1.
Alec Green
by
Silas Kitto Hocking
Reprint,
published by Warne circa 1900
Red decorated covers, bevilled boards all edges gilt.
Spine split at left hand edge, clipped at both ends.
Front endpaper defaced with name stamp.
Contents generally clean and tight.
Reading condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
2.
Gripped
by
Silas Kitto Hocking
with illustrations by
J. Gillingham
4th edition,
published by Warne in 1903
Red bevilled boards, gilt lettering, some discoloration at top edge.
Front endpaper removed.
Prize label on front pate down.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
3.
Reedyford
by
Silas Kitto Hocking
with illustrations by
Frederick Barnard
Reprint,
published by Warne circa 1911
Faded pink decorated covers.
Black and gilt lettering, faded on spine.
Bevilled boards.
Label on front paste down for 'Men's own Brotherhood'.
Prelims tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
4.
To Pay the Price
by
Silas Kitto Hocking
with illustrations by
Arthur A. Dixon
2nd edition,
published by Warne in 1902
Turquoise covers, gilt lettering, bevilled boards.
Slight wear at spine ends.
Patterned endpapers.
Name and address on front paste down.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
Sea Waif
by
Silas K. Hocking
Reprint,
published by Warne circa 1896
Dark green pictorial covers, gilt lettering and decoration, bevilled boards, all edges gilt.
Prize label on front paste down.
Illustrated in black and white.
'A tale of the Cornish Cliffs.'
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
Where Duty Lies
by
Silas K. Hocking
with illustrations by
Harold Copping
1st edition,
published by Warne in 1894
Blue bevilled boards, gilt lettering, black and gilt decoration.
Spine worn, corners a little bumped.
All edges gilt.
Patterned endpapers.
Name on reverse of frontispiece.
A little spotting on prelims.
Back hinge cracked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
7.
8.
Crookleigh, a Village Story
by
Silas K. Hocking
with illustrations by
W. S. Stacey
Published in 1888
Blue pictorial binding, gilt lettering and decoration.
Bevilled boards.
Wear to spine ends, split at back edge of spine.
Patterned endpapers.
All edges gilt.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
In Spite of Fate
by
Silas K. Hocking
Reprint,
published by Warne circa 1929
Plain blue covers, worn at spine ends, black lettering.
Prize label on front paste down.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
The Old Helmet
by
Elizabeth Wetherall
Published by Nicholson circa 1920
Green blind-embossed boards with gilt lettering.
Spine slightly faded.
Some foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Dated from prize label on front endpaper.
Rear inner hinge cracked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
Cricket: A Tale of Humble Life
by
Silas K. Hocking
Published by Frederick Warne and Co circa 1897
Bevilled dark blue embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
Brown patterned endpapers.
Covers worn at edges.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents slightly shaken.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
Redcar Lee
by
Mrs Walter Searle
with illustrations by
J. Allanson Cull
4th edition,
published by Jarrold circa 1905
Brown blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering and decoration on covers.
Black and gilt decoration on spine.
Top edge gilt.
375 pages.
All edges of spine worn, all lettering faded.
Front endpaper missing, name on half title.
Two black and white plates, chapter headings and tail pieces.
Nine pages of adverts at rear of book.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
13.
14.
Sir Aylmer's Heir
by
Evelyn Everett-Green
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1928
Green boards, decorated with black. Four black and white plates. Prize label on inside cover (half removed). A little spotting on a few pages.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
Isle of Gladness
by
Mary B. Sansford
with illustrations by
Reginald Mills
Published by Girls Own circa 1935
Green blind-embossed boards with faded gilt lettering.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
The Story of Phyllis
by
Mary Charlotte Malim
with illustrations by
W.S. Stacey
Reprint,
published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge circa 1902
Octavo.
Green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
247 pages.
Bevilled boards.
Beige patterned endpapers.
Illustrated with two black and white plates.
8 pages of adverts at rear of book.
Light wear on back board, where cloth has rubbed.
Prize label on front paste down.
Some spotting on fore edge.
Occasional foxing in text.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
17.
Daisy in the Field
by
E. Wetherall
Reprint,
published by R. E. King circa 1910
Green blind embossed covers.
Gilt lettering on front cover and spine.
Several pages of advertisements at rear.
Binding a little loose.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
18.
The Mother's Recompense
by
Grace Aguilar
Reprint,
published by Groombridges and Sons in 1874
Bevilled dark green boards with gilt lettering and decoration.
All edges gilt.
Seven engravings plus illustrated title page.
Front endpaper missing.
One or two faint marks to covers.
Inside hinges cracked.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
The Giant of the Treasure Caves
by
Mrs E. G. Mulliken
with illustrations by
William Rainey
Published by Wells Gardner Dalton circa 1938
Octavo.
Blue blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
324 pages.
Covers faded and slightly worn.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
20.
Rhoda's Reform
by
M. A. Paull
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1925
Blind embossed green covers, gilt lettering on spine.
Frontispiece missing, all other plates present.
Contents a little loose.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
21.
Mother Meg; or the Story of Dickie's Attic
by
Catherine Shaw
New edition,
published by John F Shaw circa 1902
Octavo.
Light green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
224 pages.
Two black and white illustrations, not attributed.
Fourteen pages of adverts at rear of book.
Minor wear to spine ends.
Prize label on front paste down, dated 1902.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
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)
23.
The Wild Pigs - A Story for Little People
by
Gerald Young
with illustrations by
W. Parkinson
Published by Swan Sonnenschein in 1892
Bevilled dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
131 pages.
Black endpapers.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Gilt lettering and decoration slightly faded.
Name on front pastedown.
Binding sound.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
The New Boy at Merriton: A Story of School Life
by
Julia Goddard
with illustrations by
A. T. Smith
Reprint,
published by Blackie circa 1928
"Stories Old and New" series.
Also contains the story "Turn Again, Whittington."
Cream boards with gilt lettering and green decoration.
Rectangular picture onlay on front cover.
Patterned endpapers.
Six colour plates.
This edition published in 1912, this copy bears dedication dated 1928.
Covers rather worn and scuffed.
A few fingermarks.
Some scribble in margin of paage 9.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
Jerry and his Dog
by
Beech Wood
with illustrations by
W. H. Overend
Reprint,
published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1915
Brown, decorated boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Three black and white plates.
Covers scuffed and a little marked.
Front endpaper missing.
Moderate fingermarking.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)