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Found: 22
1. Madeline and the Gypsies
Madeline and the Gypsies
by Ludwig Bemelmans
with illustrations by Ludwig Bemelmans
Reprint, published by Andre Deutsch in 1979
ISBN: 0233955925.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and slightly worn at edges.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#96019   £15.00   
2. Madeline's Christmas
Madeline's Christmas
by Ludwig Bemelmans
with illustrations by Ludwig Bemelmans
Published by Andre Deutsch in 1995
ISBN: 0590542036.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#111188   £20.00   
3. Fortune for Tuppenny
Fortune for Tuppenny
by Madeline Nightingale
Published by Oxford: Basil Blackwell circa 1920
Grey paper covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Numerous line illustrations withn the text.
Illustrator not credited.
Covers worn and a little soiled.
Corners and edges bumped.
Spine strip missing.
Inner front hinge weak and cracked.
Fingermarking to page edges.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: low)
#76422   £5.00   
4. Madeline
Madeline
by Jacob Abbott
Published by Routledge in 1862
Part of Franconia series.
Blind embossed red cloth, gilt lettering on spine.
Small format.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#52709   £10.50   
5. Five of us and Madeline
Five of us and Madeline
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by Nora S. Unwin
Reprint, published by Ernest Benn in 1931
Blue blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine strip and gilt faded.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#109316   £25.00   
6. Growing up in Stuart Times
Growing up in Stuart Times
by Madeline Jones
1st edition, published by B. T. Batsford Ltd. in 1979
ISBN: 0713407719.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine.
72 pages.
Dustwrapper and covers unevenly faded.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#85221   £3.00   
7. Oswald Bastable and Others
Oswald Bastable and Others
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by C. E. Brock
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co in 1905
Maroon embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Covers heavily worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Gilt on front cover faded.
Gilt on spine has darkened to black.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
School library stamp on front endpaper.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#118392   £15.00   
8. The Bumper Book for Children
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)
#62299   £7.50   
9. The man who caught the wind
The man who caught the wind
by Margaret Gibbs
with illustrations by May Smith
1st edition, published by Chapman and Hall in 1936
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards with black lettering.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
136 pages.
Stories from Children's Hour.
Small bump to the bottom right hand corner.
Slight damage to the top of the spine.
Dustwrapper has three centimetres missing from spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on the front endpaper, plus partially erased name written in a childish script.
All of the fourteen black and white illustrations have been very carefully painted.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#85882   £25.00   
10. High Jinks
High Jinks
by J. H. Macnair
with illustrations by A. E. Kennedy
Published by Dean and Son, Limited circa 1935
1st book in Dean's Play Hour series.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Mixture of rhymes and very short stories.
Six colour plates.
Seven full page black and white drawings.
Numerous black and white drawings in the text.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Front cover clean but slightly scratched.
Back cover flecked.
Endpapers missing.
Contents clean and unmarked, and generally VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#104425   £20.00   
11. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
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: low)
#115660   £350.00   
12. The British Boys' Annual
The British Boys' Annual
by Eric Wood
Published by Cassell circa 1922
Blue embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers and spine.
Black decoration on covers and spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
18cm x 23cm.
232 pages.
Small address label inside front cover.
Neat dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#94348   £7.50   
13. Little Sunbeams
Little Sunbeams
Published circa 1896
Octavo.
Grey pictorial glazed boards.
Red cloth spine.
White lettering on covers.
31 pages.
An equal number of short stories and poems suitable for toddlers, illustrated with black and white engravings.
Very pretty pictorial front cover.
Back cover has full page advert for Fry's cocoa.
Three pages of adverts at front of book, three more at the back.
Black and white frontispiece.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Contents detached from binding.
Title page appears to be missing.
Gift dedication dated 1896 on half title.
Otherwise in very good condition.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#90859   £15.00   
14. Commonwealth and Empire Annual
Commonwealth and Empire Annual
by Raymond Fawcett
Published by Gawthorn Press in 1953
Quarto.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with loss to upper and lower edge of back panel and spine; re-backed onto plain paper.
Book itself close to VG.
Minor wear to edges.
Covers unevenly faded where dustwrapper damaged.
Neat name on reverse of front endpaper.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#64360   £7.50   
15. The Child's Picture Grammar
The Child's Picture Grammar
by S. Rosamund Praeger
with illustrations by S. Rosamund Praeger
1st edition, published by George Allen in 1900
Quarto.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Black lettering on covers.
71 pages.
The book has been professionally restored, having a new spine and endpapers.
Illustrated with black and white line drawings.
Nine of the illustrations, the chapter headings, are coloured.
The front cover illustration is that used to illustrate 'Common Nouns'.
Boards bumped at the edges and corners.
Vertical crease to the front cover.
Some discolouration to covers.
The text block is tight.
Pages are clean and white.
Neat signature from a previous owner at the top of the front cover.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#96655   £85.00   
16. Under French's Command
Under French's Command
by Frederick Sadlier Brereton
with illustrations by Archibald Webb
Reprint, published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1930
Green covers, blue lettering on front cover and spine.
Pictorial dustwrapper badly creased, closed tear across front, piece missing from top edge, and from base of spine.
Small crease at bottom corner of front endpaper.
Fore edge spotteed.
Four black and white illustrations.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#77028   £15.00   
17. 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   
18. Lie-Down Stories
Lie-Down Stories
by Natalie Joan
with illustrations by Anne Anderson
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1935
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cream cloth spine.
77 pages.
Eight colour plates, including frontispiece.
Numerous black and white drawings.
This title was originally published in 1919, with a cover illustration by Anne Anderson.
This edition was republished in the 1930s with a different cover, to fit in with the other books which Blackie was publishing at that time.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine strip slightly soiled.
Plates VG.
Occasional marks on some pages.
Contents generally close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#104423   £25.00   
19. Nursery Rhymes
Nursery Rhymes
with illustrations by Charles Folkard
Published by Alexander Moring circa 1944
Blue boards.
Gilt lettering on front cover.
Three colour plates by Folkard.
Line drawings in text.
Spine strip rubbed through along edges.
White label affixed to inside front cover.
Dedication and some erased pencil marks on front endpaper.
A few fingermarks to contents.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#72214   £5.00   
20. Roy Rogers Cowboy Annual
Roy Rogers Cowboy Annual
Published by World Distributors
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Undated, probably mid 1950s.
Front cover shows Rogers clutching an armful of Christmas presents.
First story in list is "The Adventure or Papoose Pass".
Covers worn at edges.
Some pen marking inside lettering on front cover.
Spine strip missing.
Contents good.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#115570   £10.00   
21. The Abbey Girls at Home
The Abbey Girls at Home
by Elsie Jeanette Oxenham
4th Thus edition, published by Collins in 1947
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
276 pages.
Large octavo.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Covers close to 'very good'.
Light wear at sides of spine.
Small stain at bottom of front cover.
Name stamped on front paste down.
Birthday greetings on front endpaper.
Back endpaper missing.
Contents very clean and white.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#102969   £15.00   
22. Pets Limited
Pets Limited
by Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
with illustrations by Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
1st edition, published by Collins in 1950
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Nine colour plates.
Thirty-five black and white drawings in the text.
Two full page black and white line drawings.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with loss along spine strip a large piece missing from the back panel, and two smaller pieces missing from lower edge.
Dustwrapper repaired with tape and some paper backing.
Book itself generally VG.
Covers clean and undamaged, with some minor wear at spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#108364   £30.00   
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