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1. Her Second Chance
Her Second Chance
by E. M. Channon
1st Thus edition, published by Books to Treasure in 2014
ISBN: 9781909423176.
Paperback.
Vinyl laminate applied to covers.
Coves worn at edges, and a little creased.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#117185   £12.50   
2. Molly's Chance
Molly's Chance
by J. H. Byron Lewis
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1927
Blue decorated covers with black lettering.
Illustrated in black and white.
Slight wear to covers.
Name and Sunday School Stamp on front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#76181   £7.50   
3. Diana takes a chance
Diana takes a chance
by Catherine Mary Christian
with illustrations by Mary Gernat
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1960
Yellow covers decorated with thistle pattern.
Front endpaper missing.
School stamp on front paste down.
Ink smudge on half title.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#76301   £3.00   
4. A Ghost of a Chance
A Ghost of a Chance
by Nette Hilton
with illustrations by Chantel Stewart
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1998
ISBN: 0140387951.
Paperback.
95 pages.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#83003   £1.75   
5. The Last Bus and Other Stories
The Last Bus and Other Stories
by Stephen Southwold
with illustrations by Anne Anderson
Published by Collins circa 1931
'The Stephen Southwold Tales'.
Dark green boards with gilt lettering and decorations.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations in text.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Some foxing to prelims, and a few fingermarks to contents.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#73771   £10.50   
6. Stories for Seven-year-olds
Stories for Seven-year-olds
by Sara and Stephen Corrin
with illustrations by Shirley Hughes
Published by Faber in 1972
ISBN: 057105823X.
Green cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapepr worn at edges, and a little soiled.
Book itself generally VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#118524   £7.50   
7. Septimus Septimisson
Septimus Septimisson
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by Michael Pollard
1st Thus edition, published by Grasshopper in 1976
ISBN: 0200723871.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn, and faded along top edge and spine.
Covers worn at edges, and faded along top edge.
A little spotting to endpapers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#119920   £10.00   
8. British Weather
British Weather
by Stephen Bone
Published by Collins in 1946
Grey paper-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
White decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and has lower half of spine strip missing (rebacked with plain paper).
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat repair at base of spine.
Library label on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#119093   £5.00   
9. Stories for Six-Year-Olds
Stories for Six-Year-Olds
by Sara Corrin and Stephen Corrin
with illustrations by Shirley Hughes
Published by Faber and Faber in 1968
ISBN: 0571081142.
Dark red cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
White decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners slightly bumped.
Name on front endpaper.
Several entries on the contents page have been neatly highlighted in yellow.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#119549   £3.00   
10. 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: low)
#97432   £10.00   
11. The Last Battle
The Last Battle
by Clive Staples Lewis
with illustrations by Pauline Diana Baynes
1st Thus edition, published by Macmillan (New York) in 1956
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
174 pages.
First American edition.
Covers worn and scuffed, and a little soiled and stained.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip scuffed and darkened.
Some spotting and faint marks to endpapers and prelims.
Contents generally good, but faintly tanned and some intermittent faint foxing to lower edge of pages.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#118763   £50.00   
12. Ten Old Men
Ten Old Men
by Stephen Southwold
with illustrations by R. M. Turvey
Reprint, published by Hutchinson circa 1947
Quarto.
Cream pictorial glazed boards.
48 pages.
Pictorial endpapers, showing fashions in dress from 1040 - 1940.
Ten short stories, which illustrate different historical times.
Printed on art paper.
Illustrated in colour, with small drawings in the text.
Spine strip missing.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#85195   £5.00   
13. The Silver Whistle and Other Stories
The Silver Whistle and Other Stories
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1950
Yellow pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue spine.
White lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Pictorial endpapers.
"Anytime Series".
Dustwrapper intact, but worn and creased.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Some intermittent fingermarking at fore edge.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#119512   £5.00   
14. Peter Trawl or The Adventures of a Whaler
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: low)
#111402   £15.00   
15. Six Pointer Buck
Six Pointer Buck
by David Stephen
1st edition, published by Lutterworth in 1956
Grey boards, with black lettering and red decoration on spine.
Dustwrapper worn with loss at top of spine.
Ding to edge of back cover.
VG in other respects.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#53153   £6.50   
16. The Sleepy-Song Book
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: low)
#119005   £50.00   
17. Mystery at Witchend
Mystery at Witchend
by Malcolm Saville
with illustrations by Bertram Prance
3rd edition, published by Newnes in 1945
Lone Pine series.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on spine.
Covers worn at edges, with a black ink-blot at upper right corner of front cover.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip re-attached, with 2cm loss at base.
Some light spotting to fore-edge.
Neat gift dedication on half-title.
Pages tanned, with some intermittent finger-marking.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#118671   £15.00   
18. The Black Peril - A Biggles Story
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: low)
#115466   £4.50   
19. Old Peter's Russian Tales
Old Peter's Russian Tales
by Arthur Ransome
with illustrations by Dmitri Mitrokhin
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1938
Dark green paper-covered boards.
Cream cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Top edge olivine.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Spine worn at edges and a little soiled.
A little faint foxing to fore edge.
Binding sound.
Contents generally clean, but some intermittent, very faint foxing.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#111634   £30.00   
20. The Story of Ferdinand
The Story of Ferdinand
by Munro Leaf
with illustrations by Robert Lawson
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1937
Red pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Red lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
18cm x 21cm.
1st UK edition.
Yellow pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with 5cm loss at top corner of back panel, and 4cm los at base of spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication, dated Christmas 1938, inside front cover.
A little faint, intermittent foxing.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#118771   £75.00   
21. 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: low)
#95971   £12.50   
22. The Mystery of the Missing Book
The Mystery of the Missing Book
by Trevor Burgess
Published by Hutchinson circa 1960
Red paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped.
A small amount of scribble on dustwrapper front panel.
Covers a little worn at edges.
Names on front pastedown.
Pages heavily tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#109461   £5.00   
23. The Lady of the Decoration
The Lady of the Decoration
by Frances Little
with illustrations by Wakana Utigawa
Published by Hodder and Stoughton
Frances Little is the pseudonym for Fannie Caldwell.
Octavo.
Blue cloth covered boards.
Gilt lettering and decoration on front cover and spine.
Top edge gilt.
Decorated endpapers.
Eight tipped in plates.
Spine relaid, with top two inches of original replaced.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Bookplate on front pastedown.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#53031   £25.00   
24. Blackie's Popular Nursery Stories
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: low)
#101523   £10.50   
25. The World Chief Guide
The World Chief Guide
by Eileen K. Wade
1st edition, published by Hutchinson of London in 1957
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and creased, with some loss at corners of front panel and base of spine.
Dustwrapper neatly repaired and strengthened with pale-blue paper.
Small patches of fading on covers, where dustwrapper chipped.
Neat prize dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#106330   £10.00   
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