1.
Missing Dad!
by
Carla Dijs
Published by Child's Play in 1990
ISBN: 0859533492.
Pictorial laminated boards.
A pop-up book.
Light wear to covers.
Damage to top 1cm of spine strip.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
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: high)
3.
Blackie's Popular Nursery Stories
with illustrations by
John Hassall
Published by Blackie circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Light yellow lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white.
Boards worn and edge-chipped.
Spine strip in good condition.
Name and date on front paste down.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
4.
The Girl from India
by
Doris Taylor
Reprint,
published by Pickering in 1968
ISBN: 0720820243.
Green boards with black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper slightly worn at top edge.
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
5.
Ruffles
by
Ernest William Hornung
Reprint,
published by The Reader's Library circa 1935
Red covers.
Covers worn and a little soiled.
Spine faded.
Front endpaper missing.
Half-title pasted down.
Title page frayed and dogeared, likewise contents page.
Finger marking throughout book.
Back endpaper missing.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
6.
The Guinness Book of Art Facts and Feats
by
John Fitz Maurice Mills
1st edition,
published by Guinness Superlatives Ltd in 1978
ISBN: 0900424443.
Blue cloth-covered boards with silver lettering on spine.
Large octavo.
255 pages.
Dustwrapper price clipped.
Front endpaper missing.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
7.
Masterman Ready
by
Captain Marryat
Reprint,
published by Peal Press circa 1965
12th book in Classic Library series.
Octavo.
Light green paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
256 pages.
Dustwrapper and covers VG.
Front endpaper missing.
Prize label on half title
Contents clean but tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
8.
Robin Hood and his Merry Men
by
Howard Pyle
with illustrations by
Paul Busch
Published by Peveril Books in 1957
Cloth-covered boards.
Cream spine.
Blue and yellow decoration on covers.
Blue decoration on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper missing 5cm strip at top of rear panel and chipped at top edge of spine.
Book itself generally VG.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
9.
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: high)
10.
Peacock Pie
by
Walter de la Mare
with illustrations by
F. Rowland Emett
3rd Thus edition,
published by Faber & Faber in 1944
Beige boards with green lettering on front cover and spine.
Dustwrapper has four centimetres missing from top of spine, but is otherwise in good repair.
Name neatly written on front endpaper.
Small hole on half title.
Contents clean and white.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
11.
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: high)
12.
British Weather
by
Stephen Bone
Published by Collins in 1946
Grey paper-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
White decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and has lower half of spine strip missing (rebacked with plain paper).
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat repair at base of spine.
Library label on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
13.
Secret Water
by
Arthur Ransome
with illustrations by
Arthur Ransome
8th edition,
published by Cape in 1943
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Blind embossed lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
380 pages.
Dustwrapper in poor condition:
Much of back the panel, spine strip, and bottom of front panel missing.
Remainder has been pasted onto brown paper base.
Covers have light wear at spine ends.
Name stamped on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
14.
Voyage into Danger
by
Roderic Jeffries
Published by Knight Books circa 1981
ISBN: 0340264276.
Blue covers, gilt lettering on spine.
Front endpaper and title page missing.
Label removed from prelims.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
15.
Little Trouble-the-House
by
L. T. Meade
New edition,
published by J. F. Shaw circa 1895
Quarto.
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
144 pages.
Leaf pattern on front cover and spine.
4 pages adverts at rear of book for other publisher's titles.
Both boards stained.
Front endpaper and half title missing.
Contents mostly clean, but some finger-marking.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
16.
17.
The Cat came back
by
Jenny Butterworth
with illustrations by
Mary Dinsdale
1st edition,
published by Kaye and Ward in 1978
ISBN: 0718212002.
Red covers, gilt lettering on spine.
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
18.
Biggles and the Missing Millionaire
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
1st Thus edition,
published by Children's Book Club in 1961
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
A little foxing to fore edge.
School library stamp on front endpaper.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
19.
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: high)
20.
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: high)
21.
Rainbow Cake
by
Alan Spooner
with illustrations by
David Parkins
Reprint,
published by Kestrel in 1983
ISBN: 0722656750.
Front endpaper missing; VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
22.
The Fourth Engineer
by
Lawrence R. Bourne
with illustrations by
Rowland Hilder
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1939
Front endpaper renewed. Coloured frontispiece and six black and white illustrations. Pictorial dustwrapper has old sellotape marks at top of spine and at bottom of back plus a small piece missing from bottom front. Book has pale blue binding with dark blue lettering and decoration. Book itself is V/G.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
23.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Alice Ross
Published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell circa 1922
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
12cm x 16cm.
Undated; gift dedication on front endpaper dated Christmas 1923.
Covers faded and heavily worn.
Corners bumped.
Lower half of spine-strip missing.
Binding a little strained.
Fontispiece and three of four colour plates present (plate at p34 missing).
Pages heavily tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
Challenge to Lassie
Published by Ward Lock circa 1949
Pictorial glazed boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
19cm x 25cm.
80 pages.
Dustwrapper worn and a little chipped.
Some wear to edges of boards.
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
Fairy Tale
by
Erich Segal
with illustrations by
Bill Tidy
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1973
ISBN: 0340177039.
Green covers, gilt lettering.
Front endpaper missing.
Top corner of half-title clipped.
Label removed from front pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)