1.
Fairy Gold
by
Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by
Barbara Hope Steinberg
Published by Heinemann in 1975
ISBN: 0434925853.
Twenty-eight retellings of favourite tales, illustrated with black and white drawings.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
2.
Snow White
by
Ruth Ainsworth
Published by Purnell in 1977
ISBN: 036103945X.
Paperback.
15cm x 21cm.
20 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
3.
Nursery Rhymes
by
Robers Lacey and Ben Coppin
with illustrations by
Claude Lovat Fraser
1st Thus edition,
published by Paper Argosies in 2024
ISBN: 9781738559503.
White pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Originally published in 1919 by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
4.
Sandra takes Command
by
Constance Mary White
Published by Hutchinson in 1960
Red boards with blue lettering and decoration.
Spien sunned.
Pages tanned.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
5.
Divide and Rule
by
Jan Mark
1st edition,
published by Kestrel in 1979
ISBN: 0722656203.
Brown boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Some faint white marks to front cover.
Several library stamps etc to front endpaper and title page.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
6.
Countryside Folk
by
Constance Wickham
with illustrations by
A. E. Kennedy
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1938
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
22.5cm x 29.5cm.
Light brown and white pictorial endpapers.
Eight colour plates.
Numerous black and white illustrations.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and spine ends.
Gilt lettering slightly dimmed.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
7.
Ticket to Freedom
by
Rosemary Harris
1st edition,
published by Faber in 1991
ISBN: 0571163130.
Black cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
8.
Away in the Wilderness
by
R. M. Ballantyne
Reprint,
published by James Nisbet circa 1909
Octavo.
Olive green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
Gilt blocked lettering on spine.
123 pages.
Very attractive pictorial covers.
Black and white frontispiece.
5 pages of adverts at rear of book.
Hand-written gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean nd unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
Pets Limited
by
Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
with illustrations by
Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1950
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Nine colour plates.
Thirty-five black and white drawings in the text.
Two full page black and white line drawings.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with loss along spine strip a large piece missing from the back panel, and two smaller pieces missing from lower edge.
Dustwrapper repaired with tape and some paper backing.
Book itself generally VG.
Covers clean and undamaged, with some minor wear at spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
High Jinks
by
J. H. Macnair
with illustrations by
A. E. Kennedy
Published by Dean and Son, Limited circa 1935
1st book in Dean's Play Hour series.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Mixture of rhymes and very short stories.
Six colour plates.
Seven full page black and white drawings.
Numerous black and white drawings in the text.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Front cover clean but slightly scratched.
Back cover flecked.
Endpapers missing.
Contents clean and unmarked, and generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
The Child's Picture Grammar
by
S. Rosamund Praeger
with illustrations by
S. Rosamund Praeger
1st edition,
published by George Allen in 1900
Quarto.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Black lettering on covers.
71 pages.
The book has been professionally restored, having a new spine and endpapers.
Illustrated with black and white line drawings.
Nine of the illustrations, the chapter headings, are coloured.
The front cover illustration is that used to illustrate 'Common Nouns'.
Boards bumped at the edges and corners.
Vertical crease to the front cover.
Some discolouration to covers.
The text block is tight.
Pages are clean and white.
Neat signature from a previous owner at the top of the front cover.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
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)
13.
Mexican Saddle
by
Shirley Faulkner-Horne
with illustrations by
Peter Biegel
1st edition,
published by H. F. & G. Witherby in 1946
Octavo.
Pink cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
182 pages.
Illustrated with eight black and white plates.
Dustwrapper fragile, chipped at edges with some loss.
Book itself generally VG.
Two names written on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
The White Sparrow
by
Padraic Colum
with illustrations by
Lynd Ward
1st edition,
published by Macmillan in 1933
Grey cloth-covered boards with white 'wing' decoration and white lettering on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Two-tone brown and grey illustrations.
Covers worn and bumped, and somewhat soiled.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
Tales of Long Ago
1st edition,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1947
Blue boards with white lettering.
Illustrated with black and white line drawings.
No 7 in the Thrilling Tales series.
Dustwrapper worn and price-clipped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
Stories for Six-Year-Olds
by
Sara Corrin and Stephen Corrin
with illustrations by
Shirley Hughes
Published by Faber and Faber in 1968
ISBN: 0571081142.
Dark red cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
White decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners slightly bumped.
Name on front endpaper.
Several entries on the contents page have been neatly highlighted in yellow.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
Little Jack Sprat and Betty Blue
by
Dorothy King
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1943
Duodecimo.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light brown paper spine.
64 pages.
Black and white illustrations.
Covers edge chipped, light damage to spine strip.
Name on front paste down.
Several illustrations coloured in .
Contents otherwise clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
18.
Gipsy Mike
New edition,
published by John F. Shaw circa 1910
Octavo.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
White lettering and decoration.
Gilt decoration on spine.
222 pages.
Black and white frontispiece, head and tail pieces.
Covers slightly soiled.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Foxing on prelims.
Contents tanned.
One page torn across, repaired with transparent tape.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
Norah O'Flanigan - Prefect
by
Maude S. Forsey
with illustrations by
Lindsey Cable
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1937
Grey pictorial covers, black decoration, black lettering on spine.
Slight wear to spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Colour frontispiece and black and white line drawings in the text.
Very occasional spotting, but in general the pages are white and clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
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: medium)
21.
The Book of the Horse
Reprint,
published by Hamlyn in 1972
ISBN: 0600004570.
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
White decoration on covers.
152 pages.
Dustwrapper is complete, but heavily worn at edges.
Covers and contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
Baden-Powell
by
E.E. Reynolds
3rd edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1943
Octavo.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
283 pages.
Eight leaves of photographs, line drawings by Baden-Powell.
Dustwrapper chipped and soiled.
1 cm. loss at dustwrapper spine ends, corners also affected.
Dustwraper heavily repaired, mostly on the reverse.
Covers firm and undamaged, but lightly worn at edges.
Name on front endpaper.
Light spotting on fore edge, has not bled through onto text.
Contents clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
23.
Dicky Beaumont, his Perils and Adventures
by
Arthur Lee Knight
with illustrations by
W. S. Stacey
Published by Ward Lock circa 1902
Dark green boards.
Gilt lettering and decorations on covers and spine.
Black endpapers.
Four black and white plates.
Prelims foxed.
Remainder of contents clean and white.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
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)
25.
The Canal Boy who became President
by
Frederic T. Gammon
Reprint,
published by Partridge circa 1915
Duodecimo.
Dark green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
152 pages.
A biography of James Garfield.
Four black and white engravings, including frontispiece and chapter headings and tailpieces.
16 pages of adverts at rear of book.
Light wear to covers.
Binding a little loose in places.
Short gift dedication on front paste down.
Front endpaper has been removed.
Pages generally clean and white, and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)