1.
R. Caldecott's Picture Book No. 2
by
Randolph Caldecott
with illustrations by
Randolph Caldecott
Published by George Routledge and Sons circa 1880
Light grey pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Red and black decoration on covers.
21cm x 23cm.
128 pages.
All edges red.
Back cover repeats front cover illustration.
Undated edition, dated from gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contains:
"The Three Jovial Huntsmen",
"Sing a Song for Sixpence",
"The Queen of Hearts", and
"The Farmer's Boy".
Each story is individually paginated, and 32 pages long.
Covers darkened, and a little worn and soiled.
Endpapers and pastedowns tanned.
Internally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
2.
Lavender at the High School
by
E. C. Matthews
with illustrations by
Stanley Lloyd
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1963
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
Red thistle pattern decoration on covers.
224 pages.
Dated from prize label.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and slightly chipped.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
3.
The Story of Ferdinand
by
Munro Leaf
with illustrations by
Robert Lawson
1st edition,
published by Hamish Hamilton in 1937
Red pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Red lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
18cm x 21cm.
1st UK edition.
Yellow pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with 5cm loss at top corner of back panel, and 4cm los at base of spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication, dated Christmas 1938, inside front cover.
A little faint, intermittent foxing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
4.
Enid Blyton's Robin Hood Book
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Joyce Johnson
Published by Latimer House in 1957
Red cloth-covered boards.
Blue lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with some neat tape repairs to edges and corners.
Light wear to corners of covers.
Foxing to fore edge.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
5.
Uncle Jack from America
by
Richard Gilbert Soans
Published by Simpkin
Red boards with gilt lettering.
Covers a little faded and worn.
Front inside hinge cracked.
Tear on page 15/16 repaired.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
6.
Elements of Danger
by
Eve Pownall
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1976
|ISBN: 0001950274.
Grey covers, red lettering on spine.
True accounts of natural disasters in Australia caused by the elements.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
7.
The Ingoldsby Legends
by
R. H. Barham
Published by Cassell circa 1891
Cassell's Red Library edition.
Red bevilled boards with black linear decoration.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Grey patterned endpapers.
Spine slightly sunned.
Name and date written neatly on front endpaper.
Front hinge broken, has been repaired with tape.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
8.
Three Chums
by
A. Harcourt Burrage
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. circa 1930
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip faded and stained.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Contents good, but slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
9.
The Caravan Comes Home
by
Lucy M. Bellhouse
with illustrations by
Jetta Vise
1st edition,
published by George G. Harrap in 1951
Green cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
Red decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Front endpaper removed.
Light foxing to prelims and fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
10.
David Copperfield
by
Charles Dickens
Published by Thames Publishing Co circa 1955
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Damp mark at lower edge of front cover and dusrwrapper; contents not affected.
Name and address inside front cover.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
11.
Red Shift
by
Alan Garner
Reprint,
published by Lion in 1989
ISBN: 000671000X.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
12.
Biggles takes a Holiday
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1949
Light blue covers.
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and unevenly faded.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Top edge of covers faded.
Name on front endpaper.
Prelims and fore edge foxed.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
13.
A Pair of Knight-Errants
by
Muriel D. C. Lucas
Published by Religious Tract Society circa 1920
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers and spine.
Black decoration on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
157 pages.
Undated.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Faint foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Prize label dated 1924 on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
14.
Two by Two
by
Christina Baird
with illustrations by
Geoffrey Fletcher
1st edition,
published by Harrap in 1959
Octavo.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
Red decoration on covers.
64 pages.
Two-tone frontispiece.
Black and white line drawings in text.
2cm split at lower front edge.
Front endpaper removed.
Name and address on paste down. Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
15.
The Fortunes of Prue
by
Bessie Marchant
Published by Ward Lock circa 1932
Red boards with black lettering and decoration.
Spine faded.
A few marks to covers.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Spotting to fore edge.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
16.
The Would-be-goods
by
Edith Nesbit
1st edition,
published by Fisher Unwin in 1901
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
Covers heavily worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip darkened.
Inner hinges cracked, and contents shaken.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
17.
The Three Midshipmen
by
William Henry Giles Kingston
with illustrations by
Richard Tod
Reprint,
published by Collins circa 1930
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards with black lettering and decoration.
336 pages.
Not illustrated.
Spine slightly faded.
Prize label on front paste down.
Light spotting on fore edge.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
18.
Biggles takes a Holiday
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1949
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn and creased, and faded on spine.
Covers soiled, unevenly faded, and worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
School library stickers on prelims.
Pages tanned, but contents otherwise generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
19.
Study Thirteen at Westmore
by
Edward O. England
Published by Victory Press in 1956
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and heavily worn at edges.
Minor wear to covers.
Fore edge, endpapers and prelims heavily foxed.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Pages lightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
20.
William the Dictator
by
Richmal Crompton
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
Reprint,
published by Newnes in 1938
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Covers worn and unevenly faded.
Splash mark on front board.
Spine faded.
Some faint red marks on prelims.
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
21.
Animal Stories from Rudyard Kipling
by
Rudyard Kipling
with illustrations by
Stuart Tresilian
Published by Macmillan in 1932
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Mug mark on front cover.
Some staining to back cover.
Gift dedication and bookplate on front endpaper.
Light foxing to prelims and fore-edge, and intermittenly to page edges.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
22.
Five have plenty of fun
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Eileen Soper
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1955
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
A little foxing to fore edge.
Name and address on reverse of front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
23.
Felicity Dances
by
Arnold L. Haskell
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1938
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper intact, but worn and a little soiled.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name and nest gift dedication on front endpaper and front pastedown.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
24.
Out of Step
by
Jane Corbett
with illustrations by
Liza Fior
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1986
ISBN: 000184606X.
Red covers, gilt lettering on spine.
Slight wear to top edge of dustwrapper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
25.
The Fearless Treasure: A Story of England
by
Noel Streatfeild
with illustrations by
Dorothea Braby
1st edition,
published by Michael Joseph in 1953
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
Maroon pictorial endpapers.
Covers worn at edges, and slightly faded.
Spine faded.
Corners bumped.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)