1.
A Small World Joke Book
Published by World International in 1983
ISBN: 0723575266.
Paperback.
11cm x 15cm.
Spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
2.
A Small World Joke Book
Published by World International in 1983
ISBN: 072357524X.
Paperback.
Spine faded.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, 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: low, Confidence: high)
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: low, Confidence: high)
5.
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: high)
6.
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)
7.
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: medium)
8.
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)
9.
The World Chief Guide
by
Eileen K. Wade
1st edition,
published by Hutchinson of London in 1957
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and creased, with some loss at corners of front panel and base of spine.
Dustwrapper neatly repaired and strengthened with pale-blue paper.
Small patches of fading on covers, where dustwrapper chipped.
Neat prize dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
Under French's Command
by
Frederick Sadlier Brereton
with illustrations by
Archibald Webb
Reprint,
published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1930
Green covers, blue lettering on front cover and spine.
Pictorial dustwrapper badly creased, closed tear across front, piece missing from top edge, and from base of spine.
Small crease at bottom corner of front endpaper.
Fore edge spotteed.
Four black and white illustrations.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
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)
12.
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)
13.
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)
14.
The Modern World Book of Animals
by
John R. Gilbert
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1950
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
159 pages.
Eight colour plates, numerous black and white illustrations
Covers edge chipped, corners bumped.
Small loss of paper to lower back edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
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: medium)
16.
Pan
by
Kathleen Bartlett
Reprint,
published by Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons in 1949
Octavo.
Blue and White paper-covered boards with white cloth spine.
Dark blue lettering and decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
95 pages.
"Verses and Verse Appreciation for Three-Seven-year-olds."
Two pages of adverts for Pitmans at rear of book.
First published in 1938.
Dustwrapper is chipped in places, small triangle missing from top of back cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
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)
18.
The Mystery of the Missing Book
by
Trevor Burgess
Published by Hutchinson circa 1960
Red paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped.
A small amount of scribble on dustwrapper front panel.
Covers a little worn at edges.
Names on front pastedown.
Pages heavily tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
The Spartan Twins
by
Lucy Fitch Perkins
with illustrations by
Lucy Fitch Perkins
5th edition,
published by Cape in 1946
Octavo.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
151 pages.
One of the 'Twin' series, which Lucy Fitch Perkins began writing in the 1930s to encourage children to appreciate other cultures.
Dustwrapper a little worn, old sellotape marks on flaps.
Library markings removed.
Endpapers renewed.
Pages lightly tanned.
Some creases and fingermarking at front of book.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
20.
The Fourth Engineer
by
Lawrence R. Bourne
with illustrations by
Rowland Hilder
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1939
Front endpaper renewed. Coloured frontispiece and six black and white illustrations. Pictorial dustwrapper has old sellotape marks at top of spine and at bottom of back plus a small piece missing from bottom front. Book has pale blue binding with dark blue lettering and decoration. Book itself is V/G.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
21.
The Golden Age
by
Kenneth Grahame
with illustrations by
Ernest Howard Shepard
Published by Bodley Head in 1945
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and foxed.
Minor wear to covers.
Fore edge foxed.
Name erased on front endpaper with correction fluid.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
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)
23.
Five go to Mystery Moor
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Eileen A. Soper
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1954
Famous Five series.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Covers slightly worn and a little dusty.
One or two small marks on front cover.
Light foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
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)
25.
Scouts on Safari
by
David Harwood
1st edition,
published by G. Bell & Son in 1965
Octavo.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on spine.
175 pages.
An account of six scout expeditions to different parts of the world.
Dustwrapper very slightly chipped at top of spine and a little discoloured on back.
Name on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)