1.
Stories for Wolf Cubs
by
E. E. Reynolds
1st edition,
published by George G. Harrap in 1933
Story-Teller's series.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers a little worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Wolf-cubs pack stamp on front pastedown (2nd Malden)
Embossed address stamp on front endpaper.
Contents generally good, but some occasional marking at page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
The Sixer Annual for all Wolf Cubs
Published by Purnell in 1962
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Pages tanned.
Puzzles completed.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
3.
The Sixer Annual for all Wolf Cubs
Published by Purnell in 1960
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn and scuffed at edges, and a little soiled.
Name blocked-out on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
4.
The Sixer Annual for all Wolf Cubs
Published by Purnell in 1962
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners heavily bumped.
Pages tanned.
Some puzzles completed.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
The Sixer Annual for all Wolf Cubs
Published by Purnell in 1961
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
The Sixer Annual for all Wolf Cubs
Published by Purnell in 1961
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
8.
The Golden Picture Story Book - Stories and Pictures for Little Folk
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1920
Quarto.
Gold paper-covered boards.
Yellow cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Some of the characters and stories might be considered politically incorrect, by contemporary standards.
Covers worn at edges and scuffed.
Dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Belongs To box completed.
Address at top of first page.
A number of the line drawings have been coloured in neatly, but rather garishly.
Contents otherwise in good condition.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
Stories of Course
by
Hilda Finnemore
with illustrations by
George Morrow
1st edition,
published by Blackwell in 1921
Grey boards with dark blue lettering.
Picture onlay front cover.
Illustrated with black and white line drawings, both full page and in text, plus four colour plates.
Covers soiled and a little worn.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
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)
11.
Blackie's Omnibus of Brownie Stories
by
Sybil Owsley
Published by Blackie circa 1960
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
640 pages.
Dustwrapper complete, but worn at edges.
Neat gift dedication on front pastedown.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
The Girl Guide Omnibus
by
Dorothea Moore
Reprint,
published by Nisbet circa 1935
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
836 pages.
Contains three complete Guide stories:
"Terry the Girl Guide",
"Guide Gilly: Adventurer" (written by Christine Chaundler), and
"Bunty of the Blackbirds".
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little soiled.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Light wear to bottom edge of covers.
Some spotting on fore edge.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
13.
Popular Stories for Girls
Published by Birn Brothers circa 1958
Quarto.
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations in the text.
One story by Winifred Norling.
Covers a little worn at edges, and corners slightly bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
Two on an Island and Other Stories
by
Ethel Talbot
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1930
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
White and black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with chipping and loss at edges.
Minor wear to covers.
A little foxing to edges of page block.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
The Old Lion and Other Stories
by
Walter de la Mare
with illustrations by
Irene Hawkins
1st edition,
published by Faber and Faber in 1943
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Red decoration on cover.
Red lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges, and slightly faded.
Spine faded.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
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)
17.
School Stories for Girls
Published by Dean and Son circa 1960
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
18.
Gay Stories for Girls
Published by Beaver Books circa 1960
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Edges and corners bumped.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
The 'Good-Night' Stories
by
Margaret Gibbons
with illustrations by
Gladys Thompson
1st edition,
published by The Year Book Press in 1912
Quarto.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
87 pages.
Illustrated with line drawings, some by Beryl Reid.
A collection of stories about fairies, told to her children by a mother at bedtime.
Covers worn, with some scuffing at edges.
Name written on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
20.
Jane-Anne's Story Book
by
Cecile Woodford
with illustrations by
Cora E. M. Paterson
1st edition,
published by Arthur H. Stockwell in 1966
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
110 pages.
Twenty four short stories intended as bedtime stories for younger children.
Dustwrapper a little edge-worn.
Front endpaper has been removed.
Inscription by author (signed 'from the Author') and a signature on the title page.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
21.
Stories for you
by
Enid Blyton
Reprint,
published by Dean in 1966
ISBN: 0603032648.
Octavo.
Red paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned at edges, and some fingermarks.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
Four Little People and their Friends
Reprint,
published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell circa 1910
Octavo.
Light blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
128 pages.
Five short stories plus sixteen
pages of publisher's adverts at the rear.
No authors credited.
Flower pattern on front cover and spine.
Gilt blocked titling on spine.
Patterned endpapers.
Black and white frontispiece.
Slight signs of wear at corner's and sides of spine.
Name and address opposite half title.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
23.
Blackie's Popular Nursery Stories
with illustrations by
John Hassall
Published by Blackie circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Light yellow lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white.
Boards worn and edge-chipped.
Spine strip in good condition.
Name and date on front paste down.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
The World's Best Stories for Boys & Girls
by
Winifred Biggs
with illustrations by
Honor C. Appleton
Published by T. C. & E. C. Jack circa 1930
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
624 pages.
A compendium of excerpts and short stories by various well known authors.
Contributors include: Nesbit, A. A. Milne, Richmal Crompton, Ewing, Farjeon, Lang. de la Mare, and Twain.
Covers worn at edges and somewhat scuffed.
Gilt lettering faded.
Contents slightly shaken.
Foxing on prelims and endpapers.
A number of the illustrations have been neatly coloured-in.
Some damage to final two pages where they appear to have been peeled apart.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
Granny's Book of Fairy Stories
Published by Blackie circa 1940
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
201 pages.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents faintly tanned, but otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)