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1. Diana Carries On
Diana Carries On
by Bessie Marchant
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1954
Red covers, black lettering.
Gift dedicadtion on front endpaper
Very Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#81723   £3.50   
2. Diana Carries On
Diana Carries On
by Bessie Marchant
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1954
Orange boards with black lettering.
Covers marked and unevenly faded.
Spine darkened and marked.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean.
Good condition

(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
#81716   £2.50   
3. How Nell Scored
How Nell Scored
by Bessie Marchant
Reprint, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
Peerless series.
Red boards with black lettering.
Some wear to corners and spine edges.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#81519   £2.50   
4. Cuckoo of the Log Raft
Cuckoo of the Log Raft
by Bessie Marchant
Published by Newnes circa 1931
Red covers, black lettering.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Front endpaper missing.
Spotting to fore edge.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#78347   £6.00   
5. The Unknown Island
The Unknown Island
by Bessie Marchant
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1953
Blue covers, black lettering.
Spine unevenly faded.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Name on front endpaper and contents page.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#81717   £2.50   
6. The Fortunes of Prue
The Fortunes of Prue
by Bessie Marchant
Reprint, published by Ward Lock circa 1949
Green boards with black lettering.
Dustwrapper heavily worn.
3cm loss at lower edge of dustwrapper spine and front panel.
8cm loss to lower half of dustwrapper back panel.
Name blocked out on half title.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#81720   £3.00   
7. Helen of the Black Mountain
Helen of the Black Mountain
by Bessie Marchant
with illustrations by William Rainey
Published by Blackie circa 1920
Brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119671   £10.00   
8. The Bessie Marchant Omnibus Book
The Bessie Marchant Omnibus Book
by Bessie Marchant
Published by Blackie and Son Limited in 1932
Octavo.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Three books issued as one:
"The Gold-marked Charm",
"Sally Makes Good", and
"Three Girls in Mexico".
Covers worn and faded.
Dent at outer edge of back cover.
Old damp mark at top edge of prelims.
Front inner hinge cracked.
Contents good.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#114600   £5.00   
9. The Unknown Island
The Unknown Island
by Bessie Marchant
Reprint, published by Blackie circa 1960
Grey covers, blue lettering on spine.
Thistle design on covers.
Endpapers missing.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#81724   £3.50   
10. The 'Q' Plane and other Stories of School and Adventure
The 'Q' Plane and other Stories of School and Adventure
by A. Harcourt Burrage
Published by Epworth Press circa 1940
Paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
Picture onlay to spine.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Edges of page block soiled.
Pages tanned, with some intermittent foxing.
Reading condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#119990   £5.00   
11. The Fortunes of Prue
The Fortunes of Prue
by Bessie Marchant
Published by Ward Lock circa 1932
Red boards with black lettering and decoration.
Spine faded.
A few marks to covers.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Spotting to fore edge.
Contents VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#81503   £4.00   
12. The Unknown Island
The Unknown Island
by Bessie Marchant
Published by Blackie circa 1940
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Covers worn and a little soiled.
Foxing to fore-edge.
Front inner-hinge cracked.
Front pastedown messy where label removed.
Contents good.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#114601   £3.00   
13. By Honour Bound
By Honour Bound
by Bessie Marchant
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1952
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Some faint foxing to fore edge.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#114599   £4.00   
14. Fortress in the West: Tales of Welsh Adventure
Fortress in the West: Tales of Welsh Adventure
by Arthur James Roderick
with illustrations by Ron Stenberg
1st edition, published by Black in 1966
Dustwrapper worn and chipped.
Book close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#27345   £5.00   
15. On His Own
On His Own
by John Comfort
Published by The Sheldon Press circa 1929
Light green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
"John Comfort" is a pseudonym of Bessie Marchant.
Colour frontispiece.
Light wear to covers.
Stain at lower corner of front cover and to mid-section of spine and adjacent rear cover.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Pages tanned, with some intermittent light foxing.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#111638   £5.00   
16. Under Clearer Skies
Under Clearer Skies
by Bessie Marchant
Published by Knapp, James B. circa 1915
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Spine a little darkened.
Gift dedication on front pastedown.
Foxing and spotting to edges of page block.
Prelims and endpapers tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#111639   £5.00   
17. Nobby
Nobby
by John Comfort
with illustrations by Walter Paget
Published by Sheldon Press circa 1920
Light green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Yellow decoration on covers.
"John Comfort" is a pseudonym of Bessie Marchant.
Covers worn at edges.
Foxing to fore edge and prelims, and intermittently to contents.
Contents a little shaken.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#111693   £3.00   
18. The Unknown Island
The Unknown Island
by Bessie Marchant
Published by Blackie circa 1940
War Economy Standard edition.
Blue covers, black lettering.
Slight wear to edges of covers.
Half title missing.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#81497   £3.00   
19. By Honour Bound
By Honour Bound
by Bessie Marchant
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1930
Slightly soiled orange covers, lettered and decorated in black.
Some foxing to prelims and early pages.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
#78606   £5.00   
20. Lost in the Jungle: A Story of the Indian Mutiny
Lost in the Jungle: A Story of the Indian Mutiny
by Augusta Marryat
with illustrations by David Henry Friston
Published by Griffith
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#25797   £5.00   
21. The Girl Captives
The Girl Captives
by Bessie Marchant
with illustrations by W. Rainey
Published by Blackie and Son Limited in 1900
Light green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Green decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Endpapers darkened.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#111633   £5.00   
22. Bernese Adventure
Bernese Adventure
by Jane Shaw
Published by Children's Press circa 1950
Green cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
VG in other respects.
Very Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#115977   £7.50   
23. Five on Kirrin Island Again
Five on Kirrin Island Again
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Eileen A. Soper
5th edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1951
6th book in Famous Five series.
Octavo.
Red paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
192 pages.
Pictorial endpapers, dark blue and black.
Illustrations b/w and monochrome, no frontispiece.
Covers age-darkened and slightly soiled.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Name on prelims.
Some spotting on fore edges.
Contents generally clean and tight.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#104449   £7.50   
24. 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: low)
#102148   £5.00   
25. Golden Path Adventure
Golden Path Adventure
by Mary Gervaise
with illustrations by Cicely Steed
1st Thus edition, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1957
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Minor wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
#113111   £5.00   
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