1.
2.
In the Heart of the Rockies
by
George Alfred Henty
Abridged edition,
published by Foulsham circa 1955
Dark blue paper-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and worn at edges.
Book itself close to VG.
Address label and neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
3.
The Lost World of Colorado
by
Jack Heming
Published by Frederick Warne and Co circa 1940
Red covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
4.
Cherry in Charge
by
Agnes M. Miall
1st edition,
published by George Newnes in 1950
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little soiled, with some foxing to rear.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Covers worn at edges.
Foxing to endpapers and fore edge.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
5.
Felicity Dances
by
Arnold L. Haskell
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1938
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper intact, but worn and a little soiled.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name and nest gift dedication on front endpaper and front pastedown.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
6.
The Long Haul
by
Alan Paxton
1st edition,
published by Blackie and Son Limited in 1955
Blue covers, black lettering.
Dustwrapper price clipped and a little worn.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
7.
New Treasure Seekers
by
Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by
C. Walter Hodges
Published by Ernest Benn in 1949
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little worn, a couple of neatly repaired tears.
Book itself VG.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
8.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by
Joan Hassall
Reprint,
published by Blackie in 1961
Octavo.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper a little worn at edges, with 4cm loss at base of spine and price-clipped.
Book itself close to VG.
Name in childish hand on front endpaper.
Neat gift dedication between front endpaper and half-title.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
9.
Frank Burleigh
by
Lydia Phillips
Reprint,
published by S. W. Partridge circa 1910
Octavo.
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering.
96 pages.
Five black and white illustrations, not attributed.
Thirty two pages of adverts for publisher at rear of book.
Prize label on front endpaper.
A little foxing on both endpapers.
Contents clean but lightly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
Granny's Book of Fairy Stories
Published by Blackie circa 1940
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
201 pages.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents faintly tanned, but otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
11.
Flora's Feast: A Masque of Flowers
by
Walter Crane
with illustrations by
Walter Crane
Published by Cassell and Company in 1895
Light green pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark green cloth spine.
Brown lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
19cm x 25cm.
40 pages.
8 pages of adverts at rear.
Brown patterned endpapers.
One colour illustration per page, beneath one or two lines of poetry.
Covers a little worn and scuffed at edges, and slightly soiled.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
A little faint spotting to fore edge and reverse of front endpaper, contents not affected.
School prize label, dated 1896, on front pastedown.
Contents clean, with bright colours.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
Fluffy and Jack
by
H. Atteridge
Published by Cassell and Company circa 1900
Octavo.
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Black and white decoration on covers.
222 pages.
26 pages of adverts at rear.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine faded.
Name and crossed-out dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
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)
14.
Mark Hamilton's Daughters
by
A. Fraser Robertson
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1907
Blue pictorial boards.
Gilt lettering on front, gilt blockin on spine.
Black and white frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Two pages of adverts at rear.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
A Child's Day through the Ages
by
Dorothy Margaret Stuart
with illustrations by
T. H. Robinson
Published by Harrap in 1941
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn and soiled, and price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Small, neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean, but very slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
Our Friend Jennings
by
Anthony Buckeridge
Published by Collins in 1960
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, creased, and price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name and address on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
18.
Enid Blyton's Sixth Brer Rabbit Book
by
Enid Blyton
with illustrations by
Grace Lodge
1st edition,
published by Latimer House in 1955
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with some loss at base of spine (patched with plain paper).
Light wear to edges of covers.
Small discoloured patch at base of spine, where cloth has darkened where there was loss to the dustwrapper.
"By Joel Chandler Harris" written at upper corner of front endpaper.
Neat gift dedication on half-title.
Some light foxing to endpapers and prelims.
Pages faintly tanned, but contents otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
Heidi grows up
by
Charles Tritten
with illustrations by
Pelagie Doane
Published by Collins in 1955
Green cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and worn at edges, with 2cm chip at top of spine.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Penny goes a-sailing
by
Elsie Milligan
Reprint,
published by Pickering & Inglis in 1969
ISBN: 0720820642.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Prize label on front endpaper.
A little foxing to fore edge.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
Flight Three - United States of America
by
David Scott Daniell
with illustrations by
Jack Matthew
Published by Wills & Hepworth in 1959
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Neat gift/prize dedication on flyleaf.
Contents otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
Twixt School and College - A Tale of Self-reliance
by
Gordon Stables
with illustrations by
W. Parkinson
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1910
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
352 pages.
Six black and white plates.
16 pages of adverts at rear of book.
Covers clean and bright.
Prize label on front paste down.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Contents VG, pages clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
The Canal Boy who became President
by
Frederic T. Gammon
Reprint,
published by Partridge circa 1915
Duodecimo.
Dark green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
152 pages.
A biography of James Garfield.
Four black and white engravings, including frontispiece and chapter headings and tailpieces.
16 pages of adverts at rear of book.
Light wear to covers.
Binding a little loose in places.
Short gift dedication on front paste down.
Front endpaper has been removed.
Pages generally clean and white, and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
Josephine Goes Travelling
by
Mrs. Henry Cowper Cradock
with illustrations by
Honor C. Appleton
Published by Blackie circa 1950
Light green pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on spine.
13cm x 18cm.
Pink pictorial endpapers.
Undated edition, probably 1950s.
Light wear to covers and spine edges.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
The Advent of Arthur
by
Enid Leigh Hunt
Published by Sampson Low circa 1935
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering and decorations to front cover and spine.
Black and white frontispiece.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine ends tender.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)