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1. The Paper Aeroplane
The Paper Aeroplane
by Fulvio Testa
with illustrations by Fulvio Testa
1st British edition, published by Faber and Faber in 1981
Laminated pictorial covers.
Originally published by Nord-Sud Verlag (Swiss).
Retold by Lucy Meredith.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#67582   £10.50   
2. Andersen's Fairy Tales
Andersen's Fairy Tales
by Hans Christian Andersen
Published by Collins
Undated; probably circa 1920.
Buff paper-covered boards with blue lettering and decoration.
175mm x 125mm.
Picture only front cover.
Colour frontis and title page (unattributed).
No other illustrations.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
#36292   £7.50   
3. Never Satisfied
Never Satisfied
by Fulvio Testa
with illustrations by Fulvio Testa
1st edition, published by Abelard in 1982
ISBN: 0200727893.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Slight wear to covers.
Very Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
#41269   £5.50   
4. The Modern World Book of Animals
The Modern World Book of Animals
by John R. Gilbert
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1950
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
159 pages.
Eight colour plates, numerous black and white illustrations
Covers edge chipped, corners bumped.
Small loss of paper to lower back edge.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#84261   £5.00   
5. High Jinks
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: medium)
#104425   £20.00   
6. Rainbow End
Rainbow End
Published by Birn Brothers Limited circa 1952
Quarto.
Red pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
92 pages.
Book dated from gift inscription.
Pictorial endpapers.
Colour frontispiece.
Monochrome illustrations in text.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#106370   £7.50   
7. My Favourite Annual 1934
My Favourite Annual 1934
Published by Fleetway in 1933
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
171 pages.
Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white.
Lower board in poor condition, with paper covering scraped away in places.
Upper board and spine in good condition.
Cover illustration clean and bright.
Wear to edges and corners.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#104443   £5.00   
8. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
by Hans Christian Andersen
with illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant
Published by Ward Lock circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
24 plates, 16 in colour plus 8 black and white.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Some light spotting to fore edge.
Pages faintly tanned.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#118464   £25.00   
9. The Wonder Book of How It's Done
The Wonder Book of How It's Done
5th edition, published by Ward Lock circa 1950
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light green cloth spine.
256 pages.
Pictorial endpapers, eight colour plates, including frontispiece and numerous black and white illustrations.
Some wear to edgs of covers.
Corners bumped.
Contents clean, unmarked and firm.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#87056   £8.50   
10. The Big Noddy Book
The Big Noddy Book
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Beek
Published by Purnell in 1961
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Scuff on lower centre of front cover.
Name erased from Belongs To box.
Several pages painted-over, or coloured-in, in water-colour paint by a child.
Contents would otherwise be good.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#110332   £5.00   
11. Frolic and Fun
Frolic and Fun
by Aunt Ruth
Published by S. W. Partridge circa 1910
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Front cover shows glazed picture of children sledging.
Back cover is an advert for Cadbury's Cocoa.
Copiously illustrated in black and white (no colour illustrations).
Artists include W. C. Groome and Angusine MacGregor.
Three pages of adverts at front and rear of book.
Covers worn at edges.
Glazed paper on spine is chipped in places.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#101586   £25.00   
12. Nelson's Jolly Book for Girls
Nelson's Jolly Book for Girls
Published by Nelson in 1934
Edited by Edwin Chisholm.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cloth spine.
Six colour plates.
Many black and white drawings.
Authors include: Sibyl Owsley, Bernard Rutley, and others.
Pictorial endpapers.
Covers worn at edges and slightly soiled.
Prize label on front paste down.
Spotting to edges of page block.
Contents clean.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#100527   £20.00   
13. The Littlest One
The Littlest One
by Marion St John Webb
with illustrations by Margaret W. Tarrant
2nd edition, published by Harrap in 1928
Music by Ralph Dunstan.
Large quarto.
Brown paper-covered boards.
Brown cloth spine.
Large picture onlay front cover.
Four colour plates, plus black and white drawings.
Corners and edges of covers slightly rubbed.
Neat name and address on front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#71552   £30.00   
14. 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: medium)
#91210   £3.50   
15. The Book of Pets
The Book of Pets
by Elizabeth S. Tucker
with illustrations by Maud Humphrey
1st edition, published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York in 1893
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
23cm x 28cm.
52 pages.
Colour illustrations on every page, some accompanied by short text or poems.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Boards soiled.
Edges and corners heavily bumped.
Spine worn and a little faded.
Inner hinges cracked.
Pastedowns and endpapers foxed.
Contents in good condition, but light fingermarking to edges of pages throughout.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#102007   £175.00   
16. Answers Annual
Answers Annual
Published by Fleetway in 1926
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Black lettering on covers.
288 pages.
Copiously illustrated with line drawings in the text, plus six full page sepia illustrations and four colour plates.
Covers worn at edges.
Some soiling to front cover
Marks on one or two pages.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#90396   £15.00   
17. Roland Davies' Come On Steve Annual for Boys and Girls
Roland Davies' Come On Steve Annual for Boys and Girls
by Roland Davies
Published by Perry Colour Books circa 1947
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue spine.
19cm x 25cm.
128 pages.
Undated volume, date inferred from Christmas gift dedication inside front cover.
Light wear to covers.
Edges and corners slightly bumped.
A little foxing to fore-edge and endpapers, contents generally clear.
Brown mark at centre of fore edge; extends slightly into the edge of a few pages but does not affect the text.
Contents good, but slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#118596   £130.00   
18. The Hide and Seek Story Book
The Hide and Seek Story Book
1st edition, published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1931
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey spine.
Picture on upper board by Caroline Hall.
Colour frontispiece by Mabel Spurrier.
Eight other full page colour illustrations.
Black and white drawings in the text.
These and the stories and poems are all by different artists and authors.
Covers close to Fine.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper (book dated from this).
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#104422   £20.00   
19. Our Darlings
Our Darlings
Published by John F. Shaw circa 1917
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
12 tipped-in colour plates, one by Louis Wain.
Covers heavily worn at edges, and rather scuffed.
Name on front endpaper.
Contents good, but pages slightly tanned, with a small amount of intermittent foxing.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#110002   £12.50   
20. Stories from Hans Andersen
Stories from Hans Andersen
by Hans Christian Andersen
with illustrations by Barbara C. Freeman
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1930
Edited by W. K. Holmes.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Yellow cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Some light foxing to fore-edge, endpapers and prelims.
First four illustrations coloured-in, reasonably neatly.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#116890   £5.00   
21. Hans Andersen's Fairy Stories
Hans Andersen's Fairy Stories
by Hans Christian Andersen
with illustrations by Eileen M. Watts
Reprint, published by Strand Publications circa 1950
Edited by Louis S. Giraud.
Quarto.
Brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
17cm x 22cm.
Pictorial endpapers.
Four colour stand-up models and three colour illustrations.
Full-page line drawn illustrations.
Line drawn chapter headings.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Slight wear to stand-up models, but no major damage.
Close to VG in other respects.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#85795   £45.00   
22. Daring Adventures for Boys
Daring Adventures for Boys
Published by Juvenile Productions circa 1935
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Four colour plates, b/w. drawings in text.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Name written neatly in 'belongs to' box.
Covers clean and unmarked.
Contents lightly tanned.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#102761   £7.50   
23. Theodore - A rather curious cat
Theodore - A rather curious cat
by Douglas Parker and Jon Raven
with illustrations by John Crane
1st edition, published by Broadside in 1983
ISBN: 0946757011.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers a little scuffed at edges.
Corners bumped.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#120050   £5.00   
24. Popular Stories for Girls
Popular Stories for Girls
Published by Birn Brothers circa 1958
Quarto.
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations in the text.
One story by Winifred Norling.
Covers a little worn at edges, and corners slightly bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#87282   £3.50   
25. Bunny and Brownie
Bunny and Brownie
by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
with illustrations by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
1st edition, published by A & C Black in 1930
Quarto.
Marbled paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Gilt lettering on spine.
99 pages.
Title label / picture only on upper board.
Pictorial endpapers.
Eight colour plates.
Eight pen and ink black and white plates.
Covers worn and bumped at edges, and a little soiled.
Boards slightly warped.
Some spotting on prelims.
One colour plate missing.
Faint spotting to page edges throughout.
Plates are VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#100895   £350.00   
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