1.
Hideaway Harbour
by
Jocelyn Oliver
Published by Humphrey Milford circa 1931
The Oxford Books for Children series.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
14cm x 18cm.
Signed by the author inside front cover.
Inscription reads: "To Vivien, who knows what he really thinks (and buys) from Jocelyn Oliver. 1931 September 25th".
Covers worn at edges.
Corners slightly bumped.
Spine strip replaced with pale blue thin card.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
3.
All Aboard or Life on the Lake
by
Oliver Optic
Published by Hurst in 1908
Blue pictorial boards with red and gilt lettering.
Covers slightly worn.
Name on front endpaper.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
4.
5.
6.
Pipers Hill
by
Oliver Holt
with illustrations by
Oliver Holt
1st edition,
published by Marston House in 1992
ISBN: 0951770020.
Grey boards with gilt lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
7.
Horseman's Island
by
Marjorie Mary Oliver
with illustrations by
Stanley Lloyd
1st edition
published in 1950
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn and a little soiled, price-clipped.
Covers good, but spine slightly darkened.
Hinges a little strained.
Contents clean, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
8.
The Professor at the Breakfast Table
by
Oliver Wendell Holmes
with illustrations by
H. M. Brock
4th edition,
published by J. M. Dent in 1907
Red cloth-covered boards, beige cloth spine strip.
Gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Decorated endpapers, black and white line drawings.
Spine strip rather soiled and darkened.
Contents clean, but with occasional spotting.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
9.
The Guard Dog
by
Dick King-Smith
with illustrations by
Jocelyn Wild
Reprint,
published by Young Corgi in 1998
ISBN: 0552527319.
Paperback.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
Oliver Twist
by
Charles Dickens
Published by Thames Publishing Co circa 1955
Regent Classics series.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustewrapper.
Name and address written inside front cover.
Light foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
11.
12.
The Cat and the King
by
Nick Sharratt
with illustrations by
Nick Sharrat
1st edition,
published by Alison Green Books in 2016
ISBN: 9781407135083.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Signed by the author on title page.
Inscription reads: "For Cai. Happy Christmas 2016! Nick Sharratt"
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
Aaron in the Wild Woods
by
Joel Chandler Harris
with illustrations by
Oliver Herford
Reprint,
published by Harper and Brothers in 1898
Beige cloth-covered boards decorated with dark blue.
Spine ends damaged.
Water mark on spine.
Back endpaper missing.
Otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
Bumper Story Book
Published by Collins circa 1960
Contributors include Violet Needham, Jane Shaw, Monica Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations in text.
Edwards and Kathleen Fidler.
Dustwrapper worn with piece missing from lower front corner.
Damage to spine ends and edges with some loss at base.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
Lost and Found
by
Oliver Jeffers
with illustrations by
Oliver Jeffers
Reprint,
published by HarperCollins in 2006
ISBN: 9780007240371.
Paperback.
26cm x 26cm.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
Faraway Princess
by
Jane Oliver
with illustrations by
Jane Paton
1st edition,
published by Macmillan and Co in 1962
Blue semi-pictorial boards.
Old sellotape marks on covers and dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper edgeworn with back flap mostly missing.
Front endpaper glued to front pastedown.
Front hinge cracked and repaired with tape.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
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: low)
18.
Rainbow End
Published by Birn Brothers Limited circa 1952
Quarto.
Red pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
92 pages.
Book dated from gift inscription.
Pictorial endpapers.
Colour frontispiece.
Monochrome illustrations in text.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
Oliver and Company
Published by Ladybird Books circa 1990
ISBN: 0721413552.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Name on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Here and There
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1932
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
'Pictures, Stories, Poems' by various authors and illustrators.
Colour frontispiece by Honor Appleton.
Eight full page colour illustrations.
Numerous black and white drawings, both full page and in the text.
A few faint marks on front cover.
In general covers are firm, bright and clean.
Neat gift inscription on front endpaper (book dated from this).
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
Polly Oliver's Problem
by
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Popular edition,
published by Gay & Bird in 1896
Maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Decorative roundel to title.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Illustrated with black and white plates.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
The Strange Mr Habberdish
by
Quintin Oliver
Published by Victory Press in 1959
Red covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
Woodrow, the White House Mouse
by
Peter W. Barnes
with illustrations by
Cheryl Shaw Barnes
Published by Rosebud in 1995
ISBN: 0963768824.
Signed by the author.
Quarto.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Book is designed to teach children about the history and architecture of the White House.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
The Bumper Book for Children
Published by Collins circa 1958
Pictorial paper covered boards.
Yellow cloth spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations.
Contributors include Ivy Wallace, Rosalie Fry, and Cynthia Harnett.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped, and repaired on reverse with some loss at edges.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned, but contents otherwise generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
Glitter's Flight
by
Zoe Krause
with illustrations by
Tony Oliver
1st edition,
published by Book Company Publishing in 1999
ISBN: 1863097015.
Laminated pictorial covers.
25cm x 25cm.
Thin card pages.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)