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1. The Riddle of the Cloisters
The Riddle of the Cloisters
by Edmund Burton
Published by Pendulum Publications in 1946
Paperback.
Minor wear to covers.
Very Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#112538   £15.00   
2. Mackinlay's Millions
Mackinlay's Millions
by Edmund Burton
Published by Gawthorn circa 1950
Cream covers, black lettering.
Dustwrapper worn and repaired with clear tape.
Faint spotting to endpapers.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#78436   £5.00   
3. Maurice Burton's World of Nature
Maurice Burton's World of Nature
by Maurice Burton and Robert Burton
1st edition, published by Purnell Books in 1974
ISBN: 0361028571.
Quarto.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Illustrated with black and white and colour photographs.
Some wear to covers and spine.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#77321   £3.00   
4. Ali Baba and other stories from the Arabian Nights
Ali Baba and other stories from the Arabian Nights
by Lawrence Housman
with illustrations by Edmund Dulac
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1911
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
15cm x 21cm.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Spine darkened and gilt on spine dulled and a little rubbed.
Binding delicate.
19 of 24 plates present (of which several are present but detached).
Pages edgeworn, and some foxing at edges of pages.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119006   £75.00   
5. To Ravensrigg
To Ravensrigg
by Hester Burton
with illustrations by Victor G. Ambrus
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1976
ISBN: 0192713930.
Blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Signed by the author on front endpaper.
Inscription reads: "For Felicity, Hester Burton".
Slight wear to dustwrapper.
School library stamp on front endpaper.
No other marks.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#81017   £15.00   
6. The Love of a Foolish Angel
The Love of a Foolish Angel
by Helen Beauclerk
with illustrations by Edmund Dulac
1st edition, published by Collins in 1929
Blue boards with zig-zig decoration.
Black and white frontispiece.
Decorated chapter headings, capitals and tailpieces.
Covers worn and a little faded.
Spine discoloured.
Label on front pastedown.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#52700   £12.50   
7. The Riddle of the Tired Pony
The Riddle of the Tired Pony
by Marjorie Mary Oliver
with illustrations by Drake Brookshaw
1st edition, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1964
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Pages strongly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119569   £7.50   
8. Spirit Stories for Children
Spirit Stories for Children
by Olive Burton
with illustrations by Rene Cloke
Published by The Healer Publishing Company circa 1930
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Nineteen full colour plates and sixty line drawings.
Dustwrapper good, but a little soiled.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Belongs To box neatly completed.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#118768   £25.00   
9. Small Animals
Small Animals
by Jane Burton
with illustrations by Jane Burton
1st edition, published by Colour Library International in 1977
ISBN: 0904681386.
Black cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on covers and spine.
64 pages.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#85612   £5.00   
10. Pets Limited
Pets Limited
by Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
with illustrations by Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
1st edition, published by Collins in 1950
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Nine colour plates.
Thirty-five black and white drawings in the text.
Two full page black and white line drawings.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with loss along spine strip a large piece missing from the back panel, and two smaller pieces missing from lower edge.
Dustwrapper repaired with tape and some paper backing.
Book itself generally VG.
Covers clean and undamaged, with some minor wear at spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#108364   £30.00   
11. Here and There
Here and There
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1932
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
'Pictures, Stories, Poems' by various authors and illustrators.
Colour frontispiece by Honor Appleton.
Eight full page colour illustrations.
Numerous black and white drawings, both full page and in the text.
A few faint marks on front cover.
In general covers are firm, bright and clean.
Neat gift inscription on front endpaper (book dated from this).
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#104421   £20.00   
12. 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   
13. 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 1948
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
16 colour plates.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat name on front endpaper.
Some faint foxing to prelims.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#116420   £20.00   
14. Edmund's Struggle: Under the Spell of the White Witch
Edmund's Struggle: Under the Spell of the White Witch
Published by HarperCollins in 2005
ISBN: 0007739214.
Paperback.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#111445   £2.50   
15. The New Illustrated Encyclopedia
The New Illustrated Encyclopedia
Published by Collins circa 1957
Edited by John R. Crossland
Quarto.
Red blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
467 pages.
8 colour plates.
Numerous black and white drawings.
All plates present.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Lettering on spine has faded.
Dated from a school prize label on f.e.p.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#101815   £5.00   
16. The Joyce Mercer edition of Andersen and Grimm
The Joyce Mercer edition of Andersen and Grimm
by Brothers Grimm and Hans Andersen
with illustrations by Joyce Mercer
1st edition, published by Hutchinson in 1930
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Undated, believed to be 1930 1st edition.
Spine base reads "New Century Press", title page shows Hutchinson & Co. as publishers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Sixteen colour plates by Joyce Mercer, plus numerous black and white illustrations.
Covers lightly worn, with some pale marks.
Spine worn.
Corners bumped.
Binding sound.
Name at top edge of front endpaper.
Pages tanned, with some intermittent foxing.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#115422   £100.00   
17. 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: low)
#100895   £350.00   
18. Musical Instruments from Odds and Ends
Musical Instruments from Odds and Ends
by John Burton
with illustrations by Andrew Burton
Published by Carousel in 1976
ISBN: 055254096X.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#118172   £2.00   
19. The Modern Illustrated Encyclopedia
The Modern Illustrated Encyclopedia
Published by Collins circa 1955
Edited by John, R. Crossland.
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
564 pages.
8 colour plates.
Numerous black and white illustrations.
All plates present.
Dustwrapper worn and price-clipped, with loss at top edge.
Corners of covers bumped.
Top 3cm of Back inner hinge damaged.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#101816   £5.00   
20. The Story of Arms and Armour
The Story of Arms and Armour
by Edmund Hunter
with illustrations by Robert Ayton
Reprint, published by Ladybird Books in 1971
ISBN: 0721402968.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers worn at edges.
VG in other respects.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#106312   £1.50   
21. Yesterday's Children
Yesterday's Children
by Githa Sowerby
with illustrations by Milicent Sowerby
1st edition, published by Chatto & Windus in 1908
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Twelve colour plates, including tissue-guarded frontispiece.
Light wear to covers and a little soiling.
Spine faded.
Corners bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#115237   £40.00   
22. The Lads of Lunda
The Lads of Lunda
by J. M. E. Saxby
with illustrations by F. W. Burton
5th edition, published by James Nisbet circa 1900
The Boys Holiday Library series.
Green pictorial embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
261 pages.
Light wear to edges covers.
Gilt a little rubbed.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#115990   £15.00   
23. Tales and Verses of Long Ago
Tales and Verses of Long Ago
with illustrations by E. Percy-Moran
1st edition, published by Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York in 1894
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
6 full page colour plates, preceding six descriptions with decorative borders by Elizabeth S. Tucker.
Covers worn and soiled.
Paper has worn away at edges of covers.
Cloth of spine split in two places.
12cm. split in inner hinge.
Light spotting on prelims, frontispiece largely unaffected.
Occasional fingermarking.
Contents generally clean.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#102231   £45.00   
24. The Water Babies
The Water Babies
by Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by Harry G. Theaker
Published by Ward Lock & Co circa 1939
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
16cm x 22cm.
340 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Four pages of adverts at rear.
48 colour plates (all present and undamaged).
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Covers and endpapers clean and unmarked.
Some faint foxing to fore-edge and top-edge, contents not affected.
Not dated, but gift dedication at top of half-title is dated 1939.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#118151   £45.00   
25. Little Sunbeams
Little Sunbeams
Published circa 1896
Octavo.
Grey pictorial glazed boards.
Red cloth spine.
White lettering on covers.
31 pages.
An equal number of short stories and poems suitable for toddlers, illustrated with black and white engravings.
Very pretty pictorial front cover.
Back cover has full page advert for Fry's cocoa.
Three pages of adverts at front of book, three more at the back.
Black and white frontispiece.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Contents detached from binding.
Title page appears to be missing.
Gift dedication dated 1896 on half title.
Otherwise in very good condition.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#90859   £15.00   
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