1.
Alice in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Gwynedd M. Hudson
Published by Hodder and Stoughton / Boots in 1932
Red embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
20cm x 25cm.
180 pages.
Centenary Edition.
Rectangular picture onlay depicting Alice and Dinah on front panel of dustwrapper (duplicates frontispiece).
Black line drawn illustrations of the Mad Hatter and the March Hare on rear panel of dustwrapper.
The same illustrations of the Hatter and the Hare appear on the front and back endpapers and pastedowns, additionally with orange colouring to their coats.
12 tipped-in colour plates (including frontispiece), all present.
Dustwrapper intact, with moderate wear, mainly at edges, and has been neatly reinforced at the corners on the reverse with small tabs of tape.
Some light wear to edges of covers.
Gilt lettering and decoration remains bright.
Binding sound.
Some foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Name written neatly in Belongs To box facing half-title.
Pages slightly tanned.
Includes a small number of newspaper clippings from the 1930s onward, on the subject of Lewis Carroll and Alice.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
A Flier of the Northland
by
E. Grey
with illustrations by
W. Langdon Kihn
Published by Blackie circa 1940
Brown boards with dark brown lettering and decoration.
Not dated; probably late 1930s.
Covers slightly worn at edges.
Faint scribble on front cover.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
3.
The Hills of Heaven
by
John Farrimond
with illustrations by
Jeffrey Diamond
1st edition,
published by British Broadcasting Corporation in 1978
ISBN: 0563172770.
Story set in industrial Lancashire in the 1930s.
Light wear to edges of duswtapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
4.
Fanta Sea
by
W. A. Page
with illustrations by
John Read
Published by Brockhampton
Undated; probably 1930s.
Covers unevenly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
5.
Lie-Down Stories
by
Natalie Joan
with illustrations by
Anne Anderson
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1935
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cream cloth spine.
77 pages.
Eight colour plates, including frontispiece.
Numerous black and white drawings.
This title was originally published in 1919, with a cover illustration by Anne Anderson.
This edition was republished in the 1930s with a different cover, to fit in with the other books which Blackie was publishing at that time.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine strip slightly soiled.
Plates VG.
Occasional marks on some pages.
Contents generally close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
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)
7.
Hans Andersen's Fairy Stories
by
Hans Christian Andersen
with illustrations by
Anne Anderson
Published by The Children's Press circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Undated, probably 1930s.
Dustwrapper worn, with some loss at edges repaired with plain paper.
Light wear to covers.
Pages evenly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
Chatterbox
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton circa 1930
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Undated, appears to be late 1920s or 1930s.
Covers worn at edges.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
The Heroes (The Argonauts and Theseus)
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
A. A. Dixon
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1935
Stories Old and New series.
Duodecimo.
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Green decoration on covers.
157 pages.
Four colour plates.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and has 1 to 3cm loss along top edge of pack panel.
Covers clean and undamaged.
Book plate on front paste down.
Prize dedication dated 1948 on front endpaper (book itself mid-1930s).
Pages slightly tanned.
Plates clean and undamaged.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
A Girl at the Helm
by
Harold Avery
with illustrations by
E. E. Brier
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons
Orange covers, black lettering.
Undated - probably 1930s.
Covers marked and worn.
Front endpaper a little messy.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
All sorts of stories
Published by Macmillan and Co circa 1940
Paperback.
Staple-bound.
"Activity Reading Material".
Undated, probably late 1930s or early 1940s.
Covers worn and unevenly faded.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
London Adventure
by
Elizabeth Montizambert
Published by London Passenger Transport Board in 1939
Paperback.
"One of the London-in-your-Pocket books"
A 1930s guide to London for tourists.
Paperback format with a thin-card dustwrapper.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
"Xmas 1939" written neatly at top corner of front endpaper.
Near-fine in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
The Overland Launch
by
C. Walter Hodges
with illustrations by
C. Walter Hodges
1st edition,
published by Bell in 1969
ISBN: 0713515465.
Black cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
White decoration on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Minimal library marks.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
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)
15.
The Spartan Twins
by
Lucy Fitch Perkins
with illustrations by
Lucy Fitch Perkins
5th edition,
published by Cape in 1946
Octavo.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
151 pages.
One of the 'Twin' series, which Lucy Fitch Perkins began writing in the 1930s to encourage children to appreciate other cultures.
Dustwrapper a little worn, old sellotape marks on flaps.
Library markings removed.
Endpapers renewed.
Pages lightly tanned.
Some creases and fingermarking at front of book.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
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)
17.
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Published by Warne circa 1935
Pinkish-tan paper-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
10.5cm x 12.5cm.
Undated post-1933 edition; probably circa 1935.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners slightly bumped.
Two names on front endpaper (one crossed-out).
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
1st edition,
published by Frederick Warne and Co in 1904
Light grey paper-covered boards.
Green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
11cm x 14cm.
85 pages.
First edition, probably first printing: "muffetees" misspelt as "muffatees" on page 15.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Boards show some pale mottling where the colour has faded.
Corners slightly bumped.
Lower 1cm of spine strip edges split.
Scuff to upper left edge of front cover.
Front inner hinge cracked.
Dedication on reverse of front endpaper reads: "Wishing you a merry Christmas, 1904".
Stitching a little strained, and binding is now very delicate.
Contents good, but some occasional light fingermarking at page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
The Tale of Two Bad Mice
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Published by Warne in 1949
Light orange paper-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Dustwrapper soiled and a little worn.
Book itself generally VG.
Gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Published by Frederick Warne and Co circa 1908
Grey paper-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
10.5cm x 14.5cm.
Early reprint, circa 1908.
Copyright date on reverse of title page is 1904.
Covers worn at edges, and a little scuffed.
Spine strip missing.
Binding rather loose.
Inner hinges cracked.
Name erased from front pastedown.
Name and date ("Peter 1909") on front endpaper.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Justin Todd
1st Thus edition,
published by Gollancz in 1984
ISBN: 0575032634.
Quarto.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
158 pages.
Printed on art paper.
22 colour illustrations.
A few marks on reverse of dustwrapper.
Covers themselves are clear.
Small amount of wear to base of back board.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
The Tale of Two Bad Mice
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Published by Warne in 1959
Light orange paper-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Light wear to covers.
Contents slightly shaken, but otherwise good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
The Tale of Mr Tod
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Published by Warne in 1912
Light grey paper-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Covers worn.
2cm losst to top of spine strip.
Pink marks to front cover.
Numbers written on front endpaper.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
by
Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by
Beatrix Potter
Reprint,
published by Warne in 1954
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with one or two close tears.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
The Water Babies
by
Charles Kingsley
with illustrations by
Harry G. Theaker
Published by Ward Lock & Co circa 1939
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
16cm x 22cm.
340 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Four pages of adverts at rear.
48 colour plates (all present and undamaged).
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Covers and endpapers clean and unmarked.
Some faint foxing to fore-edge and top-edge, contents not affected.
Not dated, but gift dedication at top of half-title is dated 1939.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)