Search Results (Recent Acquisitions)
801.
Castle Secrets
by Jean Seivwright
with illustrations by Arthur R. Herrick
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
by Jean Seivwright
with illustrations by Arthur R. Herrick
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1950
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little chipped.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Some faint foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little chipped.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Some faint foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123364 £5.00
802.
Little Miss Joy
by Emma Marshall
Published by John F. Shaw circa 1930
by Emma Marshall
Published by John F. Shaw circa 1930
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Colour fontispiece, no other illustrations.
Dustwrapper worn and soiled, with some loss to lower corner of front panel.
Covers and binding in good condition.
Neat prize dedication, dated 1937 on reverse of frontspiece.
Foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Colour fontispiece, no other illustrations.
Dustwrapper worn and soiled, with some loss to lower corner of front panel.
Covers and binding in good condition.
Neat prize dedication, dated 1937 on reverse of frontspiece.
Foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123362 £5.00
803.
The Unknown Island: A Tale of Adventure in the Seychelles
by Bessie Marchant
with illustrations by Wal Paget
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1940
by Bessie Marchant
with illustrations by Wal Paget
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1940
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Address and gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Address and gift dedication on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123361 £5.00
804.
The Adventures of Jig & Co
by J. Paterson Milne
Published by Blackie circa 1950
by J. Paterson Milne
Published by Blackie circa 1950
Octavo.
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
223 pages.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little chipped.
Light wear to covers.
Front endpaper missing.
Light foxing on fore edge and prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
223 pages.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little chipped.
Light wear to covers.
Front endpaper missing.
Light foxing on fore edge and prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123360 £5.00
805.
Form Two of Rock House
by Mary Gervaise
with illustrations by F. M. Leicester
1st edition, published by Warne in 1929
by Mary Gervaise
with illustrations by F. M. Leicester
1st edition, published by Warne in 1929
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners and spine ends slightly bumped.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Some flight foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Colour frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners and spine ends slightly bumped.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Some flight foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123359 £7.50
806.
The School in Spain
by Astraea Starforth
Published by Warne in 1931
by Astraea Starforth
Published by Warne in 1931
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little soiled.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat handwritten prize dedication inside front cover.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little soiled.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Neat handwritten prize dedication inside front cover.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123358 £10.00
807.
Hilda at School
by Phillis Garrard
with illustrations by H. Radcliffe Wilson
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1950
by Phillis Garrard
with illustrations by H. Radcliffe Wilson
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1950
Light blue cloth-covered boards.
Blue lettering on covers.
Black and white frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Light wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Blue lettering on covers.
Black and white frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Light wear to dustwrapper and edges of covers.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123355 £7.50
808.
Nibs in Clover
by Ethel Nokes
Published by Ward Lock circa 1950
by Ethel Nokes
Published by Ward Lock circa 1950
Blue covers.
Black lettering on covers.
Colour frontispiece, no other illlustrations.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Some foxing to top edge.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Colour frontispiece, no other illlustrations.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Some foxing to top edge.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123354 £15.00
809.
The Overland Launch
by C. Walter Hodges
with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges
Published by Heinemann in 1983
by C. Walter Hodges
with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges
Published by Heinemann in 1983
ISBN: 0435121871.
Pictorial laminated boards.
One or two faint library marks on prelims, otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
One or two faint library marks on prelims, otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123353 £4.00
810.
The Wishing Well Adventure
by Freda C. Bond
with illustrations by Joyce A. Johnson
Published by George Newnes in 1952
by Freda C. Bond
with illustrations by Joyce A. Johnson
Published by George Newnes in 1952
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Minor wear to dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Minor wear to dustwrapper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123352 £10.00
811.
The Secret of the Missing Boat
by Paul Berna
with illustrations by Barry Wilkinson
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1966
by Paul Berna
with illustrations by Barry Wilkinson
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1966
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges and slightly unevenly faded.
Pen mark on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Covers worn at edges and slightly unevenly faded.
Pen mark on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123350 £5.00
812.
Flood Warning
by Paul Berna
with illustrations by Charles Keeping
1st British edition, published by Puffin in 1962
by Paul Berna
with illustrations by Charles Keeping
1st British edition, published by Puffin in 1962
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123348 £7.50
813.
The Piemakers
by Helen Cresswell
with illustrations by V. H. Drummond
Published by Puffin in 1976
by Helen Cresswell
with illustrations by V. H. Drummond
Published by Puffin in 1976
ISBN: 9780140308686.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123346 £3.00
814.
Thimble Summer
by Elizabeth Enright
with illustrations by Elizabeth Enright
Published by Puffin in 1966
by Elizabeth Enright
with illustrations by Elizabeth Enright
Published by Puffin in 1966
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Spine strip bumped and scuffed.
Name inside front cover.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Spine strip bumped and scuffed.
Name inside front cover.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123345 £5.00
815.
The Marsh King
by C. Walter Hodges
with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1970
by C. Walter Hodges
with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1970
ISBN: 0140304517.
Paperback.
Covers a little worn at edges.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers a little worn at edges.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123343 £10.00
816.
Trumpets in the West
by Geoffrey Trease
1st Thus edition, published by Piper in 1994
by Geoffrey Trease
1st Thus edition, published by Piper in 1994
ISBN: 9780330331807.
Paperback.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages faintly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123342 £15.00
817.
The Wouldbegoods
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by Cecil Leslie
Published by Puffin in 1965
by Edith Nesbit
with illustrations by Cecil Leslie
Published by Puffin in 1965
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges and spine, with one or two marks.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Covers worn at edges and spine, with one or two marks.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123340 £3.00
818.
The Happy Prince and Other Stories
by Oscar Wilde
with illustrations by Gewn Tourret and Shirley Tourret
1st Thus edition, published by Ladybird Books in 1983
by Oscar Wilde
with illustrations by Gewn Tourret and Shirley Tourret
1st Thus edition, published by Ladybird Books in 1983
ISBN: 9780721407906.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Minor wear to covers.
Child's name erased from prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
Minor wear to covers.
Child's name erased from prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123337 £2.50
819.
The Namesake
by C. Walter Hodges
with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1967
by C. Walter Hodges
with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1967
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123336 £10.00
820.
The Longest Afternoon
by Brendan Simms
Published by Penguin in 2015
by Brendan Simms
Published by Penguin in 2015
ISBN: 9780141979267.
Paperback.
"The 400 men who decided the Battle of Waterloo."
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
"The 400 men who decided the Battle of Waterloo."
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123335 £4.00
821.
Stars of Fortune
by Cynthia Harnett
with illustrations by Cynthia Harnett
Published by Mammoth in 1995
by Cynthia Harnett
with illustrations by Cynthia Harnett
Published by Mammoth in 1995
ISBN: 9780749705145.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123332 £3.50
822.
Dragon Slayer: The Story of Beowulf
by Rosemary Sutcliff
with illustrations by Charles Keeping
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1966
by Rosemary Sutcliff
with illustrations by Charles Keeping
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1966
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123331 £5.00
823.
The Red Towers of Granada
by Geoffrey Trease
with illustrations by Charles Keeping
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1972
by Geoffrey Trease
with illustrations by Charles Keeping
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1972
ISBN: 0140305564.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Base of spine neatly taped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Base of spine neatly taped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123330 £10.00
824.
Christmas with The Savages
by Mary Clive
with illustrations by Philip Gough
Published by Macmillan in 1977
by Mary Clive
with illustrations by Philip Gough
Published by Macmillan in 1977
ISBN: 0333052803.
Black cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Some minor wear to edges of dustwrapper and covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Some minor wear to edges of dustwrapper and covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123328 £10.00
825.
The Donkey and the Hobgoblin - Folk Tales from Nine Countries
by John Hampden
with illustrations by Gareth Floyd
1st edition, published by Deutsch in 1975
by John Hampden
with illustrations by Gareth Floyd
1st edition, published by Deutsch in 1975
ISBN: 0233965327.
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
First edition, second printing.
Covers worn at edges and slightly scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Pen mark on half-title.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on spine.
First edition, second printing.
Covers worn at edges and slightly scuffed.
Corners bumped.
Pen mark on half-title.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#123327 £7.50