1.
Becassine Voyage
by
M. L. Caumery
with illustrations by
J. P. Pinchon
Published by Gautier at Languereau in 1926
"Edition de la Semaine de Suzette."
Large quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards with dark blue cloth spine.
Corners bumped.
Covers scuffed and heavily worn at edges.
Contents VG, except for some slight darkening of the pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
The Perisher's Strike Again
by
Paul Boyle
with illustrations by
Sheila Bedwell
Published by Mirror Books in 1979
ISBN: 0859391779.
Paperback.
Narrative stories based on the TV series and the original strip cartoons.
Covers worn and creased.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
The Jack and Jill Annual Book 1961
Published by Amalgamated Press in 1959
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Red cloth spine.
79 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
'Belongs to' box filled in.
Not price-clipped.
Three of the small puzzles have been completed.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
4.
Transport Oddities
by
Charles S. Dunbar
1st edition,
published by Longacre Press in 1962
Quarto.
Red pictorial laminated boards.
'A Swift Picture Book'.
Illustrated with black and white photographs.
Light wear to covers.
1cm. missing from top of spine strip.
Some foxing on endpapers.
Contents clean and tight.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
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)
6.
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)
7.
According to Jennings
by
Anthony Buckeridge
Reprint,
published by Collins in 1958
Octavo.
Red paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
255 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Four black and white drawings in text.
Light wear to covers.
Small nick on front edge of spine strip.
Spine strip faded.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
8.
Eagle Annual 1968
Published by Odhams in 1967
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Edges of spine strip worn and scuffed.
Binding appears to have been neatly re-glued.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
9.
The Dandy Book 1958
Published by D. C. Thomson in 1957
Pictorial glazed boards.
Covers worn at edges and soiled.
Spine strip missing, and replaced with a plain paper strip.
Belongs To box neatly completed.
Some pen scribble on title page and first page, and on a few of the later pages.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
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: low)
11.
The Dandy Book 1973
Published by D. C. Thomson in 1972
Quarto.
Laminated boards.
Covers worn.
7cm loss at top of spine strip.
7cm damage at base of spine strip.
Name and address in 'belongs to' box.
Small amount of scribble on next page.
Contents otherwise clean and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
Blue Peter No. 4
Published by British Broadcasting Corporation in 1967
Quarto.
White pictorial laminated boards.
77 pages.
Corners slightly bumped.
1cm. loss at top of spine strip.
Contents in VG condition.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
Pets Limited
by
Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
with illustrations by
Vernon Stokes and Cynthia Harnett
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1950
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Nine colour plates.
Thirty-five black and white drawings in the text.
Two full page black and white line drawings.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with loss along spine strip a large piece missing from the back panel, and two smaller pieces missing from lower edge.
Dustwrapper repaired with tape and some paper backing.
Book itself generally VG.
Covers clean and undamaged, with some minor wear at spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
Hank's Camera Capers
by
Francis Coudrill
Published by Publicity Products circa 1960
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Red cloth spine.
'A Colour Photo Book'.
Covers detached from contents; reattached with clear tape.
Spine strip and lower corners worn.
Contents generally good, but last two double pages scribbled.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
ATV Television Star Book
by
Joan Griffiths
1st edition,
published by Purnell in 1960
Quarto.
White laminated boards.
76 pages.
Illustrated with black and white photographs.
Light wear to spine strip, where laminate is cracking.
Gift dedication on front paste down.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
Joe 90 Top Secret Comic Annual
Published by Century 21 Publishing in 1969
Pictorial laminated boards.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Lower 3cm of spine strip damaged.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
The Target Book for Boys
Published by Spring Books circa 1955
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Red lettering on covers.
253 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations.
Includes two stories by Frank Richards.
Covers edge worn.
Contents tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
Who's Who in the Zoo
by
J. B. Morton
with illustrations by
Cecil Aldin
1st edition,
published by Eyre and Spottiswoode in 1933
Quarto.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on spine.
174 pages.
A collection of humerous poems describing animals, with accompanying illustrations.
Four colour plates.
Numerous line drawn illustrations, both full-page and within the text.
Covers worn at edges and corners slightly bumped.
Spine strip faded and soiled.
Front cover discoloured.
Close to VG internally.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
High Jinks
by
J. H. Macnair
with illustrations by
A. E. Kennedy
Published by Dean and Son, Limited circa 1935
1st book in Dean's Play Hour series.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Mixture of rhymes and very short stories.
Six colour plates.
Seven full page black and white drawings.
Numerous black and white drawings in the text.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Front cover clean but slightly scratched.
Back cover flecked.
Endpapers missing.
Contents clean and unmarked, and generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Popular Stories for Girls
Published by Birn Brothers circa 1958
Quarto.
Blue pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations in the text.
One story by Winifred Norling.
Covers a little worn at edges, and corners slightly bumped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
Blue Peter No. 4
Published by British Broadcasting Corporation in 1967
Quarto.
White pictorial laminated boards.
77 pages.
Corners bumped.
2cm loss at ends of spine strip.
Some marks to front cover.
Contents generally in good condition.
Two of the puzzles have been completed with crayon.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
The Modern World Book of Railways
by
Paul Townend
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1950
Quarto.
Brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Cloth spine.
Covers very heavily worn.
Top half of spine strip missing.
Contents beginning to detatch from covers.
Contents a little worn at edges, but generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
The Dandy Annual 1979
Published by D. C. Thomson in 1978
Quarto.
Laminated boards.
Damage to spine strip has been taped over, with 3cm. loss at base.
Not price-clipped.
'Belongs to box' completed.
One puzzle filled in.
Contents otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
More Rupert Adventures
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Daily Express in 1952
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners bumped.
2cm loss at base of spine strip.
Neat gift dedication in top corner of reverse of front endpaper.
Name in Belongs To box.
Contents clean, but slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
Toby Twirl Adventures 1952
by
Sheila Hodgetts
with illustrations by
Edward Jeffrey
1st edition,
published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd in 1951
Quarto.
Orange pictorial glazed boards.
Blue cloth spine.
A mixture of stories, cartoon stories and puzzles produced for the Christmas market.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Some light soiling to covers.
Mark on rear board.
Contents generally clean and white.
Some finger-marking on early pages.
Four pages have the shadow outline from a card.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)