476.
Junior Short Stories
Reprint,
published by J. M. Dent and Sons in 1935
Edited by Guy N. Pocock.
196th book in The Kings Treasuries of Litereature series.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
11cm x 15cm.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
477.
Peter Trawl or The Adventures of a Whaler
by
W. H. G. Kingston
1st edition,
published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1881
Octavo.
Dark green embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Silver decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
350 pages.
Six (of eight) black and white plates present.
Covers heavily worn at edges, and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip worn at edges and ends, and somewhat darkened.
Gift dedication dated 1883 on reverse of front endpaper.
Endpapers and prelims foxed and tanned.
Contents shaken, and some pages coming loose.
Occasional foxing to page edges.
Some foxing in gutter, where staples in the binding have rusted.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
478.
Vancouver Nightmare
by
Eric Wilson
with illustrations by
Tom McNeely
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1978
ISBN: 0370301218.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Library-reinforced binding.
Minor wear to dustwrapper.
School library labels on prelims.
Contents faintly tanned, but otherwise generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
479.
480.
Shock for the Secret Seven
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Burgess Sharrocks
1st edition,
published by Brockhampton in 1961
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with one or two neat repairs at corners.
Light wear to covers.
Edges and corners a little scuffed and bumped.
Light foxing to fore edge and endpapers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
481.
The Mystery Plane
by
Elspeth Procter
1st Thus edition,
published by Lutterworth Press in 1949
Crown Library series.
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
120 pages.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Dustwrapper price clipped and a little worn at edges.
Name on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
482.
Pigeon Post
by
Arthur Ransome
with illustrations by
Arthur Ransome
Published by Cape in 1949
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Blind embossed lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
383 pages.
Book itself VG, but dustwrapper in poor condition, with old sellotape marks, all edges chipped and some reinforcement reverse.
Covers clean and bright, some minor wear at bottom edge.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
483.
Little Wide-Awake
by
Leonard de Vries
1st edition,
published by Arthur Baker in 1967
Quarto.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
240 pages.
'An anthology from Victorian Children's Books and Periodicals in the collection of Anne and Fernand G. Renier.'
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Name at top of front endpaper.
Small inkspot on front fore edge.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
484.
The Story of Ships
by
Richard Bowood
with illustrations by
Robert Ayton
1st edition,
published by Wills & Hepworth in 1961
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Blue decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
485.
486.
Mary Slessor, The White Queen
by
W.P. Livingstone
15th edition,
published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1950
Octavo.
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
127 pages.
Not illustrated.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and a little chipped.
Price clipped.
Light spotting on fore edges.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
487.
White Eagles Over Serbia
by
Lawrence Durrell
Published by Faber & Faber in 1970
ISBN: 0571064035.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with 4cm loss at base of spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
A little foxing to prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
488.
When you look back
by
Eve Knight
1st edition,
published by Cobden-Sanderson in 1933
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
"A collection of letters written to children by illustrious persons."
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners bumped.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
489.
Quetzal Quest
by
Victor W. von Hagen and Quail Hawkins
with illustrations by
Antonio Sotomayor
1st Thus edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1968
ISBN: 0192770500.
Salmon-pink cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Labels removed from front endpaper.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
490.
Danger Below
by
Eric Leyland
with illustrations by
John Woods
1st edition,
published by Brockhampton Press in 1954
Light blue blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little soiled, with one or two neat repairs.
Light wear to covers.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
491.
The Ickabog
by
J. K. Rowling
1st edition,
published by Little, Brown & Co in 2020
ISBN: 9781510202252.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Blue lettering on spine.
Blue decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
492.
Santa Claus in Summer
by
Compton MacKenzie
with illustrations by
A. H. Watson
Published by J. M. Dent in 1960
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little chipped.
Book itself VG.
Faint scuff at upper left of front endpaper, possibly where a previous owner's name has been erased.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
493.
James' Marvellous Magic
by
Brian Morse
with illustrations by
Caroline Crossland
1st Thus edition,
published by Young Piper in 1992
ISBN: 0330323547.
Paperback.
Octavo.
Pictorial covers.
87 pages.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication on half title.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
494.
Little Lou's Sayings and Doings
by
Elizabeth Prentiss
with illustrations by
M. L. Stone
2nd edition,
published by James Nisbet in 1869
Octavo.
Bevilled brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
268 pages.
Covers are moderately worn.
Corners bumped, some damage at spine ends.
Names written on f.e.p. and following page.
Five black and white illustrations still in place.
Frontispiece has been painted by child owner.
Contents mostly clean, but marks on some pages.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
495.
Summer Songs With Music from "Flower Fairies of the Summer"
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1920
Quarto.
Grey pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark green cloth spine.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Music by Olive Linnell.
Dustwrapper worn and soiled, with some creasing and tears.
Light wear to covers.
Binding sound.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
496.
Five have plenty of fun
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Eileen Soper
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1955
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
A little foxing to fore edge.
Name and address on reverse of front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
497.
The Most Dangerous Game
by
Gavin Lyall
Reprint,
published by The Book Club in 1964
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper and covers.
A little spotting to fore edge.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
498.
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: low)
499.
Heidi grows up
by
Charles Tritten
with illustrations by
Pelagie Doane
Published by Collins in 1955
Green cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and worn at edges, with 2cm chip at top of spine.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
500.
Flora's Feast: A Masque of Flowers
by
Walter Crane
with illustrations by
Walter Crane
Published by Cassell and Company in 1895
Light green pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark green cloth spine.
Brown lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
19cm x 25cm.
40 pages.
8 pages of adverts at rear.
Brown patterned endpapers.
One colour illustration per page, beneath one or two lines of poetry.
Covers a little worn and scuffed at edges, and slightly soiled.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
A little faint spotting to fore edge and reverse of front endpaper, contents not affected.
School prize label, dated 1896, on front pastedown.
Contents clean, with bright colours.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)