MYSTERY AT MERLING BAY
Dennis Dobson, 1968. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. 200, illus with b&w drawings by A.E. Barnard (no inscriptions). More
Children's Books
PETER AND WENDY
Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. c. 1930. Later printing. 8vo (8 x 6 ins). Original gilt decorated pale blue cloth (lightly chafed at corners and page edges faintly spotted - otherwise bright VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 267, illus with coloured frontispiece with tissue-guard and 12 b&w plates (some spotting throughout; no..... More
UNDER SEALED ORDERS A Tale of Yesterday
Collins, 1946. 1st edn 4th printing. 8vo. Original silver lt lettered brown cloth (boards mottled - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small tears and creasess at edges - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 256, illus with coloured frontispiece (no inscriptions). More
TAN AND TARMAC
Evans Brothers, 1958. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (some light spotting on page edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 192, illus with b&w drawings by Anne Gordon (no inscriptions). More
JERSEY ADVENTURE
J.M. Dent & Sons, 1971. Pennant Book edn. 8vo. Original blue/yellow cloth (some light wear at edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (rather tubbed at edges - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 160, illus with b&w drawings by Margaret Weatherby (lacks front free endpaper; child's felt pen inscriptions on front..... More
PARIS ADVENTURE
J.M. Dent & Sons, 1962. Pennant Book edn. 8vo. Original blue/yellow cloth (some light wear at edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small tick marks on lower covers and nicks at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 191, illus with b&w drawings by Marcia Lane Foster (no inscriptions)..... More
THE DREADFUL DRAGON HAY HILL
William Heinemann, 1929. New imp. 8vo. Original gilt lettered cloth-backed paper-laid boards (top edge dust stained - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 111, illus with coloured frontispiece (no inscriptions). More
RUPERT 1965 ANNUAL
Express Newspapers [&] Egmont Books, 2009. Limited numbered facsimile edition (3590 of 5500) with certificate loosely inserted. Tall 8vo. Original laminated pictorial boards (Fine), slipcase (Fine). Pp. 115, illus with coloured cartoon strip throughout (no inscriptions). More
GENERAL JOHN REGAN
Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. 2nd edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (small mark on upper board - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 323 (previous owner's neat 1913 inscription on front endpaper; endpapers spotted; front inner hinge loosened). More
POWDER AND JAM
Grant Richards, 1909. 1st edn. Oblong 8vo (5 x 7¼ ins). Original white lettered pink cloth with coloured plate inset on upper board (lower board a little discoloured and light wear at edges). Pp. 123, illus with 32 coloured plates by the author (inner hinges loosened; previous owner's 1909 gift..... More
TUPENY FEEFO AND JINKS
Collins, 1967. 1st edn thus. 8vo. Original red lettered yellow cloth, top edge red (casing with slight lean - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (lightly worn at edges - in protective wrapper, not price-clipped). Pp. 154, illus with b&w drawings (lacks front free endpaper; pages tanned; no inscriptions). More
THE WISHING-CHAIR AGAIN
George Newnes, 1965. 1st edn 6th imp. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth (page edges tanned - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small tears at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 192, illus with drawings by Hilda McGavin (no inscriptions). More
NESTA'S NEW SCHOOL
Blackie and Son, c. 1945. 8vo. Original white lettered blue cloth, top edge blue (VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 319, illus with 4 b&w plates by W. Spence (previous owner's inscription on front endpaper). More
THE SCHOOL IN THE FOREST
Blackie & Son, c. 1944. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth, top edge green (casing with slight lean - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (creased with partial loss at edges - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 288, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
THE SECRET OF THE BORDER CASTLE
Blackie & Son, c. 1943. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth, top edge red (faded at tail of spine otherwise VG), dustwrapper (creased at edges with partial loss at top edge of upper cover and tail of spine - in protective wrapper, price clipped). Pp. 192, illus with b&w plates..... More
VICTORIA-BESS AND OTHERS Comprising Victoria-Bess, Aunt Sally's Life, Racketty-Packetty House.
Victor Gollancz, 1968. Gollancz Revivals edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (casing with slight lean - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 141 (no inscriptions). More
A MERRY SCOUT And Other Stories
Rand McNally & Co., 1937. 8vo. Original pictorial boards (rubbed at edges). Pp. 64 (front free endpaper removed; previous owner's neat inscription on half title page), illus with coloured and b&w drawings by Garada Clark Riley. More
THE WHITEDOWN CHUMS A Tale of Boarding-School Life
S W. Partridge & Co., c. 1910. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt decorated brown pictorial cloth (bright VG) . Pp. 128 (school prize plate on front endpaper; tanning to pages edges), with b&w illus. More
BILL OF BILLABONG
Ward Lock & Co., c. 1945. Reprint. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (some fading at edges, some spotting at edges, casing with slight lean), dustwrapper (chipped at extrems - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 256, illus with b&w frontispiece (Melbourne book seller's small ticket on front pastedown). More
OUTLAWS IN BLUE VALLEY
Frederick Warne & Co., 1949. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered yellow cloth (boards lightly marked - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 253, illus with coloured frontispiece (previous owner's inscription and name stamps on front endpaper). More
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY
Frederick Warne, 1904. 8vo. Original gilt decorated blue cloth (light wear at edges). Pp. xi + 269, illus with b&w frontispiece with tissue-guard and b&w plates and in text (some light spotting on prelims; no inscriptions). More
THE ROAD TO ROUNDABOUT
Ward Lock, 1944. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original brown cloth (some light wear at edges), dustwrapper (small nicks and creases - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 309 (fore-edge spotted; previous owner's pencil inscription on front endpaper). More
MASTERWORKS OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Volume 2 The Early Years 1550 - 1739
Chelsea House [& Stonehill, 1983. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (small nicks to edges - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. vii + 372, illus with b&w plates and in text (no inscriptions). More