THE CURIE SOCIETY
MIT Press, 2021. Uncorrected proof. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. 163, illus with b&w cartoon strip throughout (no inscriptions). More
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THE CURIE SOCIETY
MIT Press, 2021. Uncorrected page proof. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. 163, illus throughout with b&w strip drawings (no inscriptions). More
FOUND IN THE FOREST
Frederick Warne & Co.,1958. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth (head of spine darkened - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (worn at edges with partial loss at head of spine - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 222, illus with b&w drawings by D.G. Valentine (endpapers and page edges..... More
AN ARMY IN PIGTAILS
New York: Bobbs Merrill, 1962. 1st edn. 4to. Original pictorial cloth (upper board lightly marked and pen mark on top edge), no dustwrapper. Pp. 42, illus with coloured and b&w plates by author (ex school library with usual stamps and markings and black pen crossings-out on endpapers; small closed tear..... More
MIRIAM'S AMBITION
Blackie & Son, c. 1925. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (bright VG), dustwrapper (edges a little creased and with small closed tear at edge of spine on lower cover - in protective wrapper, price clipped). Pp. 224, illus with 3 b&w plates by Norman Sutcliffe (previous owner's neat inscription..... More
LE MORT DE STALINE
Dargaud, 2010. 1st edn. 4to. Original laminated pictorial boards (Fine). Unpaginated, illus with coloured cartoon strip (no inscriptions). [French text]. More
THE CAT DID IT.
Oxford University Press, 1951. 1st edn signed and inscribed by author on half title. 8vo. Original silver lettered red cloth (casing with slight lean and a little rubbed at edges), dustwrapper (spine torn with partial loss and tears at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 194, illus..... More
THE HORSE FROM INDIA
Frederick Muller, 1944. 1st edn. 8vo. Original blue lettered grey cloth (VG), dustwrapper (small tears at top edge of upper cover - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 187, with b&w illus by Stanley Lloyd (no inscriptions). More
ESMERALDA AHOY
William Heinemann, 1958. New edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (a little faded and head and tail of spine - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (poor - partial loss at top and bottom edge of upper cover - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 255, illus with b&w drawings (lacks..... More
THE WALLYPUG AT PLAY
Raphael Tuck & Sons, n.d. c. 1901. 1st edn. 4to. Original cloth-backed pictorial boards (poor - spine rubbed at head and tail and boards chipped at corners and rubbed at edges). Unpaginated, illus with full page coloured plates and coloured drawings in text (most pages loose and some with nicks..... More
THE BRYDONS ABROAD
Lutterworth Press, 1963. 1st edn 2nd imp. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (some light rubbing at edges - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 167, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings by T.R. Freeman (previous owners' inscriptions on front endpaper, one heavily crossed-out). More
THE BRYDONS AT SMUGGLER'S COVE
Lutterworth Press, 1946. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth (upper board lightly marked and edges a little rubbed and bumped), no dustwrapper. Pp. 191, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings by H. Tilden Reeves (previous owner's neat inscriptions on front and rear endpapers). More
THE BRYDONS GET THINGS GOING
Lutterworth Press, 1951. 1st edn. 8vo. Original red lettered grey cloth (casing with slight lean and light marks on boards), no dustwrapper. Pp. 184, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings by T.R. Freeman (residue of bookplate on front endpaper; inner hinges loosened). More
THE BRYDONS GO CAMPING
Lutterworth Press, 1951. New edn. 8vo. Original green lettered grey cloth (casing with slight lean and page edges spotted - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 176, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings by T.R. Freeman (no inscriptions). More
THE BRYDONS HUNT FOR TREASURE
Lutterworth Press, 1951. 1st edn. 8vo. Original green lettered grey cloth (top edge lightly spotted), no dustwrapper. Pp. 200, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings by T.R. Freeman (front free endpaper removed; inner hinges loosened). More
THE BRYDONS IN A PICKLE
Lutterworth Press, 1950. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered blue cloth (some light rubbing at edges and page edges, endpapers and prelims spotted), no dustwrapper. Pp. 206, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings by T.R. Freeman (previous owner's inscription on front endpaper). More
THE BRYDONS IN SUMMER
Lutterworth Press, 1949. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (top edge lightly spotted - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 192, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings by A.H. Watson (bottom half of frontis loose at gutter; no inscriptions). More
THE BRYDONS LOOK FOR TROUBLE
Lutterworth Press, 1950. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered grey cloth (some light rubbing at edges - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 200, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings by T.R. Freeman (pencil circles faintly drawn on half title, no inscriptions). More
THE BRYDONS ON THE BROADS
Lutterworth Press, 1955. 1st edn. 8vo. Original green lettered grey cloth (boards discoloured with pen marks and page edges spotted; extensive pen marks on front endpapers), no dustwrapper. Pp. 191, illus with b&w drawings by T.R. Freeman (library sticker on front endpaper). More
THE BRYDONS STICK AT NOTHING
Lutterworth Press, 1952. 1st edn. 8vo. Original red lettered green cloth (page edges spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (chipped and torn at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped. Pp. 144, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings by T.R. Freeman (endpapers and prelims lightly spotted; no inscriptions). More
THE DEANS 6 Volumes Follow A Clue, Solve a Mystery, Dive for Treasure, To the Rescue, Lighthouse Adventure, And Mr Popple.
Lutterworth Press, 1954-1960. 1st edn. 6 vols. 8vo. Original black lettered cloth (all with spotting on page edges and Solve a Mystery rather worn and chafed at edges of spine and boards), no dustwrappers. Pp. various, illus with b&w drawings by Reg Forster (some vols with lightly spotted endpapers and..... More
THE DEANS MOVE IN
Lutterworth Press, 1953. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered red cloth (page edges spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (chipped and torn at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped. Pp. 152, illus with coloured frontispiece and b&w drawings by Reg Forster (previous owner's inscriptions on front endpaper and preims)..... More
MORE ADVENTURES OF THE BRYDONS
Lutterworth Press, 1947. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered green cloth (boards discoloured), dustwrapper (very chipped and torn - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 159, illus with b&w drawings by Victor J. Bertoglio ( no inscriptions). More
THE McGILLS AT MYSTERY FARM
Lutterworth Press, 1958. 1st edn. 8vo. Original black lettered blue cloth (top edge of spine faded - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (chipped and torn - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 204, illus with b&w frontispiece and b&w drawings by Leo Davy (school prize plate on front endpaper; no inscriptions). More
WHO'S WHO IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
BCA [&] Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1975. Book club edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt decrated red cloth (minor marks on page edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small abrasion at tail of spine - in protective wrapper, not clipped). Pp. 399, illus with b&w and coloured plates and b&w drawings in text..... More