1.
Ambari!
by
Reginald Forbes-Watson
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
Published by Oxford University Press in 1961
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Top edge spotted.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
The Partisan
by
Simon Watson
1st edition,
published by Gollancz in 1973
ISBN: 0575017414.
Dustwrapper faded.
Label removed from front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
Ambari!
by
Reginald Forbes-Watson
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1961
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price clipped and slightly worn at edges.
Covers sound and undamaged.
Label removed from prelims.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
4.
5.
Shifta!
by
Reginald Forbes-Watson
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
1st Thus edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1958
Blue covers.
Red lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Label removed from prelims.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
6.
Shifta!
by
Reginald Forbes-Watson
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
1st Thus edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1958
Oxford Children's Library edition.
Prelims messy where labels removed.
Covers and contents in VG. condition.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
7.
Shifta!
by
Reginald Forbes-Watson
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
1st Thus edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1958
Dustwrapper edge-chipped, price-clipped.
2cm. closed tear at base of spine strip.
Covers appear damp marked at edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
9.
10.
11.
The Corsair of the Skies
by
Arthur Guy Vercoe
with illustrations by
Comerford Watson
Published by Blackie circa 1950
Light green covers.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and price-clipped.
Light wear to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
13.
Tudor School Boy Life
by
Juan Luis Vives
1st edition,
published by Dent in 1908
Translated from the Latin by Foster Watson.
Octavo.
Light green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
247 pages.
The Dialogues of Juan Luis Vives translated for the first time into English together with an introduction by Foster Watson M.A., Professor of Education in the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Quite heavy foxing on prelims. and back endpaper and paste down, rest of book not affected.
Book plate on front paste down, name and address on front endpaper.
Covers lightly soiled, and spine faded.
Some underlining and annotations in pencil, neatly written, mostly in the introduction.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
Santa Claus in Summer
by
Compton MacKenzie
with illustrations by
A. H. Watson
Published by J. M. Dent in 1960
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little chipped.
Book itself VG.
Faint scuff at upper left of front endpaper, possibly where a previous owner's name has been erased.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
The Naturalist's Handbook
by
Geoffrey G. Watson
1st Thus edition,
published by Piccolo in 1973
ISBN: 0330235850.
Paperback.
Minor wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
Light Fantastic
by
Philip Watson
with illustrations by
Ronald Fenton
1st edition,
published by Methuen in 1982
ISBN: 0416242405.
Pictorial laminated boards.
46 pages.
Corners bumped.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
18.
Wops the Waif
by
Sydney Watson
Reprint,
published by Pickering Inglis in 1926
"The Red Cord Series."
Brown cloth-covered boards with red lettering and black decorations.
Colour frontispiece; three black and white plates (unattributed).
Prize label on front pastedown.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
The Quest of the Star
by
Vere Sim
with illustrations by
A. H. Watson
1st edition,
published by Blackie and Son Limited in 1939
Octavo.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Green decoration on covers.
21cm x 16cm.
240 pages.
Covers slightly soiled and worn at edges.
Name, address and Belongs To label on front endpaper.
Adhesive sticker on back pastedown.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
20.
Curiouser & Curiouser
by
Caryl Brahms
with illustrations by
A. H. Watson
2nd edition,
published by Haverstock in 1944
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
13cm x 19cm.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name on front pastedown.
Pages faintly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
21.
Honourable Goat
by
Helen Cory Bliss
with illustrations by
Aldren A. Watson
2nd edition,
published by Frederick Muller in 1950
Cream boards with orange lettering.
Back cover lightly marked.
Front endpaper and half title missing.
Generally good in other respects.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
Saddle Pals
by
Will Watson
Published by Wells Gardner
Undated; probably 1950s.
One or two flecks of paint on covers.
Name of previous owner on front endpaper.
Occasional spotting to pages.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
The Guardians
by
John Christopher
1st edition,
published by Hamish Hamilton in 1970
ISBN: 0241017955.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn and creased.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners bumped.
Front endpaper removed.
Various library marks on prelims.
Lower corner of a number of pages torn away (text not affected).
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
Legion of the White Tiger
by
James Watson
1st Thus edition,
published by Beaver Books in 1978
ISBN: 0600355292.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.