1.
The Pebbles on the Beach
by
Clarence Ellis
Published by Faber and Faber in 1967
Paperback.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
The Iron Pirate
by
Max Pemberton
with illustrations by
Ellis Silas
Published by Associated Newspapers circa 1930
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Covers worn and unevenly faded.
Corners bumped.
Foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Front endpaper removed.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
3.
Footprints in the Forest
by
Edward Sylvester Ellis
Published by Cassell and Company in 1894
Octavo.
Bevilled dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Tenth thousand.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Prize label inside front cover.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
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8.
The Composer is Dead
by
Lemony Snicket
with illustrations by
Carson Ellis
Published by HarperCollins in 2009
ISBN: 9780061236273.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Dustwrapper in bound-on protective library sleeve.
CD still present, and appears undamaged.
Library marks on prelims.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
9.
Gorillas
by
Sara Godwin
Published by Friedman Group in 1990
Very large format.
Numerous colour photographs by Gerry Ellis.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
The Fair Moon Of Bath
by
Elizabeth Ellis
1st edition,
published by William Briggs, Toronto in 1908
Grey covers, picture onlay front cover.
Colour frontispiece by John Rae.
Covers worn and scuffed, spine faded.
Front endpaper and half title missing.
Frontispiece is edge chipped and has dedication on reverse.
Inner hinges cracked.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
11.
Mystery at Dark Wood
by
Carol Beach York
Reprint,
published by Scholastic in 1972
ISBN: 0590722395.
Cat's Eye Mystery series.
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges and a little creased.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
The Beach People
by
Jean Blathwayt
Reprint,
published by Lutterworth Press in 1964
Blue covers, black lettering on spine.
Label on prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
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14.
Depth Charge Danger
by
J. Eldridge
Reprint,
published by Puffin in 1999
ISBN: 0141302402.
4th book in Warpath series.
Paperback.
116 pages.
Sinking of the Tirpitz.
"Part war story, part fact book, Depth-charge Danger reveals what it was really like to be in a Second World War submarine."
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
16.
The Nine Lives of Island Mackenzie
by
Ursula Moray Williams
with illustrations by
Edward Ardizzone
1st edition,
published by Chatto & Windus in 1959
Dark green covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Corners slightly bumped.
Some light soiling to fore edge.
Only library mark is an access number on reverse of title page.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
Captain Starlight
by
Percy Francis Westerman
with illustrations by
W. Edward Wigfull
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1920
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Top edge blue.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
Good Work Secret Seven
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Bruno Kay
Published by Brockhampton in 1967
6th book in Secret Seven series.
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Light wear to edges of covers.
A little foxing to fore-edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
These Happy Golden Years
by
Laura Ingalls Wilder
with illustrations by
Garth Williams
Published by Harper & Row in 1953
Pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper spine slightly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Commonwealth and Empire Annual
by
Raymond Fawcett
Published by Gawthorn Press in 1953
Quarto.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with loss to upper and lower edge of back panel and spine; re-backed onto plain paper.
Book itself close to VG.
Minor wear to edges.
Covers unevenly faded where dustwrapper damaged.
Neat name on reverse of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
22.
Tales from the Arabian Nights
by
James Riordan
with illustrations by
Victor G. Ambrus
1st edition,
published by Hamlyn in 1983
ISBN: 0600366936.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Dustwrapper spine slightly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
The Girls of the Rose Dormitory
by
Joy Francis
Reprint,
published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1950
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and corners, and slightly soiled.
Minor wear to covers.
Foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Prize label partially removed from front endpaper.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights
by
E. Dixon
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
1st Thus edition,
published by Dent in 1951
Grey pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
Masquerade and Masquerade - The Answer
by
Kit Williams
with illustrations by
Kit Williams
Published by Jonathan Cape in 1980
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
A 1980 hardback copy of "Masquerade", plus a paperback copy of "Masquerade - The Answer", both in excellent condition.
Also includes three newspaper clippings from 1982 that describe the solving of the treasure-hunt.
Spine of Masquerade is a little faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)