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1. People of the Bible
People of the Bible
by Bertha C. Krall
with illustrations by Rene Cloke
Published by Carwal Publications circa 1942
Bible story and picture books No.3.
Pale blue covers, dark blue lettering and decoration.
Black and white drawings 72 pages.
Name on front endpapers.
Dustwrapper has long closed tear on front cover.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#75956   £3.50   
2. Favourite Bible Stories for the Young
Favourite Bible Stories for the Young
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1903
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Scuff mark on back cover.
Endpapers tanned.
Contents clean.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#110543   £3.50   
3. The Girl Guide Omnibus
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: medium)
#100923   £12.50   
4. 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   
5. The 'Q' Plane and other Stories of School and Adventure
The 'Q' Plane and other Stories of School and Adventure
by A. Harcourt Burrage
Published by Epworth Press circa 1940
Paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to spine.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Edges of page block soiled.
Pages tanned, with some intermittent foxing.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119990   £5.00   
6. Four Little People and their Friends
Four Little People and their Friends
Reprint, published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell circa 1910
Octavo.
Light blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
128 pages.
Five short stories plus sixteen
pages of publisher's adverts at the rear.
No authors credited.
Flower pattern on front cover and spine.
Gilt blocked titling on spine.
Patterned endpapers.
Black and white frontispiece.
Slight signs of wear at corner's and sides of spine.
Name and address opposite half title.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#91827   £7.50   
7. Blackie's Omnibus of Brownie Stories
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: medium)
#110500   £5.00   
8. The Old Lion and Other Stories
The Old Lion and Other Stories
by Walter de la Mare
with illustrations by Irene Hawkins
1st edition, published by Faber and Faber in 1943
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Red decoration on cover.
Red lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges, and slightly faded.
Spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#68873   £7.50   
9. Bible Stories from the New Testament
Bible Stories from the New Testament
with illustrations by Harry G. Theaker
Published by Ward Lock & Co circa 1940
Rainbow Picture Books series.
Quarto.
Yellow paper-covered boards.
Light brown cloth spine.
Sixteen full-page colour illustrations, plus several full-page monochrome illustrations.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#117571   £10.00   
10. Two on an Island and Other Stories
Two on an Island and Other Stories
by Ethel Talbot
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1930
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
White and black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with chipping and loss at edges.
Minor wear to covers.
A little foxing to edges of page block.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#117280   £5.00   
11. 16 Pictures and Bible Stories in the Words of the Bible
16 Pictures and Bible Stories in the Words of the Bible
with illustrations by Henry Coller
Published by Ward, Lock and Co. circa 1969
Paperback.
18cm x 25cm.
Spiral-bound.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#118396   £2.50   
12. High Jinks
High Jinks
by J. H. Macnair
with illustrations by A. E. Kennedy
Published by Dean and Son, Limited circa 1935
1st book in Dean's Play Hour series.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Mixture of rhymes and very short stories.
Six colour plates.
Seven full page black and white drawings.
Numerous black and white drawings in the text.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Front cover clean but slightly scratched.
Back cover flecked.
Endpapers missing.
Contents clean and unmarked, and generally VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#104425   £20.00   
13. Jane-Anne's Story Book
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: medium)
#92520   £5.00   
14. Stories for you
Stories for you
by Enid Blyton
Reprint, published by Dean in 1966
ISBN: 0603032648.
Octavo.
Red paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned at edges, and some fingermarks.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#95186   £2.50   
15. The man who caught the wind
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: medium)
#85882   £25.00   
16. Dream David
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: medium)
#102149   £5.00   
17. The Great Book for Boys
The Great Book for Boys
Published by Oxford University Press in 1927
Edited by Herbert Strang.
Octavo.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Pictorial endpapers in green and white.
A selection of stories and articles.
Authors include Walter Rhoades, A. F. Jackson, Lawrence R. Bourne.
Covers and spine heavily worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Contents lightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#91210   £3.50   
18. Stories for you
Stories for you
by Enid Blyton
1st Thus edition, published by Dean in 1966
ISBN: 0603032648.
Octavo.
Red paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
184 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#103200   £2.50   
19. Blackie's Popular Nursery Stories
Blackie's Popular Nursery Stories
with illustrations by John Hassall
Published by Blackie circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Light yellow lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white.
Boards worn and edge-chipped.
Spine strip in good condition.
Name and date on front paste down.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#101523   £10.50   
20. Skylark Stories
Skylark Stories
1st Thus edition, published by Book Club Association in 1978
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Contains three stories:
Top of the World, by John Rowe Townsend, illustrated by Nikki Jones,
The Demon Bike Rider, by Robert Leeson, illustrated by Jim Russell, and
A Year and a Day, by William Mayne, illustrated by Krystyna Turska.
Segment torn from top front edge of dustwrapper.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#88119   £4.00   
21. Horse and Pony Stories for Girls
Horse and Pony Stories for Girls
with illustrations by F. D. Phillips
2nd edition, published by Hamlyn in 1972
ISBN: 0601074548.
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
360 pages.
Ten stories by assorted authors, including: Robert Bateman, Anna Sewell, Ursula Moray Williams and Kathleen O'Farrell.
Spine faded.
Some marks on fore edge.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#90827   £3.00   
22. Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, and Other Stories for Boys
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, and Other Stories for Boys
by Harold Avery and Fred Whishaw
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1907
Seven stories.
Blue, decorated boards.
Fourteen black and white plates.
Covers soiled and front cover unevenly faded towards corners.
Spine badly faded.
Some plates loose (but all present).
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#67291   £5.00   
23. Bad Boys
Bad Boys
by Eileen Colwell
Reprint, published by Kestre in 1979
ISBN: 0722650272.
Octavo.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
170 pages.
A collection of stories and some poems by various authors.
School Library stamp on front paste down, no other library marks or labels.
Covers slightly worn.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#88341   £3.00   
24. Jesus calls his Disciples
Jesus calls his Disciples
by Lucy Diamond
with illustrations by Kenneth Inns
1st edition, published by Wills & Hepworth in 1959
Octavo.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
50 pages.
Series 522, re-tellings of Bible stories.
Open-winged ladybird motif on endpaper verso.
Blue patterned open-winged ladybirds on endpapers.
Minor wear to covers.
Small school stamp on title page.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#103103   £3.50   
25. Moses - Prince and Shepherd
Moses - Prince and Shepherd
by Lucy Diamond
with illustrations by Kenneth Inns
Published by Wills & Hepworth circa 1957
Octavo.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
50 pages.
Series 522, Bible stories.
Brown open-winged Ladybird pattern on endpapers.
Minor wear to covers.
Short gift dedication facing title page.
Contents clean.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#103104   £5.00   
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