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BURGLARS AND BANDICOOTS
Written by David Severn.
Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330328
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1952.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Joan Warner was convinced her brother Alan and his friend David would get into trouble when they spent a week in London with Uncle Stuart - and she was right! Green boards, black title to spine and vignette of a rat to front cover. 192 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Heavy foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock, affecting some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn, rear panel slightly grubby.
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THE WHITE RIDERS
Written by Monica Edwards.
Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1830462
Published by Collins.
1st
1950.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Another high adventure on the Romney Marsh. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 254 pages. Spine slightly cocked. Title to spine faded to a pale green colour. Text block browned. A fw scattered foxspots to contents. Faint tape marks to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-wiorn and torn with some loss at corners and top & tail of spine, a little grubby to rear panel.
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MESSENGER OF FEAR
Written by Michael Grant.
Stock no. 1830461
Published by Electric Monkey.
1st
2014.
Very good condition.
The Messenger sees the darkness in young hears, and the damage it inflicts upon the world. If they go unpunished, he offers the wicked a game. Win, and they can go free. Lose, and they will live out their greatest fear... Matt black paper boards with black title to spine and decorations to boards. All edges dark red. 308 pages. ISBN: 9781405265157. SIGNED by the author to front fly leaf. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly worn. A few marks to text block. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is a little scuffed.
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- CHILDRENS (YOUNG ADULTS)
- FANTASY
- THRILLER FICTION
THE SWISH OF THE CURTAIN
Written by Pamela Brown.
Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830460
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1950.
Very good condition.
A story broadcast on the BBC Children's Hour. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 345 pages. Reprint. A few marks to boards. Text block a little grubby. Some foxing present, mainly to rear endpapers.
GOLDEN PAVEMENTS
Written by Pamela Brown.
Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830459
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1949.
Almost very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.
The schoolboy and schoolgirl company who ran their own theatre, the "Blue Door", in Fenchester, come to London to finish their training at Dramatic School - and this is the story of their experiences. Red boards with gilt title to cream cloth spine. Colour frontis. B/w full page illustrations throughout. 261 pages. Reprint. Vertical reading crease to spine, boards a little grubby. Text block browned. Some foxing present, especially to prelims end endpapers. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is in two halves with most of the spine missing, edge worn with loss, creased, repaired to verso with clear tape, yellowed with age.
MADDY ALONE
Written by Pamela Brown.
Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830458
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1949.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This is the book of the successful play of the same title broadcast in the BBC children's Hour. It deals with the adventures of Maddy, the youngest member of the Blue Door Theatre Company, made famous in Pamela Brown's first book The Swish of the Curtain (broadcast twice), and the sequel, Golden Pavements. An exciting and amusing story to be enjoyed by all children interested in films and filming. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Top edge green. 134 pages. Reprint. Browning to endpapers. Some small foxspots present. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed iwht slight loss at corners, worn at top & tail of spine and is a little grubby to rear panel.
THE STORY OF PETER PAN
Written by J.M. Barrie; Daniel O'Connor.
Illustrated by Alice B. Woodward.
Stock no. 1830457
Published by G. Bell & Sons Ltd..
1973.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Retold from the fairy play by Sir James Barrie by Daniel O'Connor. Orange cloth boards, dark titles and illustration to front board. Plain endpapers. Colour and b/w plates and b/w text illustrations. 79 pages. ISBN: 0713508507. Reprint. Minor foxing to text block else a lovely copy. Price-cut blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed with a few tiny closed edge tears (no loss) and is grubby (scuffed) to rear panel.
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CARGO OF HORSES (COLLINS PONY LIBRARY)
Written by Monica Edwards.
Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1830455
Published by Collins.
1st thus
1972.
Almost very good condition.
Tamzin and Rissa set about rescuing a cargo of horses which are to be taken abroad and slaughtered and sold as meat! Collins Pony Library series No.2). Matt colour pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 160 pages. ISBN: 0001643029. Boars rubbed at edges, tiny nick to lower edge of front board. Crease to spine (reading wear). Contents browned. Front hinge pulled between colophon page and 1st chapter page 7. Minor biro mark to base of text block.
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- HORSE AND PONY STORY
OPERATION SEABIRD
Written by Monica Edwards.
Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1830454
Published by The Children's Book Club.
1958.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
What will Tamzin and Rissa do when they discover that many seabirds are dying because their wings are becoming clogged with oil...? Yellow boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Grease spots to spine. Boards a little grubby in appearance (minor), bumped at corners.Foxing and some grubby marks present. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased and edge-worn with slight loss at corners, grubby and marked to rear panel.
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- BIRDS (CHILDRENS)
THE WATER-BABIES (TOLD TO THE CHILDREN)
Written by Charles Kingsley; Amy Steedman.
Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1830453
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Told To The Children Series. Small format. Red cloth boards, gilt titles. 8 pretty colour plates. 119 pages. Name & address in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers and text block lightly foxed. Else contents clean. Price-cut yellow pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small tears and slight loss, grubby and browned to front vertical edge.
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- TOLD TO THE CHILDREN
VICTORIANS ABROAD
Written by John S. Goodall.
Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 1830449
Published by Macmillan London Limited.
1st
1980.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Small oblong format. Brown boards, gilt title to spine and vignettes. Colour illustrations throughout. No text. ISBN: 0333284534. A lovely copy.
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UNTITLED (THE BEE BOOK)
Written by Kit Williams.
Illustrated by Kit Williams.
Stock no. 1830435
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1984.
Very good condition.
Object of this puzzle book is to guess the title! (Actual title is The Bee On The Comb). Glazed pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0224019066. Spine and corners lightly bumped. Boards a little scuffed. Uneven fading to rear board. Pale foxing to title page else contents clean.