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1. Gay Stories for Girls
Gay Stories for Girls
Published by Beaver Books circa 1960
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Edges and corners bumped.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#117355   £3.00   
2. 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: high)
#119990   £5.00   
3. School Stories for Girls
School Stories for Girls
Published by Dean and Son circa 1960
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119276   £5.00   
4. 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: high)
#68873   £7.50   
5. Popular Stories for Girls
Popular Stories for Girls
Published by Birn Brothers circa 1958
Quarto.
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations in the text.
One story by Winifred Norling.
Covers a little worn at edges, and corners slightly bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#87282   £3.50   
6. 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: high)
#110500   £5.00   
7. The Big Budget for Girls
The Big Budget for Girls
Published by Blackie circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
192 pages.
Colour frontispiece and black and white plates.
Selection of stories by various authors.
Light wear to covers.
Short gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#101908   £7.50   
8. The World's Best Stories for Boys & Girls
The World's Best Stories for Boys & Girls
by Winifred Biggs
with illustrations by Honor C. Appleton
Published by T. C. & E. C. Jack circa 1930
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
624 pages.
A compendium of excerpts and short stories by various well known authors.
Contributors include: Nesbit, A. A. Milne, Richmal Crompton, Ewing, Farjeon, Lang. de la Mare, and Twain.
Covers worn at edges and somewhat scuffed.
Gilt lettering faded.
Contents slightly shaken.
Foxing on prelims and endpapers.
A number of the illustrations have been neatly coloured-in.
Some damage to final two pages where they appear to have been peeled apart.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#111589   £3.50   
9. 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: high)
#117280   £5.00   
10. The Golden Treasury of Stories for Boys and Girls
The Golden Treasury of Stories for Boys and Girls
Published by Victor Gollancz in 1959
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
696 pages.
A collection of short stories.
Authors include: Sewell, Lear, Belloc, Thackery, Browning, Andersen, Grimm and Carroll.
Spine slightly faded.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#102665   £3.00   
11. 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: high)
#90827   £3.00   
12. 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: high)
#97432   £10.00   
13. The Chalet Book for Girls
The Chalet Book for Girls
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
1st Thus edition, published by Girls Gone By in 2025
ISBN: 9781847453525.
Paperback.
Quarto.
"The Chalet Book for Girls" contains a complete long story, "Mystery at the Chalet School", together with four short stories, and four articles on subjects such as Beauty for the "Teen-agers" and Cookin in Olden Days. It is illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations by various artists, and a colour frontispiece.
Mint condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119955   £15.00   
14. The Chalet Book for Girls
The Chalet Book for Girls
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
1st Thus edition, published by Girls Gone By in 2025
ISBN: 9781847453525.
Paperback.
Quarto.
"The Chalet Book for Girls" contains a complete long story, "Mystery at the Chalet School", together with four short stories, and four articles on subjects such as Beauty for the "Teen-agers" and Cookin in Olden Days. It is illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations by various artists, and a colour frontispiece.
Mint condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119956   £15.00   
15. 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: high)
#92520   £5.00   
16. Jolly Days for Girls
Jolly Days for Girls
Published by Oxford University Press in 1939
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Twelve short stories by different authors.
Colour frontispiece, b/w illustrations in text.
Dustwrapper complete, light creasing at top edge.
No sign of wear on covers, colours bright.
Short gift dedication on front paste down.
Contents lightly tanned.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#105237   £12.50   
17. The Weathercock and Other Stories
The Weathercock and Other Stories
by Margaret Baker
with illustrations by Mary Baker
Reprint, published by University Of London in 1946
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper a little worn at edges, chipped at spine ends.
Neat dedication on front pastedown.
Pages slightly tanned.
A series of small (2cm x 2cm) photographs of a cricketer bowling, have been stuck to the top corners of some pages to form a 'flick' book.
Condition would otherwise have been VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#95971   £12.50   
18. Stories for Girls
Stories for Girls
by Leonard Gribble
Reprint, published by Golden Pleasure Books in 1962
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Contributors include:
Antonia Ridge,
Alison Uttley,
Barbara Leonie Picard, and
May Wynne.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#113102   £5.00   
19. 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   
20. Stories for Boys
Stories for Boys
by Anthony Buckeridge
1st edition, published by Faber & Faber in 1957
Brown cloth-covered boards with red lettering on spine.
272 pages.
Front endpaper missing.
Label removed from front pastedown.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#86181   £5.00   
21. 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   
22. 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   
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. The Dutch Chees and Other Stories
The Dutch Chees and Other Stories
by Walter de la Mare
with illustrations by Irene Hawkins
1st Thus edition, published by Faber and Faber in 1946
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Gilt faded.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#116309   £7.50   
25. Skylark Short Stories
Skylark Short Stories
by Jill Bennett
with illustrations by Julek Heller
1st edition, published by Book Club Association in 1979
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#88118   £4.00   
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