1.
Malcolm Saville Short Stories
by Malcolm Saville
1st Thus edition, published by Girls Gone By in 2023
by Malcolm Saville
1st Thus edition, published by Girls Gone By in 2023
ISBN: 9781847453297.
Edited by Mike McGarry.
Paperback.
Mint condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
Edited by Mike McGarry.
Paperback.
Mint condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#115316 £15.00
2.
Malcolm Saville Short Stories
by Malcolm Saville
1st Thus edition, published by Girls Gone By in 2023
by Malcolm Saville
1st Thus edition, published by Girls Gone By in 2023
ISBN: 9781847453297.
Edited by Mike McGarry.
Paperback.
Mint condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
Edited by Mike McGarry.
Paperback.
Mint condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#115315 £15.00
3.
Skylark Short Stories
by Jill Bennett
with illustrations by Julek Heller
1st edition, published by Book Club Association in 1979
by Jill Bennett
with illustrations by Julek Heller
1st edition, published by Book Club Association in 1979
A collection of modern and traditional stories.
Dark brown boards with gold lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Book itself VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Dark brown boards with gold lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Book itself VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#61211 £4.00
4.
Stories of Course
by Hilda Finnemore
with illustrations by George Morrow
1st edition, published by Blackwell in 1921
by Hilda Finnemore
with illustrations by George Morrow
1st edition, published by Blackwell in 1921
Grey boards with dark blue lettering.
Picture onlay front cover.
Illustrated with black and white line drawings, both full page and in text, plus four colour plates.
Covers soiled and a little worn.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Picture onlay front cover.
Illustrated with black and white line drawings, both full page and in text, plus four colour plates.
Covers soiled and a little worn.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#31843 £7.50
5.
The Pathfinder Book of Scout Stories
with illustrations by Phil Gascoine
Published by Purnell in 1969
with illustrations by Phil Gascoine
Published by Purnell in 1969
ISBN: 0361011369.
Edited by Robert Moss.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
157 pages.
Name on front paste down.
Some felt tip scribble on back endpaper.
Covers and contents otherwise close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Edited by Robert Moss.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
157 pages.
Name on front paste down.
Some felt tip scribble on back endpaper.
Covers and contents otherwise close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#97633 £4.00
6.
Sunny Stories - The Three Friends
Published by Newnes in 1955
Published by Newnes in 1955
Edited by Malcolm Saville.
Paperback.
Octavo.
Red pictorial covers.
22 pages.
Published Monday June 27th, 1955.
Pages clean, but lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Paperback.
Octavo.
Red pictorial covers.
22 pages.
Published Monday June 27th, 1955.
Pages clean, but lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#99296 £3.50
7.
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, and Other Stories for Boys
by Harold Avery and Fred Whishaw
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1907
by Harold Avery and Fred Whishaw
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1907
Seven stories.
Blue, decorated boards.
Fourteen black and white plates.
Covers soiled and front cover unevenly faded towards corners.
Spine badly faded.
Some plates loose (but all present).
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Blue, decorated boards.
Fourteen black and white plates.
Covers soiled and front cover unevenly faded towards corners.
Spine badly faded.
Some plates loose (but all present).
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#67291 £5.00
8.
A Thief in the Village and Other Stories
by James Berry
1st edition, published by Hamilton in 1987
by James Berry
1st edition, published by Hamilton in 1987
ISBN: 024112011X.
Black boards with silver lettering on spine.
Review copy.
A collection of short stories from Jamaica.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Black boards with silver lettering on spine.
Review copy.
A collection of short stories from Jamaica.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#45756 £7.50
9.
Skylark Short Stories
by Jill Bennett
with illustrations by Julek Heller
1st edition, published by Book Club Association in 1979
by Jill Bennett
with illustrations by Julek Heller
1st edition, published by Book Club Association in 1979
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#88118 £4.00
10.
The Jessame Stories
by Julia Jarman
with illustrations by Duncan Smith
1st edition, published by Heinemann in 1994
by Julia Jarman
with illustrations by Duncan Smith
1st edition, published by Heinemann in 1994
Stories about a little girl in an immigrant family from Sierra Leone.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#59202 £6.00
11.
Jane-Anne's Story Book
by Cecile Woodford
with illustrations by Cora E. M. Paterson
1st edition, published by Arthur H. Stockwell in 1966
by Cecile Woodford
with illustrations by Cora E. M. Paterson
1st edition, published by Arthur H. Stockwell in 1966
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
110 pages.
Twenty four short stories intended as bedtime stories for younger children.
Dustwrapper a little edge-worn.
Front endpaper has been removed.
Inscription by author (signed 'from the Author') and a signature on the title page.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
110 pages.
Twenty four short stories intended as bedtime stories for younger children.
Dustwrapper a little edge-worn.
Front endpaper has been removed.
Inscription by author (signed 'from the Author') and a signature on the title page.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#92520 £5.00
12.
Skylark Stories
1st Thus edition, published by Book Club Association in 1978
1st Thus edition, published by Book Club Association in 1978
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Contains three stories:
Top of the World, by John Rowe Townsend, illustrated by Nikki Jones,
The Demon Bike Rider, by Robert Leeson, illustrated by Jim Russell, and
A Year and a Day, by William Mayne, illustrated by Krystyna Turska.
Segment torn from top front edge of dustwrapper.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Contains three stories:
Top of the World, by John Rowe Townsend, illustrated by Nikki Jones,
The Demon Bike Rider, by Robert Leeson, illustrated by Jim Russell, and
A Year and a Day, by William Mayne, illustrated by Krystyna Turska.
Segment torn from top front edge of dustwrapper.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#88119 £4.00
13.
Real-life stories
by Betsy Byars
with illustrations by Robert Geary
1st Thus edition, published by Kingfisher in 1995
by Betsy Byars
with illustrations by Robert Geary
1st Thus edition, published by Kingfisher in 1995
ISBN: 1856972046.
Paperback.
A collection of short stories.
Authors include: Betsy Byars, Judy Blume, Roald Dahl, Graham Greene, L. M. Montgomery, Phillipa Pearce and Sue Townsend.
Some creasing to front cover.
Name and address on prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Paperback.
A collection of short stories.
Authors include: Betsy Byars, Judy Blume, Roald Dahl, Graham Greene, L. M. Montgomery, Phillipa Pearce and Sue Townsend.
Some creasing to front cover.
Name and address on prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#84986 £1.00
14.
Four Little People and their Friends
Reprint, published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell circa 1910
Reprint, published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell circa 1910
Octavo.
Light blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
128 pages.
Five short stories plus sixteen
pages of publisher's adverts at the rear.
No authors credited.
Flower pattern on front cover and spine.
Gilt blocked titling on spine.
Patterned endpapers.
Black and white frontispiece.
Slight signs of wear at corner's and sides of spine.
Name and address opposite half title.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Light blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
128 pages.
Five short stories plus sixteen
pages of publisher's adverts at the rear.
No authors credited.
Flower pattern on front cover and spine.
Gilt blocked titling on spine.
Patterned endpapers.
Black and white frontispiece.
Slight signs of wear at corner's and sides of spine.
Name and address opposite half title.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#91827 £7.50
15.
The Golden Treasury of Stories for Boys and Girls
Published by Victor Gollancz in 1959
Published by Victor Gollancz in 1959
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
696 pages.
A collection of short stories.
Authors include: Sewell, Lear, Belloc, Thackery, Browning, Andersen, Grimm and Carroll.
Spine slightly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
696 pages.
A collection of short stories.
Authors include: Sewell, Lear, Belloc, Thackery, Browning, Andersen, Grimm and Carroll.
Spine slightly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#102665 £3.00
16.
Double Dare and Other Stories
by Jamila Gavin
with illustrations by Simon Willby
1st edition, published by Methuen in 1982
by Jamila Gavin
with illustrations by Simon Willby
1st edition, published by Methuen in 1982
Pictorial laminated covers.
Four stories about children from differing backgrounds.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Four stories about children from differing backgrounds.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#60840 £5.50
17.
Phantasy's Prize and Other Short Stories
by Molly Wager
Published by Dickens Publishing Co.
by Molly Wager
Published by Dickens Publishing Co.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Black and white illustrations in the text (unattributed).
Five short stories.
Undated, but would appear to have been published in the 1970s or 1980s.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Black and white illustrations in the text (unattributed).
Five short stories.
Undated, but would appear to have been published in the 1970s or 1980s.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#70387 £3.50
18.
Short Too!
by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Reprint, published by Oxford University Press in 2011
by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Reprint, published by Oxford University Press in 2011
ISBN: 9780192780133.
Paperback.
"A second book of very short stories".
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Paperback.
"A second book of very short stories".
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#109772 £2.50
19.
The Playhour book of Animal Stories, 1971
Published by IPC Magazines in 1970
Published by IPC Magazines in 1970
ISBN: 0901267058.
Quarto.
White pictorial laminated boards.
69 pages.
33 short stories about different animals, many apparently taken from Aesop.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Quarto.
White pictorial laminated boards.
69 pages.
33 short stories about different animals, many apparently taken from Aesop.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#103391 £4.00
20.
Mystery Tour and other stories of detection
by Mick Gowar
1st Thus edition, published by Red Fox in 1992
by Mick Gowar
1st Thus edition, published by Red Fox in 1992
ISBN: 0099977508.
Paperback.
A collection of short stories, compiled by Mick Gowar.
Authors include: Joan Aiken, Helen Cresswell, Adele Geras, Jan Mark and Martin Waddell.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Paperback.
A collection of short stories, compiled by Mick Gowar.
Authors include: Joan Aiken, Helen Cresswell, Adele Geras, Jan Mark and Martin Waddell.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#84987 £1.00
21.
On Cobblers' Green
by H. Waddingham Seers
3rd edition, published by Harrap in 1956
by H. Waddingham Seers
3rd edition, published by Harrap in 1956
Stories about an imaginary village.
Coloured frontispiece and black and white line drawings.
'Harrap's Junior Fireside' series.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Coloured frontispiece and black and white line drawings.
'Harrap's Junior Fireside' series.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#59213 £5.00
22.
Beneath the Sun
by Patricia Wrightson
Reprint, published by Collins in 1973
by Patricia Wrightson
Reprint, published by Collins in 1973
ISBN: 0001950193.
Edited by Patricia Wrightson.
Quarto.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Includes stories by:
Hesba Brinsmead, Walter Cunningham, N. L. Ray and Lilith Norman.
A little wear to edges of covers and dustwrapper, otherwise close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Edited by Patricia Wrightson.
Quarto.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Includes stories by:
Hesba Brinsmead, Walter Cunningham, N. L. Ray and Lilith Norman.
A little wear to edges of covers and dustwrapper, otherwise close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#88122 £5.00
23.
Stories and how to tell them
by Elizabeth Clark
with illustrations by Gladys M. Rees
Reprint, published by University of London Press in 1944
by Elizabeth Clark
with illustrations by Gladys M. Rees
Reprint, published by University of London Press in 1944
Brown paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Black lettering on covers.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#111382 £7.50
24.
The Other Side of the Clyde
by David Drever and Stewart, Liam (edited by)
1st edition, published by Puffin Plus in 1986
by David Drever and Stewart, Liam (edited by)
1st edition, published by Puffin Plus in 1986
ISBN: 0140320512.
Paperback.
Pages lightly tanned.
A collection of stories from Scotland.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Paperback.
Pages lightly tanned.
A collection of stories from Scotland.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#77088 £2.50
25.
American Stories
by John Foster
1st edition, published by Ward Lock in 1981
by John Foster
1st edition, published by Ward Lock in 1981
ISBN: 0706240782.
Dark blue boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Label removed from front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Dark blue boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Label removed from front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#44969 £3.00