1.
Cave
by
Barry Pointon
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1976
Access number only on reverse of title page. Small piece missing from bottom front of dustwrapper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
2.
Bolt Hole
by
Roy Brown
1st edition,
published by Abelard Schuman in 1973
Slight chipping to top edge of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: high)
3.
The Guardians
by
John Christopher
1st edition,
published by Hamish Hamilton in 1970
ISBN: 0241017955.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn and creased.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners bumped.
Front endpaper removed.
Various library marks on prelims.
Lower corner of a number of pages torn away (text not affected).
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
4.
Runaway Ralph
by
Beverly Cleary
with illustrations by
Louis Darling
1st edition,
published by Hamilton in 1974
ISBN: 0241891124.
Brown boards with gilt lettering and decoration.
Light wear to dustwrapper and covers.
A few liobrary marks on prelims.
Contents lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
I'm a lucky dog
by
Jill the Airedale and Elaine Hamilton
with illustrations by
Norman Keene
1st edition,
published by Ward Lock & Co in 1936
Octavo.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Dark brown lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Damp mark at lower corner of front and back boards.
Small address stamp on front endpaper.
Illustrations on p8/9 neatly coloured-in.
Pages lightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
The Battle of Wednesday Week
by
Barbara Willard
with illustrations by
Douglas Hail
1st edition,
published by Longman in 1963
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Dark brown lettering on spine.
Dark brown decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped.
A little spotting to fore edge.
Library marks on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
Maddy Again
by
Pamela Brown
Published by Hutchinson Library Services in 1972
ISBN: 0091124700.
Dark blue covers.
Silver lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper lightly worn, but otherwise good.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine slightly cocked.
Fore-edge scuffed.
Various library marks on prelims.
Top corner of half-title clipped.
Contents generally clean, but slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
Baden-Powell
by
E.E. Reynolds
3rd edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1943
Octavo.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
283 pages.
Eight leaves of photographs, line drawings by Baden-Powell.
Dustwrapper chipped and soiled.
1 cm. loss at dustwrapper spine ends, corners also affected.
Dustwraper heavily repaired, mostly on the reverse.
Covers firm and undamaged, but lightly worn at edges.
Name on front endpaper.
Light spotting on fore edge, has not bled through onto text.
Contents clean and white.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
You're a brick, Angela!
by
Mary Cadogan and Patricia Craig
Published by Victor Gollancz in 1976
ISBN: 057502061X.
Dark brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers and dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper spine slightly faded.
A little faint spotting to fore edge.
Smudge at upper corner of half-title.
Contents VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
The Dancing Bear
by
Peter Dickinson
with illustrations by
David Smee
1st edition,
published by Gollancz in 1972
ISBN: 0575014210.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper and covers.
Fore edge and top edge a little soiled.
Labels removed from prelims.
Top corner of front endpaper clipped.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
11.
The Empty Cottage
by
Brian Read
with illustrations by
John S. Goodall
2nd edition,
published by Lutterworth Press in 1968
ISBN: 0718808495.
Octavo.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Dark brown lettering on spine.
62 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Frontispiece creased at top corner, with a short closed tear.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
Rex the Rectory Mouse
by
W. and L. Townsend
with illustrations by
Vera Rice-Jay
Published by Thames Publishing Co circa 1950
Brown pictorial paper-covered boards.
Brown cloth spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
17cm x 22cm.
Dustwrapper worn, and with several neat repairs.
Loss to top of dustwrapper spine and top corner of dustwrapper rear panel re-backed with plain paper.
Light wear and scuffing to edges and corners of covers.
A little faint foxing to endpapers.
Gift dedication at top edge of conents page.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
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)
14.
The Valley in the Woods
by
Roger Noakes
with illustrations by
Marcia Lane Foster
Reprint,
published by Dent in 1946
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
250 pages.
Dustwrapper edge chipped, and front flap has been clipped at top and bottom.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
Stories of the Saddle
by
Cecil Russell Acton
with illustrations by
Maurice Tulloch
1st edition,
published by Country Life in 1938
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Dark brown lettering on covers.
Covers worn and stained.
Some soiling to fore-edge and prelims.
Bookplate and address on front pastedown
Some foxing to prelims and page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
Waiting for Charon
by
Louise Stockdale
with illustrations by
Louise Stockdale
1st edition,
published by Bird Brothers circa 1974
Large quarto.
21cm x 28 cm.
p5 pages.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering and decorations.
Printed on art paper.
Name of previous owner on front endpaper.
Book and contents VG, dustwrapper a little edgeworn.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
Fairy Gold
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)
18.
Scottish Stories
by
John L. Foster
1st edition,
published by Ward Lock in 1978
ISBN: 0706237730.
Octavo.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Prelims a little messy where labels removed.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
The Picts and the Martyrs
by
Arthur Ransome
with illustrations by
Arthur Ransome
9th edition,
published by Jonathan Cape in 1951
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt decoration on spine.
303 pages.
Dustwrapper complete but rather worn.
Some chipping to spine ends and corners.
Bottom edge of upper panel is baggy.
Some brown spots on lower panel.
Covers slightly faded at lower edge.
Inner hinges cracked.
Name written neatly on half title.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Golden Pavements
by
Pamela Brown
with illustrations by
Newton Whittaker
1st edition,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1947
Octavo.
Green paper-covered boards.
Cream cloth spine.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with significant loss at top of front panel and spine; neatly re-backed with plain paper.
Covers slightly unevenly faded.
Edges of page block foxed.
Prelims and page edges foxed.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
The Ladybird Book of British Wild Animals
by
George Cansdale
with illustrations by
Roland Green
1st edition,
published by Wills & Hepworth in 1958
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
Covers a little worn.
Name and address on front endpaper.
A few spots on prelims.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
The Namesake
by
C. Walter Hodges
with illustrations by
C. Walter Hodges
1st edition,
published by G Bell & Sons in 1964
Dark red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper intact, but heavily worn and has been reinforced with vinyl laminate.
Minor wear to lower edge of covers.
Front endpaper messy where school library labels removed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
Stories from Shakespeare
by
Jeanie Lang
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
Edited by Louey Chisholm.
Told to the Children series.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Light brown spine.
Brown lettering on covers.
10cm x 16cm.
Covers worn and soiled.
Spotting to fore edge.
Name and date on front endpaper.
Prelims a little soiled.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
No Medals for Guy
by
Lorna Hill
with illustrations by
Gilbert Dunlop
1st edition,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1962
Light yellow cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn and creased, with 1cm loss at base of spne and at lower corner of front panel.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name on front endpaper.
Foxing to fore-edge, and faintly to prelims, contents not affected.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
The Roy Rogers Cowboy Annual
Published by World Distributors in 1952
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges, and a little scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Foxing to fore edge.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents edgeworn and slightly tanned, but generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)