1.
The Good Hawk
by
Joseph Elliott
Published by Walker Books in 2020
ISBN: 9781406391404.
Paperback.
Uncorrected proof copy.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
Ambari!
by
Reginald Forbes-Watson
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
Published by Oxford University Press in 1961
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Top edge spotted.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
3.
4.
The Blackbird Story Book
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Inner hingers cracked.
Some marks and soiling to front endpaper.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of title page.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
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: medium)
6.
Juggling and Feats of Dexterity
by
Paul Barnett
Published by Letts in 1993
ISBN: 9781852383619.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
14cm x 11cm.
Damp mark on reverse of dustwrapper.
First few pages crinkled.
Good in other respects.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
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: medium)
8.
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)
9.
The Roy Rogers Cowboy Annual
Published by World Distributors in 1952
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges, and a little scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Foxing to fore edge.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents edgeworn and slightly tanned, but generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
Ponds and Streams
by
Malcolm Joseph
with illustrations by
Malcolm Joseph
Reprint,
published by Blackwell in 1966
Edited by John Cutworth and J. C. Gagg.
18th book in Blackwell's Learning Library series.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
15cm x 20cm.
61 pages.
Dustwrapper chipped with three closed tears, and large triangle (4cm. x 3.5cm.) missing from base of front cover.
Two pages of text wrinkled by water, otherwise contents clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
The Peter Pan Picture Book
by
Daniel O'Connor
with illustrations by
Alice B. Woodward
Reprint,
published by G Bell & Sons in 1941
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Corners bumped.
A little scribble on front cover.
Names in Belongs To box.
Mark where prize label or bookplate removed from front endpaper.
Child's writing on reverse of front endpaper.
Contents generally good, but small patch of scribble in margin of plate facing page 15, and in margin of page 25.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
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)
13.
Noddy and His Friends - A Pop-up Picture Book
by
Enid Blyton
Published by Sampson Low circa 1960
Pictorial laminated boards.
23cm x 17cm.
Undated, probably mid-1960s.
Light wear to edges of covers, corners slightly bumped.
Five double pages, of which three are pop-ups.
Pop-ups in good working order.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
Good Comrades: A Story of a Little German Boy and his Dog
by
M. S. S.
with illustrations by
A. A. Dixon
Published by Blackie and Son Limited in 1909
Dark green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on spine.
Covers worn at edges and scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Endpapers removed.
Pages slightly tanned, and a little fingermarked at edges but otherwise good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
Bookano Zoo No. 1
by
S. Louis Giraud
Published by Strand Publications circa 1935
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
6 stand up pictures of animals.
Slight wear to edges of spine and covers.
Pop-ups in good condition.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
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)
17.
The Book of Pets
by
Elizabeth S. Tucker
with illustrations by
Maud Humphrey
1st edition,
published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York in 1893
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
23cm x 28cm.
52 pages.
Colour illustrations on every page, some accompanied by short text or poems.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Boards soiled.
Edges and corners heavily bumped.
Spine worn and a little faded.
Inner hinges cracked.
Pastedowns and endpapers foxed.
Contents in good condition, but light fingermarking to edges of pages throughout.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
18.
What-a-Mess the Good
by
Frank Muir
with illustrations by
Joseph Wright
1st Thus edition,
published by Carousel in 1978
ISBN: 0385147007.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Covers worn at edges.
2cm damage to center rear-edge of spine strip.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
The Bessie Marchant Omnibus Book
by
Bessie Marchant
Published by Blackie and Son Limited in 1932
Octavo.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Three books issued as one:
"The Gold-marked Charm",
"Sally Makes Good", and
"Three Girls in Mexico".
Covers worn and faded.
Dent at outer edge of back cover.
Old damp mark at top edge of prelims.
Front inner hinge cracked.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
20.
Friday's Tunnel
by
John Verney
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1959
Green cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Covers worn at edges and scuffed.
Endpapers foxed.
Label and library stamped on front endpaper.
Contents good.
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
21.
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
1st edition,
published by Frederick Warne and Co in 1904
Light grey paper-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
11cm x 14cm.
85 pages.
First edition, probably first printing: "muffetees" misspelt as "muffatees" on page 15.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Boards show some pale mottling where the colour has faded.
Corners slightly bumped.
Lower 1cm of spine strip edges split.
Scuff to upper left edge of front cover.
Front inner hinge cracked.
Dedication on reverse of front endpaper reads: "Wishing you a merry Christmas, 1904".
Stitching a little strained, and binding is now very delicate.
Contents good, but some occasional light fingermarking at page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
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: medium)
23.
24.
A Tide Flowing
by
Joan Phipson
Published by Methuen in 1981
Dustwrapper and covers Very Good.
Library marks on front paste down only.
Contents clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
Florence Nightingale
by
L. Du Garde Peach
with illustrations by
John T. Kenney
Reprint,
published by Ladybird Books circa 1970
ISBN: 0721401651.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers heavily worn at edges.
Back cover soiled.
Corners bumped.
Fingermarking to endpapers and prelims.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)