1.
The Dancing Bear
by
Peter Dickinson
with illustrations by
David Smee
1st edition,
published by Gollancz in 1972
ISBN: 0575014210.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper and covers.
Fore edge and top edge a little soiled.
Labels removed from prelims.
Top corner of front endpaper clipped.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
The Faber Book of Northern Legends
by
Kevin Crossley-Holland
with illustrations by
Alan Howard
1st edition,
published by Faber in 1977
ISBN: 0571109128.
Mauve boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper unevenly faded.
Top corner bumped.
Minimal library marks.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales
by
Grace James
with illustrations by
Warwick Goble
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1923
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
15cm x 22cm.
16 colour plates.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Spine slightly faded.
Name at top corner of front endpaper.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
4.
Just so Stories
by
Rudyard Kipling
with illustrations by
Rudyard Kipling
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1922
Maroon embossed leather boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers and spine.
Top edge gilt.
11cm x 17cm.
219 pages.
Dustwrapper worn, and a little soiled, with 2cm loss at base of spine and rear panel, and 1cm loss at top of spine.
Dustwrapper neatly repaired and reinforced on reverse.
Book itself generally VG.
Light wear to edges of covers.
A little spotting to fore edge.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
5.
William the Bold
by
Richmal Crompton
with illustrations by
Thomas Henry
1st edition,
published by Newnes in 1950
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
248 pages.
Top 1.5cm chip at top of dustwrapper spine.
Some wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper not price-clipped.
Light spotting on both endpapers.
Covers clean and undamaged.
Gilt lettering and decoration bright.
Binding tight.
Contents clean and undamaged.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
6.
Ambari!
by
Reginald Forbes-Watson
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
Published by Oxford University Press in 1961
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Top edge spotted.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
7.
Golden Pavements
by
Pamela Brown
with illustrations by
Newton Whittaker
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1958
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Top edge olivine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with 3cm loss at top of spine.
Minor wear to covers.
Gilt on spine slightly faded.
Fore edge spotted.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
8.
Paddy Joe and Tomkin's Folly
by
Joyce Stranger
1st edition,
published by Pelham Books in 1979
ISBN: 0720711290.
Green boards with gilt lettering.
Two small closed tears at top of dustwrapper spine.
Minimal library markings.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
9.
Dancing Peel
by
Lorna Hill
with illustrations by
Esme Verity
1st edition,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1954
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and has triangular chip at upper right corner of front panel.
Light wear to covers.
Gilt on spine rubbed and dull.
Some faint soptting to fore edge.
Name at top edge of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
10.
Gem Facsimile No. 9
by
Frank Richards
with illustrations by
Unspecified
Published by Baker in 1952
Tom Merry's party.
Dustwrapper soiled at top edge and faded on spine.
Covers and contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
11.
The Wild Pigs - A Story for Little People
by
Gerald Young
with illustrations by
W. Parkinson
Published by Swan Sonnenschein in 1892
Bevilled dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
131 pages.
Black endpapers.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Gilt lettering and decoration slightly faded.
Name on front pastedown.
Binding sound.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
12.
The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book
by
Iona and Peter Opie
with illustrations by
Joan Hassall
Published by Oxford University Press in 1967
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Top edge slightly soiled.
VG in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
13.
Robin Hood and his Merry Men
by
Howard Pyle
with illustrations by
Paul Busch
Published by Peveril Books in 1957
Cloth-covered boards.
Cream spine.
Blue and yellow decoration on covers.
Blue decoration on spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper missing 5cm strip at top of rear panel and chipped at top edge of spine.
Book itself generally VG.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
14.
The Modern Illustrated Encyclopedia
Published by Collins circa 1955
Edited by John, R. Crossland.
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
564 pages.
8 colour plates.
Numerous black and white illustrations.
All plates present.
Dustwrapper worn and price-clipped, with loss at top edge.
Corners of covers bumped.
Top 3cm of Back inner hinge damaged.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
15.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Warwick Goble
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1924
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on spine.
Top edge gilt.
15cm x 21cm.
16 colour plates.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Faint mark at lower edge of front cover.
Spine a little soiled.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
16.
Kim
by
Rudyard Kipling
with illustrations by
J. Lockwood Kipling
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1927
Maroon embossed leather boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers and spine.
Top edge gilt.
11cm x 17cm.
413 pages.
Dustwrapper worn, with 4cm loss at lower edge of front panel.
Dustwrapper repaired and neatly re-backed onto plain paper.
Book itself VG.
Light wear to edges of covers.
A little faint spotting to fore edge.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
17.
Fairy Tales from Many Lands
with illustrations by
Arthur Rackham
Published by Heinemann in 1974
ISBN: 0434958549.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and a little faded.
Some foxing to top edge of page block (contents not affected).
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
18.
St Jim's Forever
by
Frank Richards
Published by Howard Baker in 1980
ISBN: 0703001949.
No. 534 of 500 in signed, limited edition.
Greyfriars book club volume number 32.
Green leatherette boards with gilt lettering and decortation.
Top edge gilt.
In yellow slipcase.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
Tales of the Canterbury Pilgrims
by
F. J. Harvey Darton
with illustrations by
Hugh Thomson
2nd edition,
published by Wells Gardner, Darton and Co. in 1904
Octavo.
Olive green cloth-covered boards with embossed gilt lettering and decoration.
Top edge gilt.
Illustrated with line drawings.
15cm x 21cm.
365 pages.
Top of spine frayed, split of 5.5 cm. at top right hand side, and 7cm. at bottom.
Left hand side of spine also split, though to a lesser degree.
Gift dedication on reverse of frontispiece.
Rear inner hinge split.
Contents are clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
20.
The Girl from India
by
Doris Taylor
Reprint,
published by Pickering in 1968
ISBN: 0720820243.
Green boards with black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper slightly worn at top edge.
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
21.
Septimus Septimisson
by
Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by
Michael Pollard
1st Thus edition,
published by Grasshopper in 1976
ISBN: 0200723871.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn, and faded along top edge and spine.
Covers worn at edges, and faded along top edge.
A little spotting to endpapers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
22.
Our General - A Story for Girls
by
Elizabeth J. Lysaght
Published by Blackie circa 1900
Octavo.
Blue embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
159 pages.
16 pages of adverts at rear.
Yellow floral decoration on front cover and spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Some soiling and mug-rings to covers.
Gilt blocking a little rubbed.
Some marks to top edge and fore edge.
Prize label (1907) on front endpaper.
Prelims and first few pages foxed and fingermarked.
Remainder of contents clean, except for some occasional finger marks at page edges.
Hinges and binding tight.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
23.
Little Wide-Awake
by
Leonard de Vries
1st edition,
published by Arthur Baker in 1967
Quarto.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
240 pages.
'An anthology from Victorian Children's Books and Periodicals in the collection of Anne and Fernand G. Renier.'
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Name at top of front endpaper.
Small inkspot on front fore edge.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
The Tip Top Book 1953
Published by Amalgamated Press in 1952
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
93 pages.
Slight wear to covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
The Lady of the Decoration
by
Frances Little
with illustrations by
Wakana Utigawa
Published by Hodder and Stoughton
Frances Little is the pseudonym for Fannie Caldwell.
Octavo.
Blue cloth covered boards.
Gilt lettering and decoration on front cover and spine.
Top edge gilt.
Decorated endpapers.
Eight tipped in plates.
Spine relaid, with top two inches of original replaced.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Bookplate on front pastedown.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)