ADVENTURE
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RINGED ROUND WITH FOES
Written by C. Bernard Rutley.
Illustrated by C.P. Shilton.
Stock no. 1328013
Published by George Newnes Limited.
1st
1945.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A story of thrills, capture and escape. Tower House Series. Blue cloth with dark titles to spine and front cover. Small Tower House motif to bottom right hand corner of front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name and date in pencil to front free-endpaper (child's writing). Light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss, marks to rear panel.
THE FAR ISLAND
Written by M. Pardoe.
Illustrated by Rosalind M. Turvey.
Stock no. 1328002
Published by Fidra Books.
1st thus
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Far Island was Margot Pardoe's first book and introduces Dean and Jean Fraser who later appear in the Bunkle series of books for which the author is best known. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0955191009. Minimal rubbing to corners. Foxing to prelims but looks unread.
GIMLET GOES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1327813
Published by Youth Book Club Ltd..
Circa
1950.
Good condition.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 185 pages. A grubby and well worn copy. Spine is browned. Foxing and marks to contents. Front joint cracked.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIMLET
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- ADVENTURE
THE GRENVILLE GARRISON
Written by Gwendoline Courtney.
Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 1326883
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Britannic Series. Green cloth, black titles. 277 pages. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. 277 pages, top edge green. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxspots to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with old tape repairs to front and verso, rubbing to spine, crease to front flap where price was folded over.
THE CHILDREN OF KIDILLIN
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by C. Holland.
Stock no. 1326776
Published by Werner Laurie.
1951.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Originally published in 1940 under the pen-name of 'Mary Pollock', and re-issued in 1951. Brown cloth with yellow title to spine and author name to front cover. B/w illustrations. 94 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. Light browning to rear free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a repaired tear to top of rear panel and a small tear to base of spine. Dustwrapper is browned on verso.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
- ADVENTURE
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THE HOODWINKERS
Written by Monica Edwards.
Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1326706
Published by Collins.
1st
1962.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
"Jim Decks is once again up to his nefarious activities - hoodwinking innocent Americans who, with their love of history, are convinced that Jim's old boat belonged to William The Conqueror". Red boards, silver title to spine. Endpapers are maps of the Romney Marsh area, b/w illustrations to text. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers faintly foxed and some light red staining from cover dye to top edge of front endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn with a small piece of loss to top edge of front panel (covered with a piece of white paper), tape repairs and damp staining to verso (stains show on rear panel and rear flap). Rear panel is a bit grubby.
BIGGLES IN THE CRUISE OF THE CONDOR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Pat Williams.
Stock no. 1326395
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd..
Good condition.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. A Biggles Strip Book. Spine and corners bumped and worn with some loss of surface paper. Covers grubby. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Browning and fingering to page margins.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- ADVENTURE
- BOYS ADVENTURE
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BUNKLE WENT FOR SIX
Written by M. Pardoe.
Illustrated by Julie Neild.
Stock no. 1326346
Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd.
1st
1950.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Red cloth, black title and vignette. 222 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. A few foxspots to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss, lightly foxed and slightly browned to spine
SUSAN, BILL AND THE IVY-CLAD OAK
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1326155
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1st
1954.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The story of Susan and Bill's Ivy-leaf Club. Red boards, black titles and vignette. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Front free-endpaper is missing. Two names in ink to half title-page. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with some slight loss, rear panel is grubby and there is a tear to the centre of the spine. A few old tape repairs on verso.
SUSAN, BILL AND THE GOLDEN CLOCK
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1326154
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1st
1955.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Part of the Susan & Bill series. A sinister stranger takes far too much interest in Mrs Fraser's golden clock.... Red boards with black lettering and small illustration to front. Colour frontis, and 6 b&w illustrations. 118 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Child's name and date in ink to top of front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned and foxed, textblock lightly foxed. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby to rear panel of wrapper.
SUSAN, BILL AND THE VANISHING BOY
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1326153
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1st
1955.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Susan and Bill on quite a 'different' holiday, that had been kept a surprise until the last moment. And, as though that wasn't enough, the story of a missing boy; mysterious signs and messages; a Fair... This is the third story about Susan and Bill and is one of their most exciting adventures. Red boards, black titles and vignette. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Cover edges slightly darkened and some fading to top and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is from a later edition (price on front flap is 6/- and "Saucy Kate" is listed on back flap). Old tape marks to edges of wrapper flaps. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and slightly faded to spine.
SUSAN, BILL AND THE WOLF-DOG
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1326148
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1954.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
The first book about Susan and Bill in which Susan finds herself moving to the country and living next-door to Bill - just the sort of friend she has always wanted. Red boards, black titles and vignette. 117 pages. Colour frontis and 6 b/w illustrations. Reprint in same year as first edition. Spine bumped. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and page margins. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby with quite a bit of loss to spine and edges.