1.
Under Honour's Flag
by
Rev. Eric Lisle
with illustrations by
G. H. Evison
1st Thus edition,
published by Warne circa 1910
Octavo.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
312 pages.
'New Popular Books for Boys'.
Titling on front cover printed on large outline of flag.
Black and white plates, one of which has been reinserted.
Both endpapers somewhat discoloured.
Remainder of book clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
Fights for the Flag
by
W. H. Fitchett
Reprint,
published by John Murray in 1923
Dark green boards with black lettering and decoration.
Soptting to prelims and page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
True to the Flag
by
Geraldine Robertson Glasgow
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1908
Dark green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Red and black decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Prize label inside front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
4.
5.
6.
In Times of Steel
by
W. P. Shervill
Reprint,
published by John F. Shaw circa 1928
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
319 pages.
Art deco style decoration on front cover and spine.
Light wear to covers.
Three colour plates by A. Pearse.
Light spotting on fore edges.
Pages clean and white.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
Ithuriel's Spear
by
W. H. Fitchett
Reprint,
published by Kelly circa 1906
Dark blue covers, gilt lettering and decoration.
Seven out of eight black and white plates present.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
8.
The Palace of Danger, a Story of la Pompadour
by
Mabel Wagnalls
with illustrations by
John Ward Dunsmore
1st British edition,
published by John Long in 1909
Red boards.
Black lettering and gilt decorations on front cover.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Four black and white plates.
Covers marked in places.
Spine-strip edge-worn.
Light foxing on title page, remainder of contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
9.
Kinsman and Namesake
by
Richard Stead
with illustrations by
W. B. Handforth
Published by Blackie in 1910
Colour frontispiece and four black and white plates.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Front cover and spine illusrated in orange, black and green with gilt blocking.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Grey endpapers.
Writing on front endpaper.
Foxing to prelims, and intermittent spotting to contents.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
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: low)
11.
Robinson Crusoe
by
Daniel Defoe
Published by Ernest Nister in 1895
Bevilled dark blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
18cm x 24cm.
328 pages.
Red edges.
6 colour plates, including frontispiece, "and upwards of eighty black-and-white drawings by J. Finnemore, G. H. Thompson and Archibald Webb".
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Spine strip faded, and appears to have been re-glued at edges.
Scuff where label removed from inside front cover.
Endpapers foxed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
The Wild Pigs - A Story for Little People
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: low)
13.
Redcar Lee
by
Mrs Walter Searle
with illustrations by
J. Allanson Cull
4th edition,
published by Jarrold circa 1905
Brown blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering and decoration on covers.
Black and gilt decoration on spine.
Top edge gilt.
375 pages.
All edges of spine worn, all lettering faded.
Front endpaper missing, name on half title.
Two black and white plates, chapter headings and tail pieces.
Nine pages of adverts at rear of book.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
The Story of Phyllis
by
Mary Charlotte Malim
with illustrations by
W.S. Stacey
Reprint,
published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge circa 1902
Octavo.
Green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
247 pages.
Bevilled boards.
Beige patterned endpapers.
Illustrated with two black and white plates.
8 pages of adverts at rear of book.
Light wear on back board, where cloth has rubbed.
Prize label on front paste down.
Some spotting on fore edge.
Occasional foxing in text.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
Robinson Crusoe
by
Daniel Defoe
with illustrations by
J. Ayton Symington
Reprint,
published by J. M. Dent in 1953
Edited by F. C. Tilney.
Duodecimo.
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
128 pages.
Eight colour plates.
Four black and white illustrations.
Covers soiled.
Gilt faded, particularly on spine.
Front endpaper creased.
Half title spotted.
Contents in good condition.
Black and white illustrations neatly coloured in.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
Gipsy Mike
New edition,
published by John F. Shaw circa 1910
Octavo.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
White lettering and decoration.
Gilt decoration on spine.
222 pages.
Black and white frontispiece, head and tail pieces.
Covers slightly soiled.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Foxing on prelims.
Contents tanned.
One page torn across, repaired with transparent tape.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
Fanny's King
by
Darley Dale
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1898
Duodecimo.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt blocking decoration on covers.
64 pages.
Black endpapers
Sepia frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Faint mark on front cover.
Several marks on back cover.
Pages clean and white.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
The Winning of the Golden Spurs
by
Percy F. Westerman
1st edition,
published by Nisbet in 1911
Octavo.
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover and spine.
312 pages.
Covers worn.
Gilt on spine faded.
Front endpaper missing.
Front inner hinge cracked, and has old tape marks from a former repair attempt.
Contents shaken, but clean.
Light spotting on a few pages.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
Who did it? or Holmwood Priory
by
Rev. H. C. Adams
with illustrations by
A. W. Cooper
Reprint,
published by Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh circa 1890
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black and Red decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
186 pages.
8 full page black and white illustrations.
Decorative headpieces.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine.
Corners slightly bumped.
Prize label on paste down, from which book dated.
Occasional spotting, but pages otherwise clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
The Giants and how to fight them
by
Rev. Robert Newton
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1911
Octavo.
dark blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt blocked lettering on spine.
117 pages.
Colour frontispiece and title picture.
Body of book illustrated in black and white.
The giants of the title are sins which must be vanquished.
Covers clean, binding tight.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
Vackies
by
Violet M. Methley
with illustrations by
Isobel and John Morton-Sale
Published by Oxford University Press in 1941
Octavo.
Light red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
255 pages.
Colour frontispiece and six full page black and white illustrations.
Covers very slightly worn.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Text generally clean and unmarked, but one or two pages have light splashes.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
That Exciting Holiday
by
Nigel Strong
Reprint,
published by C S S M circa 1947
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
255 pages.
War economy logo on back of title page.
Four black and white illustrations.
(CSSM is the old name for The Scripture Union.)
Covers clean and unmarked.
Marks and shadows on endpapers and pastedowns, where an old paper-wrapper has been removed.
Neat name on front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
The Modern Wonder Book for Boys
Published by Collins circa 1940
Quarto.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
384 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
"All the gems from Storyland".
Gilt on covers and spine rubbed and darkened.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Some white marks on back cover.
Fore-edge, prelims and early pages foxed.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
Feats on the Fiord
by
Harriet Martineau
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1914
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Four colour plates, not attributed.
266 pages.
Very attractive patterned binding.
Foxing on fore edge.
Name and address on front paste down.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Text mostly clear, but some spotting, mostly at page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
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: low)