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1. Strange Tales of Peril and Adventure
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: medium, Confidence: high)
#119476   £5.00   
2. Lost in the Jungle: A Story of the Indian Mutiny
Lost in the Jungle: A Story of the Indian Mutiny
by Augusta Marryat
with illustrations by David Henry Friston
Published by Griffith
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#25797   £5.00   
3. The Lightship Pirates
The Lightship Pirates
by J. G. Rowe
1st edition, published by Cupples & Leon in 1928
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
"A thrilling tale of peril and adventure on the Texas coast".
Dustwrapper worn and chipped at edges, and a little soiled.
Minor wear to covers.
Binding and contents sound.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#113694   £15.00   
4. The Mountain of Adventure
The Mountain of Adventure
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Stuart Tresilian
Reprint, published by Piccolo in 1981
ISBN: 0330244752.
Paperback.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#108824   £3.00   
5. Salute to Adventure - Stories for Boys
Salute to Adventure - Stories for Boys
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1944
Octavo.
Grey pictorial paper-covered boards.
125 pages.
A selection of ten adventure stories, by various authors.
Covers a little worn.
Neat dedication on inside front cover.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#95386   £3.00   
6. The World of Peril; Stirring Stories of Adventure
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)
#67303   £5.00   
7. Alison's Easter Adventure
Alison's Easter Adventure
by Sheila Stuart
with illustrations by Gervaise
Published by Blackie circa 1950
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#116557   £35.00   
8. Bernese Adventure
Bernese Adventure
by Jane Shaw
Published by Children's Press circa 1950
Green cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
VG in other respects.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#115977   £7.50   
9. Enid Blyton Adventures
Enid Blyton Adventures
by Enid Blyton
Published by Marylebone Books in 1983
ISBN: 0862730961.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Omnibus edition containing:
"The Island of Adventure" and
"The Castle of Adventure".
Minor wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#111689   £3.50   
10. The Secret of Buzzard Scar
The Secret of Buzzard Scar
by Malcolm Saville
with illustrations by Joan Kiddell-Monroe
Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1955
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges.
Some foxing to fore-edge, contents clear.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#114086   £20.00   
11. Tales of Adventure in the Wild West
Tales of Adventure in the Wild West
by Robert Michael Ballantyne
Reprint, published by James Nisbet circa 1914
Picture onlay front cover.
Various illustrators.
Omnibus of stories, containing:
"Life among the Red Indians,"
"Fur Traders of North America,"
"The Pioneers" and
"Over the Rocky Mountains."
Covers worn.
Front hinge cracked.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#69857   £7.50   
12. Peter the Whaler
Peter the Whaler
by W. H. G. Kingston
with illustrations by Frank Jennens
Published by P. R. Gawthorn circa 1940
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Minot wear to covers.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#115770   £5.00   
13. Tales of Brave Adventure
Tales of Brave Adventure
by Enid Blyton
Published by Dean circa 1963
Blue boards with black lettering.
Dustwrapper chipped but complete.
Not dated, but neat dedication on front pastedown dated 1963.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#52932   £5.00   
14. The Ship of Adventure
The Ship of Adventure
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Stuart Tresilian
1st Thus edition, published by Piccolo in 1975
ISBN: 0330244760.
Paperback.
Covers worn and heavily creased.
Number written on spine.
Name insdide front cover.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#112422   £3.00   
15. Twice Lost
Twice Lost
by W. H. G. Kingston
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1913
Kingston Library series.
Octavo.
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
396 pages.
Five colour plates, illustrators not attributed.
Spine strip worn, and gilt blocking is almost erased.
Covers, front and back, are otherwise close to very good.
Prize label on front paste down.
Contents white and clean.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#93310   £5.00   
16. The Three Midshipmen
The Three Midshipmen
by William Henry Giles Kingston
Reprint, published by Collins circa 1932
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards with black lettering and decoration.
336 pages.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Both inner hinges strengthened.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#82371   £4.50   
17. Kidnapped
Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Published by Rylee Classics circa 1955
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication on front pastedown.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#108132   £3.00   
18. The Coral Island
The Coral Island
by Robert Michael Ballantyne
Published by Reward Classics circa 1940
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn, with lower third of front missing.
Light wear to covers.
Neat dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#94492   £3.50   
19. John and Mary and Miss Rose Brown
John and Mary and Miss Rose Brown
by Grace James
with illustrations by Mary Gardiner
3rd edition, published by Muller in 1946
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
Covers worn a little at edges.
Neat dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#95983   £10.00   
20. The Mountain of Adventure
The Mountain of Adventure
by Enid Blyton
Reprint, published by Piccolo in 1975
ISBN: 0330244752.
Paperback.
Covers worn and creased.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#115218   £3.00   
21. Golden Path Adventure
Golden Path Adventure
by Mary Gervaise
with illustrations by Cicely Steed
1st Thus edition, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1957
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Minor wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#113111   £5.00   
22. Fortress in the West: Tales of Welsh Adventure
Fortress in the West: Tales of Welsh Adventure
by Arthur James Roderick
with illustrations by Ron Stenberg
1st edition, published by Black in 1966
Dustwrapper worn and chipped.
Book close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#27345   £5.00   
23. Tales of Brave Adventure
Tales of Brave Adventure
by Enid Blyton
Reprint, published by Dean circa 1968
ISBN: 0603032575.
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
A few neat tick-marks on contents page.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#95187   £2.50   
24. Secret Seven Adventure
Secret Seven Adventure
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Derek Lucas
Reprint, published by Knight Books in 1979
ISBN: 0340041579.
2nd book in Secret Seven series.
Paperback.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#108825   £1.50   
25. The Long Passage
The Long Passage
by Malcolm Saville
with illustrations by Alice Bush
1st edition, published by Evans Brothers Limited in 1954
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Pictorial endpapers (maps in green).
Undated edition; publisher's note on p10 states book was written in 1953.
Presumed to be the first edition.
Dustwrapper intact, but somewhat worn at edges.
Minor wear to covers.
Contents clean, but faintly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119570   £30.00   
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