1.
The Collector's Book of Boys' Stories
by
Eric Quayle
1st edition,
published by Studio Vista in 1973
ISBN: 028970412X.
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
160 pages.
An overview of boys' adventure stories concerned mainly with books published in the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth.
Minor wear to covers and dustwrapper.
Contents clean and tight.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
Salute to Adventure - Stories for Boys
1st edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1944
Octavo.
Grey pictorial paper-covered boards.
125 pages.
A selection of ten adventure stories, by various authors.
Covers a little worn.
Neat dedication on inside front cover.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
4.
5.
Bad Boys
by
Eileen Colwell
Reprint,
published by Kestre in 1979
ISBN: 0722650272.
Octavo.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
170 pages.
A collection of stories and some poems by various authors.
School Library stamp on front paste down, no other library marks or labels.
Covers slightly worn.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
The World's Best Stories for Boys & Girls
by
Winifred Biggs
with illustrations by
Honor C. Appleton
Published by T. C. & E. C. Jack circa 1930
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
624 pages.
A compendium of excerpts and short stories by various well known authors.
Contributors include: Nesbit, A. A. Milne, Richmal Crompton, Ewing, Farjeon, Lang. de la Mare, and Twain.
Covers worn at edges and somewhat scuffed.
Gilt lettering faded.
Contents slightly shaken.
Foxing on prelims and endpapers.
A number of the illustrations have been neatly coloured-in.
Some damage to final two pages where they appear to have been peeled apart.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
Lone Ranger Adventure Stories
by
Richard Lewis
with illustrations by
Don Lawrence
Published by Purnell
Glazed pictorial boards.
Red cloth spine.
Not dated.
First story "The law and miss Aggie".
Covers worn at edges, and a little scuffed.
Spine faded.
Name on title page.
Some foxing and fingermarking on prelims and at page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
The Queer Adventure
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Norman Meredith
1st edition,
published by Staples Press in 1952
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
The Golden Treasury of Stories for Boys and Girls
Published by Victor Gollancz in 1959
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
696 pages.
A collection of short stories.
Authors include: Sewell, Lear, Belloc, Thackery, Browning, Andersen, Grimm and Carroll.
Spine slightly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
Henrik's Adventure
by
William J. Forster
Reprint,
published by Robert Colley in 1910
Octavo.
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on covers.
160 pages.
Black and white frontispiece.
Not dated, 1st edition was 1907.
Covers a little worn.
Front endpaper removed.
Inner hinge partially split.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
The Lone Ranger Adventure Stories
by
Richard Lewis
with illustrations by
Don Lawrence
Published by Adprint in 1958
Quarto.
Yellow pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Light wear to covers.
Neat gift dedication on front pastedown.
Binding slightly strained.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
13.
Stories for Boys
by
Anthony Buckeridge
1st edition,
published by Faber & Faber in 1957
Brown cloth-covered boards with red lettering on spine.
272 pages.
Front endpaper missing.
Label removed from front pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
Jane-Anne's Story Book
by
Cecile Woodford
with illustrations by
Cora E. M. Paterson
1st edition,
published by Arthur H. Stockwell in 1966
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
110 pages.
Twenty four short stories intended as bedtime stories for younger children.
Dustwrapper a little edge-worn.
Front endpaper has been removed.
Inscription by author (signed 'from the Author') and a signature on the title page.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
16.
The Golden Picture Story Book - Stories and Pictures for Little Folk
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1920
Quarto.
Gold paper-covered boards.
Yellow cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Some of the characters and stories might be considered politically incorrect, by contemporary standards.
Covers worn at edges and scuffed.
Dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Belongs To box completed.
Address at top of first page.
A number of the line drawings have been coloured in neatly, but rather garishly.
Contents otherwise in good condition.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
18.
Skylark Short Stories
by
Jill Bennett
with illustrations by
Julek Heller
1st edition,
published by Book Club Association in 1979
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
The Adventure Book for Boys
Published by London and Glasgow circa 1930
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers scuffed and edgeworn.
Spine faded.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
20.
Bernese Adventure
by
Jane Shaw
Published by Children's Press circa 1950
Green cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
VG in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
21.
The Great Book for Boys
Published by Oxford University Press in 1927
Edited by Herbert Strang.
Octavo.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Pictorial endpapers in green and white.
A selection of stories and articles.
Authors include Walter Rhoades, A. F. Jackson, Lawrence R. Bourne.
Covers and spine heavily worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Contents lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
The Horizon Book for Boys
Published by Spring Books circa 1958
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
125 pages.
Black and white pictorial endpapers and illustrations.
Stories, quizzes and articles.
Covers a little worn at edges.
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
23.
Tales of Adventure in the Wild West
by
Robert Michael Ballantyne
Reprint,
published by James Nisbet circa 1914
Picture onlay front cover.
Various illustrators.
Omnibus of stories, containing:
"Life among the Red Indians,"
"Fur Traders of North America,"
"The Pioneers" and
"Over the Rocky Mountains."
Covers worn.
Front hinge cracked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
Two on an Island and Other Stories
by
Ethel Talbot
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1930
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
White and black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with chipping and loss at edges.
Minor wear to covers.
A little foxing to edges of page block.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
The World of Peril; Stirring Stories of Adventure
Reprint,
published by Collins circa 1912
Dark red, embossed boards.
Gilt blocking and decoration on spine.
Spine slightly faded, and a little edge-worn.
Prize label on front paste-down.
Intermitent foxing to contents.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)