1.
Capturing the Golden Bird - The Young Hans Christian Andersen
by Jean Chapman
with illustrations by Sandra Laroche
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1987
by Jean Chapman
with illustrations by Sandra Laroche
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1987
ISBN: 034041930X.
Blue boards with gilt lettering.
A Biography of the young Hans Christian Andersen.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
Blue boards with gilt lettering.
A Biography of the young Hans Christian Andersen.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#40107 £7.50
2.
The Reindeer and the Drum
by Rosalind Kervin
1st edition, published by Abelard in 1980
by Rosalind Kervin
1st edition, published by Abelard in 1980
ISBN: 0200726765.
Blue covers.
Silver lettering on spine.
A young girl visits her Lapp cousins and learns how people live in the Arctic.
Labels on prelims.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Blue covers.
Silver lettering on spine.
A young girl visits her Lapp cousins and learns how people live in the Arctic.
Labels on prelims.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#40538 £4.00
3.
Young England Volume XXXIV 1913
Published by The Pilgrim Press in 1913
Published by The Pilgrim Press in 1913
Quarto.
Bevilled red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Covers worn and a little shabby.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
Bevilled red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Covers worn and a little shabby.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
#119954 £10.00
4.
Young England
Published by The Pilgrim Street circa 1926
Published by The Pilgrim Street circa 1926
Bevilled cloth-covered boards with picture onlay to front cover.
256 pages.
Covers rather worn and faded.
Dedication on front endpaper.
Inner hinge cracked.
Some fingermarking to page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
256 pages.
Covers rather worn and faded.
Dedication on front endpaper.
Inner hinge cracked.
Some fingermarking to page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#84120 £7.50
5.
Flutes and Cymbals - Poetry for the Young
by Leonard Clark
with illustrations by Shirley Hughes
Reprint, published by Bodley Head in 1975
by Leonard Clark
with illustrations by Shirley Hughes
Reprint, published by Bodley Head in 1975
ISBN: 0370010906.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#38278 £10.50
6.
Horrible Histories: England
by Terry Deary
with illustrations by Martin Brown
1st edition, published by Scholastic in 2004
by Terry Deary
with illustrations by Martin Brown
1st edition, published by Scholastic in 2004
ISBN: 9780439979283.
Paperback.
Covers worn and a little creased.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Paperback.
Covers worn and a little creased.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#120012 £2.00
7.
The Fearless Treasure: A Story of England
by Noel Streatfeild
with illustrations by Dorothea Braby
1st edition, published by Michael Joseph in 1953
by Noel Streatfeild
with illustrations by Dorothea Braby
1st edition, published by Michael Joseph in 1953
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
Maroon pictorial endpapers.
Covers worn at edges, and slightly faded.
Spine faded.
Corners bumped.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
Maroon pictorial endpapers.
Covers worn at edges, and slightly faded.
Spine faded.
Corners bumped.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#117461 £15.00
8.
The Young Specialist Looks At Weather
by Siegfried Schopfer
Reprint, published by Burke in 1969
by Siegfried Schopfer
Reprint, published by Burke in 1969
ISBN: 022269257X.
Translated from the German by G.C. Bowden.
Blue cloth-covered boards with white lettering.
135 pages.
Dustwrapper price clipped and slightly worn.
Labels removed from prelims
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Translated from the German by G.C. Bowden.
Blue cloth-covered boards with white lettering.
135 pages.
Dustwrapper price clipped and slightly worn.
Labels removed from prelims
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#85297 £4.50
9.
The Wild Pigs - A Story for Little People
by Gerald Young
with illustrations by W. Parkinson
Published by Swan Sonnenschein in 1892
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: low, Confidence: medium)
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: low, Confidence: medium)
#111748 £15.00
10.
The Young Pioneers, or with La Salle on the Mississippi
by Evelyn Everett-Green
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1897
by Evelyn Everett-Green
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1897
Octavo.
Bevilled dark blue embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers and spine.
Top edge gilt.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Ramains of labels on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Bevilled dark blue embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers and spine.
Top edge gilt.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Ramains of labels on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#114472 £10.00
11.
The Young Eagles
by Ian Cameron
1st edition, published by W H Allen in 1979
by Ian Cameron
1st edition, published by W H Allen in 1979
ISBN: 0491023383.
Red covers, gilt lettering on spine.
Inner hinge strengthed with cloth tape.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Red covers, gilt lettering on spine.
Inner hinge strengthed with cloth tape.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#78463 £3.50
12.
Young Citizen... At School
by Kate Brookes
1st edition, published by Hodder Wayland in 1999
by Kate Brookes
1st edition, published by Hodder Wayland in 1999
ISBN: 0750223448.
Paperback.
Part of the Young Citizen series.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
Paperback.
Part of the Young Citizen series.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#77634 £3.00
13.
The Shoemaker's Son - The Life of Hans Christian Andersen
by Constance Buel Burnett
Reprint, published by George G. Harrap in 1944
by Constance Buel Burnett
Reprint, published by George G. Harrap in 1944
Octavo.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Blue lettering on spine.
Blue decoration on covers.
253 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
A biography of Hans Christian Andersen.
Light wear to covers.
Spine a little soiled.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Blue lettering on spine.
Blue decoration on covers.
253 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
A biography of Hans Christian Andersen.
Light wear to covers.
Spine a little soiled.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#94902 £7.50
14.
When we were very young
by A. A. Milne
with illustrations by Ernest Howard Shepard
Published by Methuen in 1984
by A. A. Milne
with illustrations by Ernest Howard Shepard
Published by Methuen in 1984
ISBN: 0416392806.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Minor wear to edges.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Minor wear to edges.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#119307 £5.00
15.
Favourite Bible Stories for the Young
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1903
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1903
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Scuff mark on back cover.
Endpapers tanned.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Scuff mark on back cover.
Endpapers tanned.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#110543 £3.50
16.
The Young Gordons in Canada
by Mary Bouchier Sanford
Reprint, published by Religious Tract Society circa 1900
by Mary Bouchier Sanford
Reprint, published by Religious Tract Society circa 1900
Octavo.
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
286 pages.
Undated.
Light wear to covers.
Spine slightly sunned.
Marks where labels removed from front pastedown and front endpaper.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
286 pages.
Undated.
Light wear to covers.
Spine slightly sunned.
Marks where labels removed from front pastedown and front endpaper.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#105490 £5.00
17.
The Young People's Parade
1st edition, published by William Lewis in 1946
1st edition, published by William Lewis in 1946
Quarto.
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#115573 £5.00
18.
Castle Dangerous
by Cecil Maiden
with illustrations by Gareth Floyd
1st edition, published by Pelham Books in 1975
by Cecil Maiden
with illustrations by Gareth Floyd
1st edition, published by Pelham Books in 1975
ISBN: 0720708362.
Octavo.
Yellow laminated boards.
60 pages.
A 'Young Mermaid' book.
The true story of how a girl of 14yrs. leads the defense of a fort on the St. Lawrence River against invading Iroquois.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Octavo.
Yellow laminated boards.
60 pages.
A 'Young Mermaid' book.
The true story of how a girl of 14yrs. leads the defense of a fort on the St. Lawrence River against invading Iroquois.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#107343 £2.50
19.
A Young Person's Guide to Ballet
by Noel Streatfeild
with illustrations by Georgette Bordier
Reprint, published by Warne in 1975
by Noel Streatfeild
with illustrations by Georgette Bordier
Reprint, published by Warne in 1975
ISBN: 0723218145.
Quarto.
Pink cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Minor wear to dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
A little faint foxing to endpapers.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Quarto.
Pink cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Minor wear to dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
A little faint foxing to endpapers.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#115734 £4.50
20.
Fairy Gold
by Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by Barbara Hope Steinberg
1st edition, published by Heinemann in 1972
by Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by Barbara Hope Steinberg
1st edition, published by Heinemann in 1972
ISBN: 0434925853.
"Favorite fairy tales retold for the very young."
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Lalels removed from front endpaper.
Small stamp on reverse of title page.
Access number on title page.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
"Favorite fairy tales retold for the very young."
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Lalels removed from front endpaper.
Small stamp on reverse of title page.
Access number on title page.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#61876 £7.50
21.
Seventeen Come Sunday
by Helen Sargeant
1st edition, published by Dennis Dobson in 1979
by Helen Sargeant
1st edition, published by Dennis Dobson in 1979
ISBN: 023472160X.
Green covers, silver lettering.
Labels removed from prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Green covers, silver lettering.
Labels removed from prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#80268 £3.00
22.
The Young Oxford Book of Folk Tales
by Kevin Crossley-Holland
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1998
by Kevin Crossley-Holland
1st edition, published by Oxford University Press in 1998
ISBN: 9780192781413.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Black cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Fine condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#119823 £10.00
23.
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
by Hans Christian Andersen
with illustrations by W. Heath Robinson
2nd thus edition, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1981
by Hans Christian Andersen
with illustrations by W. Heath Robinson
2nd thus edition, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1981
ISBN: 0340258071.
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
18cm x 25cm.
288 pages.
Minor wear to covers.
Edges of page block very slightly soiled.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
18cm x 25cm.
288 pages.
Minor wear to covers.
Edges of page block very slightly soiled.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#112155 £35.00
24.
Young Walter Scott
by Elizabeth Janet Gray
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1948
by Elizabeth Janet Gray
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1948
Paperback.
Early Puffin.
Fictionalised biography.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Early Puffin.
Fictionalised biography.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#60739 £7.50
25.
Forever England
Reprint, published by Collins in 1942
Reprint, published by Collins in 1942
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Orange cloth spine with black lettering.
255 pages.
The story of the Battle of Britain.
Pictorial endpapers.
Covers heavily worn at edges.
Hinges cracked.
Name on front endpaper.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
Orange cloth spine with black lettering.
255 pages.
The story of the Battle of Britain.
Pictorial endpapers.
Covers heavily worn at edges.
Hinges cracked.
Name on front endpaper.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#83742 £5.00