1.
2.
The Railway Children
by
Edith Nesbit
Reprint,
published by Hodder Children's Books in 1994
ISBN: 0340619481.
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges and a little creased.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
3.
4.
Five Children and it
by
Edith Nesbit
10th edition,
published by Ernest Benn in 1930
Dark blue blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
5.
6.
7.
Five Children and it
by
Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by
H. R. Millar
Published by Puffin circa 1990
ISBN: 9780140301281.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Name inside front cover.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
8.
9.
Shirley at Charterton
by
Christabel Marlowe
with illustrations by
Edith Brier
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Foxing to fore edge.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
11.
Written for Children
by
John Rowe Townsend
1st edition,
published by Pelican in 1965
Octavo.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
160 pages.
A brief history of children's literature, from earliest times to circa 1965.
No significant faults.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
Children's Verse
with illustrations by
Margaret W. Tarrant
1st Thus edition,
published by Tiger Books in 1986
ISBN: 1870461525.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
64 pages.
A mixture of nursery rhymes and poems written for very young children.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
13.
Children of the Turnpike
by
Geraldine Kaye
with illustrations by
Gareth Floyd
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1976
ISBN: 0340195444.
Blue covers, gilt lettering.
Label removed from front endpaper
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
People of Importance
by
Brenda E. Spender
with illustrations by
James H. Dowd
Reprint,
published by Country Life in 1943
Quarto.
Grey cloth-covered boards with blue lettering and decoration.
Consists of pages of pencil drawings interleaved with short anecdotes of children.
Short gift dedication on front endpaper.
One or two small marks of the front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
Children's Children
by
Gertrude Bone
with illustrations by
Muirhead Bone
1st edition,
published by Duckworth in 1908
Brown cloth binding, bevelled boards, gilt lettering.
Top edge gilt.
A country story.
Covers slightly worn.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
Oswald Bastable and Others
by
Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by
C. E. Brock
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co in 1905
Maroon embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Covers heavily worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Gilt on front cover faded.
Gilt on spine has darkened to black.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
School library stamp on front endpaper.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
Good Afternoon, Children
with illustrations by
Morton-Sale
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1932
Edited by Columbus.
Quarto.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
267 pages.
'Wireless stories and plays from The Children's Hour'.
Illustrated with four colour plates, plus numerous black and white drawings, many in text and margins.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped, and slightly soiled.
Covers firm.
Corners bumped.
Fore edges clean.
Corners bumped.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
18.
Modern Verse for Little Children
by
Michal Williams
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1955
Poems for children aged fron five to eight-years-old.
Covers slightly worn.
One stamp on front endpaper, no other library marks.
Contents bright and clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
The Children's Tales from Dickens
by
F. H. Lee
with illustrations by
Honor C. Appleton
Reprint,
published by Harrap in 1954
22nd book in Children's Bookshelf series.
Paperback.
Duodecimo.
Light blue covers.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
64 pages.
Colour frontispiece by G. Demain Hammond.
Black and white line drawings by Honor Appleton.
Linen backed thin card covers.
Spine stip slightly faded.
Name written neatly on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
20.
New Treasure Seekers
by
Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by
C. Walter Hodges
Published by Ernest Benn in 1949
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little worn, a couple of neatly repaired tears.
Book itself VG.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
21.
The Children of Tonacatecutli
by
Kaj Himmelstrup
1st English edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1969
Children in conflict with the authorities over a play-area.
Originally written as a play for Danish television.
Dustwrapper has minor chips to spine ends.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
Five of us and Madeline
by
Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by
Nora S. Unwin
Reprint,
published by Ernest Benn in 1931
Blue blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine strip and gilt faded.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
23.
The Merry-go-Round and Other Verses for Children
by
Robina Singer
with illustrations by
H. A. Powell
Published by Knights Press circa 1930
Paperback.
A collection of rhymes and verses for children.
Illustrated with line drawings.
Covers somewhat worn at edges, with some marking.
Contents generally clean, but with a few fingermarks.
Illustration on p17 neatly coloured in.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
The Children's Pictorial Atlas
1st edition,
published by Purnell in 1980
Edited by Trevor Marchington.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
78 pages.
Gives a clear account of basic geography for young children.
Copiously illustrated.
Index at rear.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
Shirley at Charterton
by
Christabel Marlowe
with illustrations by
Edith Brier
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Vinyl laminate applied to covers.
Corners bumped.
Edges of page block foxed.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Name and address on prelims.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)