers.
Silver lettering on spine.
A young girl visits her Lapp cousins and learns how people live in the Arctic.
Labels on prelims.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#40538 £4.00
4.
What do people do all day?
by Richard Scarry
with illustrations by Richard Scarry
Published by Collins in 1979
by Richard Scarry
with illustrations by Richard Scarry
Published by Collins in 1979
ISBN: 0001381482.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Covers worn.
Top 10cm of spine strip missing.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Covers worn.
Top 10cm of spine strip missing.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119661 £4.00
5.
The Wild Pigs - A Story for Little People
by Gerald Young
with illustrations by W. Parkinson
Published by Swan Sonnenschein in 1892
by Gerald Young
with illustrations by W. Parkinson
Published by Swan Sonnenschein in 1892
Bevilled dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
131 pages.
Black endpapers.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Gilt lettering and decoration slightly faded.
Name on front pastedown.
Binding sound.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
131 pages.
Black endpapers.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Gilt lettering and decoration slightly faded.
Name on front pastedown.
Binding sound.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#111748 £15.00
6.
People and Places: U.S.A.
by Martha Ellen Zenfell
with illustrations by Ann Savage
1st Thus edition, published by Macmillan in 1988
by Martha Ellen Zenfell
with illustrations by Ann Savage
1st Thus edition, published by Macmillan in 1988
ISBN: 0333466055.
Pictorial laminated boards.
46 pages.
Covers a little worn.
Label removed from prelims.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Pictorial laminated boards.
46 pages.
Covers a little worn.
Label removed from prelims.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#85282 £1.75
7.
The Summer People
by John Rowe Townsend
with illustrations by Robert Micklewright
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1972
by John Rowe Townsend
with illustrations by Robert Micklewright
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1972
ISBN: 0192713469.
Story set in 1939.
Prelims messy.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Story set in 1939.
Prelims messy.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#68874 £6.50
8.
The Stone People
by Elizabeth Renier
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1978
by Elizabeth Renier
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1978
ISBN: 0241898390.
An Antelope Book.
Laminated Pictorial Covers.
Library label partially removed from prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
An Antelope Book.
Laminated Pictorial Covers.
Library label partially removed from prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#76372 £3.00
9.
Collins Film Book For Young People
Published by Collins circa 1949
Published by Collins circa 1949
Edited by Eric Gillett.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
96 pages.
Covers worn.
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
96 pages.
Covers worn.
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#83978 £5.00
10.
The Stone People
by Elizabeth Renier
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1978
by Elizabeth Renier
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1978
ISBN: 0241898390.
An Antelope Book.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Label partially removed from prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
An Antelope Book.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Label partially removed from prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#76380 £3.00
11.
The Beach People
by Jean Blathwayt
Reprint, published by Lutterworth Press in 1964
by Jean Blathwayt
Reprint, published by Lutterworth Press in 1964
Blue covers, black lettering on spine.
Label on prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Label on prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#78361 £2.50
12.
People of Importance
by Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by James H. Dowd
Reprint, published by Country Life in 1943
by Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by James H. Dowd
Reprint, published by Country Life in 1943
Quarto.
Grey cloth-covered boards with blue lettering and decoration.
Consists of pages of pencil drawings interleaved with short anecdotes of children.
Short gift dedication on front endpaper.
One or two small marks of the front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Grey cloth-covered boards with blue lettering and decoration.
Consists of pages of pencil drawings interleaved with short anecdotes of children.
Short gift dedication on front endpaper.
One or two small marks of the front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#86280 £25.00
13.
The War Orphan
by Rachel Anderson
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1984
by Rachel Anderson
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1984
ISBN: 0192714961.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#38669 £5.00
14.
Some People never learn
by Brian Keaney
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1986
by Brian Keaney
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1986
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#40502 £6.00
15.
The Young People's Parade
1st edition, published by William Lewis in 1946
1st edition, published by William Lewis in 1946
Quarto.
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#115573 £5.00
16.
The People of the Valley
by John Ivestor Lloyd
with illustrations by T. Ivestor and Stanley Lloyd
Reprint, published by Country Life in 1948
by John Ivestor Lloyd
with illustrations by T. Ivestor and Stanley Lloyd
Reprint, published by Country Life in 1948
Brown boards with dark brown lettering.
Dustwrapper a little chipped and worn; book itself VG.
Neat dedication and name stamp on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Dustwrapper a little chipped and worn; book itself VG.
Neat dedication and name stamp on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#45176 £12.50
17.
People in History I: From Caractacus to Alfred
by Robert John Unstead
with illustrations by Jaques, Faith ang Knight, J. C. B.
Published by A & C Black circa 1955
by Robert John Unstead
with illustrations by Jaques, Faith ang Knight, J. C. B.
Published by A & C Black circa 1955
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers and dustwrapper.
Endpapers and page edges foxed.
Good in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Red lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers and dustwrapper.
Endpapers and page edges foxed.
Good in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119472 £5.00
18.
Moa Hunter
by Eve Sutton
with illustrations by Bernard Brett
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1978
by Eve Sutton
with illustrations by Bernard Brett
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1978
ISBN: 0241896975.
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
112 pages.
A story of the New Zealand people known as The Moa Hunters, before the arrival of the Maoris.
Light staining on reverse of dustwrapper.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
112 pages.
A story of the New Zealand people known as The Moa Hunters, before the arrival of the Maoris.
Light staining on reverse of dustwrapper.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#102554 £7.50
19.
Pete and the Prairie People
by Rex Dixon
1st edition, published by Nelson in 1954
by Rex Dixon
1st edition, published by Nelson in 1954
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Some faint foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Some faint foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#116943 £3.00
20.
Important People
by Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by J. H. Dowd
Reprint, published by Country Life in 1941
by Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by J. H. Dowd
Reprint, published by Country Life in 1941
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
78 pages.
Dustwrapper front flap and vertical strip adjoining it are missing.
Remainder of dustwrapper edge chipped and slightly soiled.
Fore edge a little darkened.
A few light marks on prelims.
Contents and drawings are VG.
Pages clean and fresh.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
78 pages.
Dustwrapper front flap and vertical strip adjoining it are missing.
Remainder of dustwrapper edge chipped and slightly soiled.
Fore edge a little darkened.
A few light marks on prelims.
Contents and drawings are VG.
Pages clean and fresh.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#95418 £30.00
21.
The Last Bus and Other Stories
by Stephen Southwold
with illustrations by Anne Anderson
Published by Collins circa 1931
by Stephen Southwold
with illustrations by Anne Anderson
Published by Collins circa 1931
'The Stephen Southwold Tales'.
Dark green boards with gilt lettering and decorations.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations in text.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Some foxing to prelims, and a few fingermarks to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Dark green boards with gilt lettering and decorations.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations in text.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Some foxing to prelims, and a few fingermarks to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#73771 £10.50
22.
The May Blossom, or The Princess and her People
by Marion M. Wingrave
with illustrations by H. H. Emmerson
Published by Frederick Warne circa 1880
by Marion M. Wingrave
with illustrations by H. H. Emmerson
Published by Frederick Warne circa 1880
Quarto.
Dark green pictorial glazed boards.
Black cloth spine.
Undated edition, probably early 1880s.
Covers soiled and heavily worn.
Corners bumped, and damage to spine ends and edges.
Pages tanned, soiled and fingermarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Dark green pictorial glazed boards.
Black cloth spine.
Undated edition, probably early 1880s.
Covers soiled and heavily worn.
Corners bumped, and damage to spine ends and edges.
Pages tanned, soiled and fingermarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#115236 £25.00
23.
Four Little People
by Ada J. Graves
with illustrations by Florence Meyerheim
Reprint, published by Sunday School Union circa 1900
by Ada J. Graves
with illustrations by Florence Meyerheim
Reprint, published by Sunday School Union circa 1900
Duodecimo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
96 pages.
Black and white frontispiece.
Illustrated capitols, head and tail pieces.
Small specks of white paint on front cover.
Light damage at top of spine strip.
Prize label on front paste down.
Contents free of foxing, clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Green cloth-covered boards.
96 pages.
Black and white frontispiece.
Illustrated capitols, head and tail pieces.
Small specks of white paint on front cover.
Light damage at top of spine strip.
Prize label on front paste down.
Contents free of foxing, clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#106338 £5.00
24.
The War Orphan
by Rachel Anderson
Reprint, published by Oxford University Press in 1986
by Rachel Anderson
Reprint, published by Oxford University Press in 1986
Laminated pictorial covers.
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#65073 £6.50
25.
The Young People's Parade
1st edition, published by William Lewis in 1946
1st edition, published by William Lewis in 1946
An anthology of stories.
Authors include Robert Harding, Wilfrid Robertson, Timothy Rudge and Bruce Campbell.
Pictorial covers; dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Illustrated with tri-tone plates.
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Neat Christmas dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Authors include Robert Harding, Wilfrid Robertson, Timothy Rudge and Bruce Campbell.
Pictorial covers; dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Illustrated with tri-tone plates.
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Neat Christmas dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#50280 £5.00