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1. Cosy Corner Stories
Cosy Corner Stories
by Meg Daniels
1st edition, published by Geddes & Grosset in 1996
ISBN: 1855341816.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Large print.
"Tales from Brierybank".
Pages slightly tanned.
Very Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#63149   £2.50   
2. Meg and Mog
Meg and Mog
by Helen Nicoll
with illustrations by Jan Pienkowski
Reprint, published by Puffin in 2012
ISBN: 9780723269717.
Paperback.
Very Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: medium)
#115881   £4.00   
3. Pictures in the Spring
Pictures in the Spring
by Meg Braga
with illustrations by Meg Braga
1st edition, published by Victory Press in 1971
ISBN: 0854761233.
Paperback.
No. 4 of the William and Wendy Books.
Covers worn.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#93917   £2.00   
4. Stories of Course
Stories of Course
by Hilda Finnemore
with illustrations by George Morrow
1st edition, published by Blackwell in 1921
Grey boards with dark blue lettering.
Picture onlay front cover.
Illustrated with black and white line drawings, both full page and in text, plus four colour plates.
Covers soiled and a little worn.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#31843   £7.50   
5. Four Little People and their Friends
Four Little People and their Friends
Reprint, published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell circa 1910
Octavo.
Light blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
128 pages.
Five short stories plus sixteen
pages of publisher's adverts at the rear.
No authors credited.
Flower pattern on front cover and spine.
Gilt blocked titling on spine.
Patterned endpapers.
Black and white frontispiece.
Slight signs of wear at corner's and sides of spine.
Name and address opposite half title.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#91827   £7.50   
6. Here comes Sophie
Here comes Sophie
by Dick King-Smith
with illustrations by David Parkins
1st Thus edition, published by Ted Smart in 2004
ISBN: 0744583756.
Large quarto.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Illustrated in black and white.
Omnibus edition containing a number of Sophie stories.
Fine condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#75371   £7.50   
7. Blackie's Omnibus of Brownie Stories
Blackie's Omnibus of Brownie Stories
by Sybil Owsley
Published by Blackie circa 1960
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
640 pages.
Dustwrapper complete, but worn at edges.
Neat gift dedication on front pastedown.
VG in other respects.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#110500   £5.00   
8. Two on an Island and Other Stories
Two on an Island and Other Stories
by Ethel Talbot
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
Green cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Chip to lower corner of dustwrapper back panel.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#114716   £4.00   
9. Skylark Stories
Skylark Stories
1st Thus edition, published by Book Club Association in 1978
Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Contains three stories:
Top of the World, by John Rowe Townsend, illustrated by Nikki Jones,
The Demon Bike Rider, by Robert Leeson, illustrated by Jim Russell, and
A Year and a Day, by William Mayne, illustrated by Krystyna Turska.
Segment torn from top front edge of dustwrapper.
Generally VG in other respects.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#88119   £4.00   
10. The Pathfinder Book of Scout Stories
The Pathfinder Book of Scout Stories
with illustrations by Phil Gascoine
Published by Purnell in 1969
ISBN: 0361011369.
Edited by Robert Moss.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
157 pages.
Name on front paste down.
Some felt tip scribble on back endpaper.
Covers and contents otherwise close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#97633   £4.00   
11. Mother Meg; or the Story of Dickie's Attic
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)
#98631   £7.50   
12. Gymnastics
Gymnastics
by Jim Prestidge
with illustrations by Meg Warren
1st edition, published by Granada in 1983
ISBN: 0246119799.
Laminated boards.
64 pages.
Illustrated in colour throughout.
Light wear at corners.
Minor scratches to laminate on covers.
Spine strip and back board have discoloured.
Contents VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#107066   £2.00   
13. The Girl Guide Omnibus
The Girl Guide Omnibus
by Dorothea Moore
Reprint, published by Nisbet circa 1935
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
836 pages.
Contains three complete Guide stories:
"Terry the Girl Guide",
"Guide Gilly: Adventurer" (written by Christine Chaundler), and
"Bunty of the Blackbirds".
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little soiled.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Light wear to bottom edge of covers.
Some spotting on fore edge.
Contents clean.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#100923   £12.50   
14. 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   
15. Skylark Short Stories
Skylark Short Stories
by Jill Bennett
with illustrations by Julek Heller
1st edition, published by Book Club Association in 1979
A collection of modern and traditional stories.
Dark brown boards with gold lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Book itself VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#61211   £4.00   
16. Real-life stories
Real-life stories
by Betsy Byars
with illustrations by Robert Geary
1st Thus edition, published by Kingfisher in 1995
ISBN: 1856972046.
Paperback.
A collection of short stories.
Authors include: Betsy Byars, Judy Blume, Roald Dahl, Graham Greene, L. M. Montgomery, Phillipa Pearce and Sue Townsend.
Some creasing to front cover.
Name and address on prelims.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#84986   £1.00   
17. Meg's wish
Meg's wish
by Friedrich Recknagel
with illustrations by Ilse van Garderen
1st edition, published by Neugebauer Press in 1999
ISBN: 0735811164.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Fine condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#52058   £7.50   
18. The Last Bus and Other Stories
The Last Bus and Other Stories
by Stephen Southwold
with illustrations by Anne Anderson
Published by Collins circa 1931
'The Stephen Southwold Tales'.
Dark green boards with gilt lettering and decorations.
Colour frontispiece.
Black and white illustrations in text.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Some foxing to prelims, and a few fingermarks to contents.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#73771   £10.50   
19. Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, and Other Stories for Boys
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, and Other Stories for Boys
by Harold Avery and Fred Whishaw
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1907
Seven stories.
Blue, decorated boards.
Fourteen black and white plates.
Covers soiled and front cover unevenly faded towards corners.
Spine badly faded.
Some plates loose (but all present).
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#67291   £5.00   
20. Winnie the Pooh - The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems
Winnie the Pooh - The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems
by A. A. Milne
with illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard
Reprint, published by Ted Smart in 1997
ISBN: 1856132420.
Quarto.
Pictorial laminated boards.
The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems.
Top corner bumped.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#115393   £12.50   
21. The Golden Picture Story Book - Stories and Pictures for Little Folk
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)
#97432   £10.00   
22. American Stories
American Stories
by John Foster
1st edition, published by Ward Lock in 1981
ISBN: 0706240782.
Dark blue boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Label removed from front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#44969   £3.00   
23. The Playhour book of Animal Stories, 1971
The Playhour book of Animal Stories, 1971
Published by IPC Magazines in 1970
ISBN: 0901267058.
Quarto.
White pictorial laminated boards.
69 pages.
33 short stories about different animals, many apparently taken from Aesop.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#103391   £4.00   
24. Jane-Anne's Story Book
Jane-Anne's Story Book
by Cecile Woodford
with illustrations by Cora E. M. Paterson
1st edition, published by Arthur H. Stockwell in 1966
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
110 pages.
Twenty four short stories intended as bedtime stories for younger children.
Dustwrapper a little edge-worn.
Front endpaper has been removed.
Inscription by author (signed 'from the Author') and a signature on the title page.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#92520   £5.00   
25. Hawks Vision
Hawks Vision
by Dennis Hamley
with illustrations by Meg Rutherford
1st edition, published by Deutsch in 1993
ISBN: 0590541293.
Green boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper spine sunned.
Fine condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#46418   £6.50   
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