1.
Days with Sir Roger de Coverley
with illustrations by Hugh Thomson
1st edition, published by Macmillan in 1886
with illustrations by Hugh Thomson
1st edition, published by Macmillan in 1886
Blue cloth-coverd boards.
Embossed gilt lettering and decoration.
All edges gilt.
Black endpapers.
Reprinted from The Spectator magazine in 1886.
Illustrated with line drawings.
Covers worn and bumped at edges.
Scuff on back cover, possibly where label removed.
Neat gift dedication on title page.
Contents close to VG, but final two leaves appear to have detached and been neatly re-glued.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
Embossed gilt lettering and decoration.
All edges gilt.
Black endpapers.
Reprinted from The Spectator magazine in 1886.
Illustrated with line drawings.
Covers worn and bumped at edges.
Scuff on back cover, possibly where label removed.
Neat gift dedication on title page.
Contents close to VG, but final two leaves appear to have detached and been neatly re-glued.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#47397 £20.00
2.
The Chalet Book for Girls
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
1st Thus edition, published by Girls Gone By in 2025
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: medium, Confidence: high)
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: medium, Confidence: high)
#119956 £15.00
3.
The Chalet Book for Girls
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
1st Thus edition, published by Girls Gone By in 2025
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: medium, Confidence: high)
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: medium, Confidence: high)
#119955 £15.00
4.
Our Childhood Days
Published by Yours Magazine
Published by Yours Magazine
Paperback.
A collection of photographs and childhood reminiscences from the first half of the 20th century.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
A collection of photographs and childhood reminiscences from the first half of the 20th century.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#95597 £4.00
5.
Dream Days
by Kenneth Grahame
with illustrations by Ernest Howard Shepard
Reprint, published by Bodley Head in 1973
by Kenneth Grahame
with illustrations by Ernest Howard Shepard
Reprint, published by Bodley Head in 1973
ISBN: 0370108930.
Octavo.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Faint foxing to dustwrapper and prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Octavo.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Faint foxing to dustwrapper and prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#88267 £12.50
6.
Dream Days
by Kenneth Grahame
with illustrations by Ernest Howard Shepard
1st Thus edition, published by Bodley Head in 1930
by Kenneth Grahame
with illustrations by Ernest Howard Shepard
1st Thus edition, published by Bodley Head in 1930
Octavo.
Cream embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers and spine.
Black decoration on covers.
First thus edition containing the Shepard illustrations.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Endpapers darkened.
Pages clean but very slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Cream embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers and spine.
Black decoration on covers.
First thus edition containing the Shepard illustrations.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Endpapers darkened.
Pages clean but very slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#109138 £35.00
7.
Eight Days at Guara
by Anne Farrell
with illustrations by Astra Lacis-Dick
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1976
by Anne Farrell
with illustrations by Astra Lacis-Dick
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1976
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#44370 £5.75
8.
Dream Days
by Kenneth Grahame
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1920
by Kenneth Grahame
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1920
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
286 pages.
Covers a little discoloured and worn, top and bottom of spine strip frayed.
Book not dated.
Name on front endpaper.
Contents white and unmarked, binding tight.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
286 pages.
Covers a little discoloured and worn, top and bottom of spine strip frayed.
Book not dated.
Name on front endpaper.
Contents white and unmarked, binding tight.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#90532 £5.00
9.
Nine Days' Wonder
by Frederick Grice
with illustrations by Paul Ritchie
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1976
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)
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)
#62124 £3.00
10.
Dream Days
by Kenneth Grahame
with illustrations by Ernest Howard Shepard
Published by Bodley Head in 1945
by Kenneth Grahame
with illustrations by Ernest Howard Shepard
Published by Bodley Head in 1945
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper and to edges of covers.
Some faint spotting to fore edge
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper and to edges of covers.
Some faint spotting to fore edge
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119897 £15.00
11.
Great Days and Jolly Days - The Story of Girls' School Songs
by Celia Haddon
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1977
by Celia Haddon
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1977
With a preface by Joyce Grenfell.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#54154 £10.50
12.
Bygone Days
by Leonard de Vries
1st edition, published by Hamlyn in 1984
by Leonard de Vries
1st edition, published by Hamlyn in 1984
ISBN: 0600389278.
Stories and poems from days gone by.
Quarto.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Various illustrators.
Book itself VG.
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Stories and poems from days gone by.
Quarto.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Various illustrators.
Book itself VG.
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#71062 £7.50
13.
In the Days of Drake
by Joseph Smith Fletcher
with illustrations by W. S. Stacey
Published by Blackie in 1920
by Joseph Smith Fletcher
with illustrations by W. S. Stacey
Published by Blackie in 1920
Foxing on title page.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#44430 £7.50
14.
Nine Days' Wonder
by Frederick Grice
with illustrations by Paul Ritchie
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1976
by Frederick Grice
with illustrations by Paul Ritchie
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1976
ISBN: 0192713949.
Octavo.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Octavo.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#94127 £5.00
15.
Sunnylea - A 1920s Childhood Remembered
by Jean Metcalfe
with illustrations by Jean Metcalfe
1st Thus edition, published by Book Club Association in 1980
by Jean Metcalfe
with illustrations by Jean Metcalfe
1st Thus edition, published by Book Club Association in 1980
ISBN: 0718119231.
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119441 £7.50
16.
In the Days of Drake
by Eric Wood
Published by Newnes circa 1937
by Eric Wood
Published by Newnes circa 1937
Red boards with black lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#46185 £5.00
17.
The Days of Bruce
by Alice F. Jackson
Published by London circa 1910
by Alice F. Jackson
Published by London circa 1910
Brown cloth-covered boards with black lettering and decoration.
Picture onlay to front cover.
191 pages.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped.
Book itself generally VG, but neat dedication on front endpaper and some faint spotting to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Picture onlay to front cover.
191 pages.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped.
Book itself generally VG, but neat dedication on front endpaper and some faint spotting to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#85204 £7.50
18.
Days of Danger
by Fritz Habeck
1st English edition, published by Collins in 1968
by Fritz Habeck
1st English edition, published by Collins in 1968
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#44889 £6.50
19.
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
with illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard
58th edition, published by Methuen in 1938
by Kenneth Grahame
with illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard
58th edition, published by Methuen in 1938
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Gilt lettering and decoration remains bright.
Foxing to endpapers and prelims.
Neat gift dedication on half-title.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Gilt lettering and decoration remains bright.
Foxing to endpapers and prelims.
Neat gift dedication on half-title.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119294 £30.00
20.
All sorts of Days
by Doris Rust
with illustrations by Shirley Hughes
1st edition, published by Faber in 1955
by Doris Rust
with illustrations by Shirley Hughes
1st edition, published by Faber in 1955
Red boards with blue lettering and decoration.
Some spotting to back of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Some spotting to back of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#49455 £10.50
21.
A Saint George of King Charles' Days
by Dorothea Townshend
with illustrations by W. S. Stacey
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge circa 1906
by Dorothea Townshend
with illustrations by W. S. Stacey
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge circa 1906
Grey pictorial covers, brown lettering.
Grey patterned endpapers.
Covers owrn and scuffed.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Inner hinge cracked and repaired with tape.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Grey patterned endpapers.
Covers owrn and scuffed.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Inner hinge cracked and repaired with tape.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#81742 £4.00
22.
The Boy Crusaders: A story of the days of Louis IX
by J. G. Edgar
Reprint, published by Gall and Inglis circa 1890
by J. G. Edgar
Reprint, published by Gall and Inglis circa 1890
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
283 pages.
Stylised decorative pattern on covers, around a depiction of a Crusader in battle.
Four black and white illustrations by Dudley.
Illustrator not credited.
Not dated, appears to be a reprint from around 1900.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
283 pages.
Stylised decorative pattern on covers, around a depiction of a Crusader in battle.
Four black and white illustrations by Dudley.
Illustrator not credited.
Not dated, appears to be a reprint from around 1900.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#104651 £7.50
23.
In olden days
by Alfred Pearse
with illustrations by Alfred Pearse
Published by John F. Shaw circa 1930
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: low, Confidence: medium)
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: low, Confidence: medium)
#117747 £5.00
24.
Later Days
by W. H. Davies
Reprint, published by Cape in 1936
by W. H. Davies
Reprint, published by Cape in 1936
Blue boards with silver lettering and decoration on spine.
Some wear to edges of covers.
Names on front pastedown and front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Some wear to edges of covers.
Names on front pastedown and front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#75253 £7.50
25.
Jolly Days for Girls
Published by Oxford University Press in 1939
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: medium)
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: medium)
#105237 £12.50