WILLIAM DOES HIS BIT
George Newnes, 1941. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (edges a little scuffed and corners bumped), no dustwrapper. Pp. 252, illus with b&w drawings (no inscriptions). More about WILLIAM DOES HIS BIT
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SILVER EAGLE CARRIES ON
Adam & Charles Black, 1940. 1st edn 4th printing. 8vo. Original green lettered cream cloth (casing with slight lean - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. vii +196, illus with b&w plates and drawings in text (previous owner's obtrusive inscription on front free endpaper and two further annotations). More about SILVER EAGLE CARRIES ON
THE FIRE OX AND OTHER YEARS
Collins, 1947. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered turquoise cloth (lettering at spine dulled, some staining on lower board - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. xviii + 393, illus with coloured frontispiece, coloured plate and plans and b&w plates (previous owner's neat inscription on front free endpaper). More about THE FIRE OX AND OTHER YEARS
BOYS' & GIRLS' BOOK OF THE YEAR
Daily Express, 1935. 1st edn. 4to. Original black lettered red cloth (VG), dustwrapper (rubbed and nicked at edges - in protective wrapper). Pp. 295, illus with coloured and b&w drawings and b&w photos (previous owner's inscription on fron prelim). More about BOYS' & GIRLS' BOOK OF THE YEAR
ROYAL ROAD READERS Book Five
Chatto and Windus, 1956. 1st edn. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (VG). Pp. 48, illus with coloured drawings in text by Clarke Hutton (no inscriptions). More about ROYAL ROAD READERS Book Five
ROYAL ROAD READERS Book Three
Chatto and Windus, 1955. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (VG). Pp. 48, illus with coloured drawings in text by Biro (no inscriptions). More about ROYAL ROAD READERS Book Three
ROYAL ROAD READERS Book Three A
Chatto and Windus, 1956. 1st edn. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (VG). Pp. 48, illus with coloured drawings in text by Clarke Hutton (no inscriptions). More about ROYAL ROAD READERS Book Three A
AZTEC GOLD
Oxford University Press, 1958. Oxford Children's Library. 8vo. Original blue lettered yellow cloth (minor marks on page edges, otherwise VG), dustwrapper (lightly scratched; extrems a little worn, otherwise VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 256, illus with b&w frontispiece by P. A. Jobson (some page margins very lightly... More about AZTEC GOLD
DAUNTLESS FINDS HER CREW
Oxford University Press, 1952. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original brown lettered blue cloth (some faint spotting along bottom edge of boards - otherwise near Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 188, illus with b&w drawings by P.A. Jobson (top and fore-edges lightly spotted; no..... More about DAUNTLESS FINDS HER CREW
BABAR'S TRAVELS
Methuen, 1936. 2nd English Edition. 4to. Original cloth-backed pictorial paper-laid boards (edges a little chipped and scuffed, corners bumped), no dustwrapper. Pp. 48, illus with coloured drawings throughout (previous owner's neat inscription on verso of front free endpaper). More about BABAR'S TRAVELS
LES MALHEURS DE SOPHIE
Hachette Jeunesse, 2006 2010185498. 4to. Original cloth-backed pictorial paper-laid boards (lightly marked boards - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 70, illus with coloured and b&w drawings by Andre Pecoud (previous owner's neat inscription on lower board; text in French). More about LES MALHEURS DE SOPHIE
ROBINSON CRUSOE
George G. Harrap, 1933. Tall 8vo. Original black and orange decorated blue cloth (faded at spine and on part of boards, top edge dust stained, fore edge lightly spotted), no dustwrapper. Pp. 320, illus with coloured frontispiece and plates by Elenore Plaisted Abbott (pages lightly spotted; previous owner's neat pencil... More about ROBINSON CRUSOE
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH A Fairy Tale of Home
Frederick Warne & Co., 1927. 8vo. Original gilt decorated red cloth, top edge gilt, with pictorial endpapers (light wear on extrems; fore and bottom page edges spotted - otherwise bright VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. viiii + 182, illus with coloured plates and b&w drawings in text (front prelims lightly spotted;... More about THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH A Fairy Tale of Home
PSAMMYFORSHORT Rex Imp
Methuen, 1929. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt decorated red cloth (spine slightly faded with small mark - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 103, illus coloured frontispiece with tissue-guard and b&w plates and drawings by Frank Adams (top third of front free endpaper removed; rear endpapers spotted; no inscriptions). More about PSAMMYFORSHORT Rex Imp
WITH STANLEY ON THE CONGO.
Thomas Nelson, c. 1923. 8vo. Original blue decorated grey cloth (spine ends worn; page edges)), no dustwrapper. Pp. vii + 216, illus with coloured plates (endpapers tanned; some pages spotted; 1923 school prize plate on front free endpaper). More about WITH STANLEY ON THE CONGO
SAM AND THE OTHERS
Country Life, 1933. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original yellow lettered red cloth (bright VG). Pp. xi + 174 (no inscriptions), with b&w illus. More about SAM AND THE OTHERS
IN FAIRY-LAND A Series of Pictures from the Elf-World
Holp Shuppan, 1989. Facsimile of Longmans Green 1870 edn. Folio (15 x 11 ins). Original gilt decorated green cloth, all edges gilt (near Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. 31, illus with 16 coloured plates (previous owner's name stamp on rear free endpaper; no inscriptions). More about IN FAIRY-LAND A Series of Pictures from the Elf-World
SOUTH OF PATAGONIA
Frederick Warne, 1946. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (spine and part of boards faded and some light marks to upper board), no dustwrapper. Pp. 256, illus with coloured frontispiece (front free endpaper slightly creased with large pencil inscription; half title spotted with crease to top corner). More about SOUTH OF PATAGONIA
A BOOK OF SHIPS Puffin Picture Book 11
Penguin, c. 1942. Oblong 8vo. Original pictorial paper covers (softback) (previous owner's pencil inscription on upper cover and covers creased at corners). Unpaginated, with coloured and b&w illus (no other inscriptions). More about A BOOK OF SHIPS Puffin Picture Book 11
BEASTS IN MY BELFRY
Collins, 1973. 0002111780. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 191, with b&w illus by Edward Mortelmans (no inscriptions). More about BEASTS IN MY BELFRY
CATCH ME A COLOBUS
Collins, 1972. 0002111489. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 221, with b&w illus by Edward Mortelmans (previous owner's neat inscription on front endpaper). More about CATCH ME A COLOBUS
THE PICNIC AND SUCHLIKE PANDEMONIUM
Collins, 1979. 000216731X. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (top edge lightly spotted - otherwise Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 256 (no inscriptions). More about THE PICNIC AND SUCHLIKE PANDEMONIUM
A TREASURY OF VERSE FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
George G. Harrap, 1908. 1st edn. Square 8vo. Original gilt decorated pictorial green cloth, top edge gilt (edges lightly scuffed and corners a little bumped - otherwise bright VG). Pp. 258, illus with 8 coloured plates, b&w plates and in text by Willy Pogany (previous owner's neat 1912 inscription on... More about A TREASURY OF VERSE FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
KATHARINE BRIGGS
Lutterworth Press, 1986. 1st edn signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. 209, with b&w illus (no inscriptions). More about KATHARINE BRIGGS
KHYBERIE The Story of a Pony on the Indian Frontier
A. & C. Black, 1943. 8vo. Original green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (chipped at edges - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 178, illus with pen & ink plates and drawings in text by K.F. Barker (endpapers spotted; no inscriptions). More about KHYBERIE The Story of a Pony on the Indian Frontier