21.
Boffy and the Mumford Ghosts
By
Margaret Stuart Barry
Illustrator
George Adamson.
1st edition, 1974, Harrap.
ISBN: 0245522794.
Second book in series about Boffy.
Also contains "Boffy and the Terrasaurus."
19cm x 17cm.
Chip to top edge of dustwrapper.
Endpapers messy.
Contents clean.
Good condition with dust-wrapper, ex-library.
23.
Gulliver's Travels
By
Jonathan Swift
Illustrator
Willy Pogany.
Reprint, 1931, Harrap.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Bookplate on front pastedown.
Some light foxing to fore edge, endpapers and prelims.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition.
25.
Honk the Moose
By
Phil Stong
Illustrator
Kurt Wiese.
1st Thus edition, 1936, Harrap.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
80 pages.
Corners of covers heavily bumped.
Spine ends worn.
Some marks on upper board.
Contents mostly clean, but some occasional fingermarking.
Good condition.
26.
27.
Jonathan's Children
By
Constance Heward
Illustrator
Jane Paton.
1st edition, 1963, Harrap.
Octavo.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
224 pages.
Colour frontispiece, line drawings in the text.
A late family story by this author of many of the Ameliaranne books.
Rough marks at the top right hand corner of the front endpaper, where biro scribble has been erased, a turned down corner at top edge of back endpaper.
Very good condition.
28.
29.
On Cobblers' Green
By
H. Waddingham Seers
3rd edition, 1956, Harrap.
Stories about an imaginary village.
Coloured frontispiece and black and white line drawings.
'Harrap's Junior Fireside' series.
Very good condition.
30.
Pollyanna grows up
By
Eleanor H. Porter
Reprint, 1978, Harrap.
ISBN: 0245571981.
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
216 pages.
Stamp on front endpaper reads 'William Morris School'.
Light flecking on top edge.
VG in other respects.
Good condition with dust-wrapper, ex-library.
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32.
33.
The Children's Second English Fairy Book
By
Adair Forrester
Illustrator
Honor C. Appleton.
Reprint, 1942, Harrap.
Octavo.
Cream cloth-covered boards with blue lettering and decoration.
62 pages.
Colour frontispiece, black and white drawings in the text, a number of them coloured in.
Covers a little soiled.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Prelims somewhat discoloured.
There has been some childish scribble, erased, but with the indentations still showing.
The text is reasonably clean and firm.
Reading condition.
34.
The Children's Tales from Dickens
By
F. H. Lee
Illustrator
Honor C. Appleton.
Reprint, 1954, Harrap.
22nd book in Children's Bookshelf series.
Paperback.
Duodecimo.
Light blue covers.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
64 pages.
Colour frontispiece by G. Demain Hammond.
Black and white line drawings by Honor Appleton.
Linen backed thin card covers.
Spine stip slightly faded.
Name written neatly on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Very good condition.
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36.
37.
The Littlest One
By
Marion St John Webb
Illustrator
Margaret W. Tarrant.
2nd edition, 1928, Harrap.
Music by Ralph Dunstan.
Large quarto.
Brown paper-covered boards.
Brown cloth spine.
Large picture onlay front cover.
Four colour plates, plus black and white drawings.
Corners and edges of covers slightly rubbed.
Neat name and address on front endpaper.
Very good condition.
38.
The Littlest One
By
Marion St John Webb
Illustrator
Margaret W. Tarrant.
Reprint, 1928, Harrap.
Quarto.
Light brown paper-covered boards.
Brown cloth spine.
Picture onlay to front cover.
22cm x 28cm.
117 pages.
4 colour plates.
Poems set to music.
Moderate wear to covers and spine.
Binding sound.
Pages slightly tanned.
Intermittent foxing.
Good condition.
39.
Thunder Island
By
William S. Stone
1st edition, 1946, Harrap.
Eight colour illustrations, numerous black and white drawings in text.
Illustrator not attributed.
Boards very slightly edgeworn.
Faint spotting to prelims.
Very good condition.
40.