1.
Is Anyone there?
by
Monica Dickens and Rosemary Sutcliff
Reprint,
published by Puffin Plus in 1986
ISBN: 0140320466.
Paperback.
A collection of short stories edited by Monica Dickens and Rosemary Sutcliff.
Bookplate on inside front cover.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
Joy and Josephine
by
Monica Dickens
Published by The Book Club in 1949
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges and a little faded and speckled.
Corners bumped.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
When Fishes Flew
by
Josephine Poole
with illustrations by
Barbara Swiderska
1st edition,
published by Benn in 1978
ISBN: 0510155030.
Olive green boards with green lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Minimal library marks.
Damp mark along base of front cover - contents not affected.
Good in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
4.
When Fishes Flew
by
Josephine Poole
with illustrations by
Barbara Swiderska
1st edition,
published by Benn in 1978
ISBN: 0510155030.
Olive green cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper spine slightly faded.
Minimal library marks.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
Follyfoot
by
Monica Dickens
Reprint,
published by Heinemann in 1988
ISBN: 0434934631.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
The Great Fire
by
Monica Dickens
with illustrations by
Michael Jackson
1st Thus edition,
published by Piccolo in 1974
ISBN: 0330240641.
Paperback.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
7.
When Fishes Flew
by
Josephine Poole
with illustrations by
Barbara Swiderska
1st edition,
published by Benn in 1978
ISBN: 0510155030.
Octavo.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on spine.
149 pages.
'A selection of legends and old wives' tales from the West Country.'
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
8.
David Copperfield
by
Charles Dickens
Published by Thames Publishing Co circa 1955
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Damp mark at lower edge of front cover and dusrwrapper; contents not affected.
Name and address inside front cover.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
9.
Killer Dog
by
Monica Edwards
with illustrations by
Sheila Rose
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1959
Dark blue boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
A Monica Edwards story that does not figure in either the Punchbowl Farm or the Romney Marsh series.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
The Outsider
by
Monica Edwards
with illustrations by
Geoffrey Whittam
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1961
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and slightly worn at edges.
Some spotting to fore edge and endpapers.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
11.
Josephine Goes Travelling
by
Mrs. Henry Cowper Cradock
with illustrations by
Honor C. Appleton
Published by Blackie circa 1950
Light green pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on spine.
13cm x 18cm.
Pink pictorial endpapers.
Undated edition, probably 1950s.
Light wear to covers and spine edges.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
The Summer of the Great Secret
by
Monica Edwards
with illustrations by
Anne Bullen
Published by Collins circa 1960
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Front panel from dustwrapper pasted onto front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
Legends and Lyrics
by
Adelaide Anne Procter
Published by Bell in 1904
Introduction by Charles Dickens.
Blue boards with gilt lettering and green decoration.
Top edge gilt.
Covers a little worn.
Spine faded.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
The Badgers of Punchbowl Farm
by
Monica Edwards
1st Thus edition,
published by Country Book Club in 1968
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Red Cross library stickers on front endpaper and dustwrapper front panel.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
The Unsought Farm
by
Monica Edwards
1st Thus edition,
published by Girls Gone By in 2025
ISBN: 9781847453518.
Paperback.
Monica Edwards' own account of the purchase of Punchbowl Farm, which features in many of her books.
Mint condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
The Unsought Farm
by
Monica Edwards
1st Thus edition,
published by Girls Gone By in 2025
ISBN: 9781847453518.
Paperback.
Monica Edwards' own account of the purchase of Punchbowl Farm, which features in many of her books.
Mint condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
The Uncommercial Traveller
by
Charles Dickens
with illustrations by
Charles Pears
Reprint,
published by Waverly Book Company
Described on rear endpapers as: "The Waverly Dickens - Special Edition for Subscribers only".
Blind embossed blue covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Decorated endpapers.
Spine faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
Plenty of Ponies
by
Josephine Pullein-Thompson
with illustrations by
Anne Bullen
Published by Collins in 1965
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Name and address on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
A Christmas Carol
by
Charles Dickens
with illustrations by
Emil Weiss
1st Thus edition,
published by Gawthorn in 1944
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
19cm x 25cm.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Internally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
A Tale of Two Cities
by
Charles Dickens
with illustrations by
Phiz
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1930
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Patterned endpapers.
Minor wear to covers.
Gilt on spine slightly dimmed.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
The Runaway Couple
by
Mary Angela Dickens
with illustrations by
Harold Copping
Published by Raphael Tuck circa 1912
Pictorial paper covered boards.
Circular picture onlay to front cover.
Children's stories from Dickens, retold by his granddaughter.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
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: low)
23.
The Chartfield School Mystery
by
Monica Marsden
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1961
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
223 pages.
No frontispiece but three black and white plates present in text.
Cloth on back board badly wrinkled, covers slightly soiled.
Lengthy gift dedication on front endpaper, school Library stamp, biro scribble partially removed from front pastedown.
Body of text clean and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
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)
25.
A Matter of Clues
by
Monica Marsden
1st edition,
published by Children's Press in 1962
Green covers.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Name and address on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)