1.
'Carrots': Just a Little Boy
by
Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by
Walter Crane
Reprint,
published by Macmillan in 1910
Blue decorated cloth covers, gilt lettering.
Spine faded, 5cm. split at top left hand edge.
Of the seven black and white plates, four are missing, three coloured in.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
2.
A Book of Heroes
by
Henry Johnson
Published by Religious Tract Society
Green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Light wear to covers.
A little spotting to fore-edge and prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
3.
A Boy and a Secret - A Story for Children
by
Raymond Jacberns
with illustrations by
Mabel Lucie Attwell
Published by W & R Chambers in 1908
Dark green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Decoration a little scuffed.
Front endpaper glued-down.
Back endpaper removed.
Back inner hinge cracked.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
4.
A Child's Book of Saints
by
William Canton
with illustrations by
T. H. Robinson
Published by J. M. Dent and Sons in 1913
Octavo.
Light grey cloth-covered boards.
Brown lettering on covers.
Brown decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Damp mark on front board and front pastedown, contents not affected.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
5.
A Christmas Carol
by
Charles Dickens
with illustrations by
Emil Weiss
1st Thus edition,
published by Gawthorn in 1944
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
19cm x 25cm.
Light wear to covers.
Corners slightly bumped.
Internally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
6.
A Comrade's Troth
by
E. A. Gillie
Reprint,
published by Shaw circa 1913
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
320 pages.
Colour frontispiece.
Light wear to covers.
Prize label on front paste down.
Foxing on prelims.
Contents clean, a little tanned.
Light foxing on later pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
7.
A Daughter of the Empire
by
Mary Bradford Whiting
with illustrations by
John Campbell
1st edition,
published by Oxford University Press in 1919
Octavo.
Light brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
288 pages.
Four colour plates.
Corners of covers a little bumped.
Small nick at top of spine.
Prize label on front paste down.
Contents bright and clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
8.
A Daughter of the Legion
by
Violet M. Methley
Published by Cassell and Company in 1925
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
9.
A Flier of the Northland
by
E. Grey
with illustrations by
W. Langdon Kihn
Published by Blackie circa 1940
Brown boards with dark brown lettering and decoration.
Not dated; probably late 1930s.
Covers slightly worn at edges.
Faint scribble on front cover.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
10.
A Golden Thread
by
Marion Hurrell
1st edition,
published by The Epworth Press in 1929
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
96 pages.
Pages tanned.
Slight wear to covers.
Prize label on front pastedown.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
11.
A Harbour Light
by
C. E. Mallandaine
with illustrations by
W. H. Overend
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge circa 1900
Octavo.
Light blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
221 pages.
Patterned endpapers.
sixteen pages of adverts at rear.
Decorated chapter headings.
Tissue guarded frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Neat dedication on reverse of front endpaper.
Some foxing to prelims and endpapers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
12.
A Heart of Gold
by
Adeline Dutton Train Whitney
Reprint,
published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd circa 1930
"A story of yesterday".
Red boards, darkened with age.
Some foxing on early pages.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
13.
A Helping Hand
by
Margaret Bertha Synge
Reprint,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1920
Pale blue decorated covers.
Title page missing, would otherwise be VG.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
14.
A Little Captive Maid
by
F. L. Henderson
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Pictorial covers.
Not dated, prize sticker 1892.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
15.
A Lost Opportunity, or the Artist's Mistake
by
F. W. I.
Reprint,
published by Gall and Inglis circa 1904
Octavo.
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering and decoration on covers.
106 pages.
Black and white illustrations, artists not attributed.
Minor wear and soiling to covers.
Spine faded.
Prize label on front paste down.
Pages white and clean.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
16.
A Madcap
by
Lillie Thomas Meade
Reprint,
published by Cassell in 1920
Beige decorated covers.
May have had an oval picture onlay, now missing.
Colour frontispiece.
Carefully repaired small tear at top of half-title and title page.
Slight foxing on prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
17.
A Maid of the Moor
by
M. E. Stevenson
1st edition,
published by Pearson in 1899
Pearson's Colonial Library.
Blue boards, brown lettering and decoration.
Spine darkened.
Lettering on spine faded.
Covers marked.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
18.
A New Book of Games
by
Miss Liberty
Published by Mather and Crowther circa 1930
Paperback.
Green pictorial covers.
A slender pamphlet (twenty two pages) describing both indoor and outdoor games, illustrated in red and black in margins.
Produced by the makers of Liberty Bodices, and containing two pages of advertisements for same.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
19.
A New Year's Tale
by
M. A. Currie
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1910
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
White decoration on covers.
12cm x 17cm.
Colour frontispiece by H. M. Brock.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Boards slightly soiled.
Spine strip darkened.
Sunday school prize-label on front pastedown.
Pages evenly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
20.
A Noble Sacrifice
by
Emily Grace Harding
with illustrations by
T. Eyre Macklin
Reprint,
published by Walter Scott circa 1895
Grey blue decorated covers.
All edges gilt.
Brightly patterned endpapers.
Black and white illustrations.
Covers slightly worn.
Spine faded.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
21.
A Nursery Geography
by
George S. Dickson
with illustrations by
George Morrow
Revised edition,
published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1940
Quarto.
Cream pictorial cloth-covered boards.
256 pages.
20 colour plates, all in excellent condition.
Light wear at base of spine strip.
Covers overall VG.
Neat birthday dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
22.
A Pair of Knight-Errants
by
Muriel D. C. Lucas
Published by Religious Tract Society circa 1900
Grey boards with black lettering and decoration.
Picture onlay front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
23.
A Pair of Knight-Errants
by
Muriel D. C. Lucas
Published by Religious Tract Society circa 1920
Octavo.
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers and spine.
Black decoration on spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
157 pages.
Undated.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Faint foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Prize label dated 1924 on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
24.
A Present from Age to Youth
by
William Innes
Published by William Innes in 1849
Dark red embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
7cm x 11cm.
128 pages.
Yellow endpapers.
Covers worn at edges, and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Gilt dulled.
Lower half of front endpaper torn away.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
25.
A Prince at School
by
Lillian M. Pyke
with illustrations by
J. MacFarlane
Published by Ward Lock in 1919
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine slightly soiled.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)