801.
802.
803.
The Tenth Holiday Book
by
Enid Blyton
Published by Sampson Low, Marston and Co., Ltd in 1955
Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Green spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Minor wear to covers.
Lettering and decoration on covers and spine a litle dulled.
Neat gift dedication on prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
804.
The Book of Sagas
by
Alice S. Hoffman
with illustrations by
Gordon Browne
Published by Ernest Nister circa 1920
Bevilled brown pictorial embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt and black decoration on covers.
All edges gilt.
15cm x 22cm.
Grey pictorial endpapers.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly sunned.
Neat gift dedication on reverse of frontispiece.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
805.
806.
807.
808.
809.
Granny's Book of Fairy Stories
Published by Blackie circa 1940
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Black lettering on spine.
201 pages.
Light wear to edges of covers and spine.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents faintly tanned, but otherwise VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
810.
811.
Rupert and the Lost Railway
Published by The London Express Newspaper Ltd in 1954
21st book in Adventure series.
Paperback.
18cm x 25cm.
Staple-bound, magazine format.
Minor wear to edges.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
812.
The Move - Book One
Published by Ginn & Company Ltd circa 1950
Paperback.
62 pages.
No publisher's details in book; assumed to be Ginn & Co.
Light wear to covers.
School stamp inside back cover.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
813.
The Wind in the Willows
by
Kenneth Grahame
with illustrations by
Val Biro
Published by Purnell in 1984
ISBN: 0361062532.
Red embossed leatherette boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
814.
Robin Hood and his Merrie Men
with illustrations by
Dick Bown
Published by Purnell in 1983
ISBN: 0361034431.
Red embossed leatherette boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Fine condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
815.
Sinbad the Sailor
1st Thus edition,
published by Octopus Books in 1979
ISBN: 0706410289.
Pictorial laminated boards.
21cm x 21cm.
12 fanfold pages.
"Octopus Pop-up Picture Stories".
Light wear to covers.
Some fingermarking to pages.
Pop-ups slightly worn, but in working order.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
816.
The Honour of the School
by
May Wynne
Published by Nisbet circa 1920
Blue pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Covers and spine worn and scuffed.
Binding a little strained.
Some soiling and darkening to fore edge.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
817.
Alice in Wonderland and through the Looking-Glass
by
Lewis Carroll
with illustrations by
Harry Rountree
Published by Collins circa 1930
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
10cm x 15cm.
318 pages.
Maroon endpapers.
Dated from two owner's names and dates on reverse of frontispiece - book is possibly somewhat older.
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Damp mark at lower corner of front cover.
Marks at lower edge of front endpaper and front paste-down where they have stuck together (probably due to being splashed) and have been prised apart.
Faint damp mark at lower edge of prelims.
Contents good, and unmarked.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
818.
Moby Dick or The White Whale
by
Herman Melville
Published by Thames Publishing Co circa 1960
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper a little worn at edges, and price-clipped.
Faint foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
819.
True to the Flag
by
Geraldine Robertson Glasgow
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in 1908
Dark green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Red and black decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Prize label inside front cover.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
820.
The Two Elizabeths
by
D. M. Percy Smith
Published by The Sheldon Press circa 1934
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Dated from prize label inside front cover.
Covers soiled and a little worn.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
821.
A Tale of Two Cities
by
Charles Dickens
with illustrations by
Leopold Gedo
Published by The World Publishing Company in 1946
Dark brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
822.
Aunt Bell
by
Henley I. Arden
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1930
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on covers.
Maroon decoration on covers.
Dated from prize label inside front cover.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Spine slightly faded.
Some light foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
823.
Biggles of the Special Air Police
by
W. E. Johns
Published by Dean circa 1960
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Dustwrapper worn and creased, with several neat repairs.
Light wear to covers.
Horizontal crease to front cover.
Foxing to endpapers and fore edge.
Contents good.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
824.
Jules Verne
by
Jules Verne
Published by Octopus Books in 1978
ISBN: 0706407849.
Octavo.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
590 pages.
Omnibus edition, containing:
"Around the World in Eighty Days",
"From the Earth to the Moon", and
"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea".
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Dustwrapper spine slightly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
825.
The Adventures of Jig & Co
by
J. Paterson Milne
with illustrations by
Inez Topham
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1935
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Dated from prize label inside front cover.
Light wear and a few faint marks to covers.
A little faint foxing to prelims and fore edge.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)