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TIRRA LIRRA: RHYMES OLD AND NEW
Written by Laura E. Richards.
Illustrated by Marguerite Davis.
Stock no. 1830829
Published by Little, Brown and Company (Canada) Limited.
Circa
1955.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Nonsense verses, songs and jingles for children of all ages. Green cloth boards, yellow titles. B/w illustrations to text. Pictorial endpapers show children riding various animals. xviii and 194 pages including index. Eleventh printing. Top 7 tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Boards clean and bright. 1" tear to lower edge of front joint. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small chips, browned, and a little grubby.
RABBIT AND PORK RHYMING TALK
Written by John Lawrence.
Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830828
Published by Hamish Hamilton.
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
'Rabbit and Pork' stands for 'rhyming talk' or Cockney rhyming slang, the unique language with its famous phrases suchas 'plates of meat' (feet) and 'bees and honey' (money). A collection of fifty different phrases, all illustrated with a coloured wood engraving. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0241891302. Light rubbing to corners of boards, minor knocks to board edges. Couple of tiny pieces of surface paper loss to margins of front endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily browned else clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- RHYME
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
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THE ELUSIVE GRASSHOPPER
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1330609
Published by George Newnes Limited.
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The 6th Lone Pine book, set against a real background of Romney Marsh. Cream cloth, red titles. Endpapers are maps of Romney Marsh. B/w illustrations. 248 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Slight browning to top and tail of spine. Very pale foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some slight loss, rear panel is slightly grubby.
ALL SUMMER THROUGH
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330608
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1952.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Green boards, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. Endpapers are maps of Nettleford. B/w text illustrations. 2nd impression. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers partially browned. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn and torn with loss and tape repairs on verso. Large damp stain to rear spine edge and to rear panel.
SEVEN WHITE GATES
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1330607
Published by George Newnes Ltd..
7th
1950.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
The second book in the Lone Pine series. Beige cloth, gilt titles and Lone Pine vignette. Endpapers are maps. 248 pages. Spine and corners bumped with a little browning. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Child's name and address written to half title-page. Dustwrapper is well worn and torn with quite substantial loss to spine and some loss at edges. Old tape repairs to wrapper folds. Foxing and some grubbiness to wrapper.
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- CHILDRENS
- LONE PINE
- ADVENTURE
- SHROPSHIRE
LONE PINE FIVE
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1330606
Published by George Newnes Limited.
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Green boards, black titles and pine tree vignette. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with minimal loss and neat repairs on verso. Rear panel is a bit grubby.
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- CHILDRENS
- LONE PINE
- ADVENTURE
- SHROPSHIRE
FOUR-AND-TWENTY BLACKBIRDS
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Lilian Buchanan.
Stock no. 1330605
Published by George Newnes Limited.
1st
1959.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A delightful story with the Sussex Downs as background, in which the Grays move from the Midlands to open a cafe in a little town near to the sea. Orange boards, black title to spine. 159 pages. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in red ink to front endpaper has been partially erased. Some page edge browning and foxing. Price-cut dustwrapper is just a little edge worn with a small brown mark to top edge of front flap.
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TREASURE AT THE MILL
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Harry Pettit.
Stock no. 1330604
Published by George Newnes.
1st
1957.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
When John Adams discovered Sprig Valley Mill it was empty: he often went there to play in the deserted garden and take the boat across the pond to an island. Suddenly all changed. The Mill was sold and although the new owners became his friends eager to help him, someone else - an enemy - was also after the hidden treasure. Orange boards. B/w illustrations. 152 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Page browning and foxing throughout else contents clean. One page is detached but still present (61/2). Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, creased and torn with neat tape repairs on verso.
SUSAN, BILL AND THE IVY-CLAD OAK
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1330603
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1st
1954.
Very good condition in a fair 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 slightly bumped. Pale page browning to endpapers and a few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased and has a large section of loss to front panel and slight loss to top of spine.
REDSHANK'S WARNING
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1330602
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st
1948.
Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
The first in the Jillies series. Blue cloth, silver title to spine and silver signature to front board. Endpapers are maps of the great adventure. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. 206 pages. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges rubbed. Foxing and a few small fingermarks else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and foxed with 2" loss to base of spine, slight loss to top of spine and corners and slight surface paper damage to front panel.
TWO FAIR PLAITS
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1330601
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1950.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
2nd in the 'Jilly family' series. Pale grey cloth, silver titles to spine. Pictorial endpapers are maps. Colour frontis, b/w pictures. 192 pages. 2nd impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock, light browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss, small hole to spine edge of front panel and rear panel slightly grubby.
THE LUCK OF SALLOWBY
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Tilden Reeves.
Stock no. 1330600
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st
1952.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A breathlessly exciting story about the famous Jillies. Light blue cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Damp(?) spotting to covers (mainly front cover). Light foxing to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and slightly grubby to rear panel.
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- CHILDRENS
- EAST ANGLIA