1.
Witness
by
Karen Hesse
Reprint,
published by Scholastic in 2002
ISBN: 0439452309.
Paperback.
160 pages.
Fictional account of what happens when the Ku Klux Klan move into a small town in Vermont.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
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3.
4.
The Move - Book One
Published by Ginn & Company Ltd circa 1950
Paperback.
62 pages.
No publisher's details in book; assumed to be Ginn & Co.
Light wear to covers.
School stamp inside back cover.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
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6.
7.
Class 1 On the Move
by
Margaret Nash
with illustrations by
Julie Park
1st Thus edition,
published by Young Puffin in 1994
ISBN: 0140348778.
Paperback.
96 pages.
Minor wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
8.
On the Move
1st Thus edition,
published by Guild Publishing in 1990
Laminated pictorial covers.
A book of activities, stories and games for young children.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
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10.
11.
Four Little People and their Friends
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: low)
12.
The Ghost Train and Other Spooky Stories
by
Linda Sonntag
with illustrations by
Annabel Spenceley
Published by Kingfisher in 1987
ISBN: 9780862723095.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Small chip at lower edge of dustwrapper rear panel.
Small school stamp at top corner of front endpaper.
Near-fine in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
Creatures Great and Small
by
Aileen Henderson
with illustrations by
K. M. Mountain
3rd edition,
published by The Religious Education Press in 1945
Octavo.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
96 pages.
A series of short stories about animals, illustrated with line drawings.
Two small stains on front cover, corners slightly bumped.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
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)
15.
Jane-Anne's Story Book
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: low)
16.
Noddy gets into Trouble
by
Enid Blyton
Published by Sampson Low in 1954
Light green pictorial glazed boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with two closed tears (neatly repaired).
Light wear to edges of covers.
Belongs To box completed.
Neat gift dedication at top of title page.
Contents generally VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
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)
18.
Prehistory
by
Neil Morris
1st edition,
published by McRae Publishing in 2011
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
48 pages.
The first book in a series of 24 called 'The History of the World'.
A simple account of the origins of life through to early humans.
Copiously illustrated in colour.
Glossary and index at end of book.
Minor wear only to covers and dustwrapper.
Contents fine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
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)
20.
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)
21.
The Fairy Caravan
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Published by Warne in 1953
Green cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Dark green decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with some loss at lower right corner of front panel and a diagonal tear at the upper left.
Also some loss at base of dustwrapper spine and at upper edge of back panel.
Minor wear to covers, but unevenly faded at edges, and spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned, but contents otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
Island On a String
by
Kim Simmons
1st edition,
published by Victory Press in 1970
ISBN: 085476089X.
Octavo.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
88 pages.
Light wear to dustwrapper, and price-clipped.
Label removed from front paste down.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
The Playhour book of Animal Stories, 1971
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: low)
24.
Fanny's King
by
Darley Dale
Published by Blackie circa 1897
Brown boards with embossed gilt and black decoration.
Small format, 15.5cm x 11cm.
64 pages of text, 16 pages of adverts at rear.
Contains one long story of 37 pages, and three short animal fables.
Covers worn and solied.
Endpapers missing.
Inner hinges strengthened.
Sunday School prize label on front paste down.
Several pages soiled.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
Jolly Days for Girls
Published by Oxford University Press in 1939
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Twelve short stories by different authors.
Colour frontispiece, b/w illustrations in text.
Dustwrapper complete, light creasing at top edge.
No sign of wear on covers, colours bright.
Short gift dedication on front paste down.
Contents lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)