PAMELA OF PETERS'
Thomas Nelson & Sons, c. 1952. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (fore-edge spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 92, illus with b&w frontispiece (no inscriptions). More
Children's Books
THE SCHOOL LOOKS AROUND A Book for Teachers About Local Surveys
Longmans Green & Co., 1951. 2nd edn. 8vo. Original green lettered yellow cloth (boards discoloured and bumped on bottom edge of upper board; spine faded; top edge dust stained), dustwrapper (torn and chipped at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. viii + 167, illus with diagrams, maps..... More
THE RUBY FAIRY BOOK
Hutchinson & Co., c. 1900. 1st edn. Tall 8vo (10 x 8 ins). Original gilt decorated red cloth with coloured inlay on upper board, all edges gilt (spine a little faded and worn at head and tail - otherwise bright VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. viii + 281 + [7] catalogue..... More
THE COMPLETE NONSENSE OF EDWARD LEAR
Faber and Faber, 1949. 1st edn 4th imp. 8vo. Original pictorial boards (VG), dustwrapper (chipped at edges - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. xxix + 288, illus with the author's b&w drawings in the text (no inscriptions). More
THE WOOD THAT CAME BACK
Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1934. 1st edn. Oblong 4to (8¾ x 10¾ ins). Original cloth-backed boards with decorative endpapers (rubbed at edges with marks on boards). Unpaginated, with pictorial title and 30 pages all with coloured and b&w illustrations by Clare Leighton (front endpaper lightly toned and small stain on..... More
THE BLOODIED HAWKS
Robert Hale, 1981. 0709193513. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (a little scuffed at head of spine - otherwise VG, in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 192 (biro cross on final page; bookplate on title page). More
THE FIRE OF SPRING
Robert Hale, 1983. 0709006934. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (page edges spotted, dustwrapper (upper cover has scuff marks - in protective wrapper taped to cloth). Pp. 191 (ex public library with usual stamps and markings). More
THE BERESFORDS IN TARNDALE
Brockhampton Press, c. 1954. Hampton Library edn. 8vo. Original red lettered light blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (extrems worn and creased - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 185, with b&w illus (endpapers spotted; no inscriptios). More
THE STORY SPINNER
Thomas Nelson and Sons, c. 1920. 8vo. Original black decorated blue cloth (boards discoloured and page edges spotted), dustwrapper (chipped and creased - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. vii + 200, illus with b&w plates (endpapers/prelims tanned/spotted; no inscriptions). More
MYSTERY TRAIL
Blackie, c. 1942. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth, cloth, top edge green (casing with slight lean and rubbed), dustwrapper (creased and worn at edges with partial loss on spine - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 223, illus with b&w drawings and frontispiece by E. Spring-Smith (pages foxed;..... More
COMMANDOS OF THE CLOUDS Hunter Hawk-Skyway Detective Series no.4
Edmund Ward, 1959. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (some light wear at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 128, illus with b&w drawings (no inscriptions). More
LA JEUNESSE DE STALINE Tome 1 Sosso
Paris: Editions Les Arènes, 2017. 9782352045922. 4to. Original pictorial paper-laid boards (Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. 70, illus throughout with coloured comic strip (no inscriptions; French text). More
ADRIFT IN THE STRATOSPHERE.
Peal Press, c. 1954. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth (page edges spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (wear at edges and spine ends chipped - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 224, with b&w frontispiece by Drake Brookshaw (endpapers tanned; no inscriptions). More
CHILD OF THE DEEP An Autobiographical Narrative
William Heinemann, 1929. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt decorated mauve cloth (sunned at spine, worn endpapers with small perforations), no dustwrapper. Pp. 261, illus with b&w drawings in text and pictorial endapers by Kurt Wiese (no inscriptions). More
THE JOURNAL OF A RABBIT Founded On Fact.
Grant Richards, 1901. 1st edn. Tall 8vo (10¼ x 7¾ ins). Original cloth backed pictorial boards (poor - cloth on spine badly chipped - in protective glassine cover). Pp. 20, with b&w illus in text (no inscriptions; inner hinges weakened and some light toning on prelims). More
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE MOTHERLAND
Blackie and Son, c. 1932. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original cloth-backed paper-alid board with coloured inset in upper board (edges lightly rubbed and boards a little marked), no dustwrapper. Pp. 72, illus with coloured plates and b&w drawings by Sydney Jones (endpapers stained; previous owner's 1932 gift inscription on half..... More
THE CAVE IN THE CLIFF
Evans Brothers, 1961. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (light wear at edges - in protective wrapper, price clipped). Pp. 191, with b&w illus by Violet Morgan (no inscriptions). More
RUA The Story of a Highland Red Deer
Hutchinson, 1945. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth (VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 120, illus with b&w drawings by Frank Wallace (Times Book Club stamp on rear pastedown; lightly spotted on rear endpaper and fore-edges). More
THE STORY OF THE BLUE PLANET
Pushkin Children's Books, 2013. 9781782690061. 1st edn. 8vo. Original blue lettered pictorial laminated boards (Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. 133, illus with coloured drawings in text by Aslaug Josdottir (no inscriptions). More
THE VOYAGES OF SINDBAD Stories from the Arabian Nights
Ward Lock, 1969. 0706311957. Tall 8vo. Original black lettered brown cloth (small marks on upper board and top edge a little spotted - otherwise VG), lacks dustwrapper. Unpaginated, with coloured illus in text (no inscriptions). More
RAVEN AMONG THE ROOKS
Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1939. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth (small mark on upper board - otherwise VG), lacks dustwrapper. Pp. 261, illus with b&w drawings (previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper; no inscriptions). More
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Macmillan, 1983. 0333345541. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (far corners and head and tail of spine lightly bumped - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (lightly worn at head of spine - otherwise VG, not price clipped). Pp. 415 (no inscriptions). More
THE LAST BUS
Antelope Books [Hamish Hamilton], 1962. 1st edn. 8vo. Original pictorial boards (VG), dustwrapper (chipped at head and tail of spine - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 95, illus with b&w drawings in text by Margery Gill (previous owner's large felt tip inscription on front endpaper). More
WHILE THE BELLS RING
Hamish Hailton, 1979. 024189932X. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (top edge lightly spotted - otherwise near VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 96, illus with b&w drawings by Janet Rawlins (no inscriptions). More