1.
Curfew
by
Margaret Greaves
1st edition,
published by Methuen in 1975
Early 19th century setting.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
2.
Adam of Pendle Grange
by
David Bingley
with illustrations by
Colin Twinn
1st edition,
published by Galliard in 1979
ISBN: 0852494750.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Some faint foxing to prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
3.
Animal Land - The Creatures of Children's Fiction
by
Margaret Blount
1st edition,
published by Hutchinson in 1974
ISBN: 009118410X.
Green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Dark green decoration on covers.
Minor wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
Foxing to edges of page block.
Bookplate on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
4.
Adam of Pendle Grange
by
David Bingley
with illustrations by
Colin Twinn
1st edition,
published by Galliard in 1979
ISBN: 0852494750.
Marron cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
6.
The Snake Whistle
by
Margaret Greaves
with illustrations by
Gareth Floyd
1st edition,
published by British Broadcasting Corporation in 1980
ISBN: 0563178507.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Label removed from prelims, but VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
In the Heart of the Rockies
by
George Alfred Henty
Abridged edition,
published by Foulsham circa 1955
Dark blue paper-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and worn at edges.
Book itself close to VG.
Address label and neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
Stories from Froissart
by
Henry Newbolt
with illustrations by
Gordon Browne
Published by Wells Gardner Darton circa 1915
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Prelims and edges of page block foxed.
Contents clear.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
Cargo for a King
by
J. S. Andrews
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1972
ISBN: 0370012380.
Octavo.
Light orange cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
171 pages.
A tale of piracy in the Irish Sea.
J. S. Andrews is unusual in that his historical stories deal with the kingdom of Ulster, as it then was, rather than the better known provinces in the south of Ireland.
Dustwrapper complete, and not price-clipped, light wear to edges.
Covers and contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
Historical Tales
by
Charles Morris
with illustrations by
M. Anno
Published by Gibbings in 1894
Beige cloth covers, gilt lettering and decorations.
Patterned endpapers.
The early history of Germany.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
Westward with Columbus
by
Gordon Stables
with illustrations by
Alfred Pearse
Published by Blackie in 1894
Pictorial covers.
Olivine edges.
Black endpapers.
Front hinge cracked, front endpaper creased.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
13.
14.
A Child's Day through the Ages
by
Dorothy Margaret Stuart
with illustrations by
T. H. Robinson
Published by Harrap in 1941
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn and soiled, and price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Small, neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean, but very slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
Sword at Sunset
by
Rosemary Sutcliff
1st Thus edition,
published by The Book Club in 1963
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
A little foxing to prelims and to edges of page block.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
By Winding Water
by
Mary Schroeder
with illustrations by
Gareth Floyd
1st edition,
published by Kaye and Ward in 1976
ISBN: 0718210239.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Labels removed from prelims.
Early Bird Series.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
Through Three Campaigns
by
George Alfred Henty
with illustrations by
Walter Paget
Reprint,
published by Blackie in 1904
Octavo.
Bevilled red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
383 pages.
Grey endpapers.
8 black and white plates.
3 maps.
32 page catalogue at rear of book.
All edges olivine.
Spine strip darkened.
Some wear to spine ends.
Excellent condition for its age.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
18.
The Lark and the Laurel
by
Barbara Willard
with illustrations by
Gareth Floyd
1st edition,
published by Longman in 1970
ISBN: 0582158524.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and faded on spine.
Light wear to covers.
Labels removed from front endpaper.
Contents generally VG, but faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
By Winding Water
by
Mary Schroeder
with illustrations by
Gareth Floyd
1st edition,
published by Kaye and Ward in 1976
ISBN: 0718210239.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Early Bird Series.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
20.
21.
Ladies and Gentlemen
by
Margaret Dunnett
1st edition,
published by Deutsch in 1976
ISBN: 0233962328.
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
158 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
The Other One
by
Simone Martin-Chauffier
with illustrations by
Kenneth Ody
1st British edition,
published by University Of London in 1961
Translated from French by James Kirkup.
Prelims messy and dustwrapper messy.
Old sellotape marks on front and back pastedown and covers.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
23.
The Namesake
by
C. Walter Hodges
with illustrations by
C. Walter Hodges
1st edition,
published by G Bell & Sons in 1964
Dark red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper intact, but heavily worn and has been reinforced with vinyl laminate.
Minor wear to lower edge of covers.
Front endpaper messy where school library labels removed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
The Chaplet of Pearls
by
Charlotte Mary Yonge
Reprint,
published by Macmillan in 1929
Blue boards with gilt lettering and black decoration.
Neat dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
The Man from the Sea
by
James Sydney Andrews
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1970
ISBN: 037001216X.
Green covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)