1.
Mother and Child Treasury
with illustrations by
Clara Vulliamy
1st Thus edition,
published by Ted Smart in 1998
ISBN: 0583337074.
Edited by Shirley Hughes.
Quarto.
Laminated boards.
95 pages.
A collection of stories about children and their mothers.
A few small scrapes at edges of covers.
Light marks on front endpaper and paste down.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
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: medium, Confidence: high)
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: high)
4.
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: medium, Confidence: high)
5.
Small
by
Clara Vulliamy
with illustrations by
Clara Vulliamy
Reprint,
published by Collins in 2001
ISBN: 0006647758.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
6.
More Adventures of Alison
by
Sheila Stuart
1st Thus edition,
published by Blackie in 1965
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little worn at the edges.
Small amount of foxing to fore edge.
Name on half-title.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
7.
The Daughter of Don Saturnino
by
Scott O'Dell
1st English edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1979
Front endpaper messy, where label has been removed.
Small school library stamp on prelims.
No other library markings.
Contents otherwise completely unblemished.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
8.
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: medium)
9.
Paddy Joe and Tomkin's Folly
by
Joyce Stranger
1st edition,
published by Pelham Books in 1979
ISBN: 0720711290.
Green boards with gilt lettering.
Two small closed tears at top of dustwrapper spine.
Minimal library markings.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
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: medium)
11.
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: medium)
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: medium)
13.
A Child's Day through the Ages
by
Dorothy Margaret Stuart
with illustrations by
T. H. Robinson
Published by Harrap in 1941
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn and soiled, and price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Small, neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean, but very slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
Romany, Muriel and Doris by Raq
by
G.K. Evens
with illustrations by
Reg Gammon
7th edition,
published by University Of London Press in 1947
Octavo.
Light green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
172 pages.
Dustwrapper edge chipped, with small amount of loss at spine ends.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Cloth covers appear faded on spine.
Light spotting on fore edge.
Frontispiece a little wrinkled at inner edge.
Crease at lower corner which extends from title page to page 8.
Contents otherwise unblemished.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
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: medium)
16.
Alice in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Gwynedd M. Hudson
Published by Hodder and Stoughton / Boots in 1932
Red embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
20cm x 25cm.
180 pages.
Centenary Edition.
Rectangular picture onlay depicting Alice and Dinah on front panel of dustwrapper (duplicates frontispiece).
Black line drawn illustrations of the Mad Hatter and the March Hare on rear panel of dustwrapper.
The same illustrations of the Hatter and the Hare appear on the front and back endpapers and pastedowns, additionally with orange colouring to their coats.
12 tipped-in colour plates (including frontispiece), all present.
Dustwrapper intact, with moderate wear, mainly at edges, and has been neatly reinforced at the corners on the reverse with small tabs of tape.
Some light wear to edges of covers.
Gilt lettering and decoration remains bright.
Binding sound.
Some foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Name written neatly in Belongs To box facing half-title.
Pages slightly tanned.
Includes a small number of newspaper clippings from the 1930s onward, on the subject of Lewis Carroll and Alice.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
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: medium)
18.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Justin Todd
1st Thus edition,
published by Gollancz in 1984
ISBN: 0575032634.
Quarto.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
158 pages.
Printed on art paper.
22 colour illustrations.
A few marks on reverse of dustwrapper.
Covers themselves are clear.
Small amount of wear to base of back board.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
Ups and Downs of School Life
by
Constance Harvey
Reprint,
published by Shaw circa 1934
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
184 pages.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Light wear to covers.
Some marks on top edge and fore edge.
Prize label on front endpaper, and name stamped at top.
Light foxing on prelims and early pages.
A few small marks on contents, but in general close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
20.
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)
21.
The Small Miracle
by
Paul Gallico
with illustrations by
Edgar Norfield
1st edition,
published by Joseph in 1951
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on covers.
Silver decoration on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
Wild Frontier
by
Reginald Taylor
with illustrations by
H. Bishop
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1957
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
215 pages.
Black and white illustrations.
Dustwrapper chipped at upper edge, small amount of loss.
Price-clipped.
Row of numbers written in biro at top of front endpaper.
Contents clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
23.
Milly-Molly-Mandy and Billy Blunt
by
Joyce Lankester Brisley
with illustrations by
Joyce Lankester Brisley
1st edition,
published by George G. Harrap and Co in 1967
Brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little worn at edges.
Lower edge of covers scuffed.
A little faint foxing on prelims.
Neat name on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
Fairy Gold
by
Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by
Barbara Hope Steinberg
1st edition,
published by Heinemann in 1972
ISBN: 0434925853.
"Favorite fairy tales retold for the very young."
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Lalels removed from front endpaper.
Small stamp on reverse of title page.
Access number on title page.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
Old Celtic Tales
by
E. M. Wilmot-Buxton
Published by Harrap circa 1915
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
128 pages.
Light wear to dustwraper and covers.
A small amount of foxing to fore edge.
Contents clean, but faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)