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1. The Little Grey Men
The Little Grey Men
by BB
with illustrations by Denys Watkins-Pitchford
Published by Puffin in 1970
ISBN: 0140301607.
Paperback.
Covers creased and heavily worn.
Spine repaired with tape.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#119979   £4.00   
2. The Little Grey Men
The Little Grey Men
by BB
with illustrations by Denys Watkins-Pitchford
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1975
ISBN: 0140301607.
Paperback.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Crease to lower right corner of front cover.
Spine slightly faded.
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#117526   £10.00   
3. The Pop-Up Book of Gnomes
The Pop-Up Book of Gnomes
Published by Kestrel in 1979
ISBN: 0722656742.
Pictorial laminated boards.
20cm x 27cm.
12 pages.
Adapted from the "Gnomes" books of Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen.
Minor wear to covers.
Pop-ups and mechanisms appear to be in working order.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: medium)
#119317   £50.00   
4. Twinkleface the Merry Elf
Twinkleface the Merry Elf
by Margaret Peterson
with illustrations by Bridget R. Peterson
Published by Hutchinson circa 1925
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
160 pages.
Illustrated with 2 colour plates, plus line drawings.
Covers have darkened with age.
Spine strip neatly repaired.
Both endpapers have been replaced.
Heavy foxing on title page.
Foxing persists more faintly to chapter end.
Remainder of book mostly clear.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#103227   £30.00   
5. The Wise Men of Gotham
The Wise Men of Gotham
by Malcolm Carrick
with illustrations by Malcolm Carrick
1st American edition, published by Viking Press in 1975
ISBN: 0670775207.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Detailed illustrations on every page.
Black and white, and colour on alternate pages.
American edition.
Dustwrapper chipped at top edge and corners.
Corners of covers and spine ends bumped.
Prelims and contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#105971   £5.00   
6. My Lord goes Wayfaring
My Lord goes Wayfaring
by Moyra Charlton
with illustrations by Frank R. Grey
1st edition, published by Methuen in 1935
Black boards.
Yellow lettering to front cover and spine.
Picture onlay to dustwrapper front.
Colour frontispiece, other illustrations black and white.
Some wear at edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#71783   £20.00   
7. My Lord goes Wayfaring
My Lord goes Wayfaring
by Moyra Charlton
with illustrations by Frank R. Grey
1st edition, published by Methuen in 1935
Green boards with black lettering.
Pink dustwrapper with black lettering and picture onlay.
Colour frontispiece.
Five black and white plates.
Dustwrapper edgeworn and slightly faded.
Small label removed from front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#75883   £20.00   
8. Here and There
Here and There
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1932
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
'Pictures, Stories, Poems' by various authors and illustrators.
Colour frontispiece by Honor Appleton.
Eight full page colour illustrations.
Numerous black and white drawings, both full page and in the text.
A few faint marks on front cover.
In general covers are firm, bright and clean.
Neat gift inscription on front endpaper (book dated from this).
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#104421   £20.00   
9. High Jinks
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)
#104425   £20.00   
10. Little Pickles
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)
#99031   £15.00   
11. Under French's Command
Under French's Command
by Frederick Sadlier Brereton
with illustrations by Archibald Webb
Reprint, published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1930
Green covers, blue lettering on front cover and spine.
Pictorial dustwrapper badly creased, closed tear across front, piece missing from top edge, and from base of spine.
Small crease at bottom corner of front endpaper.
Fore edge spotteed.
Four black and white illustrations.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#77028   £15.00   
12. A Job for the Jays
A Job for the Jays
by Elisabeth Smedley
1st Thus edition, published by Lutterworth Press in 1951
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
127 pages.
Crown Library edition.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Dustwrapper edge chipped, with loss at spine ends and top edge.
Stamp from St. Chad's Church Sunday School on front endpaer, along with a gift dedication from the vicar.
Text clean and white.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#93931   £4.00   
13. The Story of Ferdinand
The Story of Ferdinand
by Munro Leaf
with illustrations by Robert Lawson
1st edition, published by Hamish Hamilton in 1937
Red pictorial paper-covered boards.
Grey cloth spine.
Red lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
18cm x 21cm.
1st UK edition.
Yellow pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with 5cm loss at top corner of back panel, and 4cm los at base of spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat gift dedication, dated Christmas 1938, inside front cover.
A little faint, intermittent foxing.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#118771   £75.00   
14. Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls
Daily Mail Annual for Boys and Girls
by Susan French
Published by Daily Mail
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Dark-grey lettering on front cover and spine.
Not dated.
Front endpaper depicts the northern constellations.
Back endpaper has the words and music to "Deck the Halls".
First story "Telling the bees".
Dustwrapper worn and creased, with one or two neatly repaired chips.
Covers clean and unmarked.
Pastedowns have faded a little.
Binding sound.
Pages very slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#54579   £10.50   
15. The Fourth Engineer
The Fourth Engineer
by Lawrence R. Bourne
with illustrations by Rowland Hilder
Reprint, published by Oxford University Press in 1939
Front endpaper renewed. Coloured frontispiece and six black and white illustrations. Pictorial dustwrapper has old sellotape marks at top of spine and at bottom of back plus a small piece missing from bottom front. Book has pale blue binding with dark blue lettering and decoration. Book itself is V/G.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#63397   £10.50   
16. Little Sunbeams
Little Sunbeams
Published circa 1896
Octavo.
Grey pictorial glazed boards.
Red cloth spine.
White lettering on covers.
31 pages.
An equal number of short stories and poems suitable for toddlers, illustrated with black and white engravings.
Very pretty pictorial front cover.
Back cover has full page advert for Fry's cocoa.
Three pages of adverts at front of book, three more at the back.
Black and white frontispiece.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Contents detached from binding.
Title page appears to be missing.
Gift dedication dated 1896 on half title.
Otherwise in very good condition.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#90859   £15.00   
17. Fight for Gold
Fight for Gold
by Denys Burrows
1st Thus edition, published by Angus and Robertson in 1966
Dark blue covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Book itself VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#112169   £4.00   
18. Critical Cousins, and what they taught one another
Critical Cousins, and what they taught one another
by Penelopq Watkins
with illustrations by Dorothy Furniss
Published by Wells Gardner,Darton and Co in 1909
Octavo.
Light brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on covers.
215 pages.
Seven pen-and-ink black and white illustrations.
Light wear to covers and spine.
Spine strip faded.
Inner hinges cracked.
School Prize dedication on prelims.
Occasional foxing on prelims.
Some fingermarking.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#102645   £5.00   
19. Pets Limited
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)
#108364   £30.00   
20. Little Grey Rabbit's Party
Little Grey Rabbit's Party
by Alison Uttley
with illustrations by Margaret Tempest
Published by Collins in 1955
Light grey paper-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Dustwrapper worn, price-clipped and a little soiled.
1cm loss at top of dustwrapper spine.
Book itself generally VG, with a little shelf wear to lower edge.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#116880   £7.50   
21. Norah O'Flanigan - Prefect
Norah O'Flanigan - Prefect
by Maude S. Forsey
with illustrations by Lindsey Cable
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1937
Grey pictorial covers, black decoration, black lettering on spine.
Slight wear to spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Colour frontispiece and black and white line drawings in the text.
Very occasional spotting, but in general the pages are white and clean.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#79960   £15.00   
22. Our Little Neighbours
Our Little Neighbours
by Charles John Kaberry
with illustrations by Edward Julius Detmold
Published by Oxford University Press in 1938
A collection of descriptions of animals of the farmyard and woodland.
Large quarto.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering and decoration on front cover and spine.
Eleven plates, each inside a grey-green border.
One plate to illustrate each animal described.
First plate ("The Cat") doubles as frontispiece.
Large print text.
Light wear to covers and spine.
Small scrape at base of spine.
Spine strip sunned.
Boards unevenly faded at edges.
Faint pencilled dedication ('With love to Jennifer from Nan') at top corner of front pastedown.
Very good internally, with no marks and no foxing.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#47642   £35.00   
23. The man who caught the wind
The man who caught the wind
by Margaret Gibbs
with illustrations by May Smith
1st edition, published by Chapman and Hall in 1936
Quarto.
Beige cloth-covered boards with black lettering.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
136 pages.
Stories from Children's Hour.
Small bump to the bottom right hand corner.
Slight damage to the top of the spine.
Dustwrapper has three centimetres missing from spine ends.
Neat gift dedication on the front endpaper, plus partially erased name written in a childish script.
All of the fourteen black and white illustrations have been very carefully painted.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#85882   £25.00   
24. Three Cheers! A Book of Stories
Three Cheers! A Book of Stories
Published by Blackie circa 1935
Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Four colour plates plus black and white drawings.
Dustwrapper chipped at upper edge and spine ends.
Not price-clipped.
Contents clean and unmarked, pages lightly tanned.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#99502   £7.50   
25. A Job for the Jays
A Job for the Jays
by Elisabeth Smedley
1st Thus edition, published by Lutterworth Press in 1951
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards with black lettering on spine.
127 pages.
Colour frontispiece, but no other illustrations.
Crown Library edition.
Dustwrapper edge chipped, but no loss.
Front endpaper missing.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#86106   £6.50   
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