1.
Escape to Chungking
By
Jan MacClure
Illustrator
Jack Matthew.
Reprint, circa 1942, Oxford University Press.
An unusual story set in Japan just before the country entered the second world war.
The front cover, spine and front flap of the dustcover have been cut out and glued to the prelims.
Good condition.
2.
Flight Four - India
By
David Scott Daniell
Illustrator
Jack Matthew.
1st edition, 1960, Wills & Hepworth.
Octavo.
Beige paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
50 pages.
Series 587.
A Ladybird Book of Travel Adventure.
Maps on endpapers showing the air route to India.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Contents clean.
Good condition, ex-library.
3.
Flight Four - India
By
David Scott Daniell
Illustrator
Jack Matthew.
1st edition, 1960, Wills & Hepworth.
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.
4.
Flight One - Australia
By
David Scott Daniell
Illustrator
Jack Matthew.
1st edition, 1958, Wills & Hepworth.
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Neat name at top edge of front endpaper.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.
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Flight Two - Canada
By
David Scott Danniell
Illustrator
Jack Matthew.
1st edition, 1959, Wills & Hepworth.
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and spine, but otherwise undamaged.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.
10.
The Spanish Galleon
By
Tudur Watkins
Illustrator
Jack Matthew.
1st edition, 1945, Peter Lunn.
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
14cm x 22cm.
Light wear to covers.
Spine faded.
Name on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition.
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The Swiss Family Robinson
By
Johann David Wyss
Illustrator
Jack Matthew.
Circa 1950, Collins.
Edited by Roger Manvell.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Green lettering on spine.
Green decoration on covers.
Green pictorial endpapers.
Boards slightly bowed.
Corners bumped.
Foxing to fore-edge and page edges.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition.