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1. Stories of Course
Stories of Course
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: high)
#31843   £7.50   
2. Naughtiest Stories
Naughtiest Stories
with illustrations by Tony Ross
Reprint, published by Red Fox in 1994
ISBN: 0099299011.
Paperback.
88 pages.
Slight wear to covers.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#89675   £2.00   
3. The 'Q' Plane and other Stories of School and Adventure
The 'Q' Plane and other Stories of School and Adventure
by A. Harcourt Burrage
Published by Epworth Press circa 1940
Paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to spine.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Edges of page block soiled.
Pages tanned, with some intermittent foxing.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119990   £5.00   
4. Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
by Tony Ross
with illustrations by Tony Ross
1st thus edition, published by Picture Puffin in 1981
ISBN: 0140503145.
Paperback.
Octavo.
Covers slightly worn and soiled.
Name inside front cover.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#106437   £2.50   
5. 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: high)
#97432   £10.00   
6. The End of the Tale and Other Stories
The End of the Tale and Other Stories
by W. J. Corbett
with illustrations by Tony Ross
Published by Puffin in 1987
ISBN: 0140321373.
Paperback.
Covers a little worn.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#103234   £2.00   
7. Silly Stories
Silly Stories
by Andrew Matthews
with illustrations by Tony Ross
Reprint, published by Dolphin in 1997
ISBN: 1858810981.
Paperback.
96 pages.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#89579   £2.00   
8. Two on an Island and Other Stories
Two on an Island and Other Stories
by Ethel Talbot
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1930
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
White and black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with chipping and loss at edges.
Minor wear to covers.
A little foxing to edges of page block.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#117280   £5.00   
9. The Girl Guide Omnibus
The Girl Guide Omnibus
by Dorothea Moore
Reprint, published by Nisbet circa 1935
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
836 pages.
Contains three complete Guide stories:
"Terry the Girl Guide",
"Guide Gilly: Adventurer" (written by Christine Chaundler), and
"Bunty of the Blackbirds".
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little soiled.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Light wear to bottom edge of covers.
Some spotting on fore edge.
Contents clean.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#100923   £12.50   
10. The End of the Tale and Other Stories
The End of the Tale and Other Stories
by W. J. Corbett
with illustrations by Tony Ross
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1987
ISBN: 0140321373.
Paperback.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#103233   £2.50   
11. The Old Lion and Other Stories
The Old Lion and Other Stories
by Walter de la Mare
with illustrations by Irene Hawkins
1st edition, published by Faber and Faber in 1943
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Red decoration on cover.
Red lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges, and slightly faded.
Spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#68873   £7.50   
12. Four Little People and their Friends
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: high)
#91827   £7.50   
13. The Great Book for Boys
The Great Book for Boys
Published by Oxford University Press in 1927
Edited by Herbert Strang.
Octavo.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Pictorial endpapers in green and white.
A selection of stories and articles.
Authors include Walter Rhoades, A. F. Jackson, Lawrence R. Bourne.
Covers and spine heavily worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Contents lightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#91210   £3.50   
14. Jane-Anne's Story Book
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: high)
#92520   £5.00   
15. Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, and Other Stories for Boys
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, and Other Stories for Boys
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: high)
#67291   £5.00   
16. Skylark Short Stories
Skylark Short Stories
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)
#61211   £4.00   
17. Blackie's Popular Nursery Stories
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: medium)
#101523   £10.50   
18. The Last Bus and Other Stories
The Last Bus and Other Stories
by Stephen Southwold
with illustrations by Anne Anderson
Published by Collins circa 1931
'The Stephen Southwold Tales'.
Dark green boards with gilt lettering and decorations.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations in text.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Some foxing to prelims, and a few fingermarks to contents.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#73771   £10.50   
19. The 'Good-Night' Stories
The 'Good-Night' Stories
by Margaret Gibbons
with illustrations by Gladys Thompson
1st edition, published by The Year Book Press in 1912
Quarto.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
87 pages.
Illustrated with line drawings, some by Beryl Reid.
A collection of stories about fairies, told to her children by a mother at bedtime.
Covers worn, with some scuffing at edges.
Name written on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#106826   £12.50   
20. Stories for you
Stories for you
by Enid Blyton
Reprint, published by Dean in 1966
ISBN: 0603032648.
Octavo.
Red paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned at edges, and some fingermarks.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#95186   £2.50   
21. The World's Best Stories for Boys & Girls
The World's Best Stories for Boys & Girls
by Winifred Biggs
with illustrations by Honor C. Appleton
Published by T. C. & E. C. Jack circa 1930
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
624 pages.
A compendium of excerpts and short stories by various well known authors.
Contributors include: Nesbit, A. A. Milne, Richmal Crompton, Ewing, Farjeon, Lang. de la Mare, and Twain.
Covers worn at edges and somewhat scuffed.
Gilt lettering faded.
Contents slightly shaken.
Foxing on prelims and endpapers.
A number of the illustrations have been neatly coloured-in.
Some damage to final two pages where they appear to have been peeled apart.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#111589   £3.50   
22. Skylark Stories
Skylark Stories
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)
#88119   £4.00   
23. The Golden Treasury of Stories for Boys and Girls
The Golden Treasury of Stories for Boys and Girls
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)
#102665   £3.00   
24. Jackanapes and Other stories
Jackanapes and Other stories
by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
with illustrations by Honor C. Appleton
1st Thus edition, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1937
Duodecimo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
257 pages.
Contains four short stories.
Two page catalogue at rear of book.
Light wear to covers.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Generally close to 'Very Good'.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#106926   £3.50   
25. Stories from Froissart
Stories from Froissart
by Henry Newbolt
with illustrations by Gordon Browne
Published by Wells Gardner Darton circa 1915
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Prelims and edges of page block foxed.
Contents clear.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#115978   £10.00   
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