1.
Small Pig
by
Arnold Lobel
with illustrations by
Arnold Lobel
1st Thus edition,
published by Worlds Work in 1970
ISBN: 0437900622.
White pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
First British edition.
Covers a little worn at edges, and slightly soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine faded.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
Fables
by
Arnold Lobel
with illustrations by
Arnold Lobel
1st edition,
published by Harper and Row in 1980
ISBN: 0060239743.
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
3.
The Golden Age
by
Kenneth Grahame
Published by Bodley Head in 1907
Octavo.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering and decoration on covers.
196 pages.
Design on front cover and spine by Charles Robinson.
Covers worn at edges, and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip darkened.
Top edge of covers darkened.
Name on front endpaper.
Small amount of spotting on prelims.
Contents clean.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
4.
Honeybun, Others and us
by
Irene H. Barnes
Published by Church Missionary Society in 1917
Red boards with black lettering and decoration.
Illustrated woth line drawings by the author and other and with coloured black and white photographs.
Covers worn.
Some small chips to edge of spine.
Front inside hinge cracked.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
5.
6.
The Small Miracle
by
Paul Gallico
with illustrations by
Edgar Norfield
Reprint,
published by Joseph in 1958
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Red decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little worn.
Small name and date on front pastedown.
Faint foxing to prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
The Small Miracle
by
Paul Gallico
with illustrations by
Edgar Norfield
Published by Michael Joseph in 1953
Blue paper-covered boards.
Dark blue cloth spine.
Red lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
White decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and a little worn at edges.
Minor wear to covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
Castaway Camp
by
Mary Evelyn Atkinson
with illustrations by
Charlotte Hough
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1951
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering and decoration.
Pictorial endpapers.
Colour frontispiece.
Other illustrations black and white.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine strip darkened and slightly soiled.
A small amount of faint foxing to prelims and fore edge.
Contents clean and unmarked, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
The Willoughby Captains
by
Talbot Baines Reed
1st Thus edition,
published by Latimer House in 1948
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
311 pages.
Dustwrapper chipped, with small amount of loss at spine ends.
Damp stain at rear, which is mostly confined to the wrapper, though there are faint marks on the cover underneath.
Covers lightly worn and soiled.
Some foxing on front endpaper, but remainder of contents are clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
Our Little Neighbours
by
Charles John Kaberry
with illustrations by
Edward Julius Detmold
Published by Oxford University Press in 1938
A collection of descriptions of animals of the farmyard and woodland.
Large quarto.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering and decoration on front cover and spine.
Eleven plates, each inside a grey-green border.
One plate to illustrate each animal described.
First plate ("The Cat") doubles as frontispiece.
Large print text.
Light wear to covers and spine.
Small scrape at base of spine.
Spine strip sunned.
Boards unevenly faded at edges.
Faint pencilled dedication ('With love to Jennifer from Nan') at top corner of front pastedown.
Very good internally, with no marks and no foxing.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
11.
The Small Miracle
by
Paul Gallico
with illustrations by
Edgar Norfield
1st Thus edition,
published by Guild Publishing in 1985
By the author of 'The Snow Goose'.
Dark blue boards with silver lettering and decoration.
Spine slighty faded, and a few faint marks to covers.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
Ludmilla - A Legend of Liechtenstein
by
Paul Gallico
with illustrations by
Franz Deak
1st edition,
published by Michael Joseph in 1955
Dark green paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Gilt lettering on spine.
White decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped with several repairs and 2cm loss at upper corner of back panel.
Book itself good.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Faint foxing to fore edge.
Small pen mark on front endpaper.
Contents clean and bright.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
by
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Reprint,
published by A. & C. Black in 1952
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
276 pages.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Covers lightly soiled.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine.
Corners a little bumped.
Marks where labels have been removed from prelims.
Small stamp on front endpaper and title page.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
I'm a lucky dog
by
Jill the Airedale and Elaine Hamilton
with illustrations by
Norman Keene
1st edition,
published by Ward Lock & Co in 1936
Octavo.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Dark brown lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Damp mark at lower corner of front and back boards.
Small address stamp on front endpaper.
Illustrations on p8/9 neatly coloured-in.
Pages lightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
Les Petits Brazidec a Paris
by
Jordic
with illustrations by
Georges Jordic-Pignon
1st edition,
published by Garnier Freres in 1921
A Breton family discover the capital city.
Large quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards with red cloth spine.
Spine professionally relaid.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Faint damp marks at corners of front cover (contents not affected).
Vertical crease on front endpaper.
Contents generally clean.
Some wear to page edges.
Small closed tears on the fore-edge of a few pages.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
Peter Trawl or The Adventures of a Whaler
by
W. H. G. Kingston
1st edition,
published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1881
Octavo.
Dark green embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Silver decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
350 pages.
Six (of eight) black and white plates present.
Covers heavily worn at edges, and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip worn at edges and ends, and somewhat darkened.
Gift dedication dated 1883 on reverse of front endpaper.
Endpapers and prelims foxed and tanned.
Contents shaken, and some pages coming loose.
Occasional foxing to page edges.
Some foxing in gutter, where staples in the binding have rusted.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
Robinson Crusoe
by
Daniel Defoe
Published by Ernest Nister in 1895
Bevilled dark blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
18cm x 24cm.
328 pages.
Red edges.
6 colour plates, including frontispiece, "and upwards of eighty black-and-white drawings by J. Finnemore, G. H. Thompson and Archibald Webb".
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Spine strip faded, and appears to have been re-glued at edges.
Scuff where label removed from inside front cover.
Endpapers foxed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
Enid Blyton's Sixth Brer Rabbit Book
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Grace Lodge
1st edition,
published by Latimer House in 1955
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with some loss at base of spine (patched with plain paper).
Light wear to edges of covers.
Small discoloured patch at base of spine, where cloth has darkened where there was loss to the dustwrapper.
"By Joel Chandler Harris" written at upper corner of front endpaper.
Neat gift dedication on half-title.
Some light foxing to endpapers and prelims.
Pages faintly tanned, but contents otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Warwick Goble
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1924
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on spine.
Top edge gilt.
15cm x 21cm.
16 colour plates.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Faint mark at lower edge of front cover.
Spine a little soiled.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Creatures Great and Small
by
Aileen Henderson
with illustrations by
K. M. Mountain
3rd edition,
published by The Religious Education Press in 1945
Octavo.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
96 pages.
A series of short stories about animals, illustrated with line drawings.
Two small stains on front cover, corners slightly bumped.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
Rachel in the Abbey
by
Elsie Jeanette Oxenham
with illustrations by
M. D. Neilson
1st edition,
published by Frederick Muller in 1951
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
12cm x 19cm.
200 pages.
Minor wear to covers.
One or two small, faint, white flecks on front cover.
Spine strip sightly faded.
Gilt on spine faded.
Discrete name stamp ('Diana Green') on inside of front cover.
Contents almost pristine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
When we were very young
by
A. A. Milne
with illustrations by
Ernest Howard Shepard
10th edition,
published by Methuen in 1925
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
Light wear to covers.
Gilt faded.
A few small marks on front cover.
Namr on half-title.
Contents slightly shaken.
Some intermittent finger-marking to page edges.
Tear on p51/52 was neatly repaired on both sides with Sellotape, which has subsequently browned
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
The Ghost Train and Other Spooky Stories
by
Linda Sonntag
with illustrations by
Annabel Spenceley
Published by Kingfisher in 1987
ISBN: 9780862723095.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Small chip at lower edge of dustwrapper rear panel.
Small school stamp at top corner of front endpaper.
Near-fine in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
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: low)
25.
The Last Battle
by
Clive Staples Lewis
with illustrations by
Pauline Diana Baynes
1st Thus edition,
published by Macmillan (New York) in 1956
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
174 pages.
First American edition.
Covers worn and scuffed, and a little soiled and stained.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip scuffed and darkened.
Some spotting and faint marks to endpapers and prelims.
Contents generally good, but faintly tanned and some intermittent faint foxing to lower edge of pages.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)