ADVENTURE
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THE SECRET OF SPIGGY HOLES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by E.H. Davie.
Stock no. 2140503
Published by Basil Blackwell.
1949.
Good condition.
Red cloth, black title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Covers are bowed with fading to spine and edges; bumping at corners. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some browning and foxing, mostly to outer page edges.
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- ENID BLYTON
THE CHANGELING
Written by William Mayne.
Illustrated by Victor Ambrus.
Stock no. 2140268
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1961.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green boards with silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Bumping to base of spine. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased.
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THE NAMELESS BOAT
Written by M. Pardoe.
Illustrated by Leslie Atkinson.
Stock no. 1322970
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1957.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Mary Gray and the Barnard boys are off for a caravanning holiday on the west coast of Scotland - and to another adventure! Green boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 191 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with minimal chipping at top and tail of spine and some rubbing of surface paper too.
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BUNKLE AND BELINDA
Written by M. Pardoe.
Illustrated by Julie Neild.
Stock no. 1322968
Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth, black title label and author name to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Tiny black spot to centre of front cover. Endpapers browned. Light damp stain to lower corner of textblock and light foxing to textblock. Lower corner tips creased on some pages. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby.
THE CRIMSON RUST
Written by C. Bernard Rutley.
Illustrated by F. Stocks May.
Stock no. 2137773
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
An evil organisation is at work to dominate the world! Dark green boards. B/w frontis. 206 pages. Spine is a bit browned. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Marks and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and some chips and tears; a little loss.
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MIRANGO THE MAN-EATER: A TALE OF CENTRAL AFRICA
Written by C. Dudley Lampen.
Illustrated by Ernest Prater.
Stock no. 2137439
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
1st
1899.
Almost very good condition.
The Narrative of George Pryce, Traveller and Exile, First Writ Down Anno Domini 1706, and Now Retold. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine and red title to front cover. B/w frontis. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; wrinkling to cloth on front cover. Chipping to top and tail of spine. Award plate to front pastedown; browning to endpapers. Frontis has damp marking to margins. Foxing to prelims and outer page edges.
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- ADVENTURE
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
- CHILDRENS (ANTIQUARIAN)
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ERIK THE RED
Written by Donald Ridler.
Stock no. 1322315
Published by William Kimber.
1st
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The Atlantic alone in a home-made boat. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 208 pages. ISBN: 071830392X. Spine bumped. Light browning to endpapers and some foxing to textblock. White dustwrapper is grubby, browned to spine and edge rubbed.
ROBINSON CRUSOE RETOLD FOR LITTLE FOLK
Written by Edith Robarts.
Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 2135788
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Circa
1909.
Fair condition.
Cloth spine, pictorial front board. Full-page colour and b/w text illustrations. Heavy staining to top corner of cover, which goes through to prelims. Smaller stain to bottom. Bookplate to front endpaper. Foxing. Margin marks - couple of pages are starting to come loose, where hinges are cracked. This is a reading copy ONLY!!
THE WORLD OF ICE
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Illustrated by Savile Lumley.
Stock no. 2134975
Published by P.R. Gawthorn Ltd..
Circa
1949.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Youth Classics Series. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour frontis. Spotting to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with creasing, chips and tears; some grubby marks.
ADVENTURES OF DICK ONSLOW AMONG THE RED INDIANS
Written by W.H.G. Kingston.
Illustrated by George Soper.
Stock no. 2134724
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press.
Circa
1910.
Good condition.
Red cloth with gilt title/decoration block to spine. Black title and blind decorations to front cover. B/w plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Damp/splash marks and other marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges, with some to page margins. A few pages have corner creases, including plates.
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- NATIVE AMERICAN
- ADVENTURE
THE FUGITIVES OR THE TYRANT QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 1320996
Published by J. Nisbet; James Nisbet & Co..
1st
1887.
Almost very good condition.
Red pictorial cloth. 431 pagesl, 8 page booklist to rear. Black endpapers. B/w illustrations. Spine faded, bumped at top and tail with small splits/some wear. Slight fading to spine edge of rear cover. Small, light stain to front cover. Some light fingering else contents clean.
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- PICTORIAL BINDING
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
CRASH IN THE CAPRIVI
Written by Duncan Watts.
Illustrated by Paul O'Shea.
Stock no. 1320985
Published by Tynron Press.
1st
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition.
An adventure of the Wallace Boys. Orange pictorial cardwraps. 195 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1856460991. Covers slightly edge rubbed. G1(?) in blue biro to rear cover. Slight foxing to textblock. Very scarce.