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1. London Adventure
London Adventure
by Elizabeth Montizambert
Published by London Passenger Transport Board in 1939
Paperback.
"One of the London-in-your-Pocket books"
A 1930s guide to London for tourists.
Paperback format with a thin-card dustwrapper.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
"Xmas 1939" written neatly at top corner of front endpaper.
Near-fine in other respects.
Very Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#107944   £10.00   
2. Kiss the Dust
Kiss the Dust
by Elizabeth Laird
2nd edition, published by Heinemann in 1991
A family of Kurdish refugees, fleeing from life in Iraq, arrive eventually in London.
Fine condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#59678   £12.50   
3. Fortress in the West: Tales of Welsh Adventure
Fortress in the West: Tales of Welsh Adventure
by Arthur James Roderick
with illustrations by Ron Stenberg
1st edition, published by Black in 1966
Dustwrapper worn and chipped.
Book close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#27345   £5.00   
4. Sea-green Magic
Sea-green Magic
by Elizabeth Beresford
with illustrations by Ann Tout
Published by Target in 1974
ISBN: 042610479X.
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges and a little creased.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#120004   £3.50   
5. Lost in the Jungle: A Story of the Indian Mutiny
Lost in the Jungle: A Story of the Indian Mutiny
by Augusta Marryat
with illustrations by David Henry Friston
Published by Griffith
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#25797   £5.00   
6. The Raider's Road
The Raider's Road
by Elizabeth Leitch
with illustrations by Elizabeth Earnshaw
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1950
War economy standard shield on reverse of title page.
three black and white plates.
Very slight discolouration of red covers.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#59868   £7.50   
7. Watery Whirligig, or Moxi in a Mix up
Watery Whirligig, or Moxi in a Mix up
by Joan Cooper
with illustrations by Elizabeth Campbell
1st edition, published by Methuen in 1947
Pale green boards with dark blue lettering and decoration.
Eight full-page colour wash illustrations.
Black and white line drawings in text.
Covers slightly soiled.
Spine strip and corners worn.
Bookplate on front pastedown.
Neat dedication on half-title.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#73154   £7.50   
8. Bernese Adventure
Bernese Adventure
by Jane Shaw
Published by Children's Press circa 1950
Green cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
VG in other respects.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#115977   £7.50   
9. London Types
London Types
by W.E. Henley
with illustrations by William Nicholson
1st edition, published by Heinemann in 1898
Beige paper-covered boards.
Cream cloth spine.
Details on reverse of the title page, underneath the table of contents, read:
"Copyright 1898 by William Heinemann. All rights reserved, Entered at Stationer's Hall, London, England. Entered at the Library of Congress, Washington, U.S.A."
The final page of the book has advertisements for: "An Almanac of Twelve Sports", "An Alphabet" and "London Types".
Overall condition is close to 'Very Good'.
Edges and corners of covers are worn and and bumped, but not badly.
Covers have darkened with age.
Inner hinges are split, but binding is still tight.
Slight discolouration on the front endpaper.
Contents are otherwise clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#101141   £450.00   
10. Alison's Easter Adventure
Alison's Easter Adventure
by Sheila Stuart
with illustrations by Gervaise
Published by Blackie circa 1950
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#116557   £35.00   
11. The Ship of Adventure
The Ship of Adventure
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Stuart Tresilian
1st Thus edition, published by Piccolo in 1975
ISBN: 0330244760.
Paperback.
Covers worn and heavily creased.
Number written on spine.
Name insdide front cover.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#112422   £3.00   
12. The Treasure Hunters
The Treasure Hunters
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Barbara C. Freeman
Reprint, published by Collins in 1954
Covers a little faded and worn.
Front endpaper missing.
Half-title reattached with tape.
Generally good in other respects.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#77545   £3.50   
13. The Mountain of Adventure
The Mountain of Adventure
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Stuart Tresilian
Reprint, published by Piccolo in 1981
ISBN: 0330244752.
Paperback.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#108824   £3.00   
14. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
by Dorothy Laird
Published by Pitkins in 1954
Quarto.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
"Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh and their children. Volume four."
Dustwrapper worn and with several large chips re-backed with plain paper.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Endpapers tanned.
Contents VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#111376   £7.50   
15. Secret Seven Adventure
Secret Seven Adventure
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Derek Lucas
Reprint, published by Knight Books in 1979
ISBN: 0340041579.
2nd book in Secret Seven series.
Paperback.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#108825   £1.50   
16. Twice Lost
Twice Lost
by W. H. G. Kingston
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1913
Kingston Library series.
Octavo.
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
396 pages.
Five colour plates, illustrators not attributed.
Spine strip worn, and gilt blocking is almost erased.
Covers, front and back, are otherwise close to very good.
Prize label on front paste down.
Contents white and clean.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#93310   £5.00   
17. Country Tales to tell
Country Tales to tell
by Elizabeth Clark
with illustrations by Cara Lockhart Smith
1st Thus edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1978
ISBN: 0340225122.
Green boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Black and white illustrations.
Some wear to dustwrapper.
Clear sticker on back cover.
Label on front pastedown.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Some marks to reverse of half-title.
Contents clean.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#75018   £4.50   
18. Salute to Adventure - Stories for Boys
Salute to Adventure - Stories for Boys
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1944
Octavo.
Grey pictorial paper-covered boards.
125 pages.
A selection of ten adventure stories, by various authors.
Covers a little worn.
Neat dedication on inside front cover.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#95386   £3.00   
19. The Secret of Buzzard Scar
The Secret of Buzzard Scar
by Malcolm Saville
with illustrations by Joan Kiddell-Monroe
Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1955
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges.
Some foxing to fore-edge, contents clear.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#114086   £20.00   
20. Jenny's Geranium or, the Prize Flower of a London Court
Jenny's Geranium or, the Prize Flower of a London Court
6th edition, published by S. W. Partridge circa 1880
Dark green embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Gilt lettering rubbed.
Binding cracked and delicate.
Dated from gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#119625   £10.00   
21. The Great Adventure of Hare
The Great Adventure of Hare
by Alison Uttley
with illustrations by Margaret Tempest
Published by Heinemann in 1949
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little chipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication on prelims.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#117770   £10.00   
22. Peter the Whaler
Peter the Whaler
by W. H. G. Kingston
with illustrations by Frank Jennens
Published by P. R. Gawthorn circa 1940
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Minot wear to covers.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#115770   £5.00   
23. The Coral Island
The Coral Island
by Robert Michael Ballantyne
Published by Reward Classics circa 1940
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn, with lower third of front missing.
Light wear to covers.
Neat dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#94492   £3.50   
24. Adventure at Brackendale
Adventure at Brackendale
by Linda Peters
Reprint, published by The Children's Press circa 1960
Green covers, silver lettering.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#80169   £3.00   
25. The Fortunes of Prue
The Fortunes of Prue
by Bessie Marchant
Reprint, published by Ward Lock circa 1949
Green boards with black lettering.
Dustwrapper heavily worn.
3cm loss at lower edge of dustwrapper spine and front panel.
8cm loss to lower half of dustwrapper back panel.
Name blocked out on half title.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#81720   £3.00   
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