B. T. Batsford, 1985. 0713407190. 1st edn 4th printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (two small closed tears at head of spine and top edge of top cover - otherwise VG, not price clipped). Pp. 255, illus with b&w plates throughout (no inscriptions). More about ENGLISH CHILDREN'S BOOKS 1600 TO 1900
Cassell, 1964. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (near Fine), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. 151, with b&w illus by Keith Shackleton (no inscriptions). More about VARDA The Flight of a Falcon
Wills & Hepworth, 1964. 1st edn. 8vo. Original pictorial boards (near Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. 50, illus with coloured plates by Martin Aitchison (no inscriptions). More about GAMES WE LIKE Ladybird Key Words Reading Scheme 9 a
J. M. Dent & Sons, 1965. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (small tape marks at edges of upper and lower board), dustwrapper (spine lightly sunned - otherwise VG, not price clipped). Unpaginated, illus with black, white and red plates throughout by Ionicus (no inscriptions). More about THE UNTOLD ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS
Collins, 1947. 1st edn signed by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (some fading and corners bumped - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (bottom part of spine missing - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 256, illus with b&w drawings by Joyce Bruce (bottom page edges lightly... More about THE BELL OF THE FOUR EVANGELISTS
Collins, 1945. 1st edn signed by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Original yellow lettered blue cloth (corners slightly bumped and marked - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - in protective wrapper). Pp. 256, illus with b&w drawings (no other inscriptions). More about THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Collins, 1944. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original brown lettered yellow cloth (lower half of spine a little discoloured), dustwrapper (partial loss to bottom third of spine and upper cover - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 255, illus with b&w drawings by Joyce Bruce (previous owner's neat inscription... More about THE WOODS OF WINDRI
Ernest Benn, 1960. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth, top edge red (Fine), dustwrapper (small nicks at edges - in protective wrapper, price clipped). Pp. 352, illus with b&w drawings by H.R. Millar (no inscriptions). More about THE ENCHANTED CASTLE
T Fisher Unwin, 1912. 1st edn 3rd imp. 8vo. Original gilt decorated red cloth (chipped and frayed at headcap and corners bumped), no dustwrapper. Pp. 328 + publisher's catalogue, illus with b&w frontispiece with tissue guard and b&w plates (no inscriptions). More about THE NEW TREASURE SEEKERS
T Fisher Unwin, 1914. 1st edn 9th imp. 8vo. Original gilt decorated red cloth, top edge gilt (edges rather rubbed and scuffed and boards a little discoloured; fore-edge spotted), no dustwrapper. Pp. xii + 296 + publisher's catalogue, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's 1916 gift inscription on half title;... More about THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS
Basil Blackwell, c. 1930. 1st edn. 8vo. Original decorative paper-laid boards (a little worn at edges). Pp. 44, illus with woodcut plates by Charles T. Nightlingale (no inscriptions). More about NURSERY LAYS OF NURSERY DAYS
Religious Tract Society, c. 1911. 8vo. Original decorated red cloth (VG). Pp. 127, illus with coloured frontispiece and title page (1911 Sunday school prize plate on front paste-down). More about SAVED FROM THE WRECK
Collins, 1956. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (bright VG), dustwrapper (small nicks to edges - otherwise VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 126, illus with b&w drawings by David Chalmers (no inscriptions). More about STORM
Macmillan, 1959. 1st edn. 8vo. Original brown lettered yellow cloth (VG), dustwrapper (minor wear, VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 246, illus with b&w drawings by J. S. Goodall (previous owner's ink inscrition and bookplate on front endpaper). More about QUEEN MOST FAIR
Oxford University Press, 1985. 0198691114. 14th printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (casing with slight lean - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. xxvii + 467, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More about THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF NURSERY RHYMES
Collins, 1940. 8vo. Original silver lettered orange cloth, top edge orange (bright VG), dustwrapper (chipped at head and tail of spine, not price clipped 3/-). Pp. vi + 314, illus with coloured frontispiece (previous owner's 1940 gift inscription on front endpaper). More about THE ABBEY GIRLS GO BACK TO SCHOOL
Paris: Editions Corentin, 1993. 2909771202. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered and decorated dark blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective wrapper, not price clipped; small tear on top edge of upper cover). Pp. 48, illus with coloured and b&w plates (no inscriptions) [French text]. More about LE ROI ARTHUR
Brockhampton Press, c. 1960. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth (boards a little discoloured - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small nicks to edges - in protective wrapper). Pp. 64, illus with coloured plates and b&w drawings by John Read (previous owner's 1960 inscription on verso of front endpaper). More about FANTA SEA
Religious Tract Society, c.1906. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered decorative blue cloth (edges lightly scuffed - otherwise VG). Pp. 191, illus with b&w frontispiece (1906 school prize inscription on front free-endpaper; inner hinges a little loosened). More about BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge SPCK, c. 1897. 1st edn. 8vo. Original decorative green cloth (VG). Pp. 80, illus with b&w frontispiece (1897 school prize plate on front paste-down; inner hinges loosened). More about BLIND JEM AND HIS FIDDLE
Religious Tract Society, c.1905. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered decorated red cloth (VG). Pp. 213, illus with b&w plates (1905 school prize plate front paste-down; fore-edge and prelims lightly spotted). More about A CHILD IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Religious Tract Society, c.1905. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered pictorial green cloth (VG). Pp. 352, illus with b&w plates (1920 school prize plate front paste-down). More about DEB CLAVEL
Religious Tract Society, c.1908. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered pictorial red cloth (VG). Pp. 349, illus with b&w plates (1908 school prize inscription on verso of front free-endpaper). More about DRIFTWOOD
Religious Tract Society, c.1905. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original decorated green cloth (VG). Pp. 151, illus with coloured frontispiece (previous owner's 1925 inscription on front endpaper). More about HOW DICK FOUND HIS SEA-LEGS A Story of a Seaside Holiday
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge SPCK, c. 1895. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered decorative green cloth (VG). Pp. 224, illus with b&w frontispiece with tissue-guard and b&w plates (1895 school prize plate on front paste-down and previous owner's neat inscription on verso of front free endpaper; prelims and fore-edge..... More about UNDER THE BLUE FLAG