1.
2.
For England, Home, and Beauty
by
Gordon Stables
Reprint,
published by Dean circa 1950
Orange covers with black lettering and decoration.
Some wear and marking to covers.
Front endpaper discoloured.
Inner front hinge cracked.
Good condition
(Search score: medium, Confidence: high)
3.
4.
Adam of Pendle Grange
by
David Bingley
with illustrations by
Colin Twinn
1st edition,
published by Galliard in 1979
ISBN: 0852494750.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper a little worn.
Some faint foxing to prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
Westward with Columbus
by
Gordon Stables
with illustrations by
Alfred Pearse
Published by Blackie in 1894
Pictorial covers.
Olivine edges.
Black endpapers.
Front hinge cracked, front endpaper creased.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
6.
7.
The Story of the Cowboy
by
Frank Humphris
with illustrations by
Frank Humphris
Published by Ladybird Books in 1972
ISBN: 0721403328.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers worn at edges and slightly faded.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
8.
Westward with Columbus
by
Gordon Stables
with illustrations by
Archibald Webb
Reprint,
published by Blackie in 1927
Red pictorial boards.
Colour frontispiece.
Three black and white plates.
Name on front pastedown.
Dedication to previous owner on front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
9.
The Namesake
by
C. Walter Hodges
with illustrations by
C. Walter Hodges
1st edition,
published by G Bell & Sons in 1964
Dark red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper intact, but heavily worn and has been reinforced with vinyl laminate.
Minor wear to lower edge of covers.
Front endpaper messy where school library labels removed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
10.
Adam of Pendle Grange
by
David Bingley
with illustrations by
Colin Twinn
1st edition,
published by Galliard in 1979
ISBN: 0852494750.
Marron cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
11.
Drummers Den
by
Frances Betty Clark
1st edition,
published by Heinemann in 1964
Dark blue boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Label removed from front pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
12.
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: medium)
13.
Kidnapped by Cannibals
by
Gordon Stables
with illustrations by
J. Finnemore
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1915
Dark red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt decoration on spine.
Olivine edges.
Grey endpapers.
Covers worn and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Some foxing to prelims and intermittently to pages edges.
Story is most likely politically incorrect by contemporary stanards.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
14.
Through Three Campaigns
by
George Alfred Henty
with illustrations by
Walter Paget
Reprint,
published by Blackie in 1904
Octavo.
Bevilled red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
383 pages.
Grey endpapers.
8 black and white plates.
3 maps.
32 page catalogue at rear of book.
All edges olivine.
Spine strip darkened.
Some wear to spine ends.
Excellent condition for its age.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
15.
Ransome for a Knight
by
Barbara Leonie Picard
with illustrations by
C. Walter Hodges
1st edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1956
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges and slightly discoloured at lower corner.
Faint spotting to front endpaper.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
16.
17.
Cargo for a King
by
J. S. Andrews
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1972
ISBN: 0370012380.
Octavo.
Light orange cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
171 pages.
A tale of piracy in the Irish Sea.
J. S. Andrews is unusual in that his historical stories deal with the kingdom of Ulster, as it then was, rather than the better known provinces in the south of Ireland.
Dustwrapper complete, and not price-clipped, light wear to edges.
Covers and contents clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
18.
Kinsman and Namesake
by
Richard Stead
with illustrations by
W. B. Handforth
Published by Blackie in 1910
Colour frontispiece and four black and white plates.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Front cover and spine illusrated in orange, black and green with gilt blocking.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Grey endpapers.
Writing on front endpaper.
Foxing to prelims, and intermittent spotting to contents.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
19.
Historical Tales
by
Charles Morris
with illustrations by
M. Anno
Published by Gibbings in 1894
Beige cloth covers, gilt lettering and decorations.
Patterned endpapers.
The early history of Germany.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
20.
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: medium)
21.
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: medium)
22.
Men of Iron
by
Brian Read
1st edition,
published by World's Work in 1974
ISBN: 0437701123.
'A tale of Coalbrookdale and the making in Shropshire of the first iron bridge in 1779.'
Blue covers, gilt lettering.
Label partially removed from front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
23.
Men of Iron
by
Brian Read
1st edition,
published by World's Work in 1974
ISBN: 0437701123.
'A tale of Coalbrookdale and the making in Shropshire of the first iron bridge in 1779.'
Blue covers, gilt lettering.
Label partially removed from front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
24.
For Queen and King or the Loyal 'Prentice
by
Henry Frith
with illustrations by
Frank Dadd
3rd edition,
published by Cassell circa 1895
Slightly worn red pictorial covers, gilt lettering and decoration.
Eight black and white illustrations.
Prize label on front paste down.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
25.
Growing up in Roman Britain
by
Frances Wilkins
1st edition,
published by B. T. Batsford Ltd in 1979
ISBN: 0713407735.
Purple cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine.
72 pages.
Front endpaper missing.
Label removed from title page.
Dustwrapper price clipped and unevenly faded.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)