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THE MONSTER OF WIDGEON WEIR
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1329027
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1943. Almost very good condition.

The Lockett family had not been on their Thames island many days before Adventure cropped up in the usual fashion... Green cloth, blue title to spine. Blue pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing to endpapers and textblock, affecting some pages.

CHALLENGE TO ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1329025
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story of the Locketts family. The story is set in motion when three children from the Grenfell family express skepticism about the Locketts' previous exploits, suggesting that the "adventures" recorded in their books (ostensibly written by their aunt, a newspaper reporter) are works of fiction. To settle the dispute, an adventure competition is organized. Red cloth. B/w illustrations. Top edge of textblock is foxed. Spine of dustwrapper is slightly faded.

RIDERS AND RAIDS
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Sheila Rose.
Stock no. 1329022
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition.

Green boards, black titles and vignette. A pony story. Top corners bumped. Spine browned/foxed. Foxing throughout.

AIR SPIES OF MALTA
Written by Peter T. Jackson.
Stock no. 1328901
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Three boys find a secret passage near their school at Malta. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title to front. 220 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped, rear panel is grubby.

AIR SCOUT
Written by H.B. Aldrich.
Stock no. 1328899
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A thrilling story about scouting, camping and adventure. Star Library. Red cloth, black titles. 191 pages. B/w frontis. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Spine bumped and rubbed. Slight discolouration to top and tail of spine and to rear cover. Foxing to contents, some slight damp staining to top edges of pastedowns. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with some pieces of loss. Rear panel is a bit grubby and has a pink stain.

THE SPANISH GALLEON
Written by Tudur Watkins. Illustrated by Jack Matthews.
Stock no. 1328863
Published by Peter Lunn (publishers) Ltd. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An unusual adventure story set in the early 19th century and packed with thrills. Yellow cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and some full-page colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Slight fading to cover edges. Foxing, mainly to textblock but also affecting some pages. Dustwrapper is browned and edge worn with tear to top corner of rear panel.

THE BEACH DOGS
Written by Colin Dann.
Stock no. 1328816
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A compelling animal adventure story. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 144 pages. ISBN: 0091736234. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Heavy foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

SHORT SORTIES
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1328405
Published by Latimer House Limited. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. A variety of stories for the older reader by Johns. 202 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine and cover edges slightly faded. Light scratch marks to the cloth on the front cover. Foxing to contents. Tiny piece torn from top corner of foreword page (no loss of text). Some page corner creases and some light marks to page margins. Lacking rear free-endpaper.

THE BETRAYER
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1328218
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Complete and unabridged. Pictorial cardwraps. 271 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781847450180. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy.

RICHARD AND THE GOLDEN HORSE SHOE
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1328216
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w illustrations. Complete and unabridged. ISBN: 9781847450333. Minimal rubbing to corners. Contents look unread.

RICK AFIRE!
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328139
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w text illustrations, endpapers are maps. Corners bumped, cover edges very slightly dusty. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is grubby to spine and rear panel.

BUNKLE BEGAN IT
Written by M. Pardoe. Illustrated by Julie Neild.
Stock no. 1328137
Published by Fidra Books. 1st thus 2007. Very good condition.

Pale grey cardwraps. 209 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781906123017. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Foxing to inside of covers.