1.
In olden days
by
Alfred Pearse
with illustrations by
Alfred Pearse
Published by John F. Shaw circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Dark grey endpapers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication on front pastedown.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
The Chalet Book for Girls
by
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
1st Thus edition,
published by Girls Gone By in 2025
ISBN: 9781847453525.
Paperback.
Quarto.
"The Chalet Book for Girls" contains a complete long story, "Mystery at the Chalet School", together with four short stories, and four articles on subjects such as Beauty for the "Teen-agers" and Cookin in Olden Days. It is illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations by various artists, and a colour frontispiece.
Mint condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
3.
The Chalet Book for Girls
by
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
1st Thus edition,
published by Girls Gone By in 2025
ISBN: 9781847453525.
Paperback.
Quarto.
"The Chalet Book for Girls" contains a complete long story, "Mystery at the Chalet School", together with four short stories, and four articles on subjects such as Beauty for the "Teen-agers" and Cookin in Olden Days. It is illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations by various artists, and a colour frontispiece.
Mint condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
4.
More Rupert Adventures
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Daily Express in 1952
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners bumped.
2cm loss at base of spine strip.
Neat gift dedication in top corner of reverse of front endpaper.
Name in Belongs To box.
Contents clean, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
6.
The New Rupert Book
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Daily Express in 1951
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip missing.
Name in Belongs To box.
Some fingermarking to page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
8.
The New Rupert Book
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Express in 1951
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
123 pages.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine strip.
Spotting on both boards.
Not price-clipped.
No name in 'Belongs to' box.
Prelims. and contents clean and unmarked.
Condition close to Very Good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
The New Adventures of Rupert
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Daily Express in 1985
ISBN: 0850791499.
Quarto.
Red pictorial embossed cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Facsimile edition of the 1936 Rupert Book.
Numbered edition, no. 14707.
Outer wrap-around band present.
Belongs To box neatly completed.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
Rupert 1970
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Daily Express in 1970
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to covers.
Name in Belongs To box.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
The New Rupert Book
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Express in 1951
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners bumped.
Covers slightly darkened.
Price-clipped.
Belongs To box neatly completed.
Pages very slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
13.
More Rupert Adventures
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Daily Express in 1952
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers and spine worn at edges.
Back edge of spine strip appears to have been re-glued.
Corners bumped.
Price-clipped.
Belongs To box completed.
Some fingermarking to page edges.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
Rupert Annual 1969
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Daily Express in 1969
Pictorial laminated boards.
18cm x 25cm.
115 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip worn at ends.
Price clipped.
Neat gift dedication above Belongs To box.
Slight wear to first few pages.
4 pages have short tears at inner hinge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
Nine Days' Wonder
by
Frederick Grice
with illustrations by
Paul Ritchie
1st edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1976
ISBN: 0192713949.
Set against the background of the General Strike of 1926.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Gold lettering on spine.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
More Adventures of Rupert
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Express Newspapers in 1953
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Spine strip missing.
Price-clipped.
A small amount of scribble on endpapers.
Painting contest page completed, but not detached.
Top corner of p8/7 clipped off, losing half of one picture.
A small amount of scribble on one or two pages.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
The New Rupert Book
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Express in 1951
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
18cm x 25cm.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners slightly bumped.
Price-clipped.
Neatly written name and address in Belongs To box.
Contents generally close to VG.
Pages very slightly tanned.
7cm closed tear on page 41.
Small chip at base of page 25.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
18.
Rupert 1988
by
Alfred Bestall and James Henderson
with illustrations by
John Harrold
Published by Express in 1988
ISBN: 0850791790.
Quarto.
Laminated boards.
98 pages.
Alfred Bestall contributed one story.
All others written by James Henderson and illustrated by John Harrold.
Belongs To box neatly completed.
No other marks.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
In the Heart of the Rockies
by
George Alfred Henty
Abridged edition,
published by Foulsham circa 1955
Dark blue paper-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and worn at edges.
Book itself close to VG.
Address label and neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
20.
Through Three Campaigns
by
George Alfred Henty
with illustrations by
Walter Paget
Reprint,
published by Blackie in 1904
Octavo.
Bevilled red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
383 pages.
Grey endpapers.
8 black and white plates.
3 maps.
32 page catalogue at rear of book.
All edges olivine.
Spine strip darkened.
Some wear to spine ends.
Excellent condition for its age.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
21.
The Shell Hunters
by
Gordon Stables
Reprint,
published by Religious Tract Society in 1927
"Their wild adventures by Sea and Land."
The School Boy's Library series.
Green boards.
Colour frontispiece by Alfred Pearse.
Covers slightly worn.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
Rupert - A Bear's Life
by
George Perry
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
1st edition,
published by Pavilion in 1985
ISBN: 9780907516767.
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Belongs To box neatly completed.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
Rupert 1972
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Express in 1972
Pictorial laminated boards.
Name in Belongs To box.
Several names on contents page.
Price-clipped.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
Westward with Columbus
by
Gordon Stables
with illustrations by
Alfred Pearse
Published by Blackie in 1894
Pictorial covers.
Olivine edges.
Black endpapers.
Front hinge cracked, front endpaper creased.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.