1.
Frolic and Fun
by Aunt Ruth
Published by S. W. Partridge circa 1910
by Aunt Ruth
Published by S. W. Partridge circa 1910
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Front cover shows glazed picture of children sledging.
Back cover is an advert for Cadbury's Cocoa.
Copiously illustrated in black and white (no colour illustrations).
Artists include W. C. Groome and Angusine MacGregor.
Three pages of adverts at front and rear of book.
Covers worn at edges.
Glazed paper on spine is chipped in places.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Front cover shows glazed picture of children sledging.
Back cover is an advert for Cadbury's Cocoa.
Copiously illustrated in black and white (no colour illustrations).
Artists include W. C. Groome and Angusine MacGregor.
Three pages of adverts at front and rear of book.
Covers worn at edges.
Glazed paper on spine is chipped in places.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#101586 £25.00
2.
The Pirate Ship and Other Stories
by Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by Shirley Hughes
1st edition, published by Heinemann in 1980
by Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by Shirley Hughes
1st edition, published by Heinemann in 1980
ISBN: 0434925896.
Purple covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Purple covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119884 £15.00
3.
A Book of Ghosts and Goblins
by Ruth Manning-Sanders
with illustrations by Robin Jacques
1st Thus edition, published by Pan Books in 1974
by Ruth Manning-Sanders
with illustrations by Robin Jacques
1st Thus edition, published by Pan Books in 1974
ISBN: 0330240773.
Paperback.
Light wear and a little creasing to covers.
Spine faded.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Paperback.
Light wear and a little creasing to covers.
Spine faded.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#117025 £20.00
4.
Red Indian Folk and Fairy Tales
by Ruth Manning-Sanders
with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges
Published by Oxford University Press in 1971
by Ruth Manning-Sanders
with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges
Published by Oxford University Press in 1971
ISBN: 0192711474.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Top edge slightly soiled.
Name on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Top edge slightly soiled.
Name on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119825 £30.00
5.
A Book of Ghosts and Goblins
by Ruth Manning-Sanders
with illustrations by Robin Jacques
Published by Pan Books in 1975
by Ruth Manning-Sanders
with illustrations by Robin Jacques
Published by Pan Books in 1975
ISBN: 0330240773.
Paperback.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Paperback.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#117951 £20.00
6.
The Big Sneeze
by Ruth Brown
with illustrations by Ruth Brown
1st edition, published by Andersen in 1985
by Ruth Brown
with illustrations by Ruth Brown
1st edition, published by Andersen in 1985
ISBN: 0862640881.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Short text, one sentence per page.
Large detailed pictures on every page.
In excellent condition.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Short text, one sentence per page.
Large detailed pictures on every page.
In excellent condition.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#101353 £7.50
7.
The Cock and the Fox
by Ruth Manning-Sanders
with illustrations by Jenny Williams
1st edition, published by Angus and Robertson in 1978
by Ruth Manning-Sanders
with illustrations by Jenny Williams
1st edition, published by Angus and Robertson in 1978
ISBN: 0207957509.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#93855 £6.50
8.
Animal Stories
by Ruth Manning-Sanders
with illustrations by Annette MacArthur-Onslow
reprint edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1967
by Ruth Manning-Sanders
with illustrations by Annette MacArthur-Onslow
reprint edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1967
Oxford Children's Library.
"A book of true stories."
Prelims marked where labels have been removed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
"A book of true stories."
Prelims marked where labels have been removed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#67915 £4.00
9.
Fairy Gold
by Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by Barbara Hope Steinberg
Published by Heinemann in 1975
by Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by Barbara Hope Steinberg
Published by Heinemann in 1975
ISBN: 0434925853.
Twenty-eight retellings of favourite tales, illustrated with black and white drawings.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Twenty-eight retellings of favourite tales, illustrated with black and white drawings.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#63155 £4.00
10.
A Green Wishbone
by Ruth Tomalin
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1978
by Ruth Tomalin
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1978
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#60985 £5.00
11.
Fairy Gold
by Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by Barbara Hope Steinberg
1st edition, published by Heinemann in 1972
by Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by Barbara Hope Steinberg
1st edition, published by Heinemann in 1972
ISBN: 0434925853.
"Favorite fairy tales retold for the very young."
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Lalels removed from front endpaper.
Small stamp on reverse of title page.
Access number on title page.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
"Favorite fairy tales retold for the very young."
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Lalels removed from front endpaper.
Small stamp on reverse of title page.
Access number on title page.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#61876 £7.50
12.
A Green Wishbone
by Ruth Tomalin
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1978
by Ruth Tomalin
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1978
ISBN: 014031086X.
Paperback.
Covers worn and creased.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Paperback.
Covers worn and creased.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#87768 £2.00
13.
The Green Wishbone
by Ruth Tomalin
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st Thus edition, published by Faber and Faber in 1989
by Ruth Tomalin
with illustrations by Gavin Rowe
1st Thus edition, published by Faber and Faber in 1989
ISBN: 0571154387.
Paperback.
115 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Paperback.
115 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#89440 £2.00
14.
Young Gabby Goose
by Ruth Manning-Sanders
with illustrations by James Hodgson
Published by Methuen in 1975
by Ruth Manning-Sanders
with illustrations by James Hodgson
Published by Methuen in 1975
ISBN: 0416805205.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and a little worn.
Foxing to fore-edge.
Marks where labels removed from prelims.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and a little worn.
Foxing to fore-edge.
Marks where labels removed from prelims.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#57958 £7.50
15.
The Bull in the Forest
by Peter Zachary Cohen
with illustrations by Ruth Bornschlegel
1st edition, published by Atheneum in 1969
by Peter Zachary Cohen
with illustrations by Ruth Bornschlegel
1st edition, published by Atheneum in 1969
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
86 pages.
Illustrated with charcoal drawings, many full-page.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Several scrapes on dustwrapper's spine.
Price-clipped, and short closed tear at top of front panel.
Covers and contents clean and undamaged.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Green cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
86 pages.
Illustrated with charcoal drawings, many full-page.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Several scrapes on dustwrapper's spine.
Price-clipped, and short closed tear at top of front panel.
Covers and contents clean and undamaged.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#107001 £7.50
16.
Cinderella
by Brothers Grimm
with illustrations by Ruth Elasser
Published by Rudolf Steiner Press in 1978
by Brothers Grimm
with illustrations by Ruth Elasser
Published by Rudolf Steiner Press in 1978
ISBN: 0854403329.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark green cloth spine.
32cm x 22cm.
Light wear and a little soiling to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark green cloth spine.
32cm x 22cm.
Light wear and a little soiling to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#114260 £25.00
17.
The Ghost of Black Lake Castle
by Ruth Ainsworth
Published by Ladybird Books in 1989
by Ruth Ainsworth
Published by Ladybird Books in 1989
ISBN: 0721412629.
David the Gnome series.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Minor wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
David the Gnome series.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Minor wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#95643 £1.50
18.
The Queen Elizabeth Family
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Ruth Gervis
1st edition, published by Lutterworth in 1965
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Ruth Gervis
1st edition, published by Lutterworth in 1965
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Light wear to covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Some foxing to prelims and endpapers.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Light wear to covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Some foxing to prelims and endpapers.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#105111 £5.00
19.
Nell of the Seas
by Mark Scott
with illustrations by Ruth Bayley
1st edition, published by Book Guild in 2002
by Mark Scott
with illustrations by Ruth Bayley
1st edition, published by Book Guild in 2002
ISBN: 1857766806.
Dark blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Dark blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#86755 £10.50
20.
New Tales from Grimm
by Brothers Grimm
with illustrations by Janet Grahame Johnstone and Anne Grahame Johnstone
1st edition, published by Chambers in 1960
by Brothers Grimm
with illustrations by Janet Grahame Johnstone and Anne Grahame Johnstone
1st edition, published by Chambers in 1960
Translated from the German by Ruth Michaelis-Jena and Arthur J. J. Ratcliff.
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper intact, but a little worn at edges.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper intact, but a little worn at edges.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#119572 £20.00
21.
Overheard in Fairyland
by Madge A. Bigham
with illustrations by Ruth Sypherd Clements
Published by London circa 1910
by Madge A. Bigham
with illustrations by Ruth Sypherd Clements
Published by London circa 1910
Octavo.
Dark green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Light grey lettering on spine.
13cm x 19cm.
206 pages.
Not dated, possibly 1st edition.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Name written small and neatly at top edge of front pastedown.
Near-fine in other respects.
Binding sound.
Contents clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Dark green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Light grey lettering on spine.
13cm x 19cm.
206 pages.
Not dated, possibly 1st edition.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Name written small and neatly at top edge of front pastedown.
Near-fine in other respects.
Binding sound.
Contents clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#109063 £60.00
22.
Ruth the Rebel
by L. V. Davidson
1st edition, published by Lutterworth Press in 1953
by L. V. Davidson
1st edition, published by Lutterworth Press in 1953
Light green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper complete, but worn at edges and neatly reinforced with clear tape.
Book itself close to VG.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper complete, but worn at edges and neatly reinforced with clear tape.
Book itself close to VG.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#117401 £5.00
23.
Snow White
by Ruth Ainsworth
Published by Purnell in 1977
by Ruth Ainsworth
Published by Purnell in 1977
ISBN: 036103945X.
Paperback.
15cm x 21cm.
20 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Paperback.
15cm x 21cm.
20 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#119325 £4.00
24.
The Gigantic Balloon
by Ruth Park
with illustrations by K. Niland
1st American edition, published by Parents' Magazine Press in 1976
by Ruth Park
with illustrations by K. Niland
1st American edition, published by Parents' Magazine Press in 1976
ISBN: 081930848X.
Quarto.
White pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Covers slightly soiled on back.
Inner front hinge beginning to crack.
Contents clean and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Quarto.
White pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Covers slightly soiled on back.
Inner front hinge beginning to crack.
Contents clean and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#89728 £5.00
25.
The Noah's Ark
by Ruth Ainsworth
1st Thus edition, published by Beaver in 1976
by Ruth Ainsworth
1st Thus edition, published by Beaver in 1976
ISBN: 0600365719.
Paperback.
91 pages.
Adhesive plastic on covers.
Contents beginning to tan.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Paperback.
91 pages.
Adhesive plastic on covers.
Contents beginning to tan.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#101772 £3.50