1.
The Story of Gubby the Gnome
with illustrations by
Felice Emmer
Published by Clematis Press in 1954
Brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
12cm x 14cm.
"Wonderland Bed-Time Stories".
Covers worn and scuffed at edges.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
2.
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: high)
3.
Life of the Honey-Bee
by
William Sinclair
with illustrations by
Jill Payne
Published by Ladybird Books in 1969
ISBN: 0721402445.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers worn at edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
4.
Josephine Keeps School
by
Mrs. Henry Cowper Cradock
with illustrations by
Honor C. Appleton
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1950
Quarto.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Cream cloth spine.
Brown lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
64 pages.
8 colour plates.
Covers clean and tight, minor faults only.
Name on front endpaper in childish script.
All plates present.
The final page is tanned, other pages white.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
5.
The Sleepy-Song Book
by
Eugene Field and May Byron and Florence Campbell
with illustrations by
Anne Anderson
Published by George G. Harrap circa 1920
Blue paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
22cm x 28cm.
Dated from gift dedication on front endpaper.
Covers worn and scuffed and a little faded.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Endpapers foxed and worn at edges.
Intermittent finger-marking and wear to edges of pages.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
6.
The Golden Age
by
Kenneth Grahame
Published by Bodley Head in 1907
Octavo.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering and decoration on covers.
196 pages.
Design on front cover and spine by Charles Robinson.
Covers worn at edges, and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip darkened.
Top edge of covers darkened.
Name on front endpaper.
Small amount of spotting on prelims.
Contents clean.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
7.
Betty's Diary
by
Dorothy Russell
with illustrations by
Honor C. Appleton
1st Thus edition,
published by Blackie circa 1918
Octavo.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Dark brown lettering on spine.
261 pages.
Five colour plates.
Narrow picture onlay beneath titling on the front cover.
The covers soiled and heavily worn.
Corners soft and spine ends beginning to fray.
Floral decoration around picture onlay has faded.
Front endpaper removed.
Gift dedication on the half-title.
Pages generally clean, although there is a little fingermarking.
Binding is tight.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
8.
The Black Peril - A Biggles Story
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
J. E. McConnell
Published by Thames circa 1950
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light green cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners and edges bumped.
Name and address partially erased from front cover.
Foxing to prelims and endpapers.
Front endpaper removed.
Gift dedication on reverse of frontispiece.
Contents generally good.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
9.
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)
10.
The Magic Whistle
by
Gordon Browne
with illustrations by
Florence Anderson
Published by George G. Harrap in 1919
Paperback.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
19cm x 25cm.
Covers heavily worn.
Front cover and front endpaper detached.
Old tape marks on prelims and spine.
Prelims foxed.
Prize dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
11.
Summer Songs with Music
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Published by Blackie circa 1926
Quarto.
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
All plates present and undamaged.
Covers worn at edges.
Binding a little slack.
Contents shaken.
Gift dedication, dated 1935 on front endpaper.
Some light foxing throughout, mainly at page edges and on back pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
12.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Alice Ross
Published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell circa 1922
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
12cm x 16cm.
Undated; gift dedication on front endpaper dated Christmas 1923.
Covers faded and heavily worn.
Corners bumped.
Lower half of spine-strip missing.
Binding a little strained.
Fontispiece and three of four colour plates present (plate at p34 missing).
Pages heavily tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
13.
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Published by Frederick Warne and Co circa 1908
Grey paper-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
10.5cm x 14.5cm.
Early reprint, circa 1908.
Copyright date on reverse of title page is 1904.
Covers worn at edges, and a little scuffed.
Spine strip missing.
Binding rather loose.
Inner hinges cracked.
Name erased from front pastedown.
Name and date ("Peter 1909") on front endpaper.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
14.
A Pageant of Dolls
by
Lesley Gordon
Published by Edmund Ward circa 1950
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
132 pages.
Dustwrapper heavily worn and chipped, with loss at spine ends.
Some wear to edges of covers.
Light spotting to fore edge.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
15.
RIP
by
E. W. Garrett
with illustrations by
Anne Anderson
Published by Humphrey Milford in 1919
Octavo.
Light blue paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Dark blue decoration on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
128 pages.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Sunday School prize label on front pastedown.
Prelims slightly foxed.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
16.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by
Jessie Willcox Smith
Published by Scribner in 1924
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
18cm x 24cm.
Title page dated "MCMXXIV", copyright date on reverse is 1905.
Covers worn at edges.
Picture onlay scuffed.
Some old splash marks on back board, contents not affected.
Contents slightly shaken, but generally clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
17.
Flora's Feast: A Masque of Flowers
by
Walter Crane
with illustrations by
Walter Crane
Published by Cassell and Company in 1895
Light green pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark green cloth spine.
Brown lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
19cm x 25cm.
40 pages.
8 pages of adverts at rear.
Brown patterned endpapers.
One colour illustration per page, beneath one or two lines of poetry.
Covers a little worn and scuffed at edges, and slightly soiled.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
A little faint spotting to fore edge and reverse of front endpaper, contents not affected.
School prize label, dated 1896, on front pastedown.
Contents clean, with bright colours.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
18.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Mabel Lucie Attwell
Published by Raphael Tuck and Sons circa 1929
Octavo.
Bevilled green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
280 pages.
8 pages of adverts at rear.
Undated edition; dated from gift dedication on front pastedown.
Covers worn, and edges and corners slightly bumped.
Picture onlay scuffed.
Spine a little faded.
Endpapers a little soiled, and have remains of a childs transfer stickers, depicting dogs, on them.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
19.
Elfa
by
A. W. Marchmont
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1911
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
296 pages.
Gilt on front cover faded.
Corners bumped.
Come scratches to picture onlay.
Contents clean and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
20.
Trudy takes charge
by
Mary Alice Faid
3rd edition,
published by Pickering Inglis in 1961
Octavo.
Yellow paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
159 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Dustwrapper edge chipped, closed tear upper front.
A few brown marks on spine strip.
Covers otherwise clean and tight.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages lightly tanned.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
21.
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: high)
22.
Peter Trawl or The Adventures of a Whaler
by
W. H. G. Kingston
1st edition,
published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1881
Octavo.
Dark green embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Silver decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
350 pages.
Six (of eight) black and white plates present.
Covers heavily worn at edges, and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip worn at edges and ends, and somewhat darkened.
Gift dedication dated 1883 on reverse of front endpaper.
Endpapers and prelims foxed and tanned.
Contents shaken, and some pages coming loose.
Occasional foxing to page edges.
Some foxing in gutter, where staples in the binding have rusted.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
23.
Lie-Down Stories
by
Natalie Joan
with illustrations by
Anne Anderson
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1935
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cream cloth spine.
77 pages.
Eight colour plates, including frontispiece.
Numerous black and white drawings.
This title was originally published in 1919, with a cover illustration by Anne Anderson.
This edition was republished in the 1930s with a different cover, to fit in with the other books which Blackie was publishing at that time.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine strip slightly soiled.
Plates VG.
Occasional marks on some pages.
Contents generally close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
24.
The Princess of the School
by
Angela Brazil
with illustrations by
Frank Wiles
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1921
Octavo.
Beige pictorial cloth-covered boards with black lettering.
288 pages.
Six black and white plates, all in good condition.
Front and back covers are very good.
Lettering and decoration has faded from the spine.
Gift dedication on front paste down.
Small piece of white paper has been pasted to the top of the front endpaper with a name on it.
Contents tight and clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
Three adventurous schoolgirls
by
Brenda Girvin
Reprint,
published by Oxford in 1933
Octavo.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Green and black decoration on covers.
251 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Covers soiled.
Spine edges worn.
Prize label on front paste down.
Front hinge pulled.
Front endpaper soiled at outer edge.
Contents clean and generally unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)