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1. A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
A Child's Garden of Verses
By Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator Joan Hassall.
Reprint, 1961, Blackie.
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 with dust-wrapper.
#105445   £25.00   
2. A Flier of the Northland by E. Grey
A Flier of the Northland
By E. Grey
Illustrator W. Langdon Kihn.
Circa 1940, Blackie.
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, ex-library.
#51465   £7.50   
3. A Little Book of Old Rhymes by Cicely Mary Barker
A Little Book of Old Rhymes
By Cicely Mary Barker
Illustrator Cicely Mary Barker.
Reprint, circa 1949, Blackie.
Grey paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Old tape marks at top and bottom edge of covers.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
#108911   £25.00   
4. A Little Book of Rhymes New and Old by Cicely Mary Barker
A Little Book of Rhymes New and Old
By Cicely Mary Barker
Illustrator Cicely Mary Barker.
Reprint, , Blackie.
Grey paper-covered boards.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Small tape marks at upper and lower edges of covers.
Some foxing to top edge and fore edge.
Contents VG.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
#108921   £25.00   
5. A Loyal Little Maid by Sarah Tytler
A Loyal Little Maid
By Sarah Tytler
Illustrator Paul Hardy.
Reprint, circa 1900, Blackie.
Octavo.
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
240 pages.
'A story of Mar's Rebellion'.
Two out of four black and white plates present.
Some wear to covers, mainly along sides and edges of spine.
Two stamps from the 'Children's Church Lending Library' on front paste down and front endpaper.
Gift dedication dated 1899 on front endpaper.
Inner hinges cracked, pages lightly tanned.
Reading condition, ex-library.
#93163   £5.00   
6. A Rainbow in the Morning by Fiona Waters
A Rainbow in the Morning
By Fiona Waters
Illustrator Paula Cloonan.
1st edition, 1991, Blackie.
ISBN: 021692863X.
Dustwrapper has closed tear at top front.
Front endpaper has top right corner cut off.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.
#71026   £5.00   
7. Adrift in the Stratosphere by Archibald Montgomery Low
Adrift in the Stratosphere
By Archibald Montgomery Low
Circa 1950, Blackie.
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
Red decoration on covers.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.
#115998   £7.50   
8. Airborne by Alan C. Jenkins
Airborne
By Alan C. Jenkins
1st edition, 1975, Blackie.
ISBN: 0216900476.
Black boards.
Gold lettering on spine.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Very good condition with dust-wrapper.
#61154   £4.00   
9. Andrew takes the Plunge by Kathryn Cave
Andrew takes the Plunge
By Kathryn Cave
Illustrator David Mostyn.
1st edition, 1994, Blackie.
ISBN: 0216941288.
Laminated pictorial covers.
The Story Factory, no. 14.
Very good condition.
#73173   £6.50   
10. Animal Stories from Ice-field, Plain and Jungle by Ellen Velvin and N. Fielding
Animal Stories from Ice-field, Plain and Jungle
By Ellen Velvin and N. Fielding
Illustrator A. E. Kennedy.
Circa 1918, Blackie.
Glazed pictorial boards with brown cloth spine.
Covers worn and soiled.
Belongs To box filled in.
Spotting to prelims.
Occasoinal spotting to pages.
Good condition.
#38853   £10.50   
11. Animal Tales from Many Lands by Kathleen Arnott
Animal Tales from Many Lands
By Kathleen Arnott
Illustrator Bernadette Watts.
1st Thus edition, 1972, Blackie.
ISBN: 0216893224.
Red leatherette boards.
Slight wear to dustwrapper.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Stamp on title page.
No other library marks.
Good condition with dust-wrapper, ex-library.
#37781   £6.50   
12. Betty's Diary by Dorothy Russell
Betty's Diary
By Dorothy Russell
Illustrator Honor C. Appleton.
1st Thus edition, circa 1918, Blackie.
Octavo.
Cream cloth-covered boards.
Dark brown lettering on spine.
261 pages.
Five colour plates.
Narrow picture onlay beneath titling on the front cover.
The covers soiled and heavily worn.
Corners soft and spine ends beginning to fray.
Floral decoration around picture onlay has faded.
Front endpaper removed.
Gift dedication on the half-title.
Pages generally clean, although there is a little fingermarking.
Binding is tight.
Reading condition.
#93741   £7.50   
13. Blackie's Omnibus of Brownie Stories by Sybil Owsley
Blackie's Omnibus of Brownie Stories
By Sybil Owsley
Circa 1960, Blackie.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
640 pages.
Dustwrapper complete, but worn at edges.
Neat gift dedication on front pastedown.
VG in other respects.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
#110500   £5.00   
14. Blackie's Popular Nursery Stories
Blackie's Popular Nursery Stories
Illustrator John Hassall.
Circa 1930, Blackie.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Light yellow lettering on covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white.
Boards worn and edge-chipped.
Spine strip in good condition.
Name and date on front paste down.
Front endpaper missing.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition.
#101523   £10.50   
15. Boodicaa and the Romans by Tony Robinson
Boodicaa and the Romans
By Tony Robinson
Illustrator Andy Wagner.
1st edition, 1989, Blackie.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Fine condition.
#54083   £6.50   
16. Brother Raimon Returns by Agnes Charlotte Stewart
Brother Raimon Returns
By Agnes Charlotte Stewart
1st edition, 1978, Blackie.
ISBN: 021690532X.
Blue covers, silver lettering on spine.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Good condition with dust-wrapper, ex-library.
#27395   £5.00   
17. Brother Raimon Returns by Agnes Charlotte Stewart
Brother Raimon Returns
By Agnes Charlotte Stewart
1st edition, 1978, Blackie.
ISBN: 021690532X.
No library stamps, access number only.
Good condition with dust-wrapper, ex-library.
#68967   £7.50   
18. Bullies at School by Theresa Breslin
Bullies at School
By Theresa Breslin
Illustrator Lynne Willey.
1st edition, 1993, Blackie.
ISBN: 0216940389.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Very good condition.
#75010   £4.00   
19. Captain Starlight by Percy Francis Westerman
Captain Starlight
By Percy Francis Westerman
Illustrator W. Edward Wigfull.
Reprint, circa 1940, Blackie.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and price-clipped.
Light wear to covers.
Name and address on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
#112916   £5.00   
20. Captain Starlight by Percy Francis Westerman
Captain Starlight
By Percy Francis Westerman
Illustrator W. Edward Wigfull.
Reprint, circa 1920, Blackie.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Top edge blue.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Some foxing to fore edge.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
#113127   £5.00   
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