1.
2.
Our Little Neighbours
by
Charles John Kaberry
with illustrations by
Edward Julius Detmold
Published by Oxford University Press in 1938
A collection of descriptions of animals of the farmyard and woodland.
Large quarto.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering and decoration on front cover and spine.
Eleven plates, each inside a grey-green border.
One plate to illustrate each animal described.
First plate ("The Cat") doubles as frontispiece.
Large print text.
Light wear to covers and spine.
Small scrape at base of spine.
Spine strip sunned.
Boards unevenly faded at edges.
Faint pencilled dedication ('With love to Jennifer from Nan') at top corner of front pastedown.
Very good internally, with no marks and no foxing.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
The Neighbours
by
Fougasse
with illustrations by
Fougasse
Published by Universities Federation for Animal Welfare in 1967
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
4.
5.
Kylie Minogue Special
Published by Grandreams in 1989
ISBN: 0862276683.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
63 pages.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
Kylie Minogue Special
Published by Grandreams in 1989
ISBN: 0862276683.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
8.
9.
The Faber Book of Modern Fairy Tales
with illustrations by
Ann Strugnnell
1st edition,
published by Faber & Faber in 1981
ISBN: 0571117686.
Edited by Sara and Stephen Corrin.
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
312 pages.
Fifteen tales by recent authors, which have been accepted as fairy tales.
Authors include, Ted Hughes, Philippa Pearce, and E. Nesbit.
Minor wear to dustwrapper and covers.
Name at top of front endpaper.
Otherwise clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
11.
Two on an Island and Other Stories
by
Ethel Talbot
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
Green cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Chip to lower corner of dustwrapper back panel.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
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)
13.
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)
14.
15.
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: low)
16.
The Upside-Down Mice and Other Animal Stories
by
Jane Merer
Reprint,
published by Collins in 1996
Paperback.
A compilation of short stories by various children's authors, including: Elisabeth Beresford, Roald Dahl, Colin Dann, Rose Impey, Dick King-Smith, Penelope Lively, E. Nesbit, Brian Patten and Philippa Pearce.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
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)
18.
Tell me a Story
by
Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by
Walter Crane
Reprint,
published by Macmillan in 1917
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Light green decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and a little faded.
Spine faded.
Name, and library marks on front endpaper.
Contents slightly shaken.
Pages a little tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
Real-life stories
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: low)
20.
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)
21.
The Weathercock and Other Stories
by
Margaret Baker
with illustrations by
Mary Baker
Reprint,
published by University Of London in 1946
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper a little worn at edges, chipped at spine ends.
Neat dedication on front pastedown.
Pages slightly tanned.
A series of small (2cm x 2cm) photographs of a cricketer bowling, have been stuck to the top corners of some pages to form a 'flick' book.
Condition would otherwise have been VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
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)
23.
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: low)
24.
Good Stories
Published by Wells Gardner Dalton circa 1890
Red decorated boards.
Gilt blocked titling on front cover and spine.
Four colour plates (colour printing from wood).
Series 49.
Back cover marked.
One plate frayed at edges, with mended tear.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
A Child's Day through the Ages
by
Dorothy Margaret Stuart
with illustrations by
T. H. Robinson
Published by Harrap in 1941
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn and soiled, and price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Small, neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean, but very slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)