1.
The Strange Mr Habberdish
by
Quintin Oliver
Published by Victory Press in 1959
Red covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
2.
Pipers Hill
by
Oliver Holt
with illustrations by
Oliver Holt
1st edition,
published by Marston House in 1992
ISBN: 0951770020.
Grey boards with gilt lettering.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
3.
4.
All Aboard or Life on the Lake
by
Oliver Optic
Published by Hurst in 1908
Blue pictorial boards with red and gilt lettering.
Covers slightly worn.
Name on front endpaper.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
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6.
7.
Bostock and Harris
by
Leon Garfield
with illustrations by
Martin Cottam
1st edition,
published by Kestrel in 1979
ISBN: 0722655290.
Sequel to "The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris."
Front endpaper pasted down.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
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9.
10.
The Strange Adventures of a Young Sailor
by
John Andrew Higginson
Published by Religious Tract Society circa 1900
Green blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Covers faded.
Light wear to edges.
Prelims and fore edge foxed.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
Strange Tales of Peril and Adventure
Published by Religious Tract Society circa 1900
Brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Heavy foxing to edges of page block.
Prize dedication on front endpaper dated Christmas 1900.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
Hideaway Harbour
by
Jocelyn Oliver
Published by Humphrey Milford circa 1931
The Oxford Books for Children series.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
14cm x 18cm.
Signed by the author inside front cover.
Inscription reads: "To Vivien, who knows what he really thinks (and buys) from Jocelyn Oliver. 1931 September 25th".
Covers worn at edges.
Corners slightly bumped.
Spine strip replaced with pale blue thin card.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
13.
Polly Oliver's Problem
by
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Popular edition,
published by Gay & Bird in 1896
Maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Decorative roundel to title.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Illustrated with black and white plates.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
Horseman's Island
by
Marjorie Mary Oliver
with illustrations by
Stanley Lloyd
1st edition
published in 1950
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn and a little soiled, price-clipped.
Covers good, but spine slightly darkened.
Hinges a little strained.
Contents clean, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
Aaron in the Wild Woods
by
Joel Chandler Harris
with illustrations by
Oliver Herford
Reprint,
published by Harper and Brothers in 1898
Beige cloth-covered boards decorated with dark blue.
Spine ends damaged.
Water mark on spine.
Back endpaper missing.
Otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
Oliver Twist
by
Charles Dickens
Published by Thames Publishing Co circa 1955
Regent Classics series.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustewrapper.
Name and address written inside front cover.
Light foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
18.
The Professor at the Breakfast Table
by
Oliver Wendell Holmes
with illustrations by
H. M. Brock
4th edition,
published by J. M. Dent in 1907
Red cloth-covered boards, beige cloth spine strip.
Gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Decorated endpapers, black and white line drawings.
Spine strip rather soiled and darkened.
Contents clean, but with occasional spotting.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
Lost and Found
by
Oliver Jeffers
with illustrations by
Oliver Jeffers
Reprint,
published by HarperCollins in 2006
ISBN: 9780007240371.
Paperback.
26cm x 26cm.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Attack of the Vampirates
by
Martin Oliver
with illustrations by
Gary Chalk
Reprint,
published by Scholastic in 1993
ISBN: 0590540955.
Red covers, gilt lettering.
Dustwrapper creased at top edge.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
The Poisoned Pilot
by
Alfred Oliver Pollard
Reprint,
published by Hutchinson circa 1950
Red boards with black lettering on spine.
Covers worn.
Front inside hinge cracked.
Pages tanned.
David Wilshaw investigates again.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
The Vicar of Wakefield
by
Oliver Goldsmith
Published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell circa 1886
Green boards with black lettering.
Some wear to edges of covers.
Inner hinge cracked.
Name on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
The Strange New Girl
by
Helen S. Humphries
1st edition,
published by Pickering & Inglis in 1964
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
128 pages.
Covers clean.
Spine slightly faded.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Uneven tanning on title page.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
James the Red Engine
by
Rev Wilbert Awdry
with illustrations by
C. Reginald Dalby
Published by Kaye and Ward in 1951
3rd book in Railway series.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Fifth impression, dated March 1951, of the 1948 first edition.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped, with 2cm chip at lower edge of back panel.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Faint foxing to endpapers.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
Oliver and Company
Published by Ladybird Books circa 1990
ISBN: 0721413552.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Name on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)