1.
The House that Jack Built
by
Joan Tate
with illustrations by
Joan Tate
1st edition,
published by Pelham Books in 1976
ISBN: 0720709156.
Red leatherette covers.
Label removed from prelims.
Some minor damage to dustwrapper flaps, where they were previously glued to the inside of the covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
Ambari!
by
Reginald Forbes-Watson
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
Published by Oxford University Press in 1961
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Top edge spotted.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
3.
The Glass Slipper
by
Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon
with illustrations by
Hugh Stevenson
1st edition,
published by Wingate in 1946
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
14cm x 21cm.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little soiled.
Covers clean and unmarked.
Endpapers slightly darkened.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
4.
Ambari!
by
Reginald Forbes-Watson
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
Reprint,
published by Oxford University Press in 1961
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper price clipped and slightly worn at edges.
Covers sound and undamaged.
Label removed from prelims.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: medium)
5.
Uncle Jack from America
by
Richard Gilbert Soans
Published by Simpkin
Red boards with gilt lettering.
Covers a little faded and worn.
Front inside hinge cracked.
Tear on page 15/16 repaired.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
6.
The House of Wings
by
Betsy Byars
1st British edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1973
ISBN: 037001247X.
Tuquoise boards with gilt lettering on spine.
Faint mark on lower corner of back cover.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
7.
Hermit in the Hills
by
David Severn
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1945
Orange boards with black lettering and decoration.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and badly chipped. Loss at both ends of spine strip, upper corner of front panel, and upper edge of back panel.
Contents unmarked except for neat gift inscription on reverse of f.e.p.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
8.
Shifta!
by
Reginald Forbes-Watson
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
1st Thus edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1958
Blue covers.
Red lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Label removed from prelims.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
9.
Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights
by
E. Dixon
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
1st Thus edition,
published by Dent in 1951
Grey pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
10.
The Secret of Brick House
by
May Wynne
1st edition,
published by Ward Lock in 1937
Blue boards with dark blue lettering and decoration.
Spine strip faded, with some damge to top 5cm.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
11.
Fairy Tales from Many Lands
with illustrations by
Arthur Rackham
Published by Heinemann in 1974
ISBN: 0434958549.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges, and a little faded.
Some foxing to top edge of page block (contents not affected).
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
12.
Hermit in the Hills
by
David Severn
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
1st edition,
published by Bodley Head in 1945
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on covers.
Some wear to dustwrapper.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Gift dedication blocked-out on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
13.
See how they run
by
Joan Tate
1st edition,
published by Pelham Books in 1978
ISBN: 0720711207.
Blue covers, silver lettering.
Dustwrapper worn.
Prelims messy.
Contents clean.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
14.
Burglars and Bandicoots
by
David Severn
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
1st Thus edition,
published by Children's Book Club in 1953
Octavo.
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
192 pages.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and slightly discoloured, though mainly on the reverse.
Small nick at base of dustwrapper back.
No marks on contents, but pages significantly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
15.
16.
Turn again, Whittington
by
Joan Tate
1st edition,
published by Pelham Books in 1980
ISBN: 0720712858.
Blue covers, gilt lettering.
Label removed from prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
17.
18.
Turn again, Whittington
by
Joan Tate
1st edition,
published by Pelham Books in 1980
ISBN: 0720712858.
Blue covers, gilt lettering.
Label neatly removed from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
19.
Whizz Kid
by
Joan Tate
1st Thus edition,
published by Heinemann in 1972
ISBN: 0434965553.
Green covers, gilt lettering.
Small chunk missing from top right hand corner of front endpaper.
Dustwrapper has closed tear.
Reading condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
20.
Fairy Gold
by
Ruth Ainsworth
with illustrations by
Barbara Hope Steinberg
1st edition,
published by Heinemann in 1972
ISBN: 0434925853.
"Favorite fairy tales retold for the very young."
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Lalels removed from front endpaper.
Small stamp on reverse of title page.
Access number on title page.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
21.
Christmas at Nettleford
by
Malcolm Saville
with illustrations by
Joan Kiddell-Monroe
Published by Brockhampton circa 1960
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and price-clipped.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
22.
The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book
by
Iona and Peter Opie
with illustrations by
Joan Hassall
Published by Oxford University Press in 1967
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Top edge slightly soiled.
VG in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
23.
Olive Fairy Book
by
Andrew Lang
with illustrations by
Anne Vaughan
1st Thus edition,
published by Longmans Green and Co in 1950
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to covers.
Gilt slightly rubbed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
24.
A Child's Garden of Verses
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
with illustrations by
Joan Hassall
Reprint,
published by Blackie in 1961
Octavo.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper a little worn at edges, with 4cm loss at base of spine and price-clipped.
Book itself close to VG.
Name in childish hand on front endpaper.
Neat gift dedication between front endpaper and half-title.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)
25.
The Stolen Lake
by
Joan Aiken
with illustrations by
Pat Marriott
1st edition,
published by Cape in 1981
ISBN: 0224019244.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Tape marks on front endpaper and edge of front cover, where library protector removed.
Front endpaper removed.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: low, Confidence: low)