1.
Schoolgirl's Album 1945
with illustrations by
J. McCail
Published by Gerald G. Swan in 1945
Quarto.
Includes one story by Winifred Norling.
Pictorial thin-card covers.
Red spine.
Covers heavily worn and creased.
Gift dedication inside front cover.
Pages tanned and edgeworn.
Reading condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
Schoolgirls Album 1948
with illustrations by
G. Douglas
Published by Gerald D. Swan in 1948
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Brown cloth spine.
95 pages.
Book title and table of contents printed on inside front cover.
Covers edge chipped and a little scuffed.
Inner hinges cracked.
Pages evenly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
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6.
Flower Fairies of the Summer
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1925
Grey paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Maroon lettering on covers.
Maroon decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Blue pictorial endpapers.
Covers rather worn at edges.
Spine relaid in grey cloth.
Dated from gift dedication on half-title.
Prelims and page edges foxed.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
The Nonsense Songs of Edward Lear
by
Edward Lear
with illustrations by
Edward Lear
Published by The Grey Walls Press in 1952
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper, with some soiling to spine and edges.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
Pages lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
Ballet
by
Arnold L. Haskell
with illustrations by
Kay Ambrose
Revised edition,
published by Penguin in 1945
Pelican series.
Paperback.
130 pages.
Illustrated with striking black and white illustrations, plus 16 pages of photogravure.
This is a reprint of the 1945 revised edition, also printed in 1945.
Covers worn and slightly spotted.
Spotting on fore edge and prelims.
Contents slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
The Cisco Kid Comic Album No. 3
Published by World Distributors
Paperback.
Quarto.
Pictorial covers.
Yellow cloth spine.
Undated, late 1950s.
Light wear to covers.
Spectacles drawn on front cover.
Various names, addresses etc., on title page.
Contents good, but tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
Summer Songs with Music
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Published by Blackie circa 1926
Quarto.
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
All plates present and undamaged.
Covers worn at edges.
Binding a little slack.
Contents shaken.
Gift dedication, dated 1935 on front endpaper.
Some light foxing throughout, mainly at page edges and on back pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
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: low)
12.
A Pair of Schoolgirls
by
Angela Brazil
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1945
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Vinyl laminate applied to covers.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Name and gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
14.
Toy Town Tales
by
Crystal Barry
with illustrations by
Mary Smith
Published by Pitkin circa 1943
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Green cloth spine.
23 pages.
11 stories printed on art paper.
Small colour illustrations on every page.
Book not dated, first edition was 1943.
Boards slightly bumped at corners.
Contents a little loose, but sewing holding well.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
Punch and Judy Annual
with illustrations by
Rene Cloke
Published by Juvenile Productions circa 1950
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Red spine.
120 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Full colour illustrations alternating with single colour throughout book.
Corners and edges of covers worn.
Gift dedication on front paste down, dated 1950.
Contents generally clean and white.
Occasional fingermarking.
Puzzles completed in pencil, then erased.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
Film Show Album
Published by L. T. A. Robinson in 1959
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
96 pages.
Articles and photographs of film stars.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Gift dedication on paste down.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
Flower Fairies of the Spring
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Published by Blackie circa 1930
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
11cm x 14cm.
Blue pictorial endpapers.
24 colour plates.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Some light foxing to prelims.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
The Far Distant Oxus
by
Katherine Hull and Pamela Whitlock
with illustrations by
Pamela Whitlock
91st edition,
published by Jonathan Cape in 1945
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Binding slightly strained.
Neat gift dedication on half-title.
Illustrations neatly coloured-in.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
The Girl Guides' Annual 1962
Published by Purnell in 1962
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Red cloth spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
125 pages.
Illustrated with photographs and line drawings.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and chipped at head of spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
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)
21.
Escape to Persia
by
Katherine Hull and Pamela Whitlock
with illustrations by
Pamela Whitlock
5th edition,
published by Cape in 1946
Octavo.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Spine faded.
Binding slightly strained.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Illustrations neatly coloured-in.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
Spring Songs With Music from "Flower Fairies of the Spring"
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1920
Quarto.
Grey pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark blue cloth spine.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Music by Olive Linnell.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Binding sound.
Some light foxing to prelims and endpapers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
Frolic and Fun
by
Aunt Ruth
Published by S. W. Partridge circa 1910
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Front cover shows glazed picture of children sledging.
Back cover is an advert for Cadbury's Cocoa.
Copiously illustrated in black and white (no colour illustrations).
Artists include W. C. Groome and Angusine MacGregor.
Three pages of adverts at front and rear of book.
Covers worn at edges.
Glazed paper on spine is chipped in places.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
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: low)
25.
Summer Songs With Music from "Flower Fairies of the Summer"
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1920
Quarto.
Grey pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark green cloth spine.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Music by Olive Linnell.
Dustwrapper worn and soiled, with some creasing and tears.
Light wear to covers.
Binding sound.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)