1.
The Vanishing Houseboat
by
Mildred A. Wirt
Published by Cupples & Leon circa 1955
Red covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Belongs To box completed.
Pages heavily tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
Ghost Beyond the Gate
by
Mildred A. Wirt
Published by Cupples & Leon in 1943
Blue leatherette boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Covers worn and scuffed at edges.
Corners bumped.
Address stamp in Belongs To box.
Pages heavily tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
The Clock Strikes Thirteen
by
Mildred A. Wirt
Published by Cupples & Leon in 1942
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Decorated endpapers.
Covers worn at edges, and soiled.
Corners bumped.
Prelims foxed.
Pages heavily tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
4.
Behind the Green Door
by
Mildred A. Wirt
Published by Cupples & Leon in 1940
Red leatherette boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges and corners of covers.
Pages heavily tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
5.
6.
7.
The Rock and the Willow
by
Mildred Lee
with illustrations by
Fermin Rocker
1st British edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1975
ISBN: 0192713787.
Red covers, silver lettering on spine.
Top of dustwrapper slightly worn.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
9.
The Rock and the Willow
by
Mildred Lee
with illustrations by
Fermin Rocker
1st English edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1975
Ex school library, very few library markings.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Access number on title page, small stamp on verso.
The struggles of a girl growing up on a subsistance farm in 1930s America, who wants to train to be a teacher.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
The Skating Rink
by
Mildred Lee
1st English edition,
published by Abelard Schuman in 1972
Dustwraper price-clipped and has some marks to front and rear.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
11.
Texar the Southerner - A Tale of the American Civil War
by
Jules Verne
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. circa 1930
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers heavily worn.
Edges scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Spine edges neatly taped.
Spine faded.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Some fingermarks on prelims.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
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)
13.
Study Thirteen at Westmore
by
Edward O. England
Published by Victory Press in 1956
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and heavily worn at edges.
Minor wear to covers.
Fore edge, endpapers and prelims heavily foxed.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Pages lightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
Peter Trawl or The Adventures of a Whaler
by
W. H. G. Kingston
1st edition,
published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1881
Octavo.
Dark green embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Silver decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
350 pages.
Six (of eight) black and white plates present.
Covers heavily worn at edges, and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip worn at edges and ends, and somewhat darkened.
Gift dedication dated 1883 on reverse of front endpaper.
Endpapers and prelims foxed and tanned.
Contents shaken, and some pages coming loose.
Occasional foxing to page edges.
Some foxing in gutter, where staples in the binding have rusted.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
Gulliver's Travels to Lilliput and Brobdingnag
by
Jonathan Swift
with illustrations by
R. G. Mossa
Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1938
Quarto.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
Covers worn and edges and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Belongs To box completed, and neatly crossed-out.
Title page foxed.
Some intermittent foxing to page edges.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
The Watchers on the Longships
by
James F. Cobb
22nd edition,
published by Wells Gardner in 1894
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
Black endpapers.
Covers heavily worn.
Corners bumped.
Binding loose.
Contents shaken.
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
Ameliaranne Gives a Concert
by
Margaret Gilmour
with illustrations by
Susan Beatrice Pearse
Published by George G. Harrap in 1949
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Black cloth spine.
Covers scuffed, and heavily worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Inner hinges cracked, and reinforced with plain paper strips.
Endpapers slightly soiled.
Intermittent wear and fingermarking to page edges.
Pages.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
Groundsel and Necklaces
by
Cicely Mary Barker
with illustrations by
Cicely Mary Barker
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1950
Light grey paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers and spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Blue pictorial endpapers.
Chequerboard patterns at corners of picture onlay.
Original price of 2/9 on dustwrapper front flap.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with 2cm loss at lower corner of front panel.
Covers worn at edges, and corners bumped.
Boards slightly bowed.
Contents close to VG, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by
Mark Twain
Reprint,
published by Dean and Son circa 1960
Green covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper heavily worn.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Shock for the Secret Seven
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Burgess Sharrocks
1st edition,
published by Brockhampton in 1961
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with one or two neat repairs at corners.
Light wear to covers.
Edges and corners a little scuffed and bumped.
Light foxing to fore edge and endpapers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
Grandmother Elsie
by
Martha Finley
Reprint,
published by Routledge circa 1925
Blue covers, black lettering on front cover and spine.
Colour frontispiece.
Some foxing to prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Alice Ross
Published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell circa 1922
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
12cm x 16cm.
Undated; gift dedication on front endpaper dated Christmas 1923.
Covers faded and heavily worn.
Corners bumped.
Lower half of spine-strip missing.
Binding a little strained.
Fontispiece and three of four colour plates present (plate at p34 missing).
Pages heavily tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
Ivanhoe
by
Sir Walter Scott
with illustrations by
Charles E. Brock
Reprint,
published by Nisbet circa 1930
Red, decorated cloth-covered boards.
Spine scraped and worn.
Corners bumped.
Pages heavily tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
Five Run away Together
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Eileen A. Soper
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1948
Red leatherette boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Second impression, April 1948.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners and spine ends heavily bumped.
Spine strip faded.
Lower 8cm of rear edge of spine strip split.
Edges of page block soiled.
Binding sound.
Name and address on title page.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
The Black Peril - A Biggles Story
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
J. E. McConnell
Published by Thames circa 1950
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light green cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners and edges bumped.
Name and address partially erased from front cover.
Foxing to prelims and endpapers.
Front endpaper removed.
Gift dedication on reverse of frontispiece.
Contents generally good.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)