376.
Lob Lie-by-the-fire or, The Luck of Lingborough
by
Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
with illustrations by
H. M. Brock
Published by J. M. Dent and Sons in 1964
Light green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Green decoration on covers.
Endpapers repeat cover design.
Three colour plates by Brock, line drawings in the text by Randolph Caldecott.
Dustwrapper worn and creased, and has old vinyl lamiante applied.
Light wear to covers.
School library marks on prelims.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
377.
The Pinhole Egg
by
Diana Wynne Jones
with illustrations by
Tim Stevens
1st Thus edition,
published by HarperCollins in 2007
ISBN: 0007228554.
Paperback.
Pages faintly tanned.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
378.
Jenny's Geranium or, the Prize Flower of a London Court
6th edition,
published by S. W. Partridge circa 1880
Dark green embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Corners bumped.
Gilt lettering rubbed.
Binding cracked and delicate.
Dated from gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
379.
Wonders of the Mine
by
W. H. G. Kingston
Published by Gall and Inglis circa 1890
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Covers worn at edges, and slightly soiled.
Spine darkened.
Fingermarking and soiling to endpapers and prelims, and intermittently to page edges.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
380.
381.
An Absent Minded Schoolgirl
by
Sibyl B. Owsley
Published by Shaw in 1928
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers vinyl-laminated.
Endpapers renewed.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
382.
The Secret of Carrock School
by
May Wynne
Published by Jarrolds circa 1920
Cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Endpapers tanned.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
383.
The Cuckoo Clock
by
Mrs Molesworth
with illustrations by
E. H. Shepard
Published by Dent Dutton in 1963
Grey pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Blue decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper price-clipped and heavily worn, reinforced with old vinyl laminate.
Covers worn.
Hinges and binding strained.
Rear inner hinge taped.
Various school library marks on prelims.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
384.
Horned Helmet
by
Henry Treece
with illustrations by
Charles Keeping
Published by Brockhampton Press in 1963
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
Second impression of the first edition.
Dustwrapper intact and in good condition (tape mark on reverse, where a protector was previously affixed).
Light wear to edges of covers, and horizontal tape marks at centre of front and back covers, where the dustwrapper protector was affixed.
Front endpaper messy, where school library labels removed.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
385.
Brenda of Beech House
by
Dorothea Moore
Published by The Children's Press circa 1950
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Address on half-title.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
386.
The Testing of Tansy
by
Winifred Norling
1st edition,
published by Ward Lock in 1939
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
254 pages.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Some spotting and foxing to fore edge.
Name and address on front pastedown.
Front endpaper removed.
Pages lightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
387.
Up the Road Slowly
by
Irene Hunt
with illustrations by
Don Bolognese
Published by Modern Curriculum Press in 1992
ISBN: 0813660203.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers worn at edges.
School library label on front endpaper.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
388.
Little Peter - A Christmas Morality for Children of Any Age
by
Lucas Malet
with illustrations by
Charles E. Brock
Published by Oxford University Press circa 1930
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black decoration on spine.
10 tipped-in colour plates by C. E. Brock.
Undated edition published by Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, date presumed to be around 1930.
Light wear to covers.
Spine faded.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
389.
Swallows and Amazons
by
Arthur Ransome
with illustrations by
Arthur Ransome
Published by Heinemann in 1984
ISBN: 0435121669.
Brown pictorial laminated boards.
Schools edition.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Labels removed from front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
390.
Eagle Annual Number 5
by
Marcus Morris
Published by Hulton in 1955
Red pictorial paper-covered boards.
Green cloth spine.
Edges of covers worn and scuffed.
Belongs To box neatly completed.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
391.
Eagle Sports Annual No. 6
Published by Hulton in 1957
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
392.
The Topper Book 1979
Published by D. C. Thomson in 1978
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
393.
394.
Gale hits the headlines
by
Eric Leyland
1st edition,
published by Frederick Muller in 1961
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn and creased.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
395.
Fifty Famous Stories for Boys
by
Leonard Gribble
Published by Burke in 1958
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers and dustwrapper.
Name on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
396.
Ivanhoe
by
Sir Walter Scott
Published by Dean & Son Ltd circa 1960
Red covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges and a little faded.
Corners bumped.
Pages strongly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
397.
The Man in the Iron Mask
by
Alexandre Dumas
Published by Thames Publishing Co circa 1955
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
398.
The Children of the New Forest
by
Captain Marryat
Published by Thames Publishing Co circa 1955
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Several names, etc inside front cover.
Pages lightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
399.
Davy Crockett - Frontiersman
by
Jeff Jeffries
with illustrations by
R. S. Embleton
1st edition,
published by Collins in 1956
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn, but intact.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
400.
Twelve Months to Win
by
John Francis Cyril Westerman
Published by Ward Lock circa 1950
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers worn and scuffed at edges.
Spine edges cracked and taped.
Price-clipped.
Belongs To box neatly completed.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)