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1. Orlando the Marmalade Cat - A Seaside Holiday by Kathleen Hale
Orlando the Marmalade Cat - A Seaside Holiday
By Kathleen Hale
Illustrator Kathleen Hale.
Circa 1975, Methuen.
ISBN: 0416866506.
Dark blue pictorial boards.
Red cloth spine.
26cm x 36cm.
Undated reprint, probably mid-1970s.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very good condition.
#119804   £25.00   
2. Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Grimm's Fairy Tales
By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Illustrator Arthur Rackham.
1973, Heinemann.
ISBN: 043495862X.
Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Dustrapper faded at spine, price-clipped, and a little worn.
Covers worn at edges.
Some light foxing to fore edge.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
#119803   £7.50   
3. Aesop's Fables by Aesop
Aesop's Fables
By Aesop
Illustrator Arthur Rackham.
1979, Heinemann / Books for Children.
Purple cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
16cm x 21cm.
224 pages.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Previous owners bookplate inside front cover.
Near-fine in other respects.
Very good condition.
#119802   £15.00   
4. The Adventures of Hadrian Hedgehog by Candida Lycett Green
The Adventures of Hadrian Hedgehog
By Candida Lycett Green
Illustrator Christopher Thynne.
1st edition, 1968, Collins.
Green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Brown endpapers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
A little foxing to lower 3cm of fore edge.
Generally VG in other respect.
Good condition.
#119801   £12.50   
5. Small Pig by Arnold Lobel
Small Pig
By Arnold Lobel
Illustrator Arnold Lobel.
1st Thus edition, 1970, Worlds Work.
ISBN: 0437900622.
White pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
First British edition.
Covers a little worn at edges, and slightly soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine faded.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition.
#119800   £15.00   
6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
By J. K. Rowling
1st edition, 2003, Bloomsbury.
ISBN: 9780747551003.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Minor wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
Dustwrapper spine slightly faded.
Pages tanned.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
#119799   £10.00   
7. Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Swallows and Amazons
By Arthur Ransome
Illustrator Arthur Ransome.
1st Thus edition, 1958, The Reprint Society.
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Top edge dark green.
Pictorial endpapers.
A good+ copy of this somewhat scarce edition of Swallows and Amazons.
Dustwrapper but slightly worn, and a little darkened on spine.
Minor wear to covers.
Close to VG in other respects.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
#119798   £20.00   
8. The Bongleweed by Helen Cresswell
The Bongleweed
By Helen Cresswell
Illustrator Ann Strugnell.
1st edition, 1973, Faber and Faber.
ISBN: 057110374X.
Salmon pink cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Signed by the author on the title page.
Inscription reads: "Best wishes Helen Cresswell 2000".
Light wear to dustwrapper and to edges of covers.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
#119797   £30.00   
9. The Young Visiters by Daisy Ashford
The Young Visiters
By Daisy Ashford
1977, Chatto Windus.
ISBN: 0701105151.
Red paper-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
White decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and worn at edges.
Dustwrapper spine faded.
Some faint foxing to fore edge.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
#119796   £4.00   
10. Milly-Molly-Mandy and Billy Blunt by Joyce Lankester Brisley
Milly-Molly-Mandy and Billy Blunt
By Joyce Lankester Brisley
Illustrator Joyce Lankester Brisley.
1st edition, 1967, George G. Harrap and Co.
Brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and a little worn at edges.
Lower edge of covers scuffed.
A little faint foxing on prelims.
Neat name on front endpaper.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
#119795   £20.00   
11. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales
By Hans Christian Andersen
Circa 1970, Dean & Son Ltd.
ISBN: 0603030394.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Front endpaper removed.
Name on hafl-title.
Pages tanned.
Good condition.
#119794   £4.00   
12. Old Celtic Tales by E. M. Wilmot-Buxton
Old Celtic Tales
By E. M. Wilmot-Buxton
Circa 1915, Harrap.
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Dustwrapper repeats cover design.
128 pages.
Light wear to dustwraper and covers.
A small amount of foxing to fore edge.
Contents clean, but faintly tanned.
Good condition with dust-wrapper.
#119793   £15.00   
13. Peter Duck by Arthur Ransome
Peter Duck
By Arthur Ransome
Illustrator Arthur Ransome.
1975, Puffin.
ISBN: 0140303405.
Paperback.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages a little tanned.
Good condition.
#119792   £5.00   
14. Pigeon Post by Arthur Ransome
Pigeon Post
By Arthur Ransome
Illustrator Arthur Ransome.
1974, Puffin.
ISBN: 0140303936.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition.
#119791   £5.00   
15. Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Swallows and Amazons
By Arthur Ransome
Illustrator Arthur Ransome.
1984, Puffin.
ISBN: 0140301712.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Binding becoming delicate.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition.
#119790   £2.50   
16. Coot Club by Arthur Ransome
Coot Club
By Arthur Ransome
Illustrator Arthur Ransome.
1974, Puffin.
ISBN: 0140303928.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition.
#119789   £5.00   
17. The Picts and the Martyrs by Arthur Ransome
The Picts and the Martyrs
By Arthur Ransome
Illustrator Arthur Ransome.
1976, Puffin.
ISBN: 0140304797.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition.
#119788   £5.00   
18. Winter Holiday by Arthur Ransome
Winter Holiday
By Arthur Ransome
Illustrator Arthur Ransome.
1st Thus edition, 1968, Puffin.
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges and a little creased.
Pages tanned.
Good condition.
#119787   £5.00   
19. Secret Water by Arthur Ransome
Secret Water
By Arthur Ransome
Illustrator Arthur Ransome.
1972, Puffin.
ISBN: 0140304134.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Scuff at lower corner of back cover.
Pages tanned.
Good condition.
#119786   £5.00   
20. Great Northern? by Arthur Ransome
Great Northern?
By Arthur Ransome
Illustrator Arthur Ransome.
1975, Puffin.
ISBN: 0140304924.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition.
#119785   £5.00   
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