1.
Freddie in Flight
by
Audry Tarrant
with illustrations by
Audry Tarrant
Published by The Medici Society in 1993
ISBN: 0855031689.
Paperback.
21cm x 18cm.
Covers worn at edges and creased.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
Pages a little edgeworn.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
The Fourth Plane at the Flypast
by
Dennis Hamley
1st Thus edition,
published by Lion in 1987
ISBN: 0006727662.
Paperback.
Pages tanned.
Part of the Lion Teen Tracks series.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
The Mystery Plane
by
Elspeth Procter
1st Thus edition,
published by Lutterworth Press in 1949
Crown Library series.
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
120 pages.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Dustwrapper price clipped and a little worn at edges.
Name on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
4.
5.
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: medium)
6.
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)
7.
Biggles and the Missing Millionaire
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
1st Thus edition,
published by Children's Book Club in 1961
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
A little foxing to fore edge.
School library stamp on front endpaper.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
8.
Biggles hunts Big Game
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1948
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers heavily worn at edges and somewhat scuffed.
Spine cocked.
Top 2cm of front endpaper clipped.
Contents tanned, but otherwise good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
9.
The New Rupert Book
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Express in 1951
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
18cm x 25cm.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners slightly bumped.
Price-clipped.
Neatly written name and address in Belongs To box.
Contents generally close to VG.
Pages very slightly tanned.
7cm closed tear on page 41.
Small chip at base of page 25.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
Rupert - A Bear's Life
by
George Perry
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
1st edition,
published by Pavilion in 1985
ISBN: 9780907516767.
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Belongs To box neatly completed.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
11.
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)
12.
Biggles follows on
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1952
Red covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, with repair to top 2cm of spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Some soiling to fore edge.
All plates present.
Name inside front cover.
One or two pages creased.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
Biggles takes charge
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
1st edition,
published by Brockhampton in 1956
Red blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and heavily worn, with several neat repairs on reverse.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
Biggles Combined Operation
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1959
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and soiled.
Light wear to covers.
Foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Inexpert repairs to front and back pastedowns.
Front endpaper missing.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
The Golden Picture Story Book - Stories and Pictures for Little Folk
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1920
Quarto.
Gold paper-covered boards.
Yellow cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Some of the characters and stories might be considered politically incorrect, by contemporary standards.
Covers worn at edges and scuffed.
Dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Belongs To box completed.
Address at top of first page.
A number of the line drawings have been coloured in neatly, but rather garishly.
Contents otherwise in good condition.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
16.
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)
17.
Biggles and the Missing Millionaire
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
1st Thus edition,
published by Children's Book Club in 1961
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine faded.
Some foxing to prelims and to edges of page block.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
18.
More Rupert Adventures
by
Alfred E. Bestall
with illustrations by
Alfred E. Bestall
Published by Daily Express in 1952
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers and spine worn at edges.
Back edge of spine strip appears to have been re-glued.
Corners bumped.
Price-clipped.
Belongs To box completed.
Some fingermarking to page edges.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
Biggles takes a Holiday
by
W. E. Johns
with illustrations by
Leslie Stead
1st edition,
published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1949
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn and creased, and faded on spine.
Covers soiled, unevenly faded, and worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
School library stickers on prelims.
Pages tanned, but contents otherwise generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Trudy takes charge
by
Mary Alice Faid
3rd edition,
published by Pickering Inglis in 1961
Octavo.
Yellow paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
159 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Dustwrapper edge chipped, closed tear upper front.
A few brown marks on spine strip.
Covers otherwise clean and tight.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages lightly tanned.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
The First Biggles Omnibus
by
W. E. Johns
Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1957
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Four Biggles stories in one volume:
"Biggles Sweeps the Desert",
"Biggles in the Orient",
"Biggles Delivers the Goods", and
"Biggles Fails to Return".
Dustwrapper heavily worn, and reinforced with clear tape.
4cm loss to dustwrapper at top edge of spine and rear panel re-backed with plain paper.
Light wear to edges of covers.
SOme faint foxing to fore edge.
Gift dedication facing half-title.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
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)
23.
The Bumper Book for Children
Published by Collins circa 1958
Pictorial paper covered boards.
Yellow cloth spine.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations.
Contributors include Ivy Wallace, Rosalie Fry, and Cynthia Harnett.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped, and repaired on reverse with some loss at edges.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned, but contents otherwise generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
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)
25.
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)