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1. Border Kidnap
Border Kidnap
by James Macdonald Marks
with illustrations by Robert Gibson
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1986
ISBN: 0140311947.
Paperback.
Drug smuggling in Thailand and Burma.
Very Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#60882   £1.50   
2. That Joyous Adventure
That Joyous Adventure
by Edith Elise Cowper
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1955
Dustwrapper price-clipped and slightly worn at edges.
Dedication to previous owner on front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#70885   £4.00   
3. Blackadder
Blackadder
by John Kier Cross
with illustrations by Robin Jacques
1st edition, published by Muller in 1950
Smuggling, trading and the Napoleonic wars.
Neat dedication on front endpaper.
Slight wear to covers; contents VG.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#51426   £6.50   
4. A Sheltering Tree
A Sheltering Tree
by Richard Parker
2nd edition, published by Gollancz in 1971
ISBN: 0575003804.
"A novel about smuggling in Kent."
Prelims messy from old Sellotape marks and the removal of labels.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#70028   £7.50   
5. Jim Davis
Jim Davis
by John Masefield
Reprint, published by Wells Gardner
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper somewhat worn at edges.
Book itself generally VG.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#91597   £6.00   
6. That Joyous Adventure
That Joyous Adventure
by Edith Elise Cowper
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1955
Green boards with black lettering.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#80768   £3.50   
7. Jim Davis
Jim Davis
by John Masefield
Reprint, published by Wells Gardner in 1949
Red boards with blue lettering on spine.
Slight wear to covers.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#73730   £7.50   
8. Jim Davis
Jim Davis
by John Masefield
with illustrations by Exell
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1966
Paperback.
155 pages.
Covers worn at edges.
Name erased on front endpaper with correction fluid.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#103357   £2.00   
9. The Mystery Plane
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: low, Confidence: medium)
#102148   £5.00   
10. Chris Derrick
Chris Derrick
by Frederick C. Badnick
1st edition, published by National Society's Depository in 1890
Octavo.
Bevilled blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
145 pages.
Patterned endpapers.
Two black and white illustrations, plus
head and tail pieces.
Sixteen pages of adverts at rear.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name on verso.
Contents generally clean, but occasional spotting, mostly at the front of the book.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#104430   £7.50   
11. Waterguard
Waterguard
by Richard Dennant
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1985
ISBN: 0340356995.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#79157   £4.00   
12. Border Kidnap
Border Kidnap
by James Macdonald Marks
with illustrations by Robert Gibson
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1986
ISBN: 0140311947.
Paperback.
217 pages.
Minor wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#86671   £1.50   
13. The House by the Chapel Rock
The House by the Chapel Rock
by Maud Morin
with illustrations by Reginald Mills
Published by Warne in 1926
Set in Devon during the Napoleonic Wars.
Pictorial paper covered boards.
Covers a little edgeworn.
Some spotting to fore edge.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#53136   £5.50   
14. The Queen Elizabeth Story
The Queen Elizabeth Story
by Rosemary Sutcliff
with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges
Reprint, published by Oxford University Press in 1952
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Pictorial endpapers.
Covers worn at edges, soiled, and unevenly faded.
Spine faded.
Corners bumped.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#116285   £15.00   
15. Smuggler's Cove
Smuggler's Cove
by Marianne MacDonald
with illustrations by Selwyn Dewdney
Published by The Children's Book Club circa 1955
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dated from gift dedication inside front cover.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine faded.
Covers unevenly faded.
Some foxing to prelims.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#119339   £4.00   
16. Cherry in Charge
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)
#115989   £15.00   
17. A Child's Day through the Ages
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)
#109969   £12.50   
18. In the Heart of the Rockies
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: low)
#108144   £3.50   
19. Jim Davis
Jim Davis
by John Masefield
with illustrations by Exell
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1966
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#112757   £4.00   
20. Oswald Bastable and Others
Oswald Bastable and Others
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by C. E. Brock
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co in 1905
Maroon embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Covers heavily worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Gilt on front cover faded.
Gilt on spine has darkened to black.
Neat gift dedication inside front cover.
School library stamp on front endpaper.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#118392   £15.00   
21. Jim Davis
Jim Davis
by John Masefield
with illustrations by Exell
Reprint, published by Puffin in 1970
Paperback.
Covers worn and creased.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#94501   £3.50   
22. The White House Boys
The White House Boys
by Robert Arthur Hanson Goodyear
Published by The Children's Press circa 1959
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Dustwrapper Worn at edges.
Covers bowed.
Gift dedication crossed-out on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#109634   £3.00   
23. The Story of John G. Paton
The Story of John G. Paton
by James Paton
with illustrations by James Finnemore
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1892
Blue pictorial boards with red lettering, gilt blocking on spine.
All edges gilt.
Patterned endpapers.
Covers worn.
Binding loose.
Contents shaken.
Gift dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Contents a little shaken.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#81538   £5.00   
24. Five of us and Madeline
Five of us and Madeline
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by Nora S. Unwin
Reprint, published by Ernest Benn in 1931
Blue blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine strip and gilt faded.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#109316   £25.00   
25. The Winning of the Golden Spurs
The Winning of the Golden Spurs
by Percy F. Westerman
1st edition, published by Nisbet in 1911
Octavo.
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover and spine.
312 pages.
Covers worn.
Gilt on spine faded.
Front endpaper missing.
Front inner hinge cracked, and has old tape marks from a former repair attempt.
Contents shaken, but clean.
Light spotting on a few pages.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#104639   £5.00   
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