1.
Three Chums
by
A. Harcourt Burrage
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. circa 1930
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip faded and stained.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Contents good, but slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
3.
The Twin Castaways
by
Edwin Harcourt Burrage
1st edition,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1902
Blue pictorial covers, gilt lettering, patterned endpapers.
Black and white frontispiece and pictorial half-title.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
4.
The Clipper's Last Voyage
by
A. Harcourt Burrage
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Undated, probably 1930s or 1940s.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and price-clipped.
A little faint spotting to fore edge.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
The best of chums
by
May Wynne
Reprint,
published by Ward Lock circa 1938
Dark green boards, black lettering and decorations, black and white frontispiece.
Worn at edges of spine.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
Chums of Meriton
by
Walter Herrod
Published by The Pilgrim Press circa 1930
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Spine faded.
Foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
Chums at Charlhurst
by
Harold Avery
with illustrations by
J. R. Burgess
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1958
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with some neat repairs and reinforcements on reverse.
Book itself generally VG.
Gift dedication inside front cover.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
The Best of Chums
1st edition,
published by IPC Magazines in 1978
ISBN: 0304300594.
Edited by Philip Warner.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
192 pages.
Price clipped.
Dustwrapper slightly worn and spine sunned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
The Best of Chums
1st edition,
published by IPC Magazines in 1978
ISBN: 0304300594.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
192 pages.
Dustwrapper spine sunned.
Not price clipped.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
11.
The Adventures of Don Lavington
by
George Manville Fenn
with illustrations by
W. Rainey
Reprint,
published by S. W. Partridge circa 1920
Octavo.
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt blocked lettering on spine.
416 pages.
New Edition.
Attractive covers with 'art deco' linear pattern on spine.
Black and white illustrations, 32 page advertising supplement at rear of book.
Light wear to covers.
Both endpapers are foxed, contents evenly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
Frank Richards: The Chap behind the Chums
by
Mary Cadogan
Reprint,
published by Viking in 1988
ISBN: 0670819468.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
258 pages.
Dustwrapper very slightly scraped at base of spine.
Upper corner of front endpaper has been snipped off.
Otherwise a clean and undamaged copy.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
13.
Tony's Chums; A Tale of a Summer Holiday
by
May Wynne
with illustrations by
Arthur A. Dixon
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1915
Green, decorated boards.
Front hinge strained.
Corners and spine ends worn.
Front endpaper and frontispice missing.
Pages heavily worn at corners, with some loss.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
Robinson Crusoe
by
Daniel Defoe
Published by Ernest Nister in 1895
Bevilled dark blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
18cm x 24cm.
328 pages.
Red edges.
6 colour plates, including frontispiece, "and upwards of eighty black-and-white drawings by J. Finnemore, G. H. Thompson and Archibald Webb".
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Spine strip faded, and appears to have been re-glued at edges.
Scuff where label removed from inside front cover.
Endpapers foxed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
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: low)
16.
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: low)
17.
The Advent of Arthur
by
Enid Leigh Hunt
Published by Sampson Low circa 1935
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering and decorations to front cover and spine.
Black and white frontispiece.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine ends tender.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
19.
Adventures of Marshall Vavasour
by
S. W. Saddler
1st edition,
published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge circa 1928
Blue semi-pictorial cloth-covered boards with red and gilt lettering.
160 pages.
16 pages of adverts at back of book.
Black and white illustrations throughout, not attributed.
Front cover worn and creased.
Faint damp mark to pages, near base of spine.
Spotting to fore edge.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
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: low)
21.
The Winning of the Golden Spurs
by
Percy F. Westerman
1st edition,
published by Nisbet in 1911
Octavo.
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover and spine.
312 pages.
Covers worn.
Gilt on spine faded.
Front endpaper missing.
Front inner hinge cracked, and has old tape marks from a former repair attempt.
Contents shaken, but clean.
Light spotting on a few pages.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
The Palace of Danger, a Story of la Pompadour
by
Mabel Wagnalls
with illustrations by
John Ward Dunsmore
1st British edition,
published by John Long in 1909
Red boards.
Black lettering and gilt decorations on front cover.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Four black and white plates.
Covers marked in places.
Spine-strip edge-worn.
Light foxing on title page, remainder of contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
The New Illustrated Encyclopedia
Published by Collins circa 1957
Edited by John R. Crossland
Quarto.
Red blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
467 pages.
8 colour plates.
Numerous black and white drawings.
All plates present.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Lettering on spine has faded.
Dated from a school prize label on f.e.p.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
The Last Battle
by
Clive Staples Lewis
with illustrations by
Pauline Diana Baynes
1st Thus edition,
published by Macmillan (New York) in 1956
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
174 pages.
First American edition.
Covers worn and scuffed, and a little soiled and stained.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip scuffed and darkened.
Some spotting and faint marks to endpapers and prelims.
Contents generally good, but faintly tanned and some intermittent faint foxing to lower edge of pages.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
Little Pickles
Published by John F. Shaw circa 1920
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Dark blue cloth spine.
Black decoration on spine.
20cm x 28cm.
192 pages.
Illustrated with a mixture of black and white drawings and coloured line drawings.
Colour frontispiece.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Ends of spine bumped.
Spine strip split down front edge.
Neat dedication on front endpaper.
Some of the black and white drawings have been reasonably neatly coloured-in by a child.
Plate entitled 'The Visitor' has been neatly attached to the back pastedown using adhesive fabric tape.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)