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LORD OF THE FOREST
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1327094
Published by Methuen Children's Books.
1st
1975.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. 127 pages. A boy herding pigs in a Sussex forest plants an acorn in 1272. This is the story of the giant oak which grew from the acorn. ISBN: 0416836003. Spine very slightly bumped. Tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper ('new' price sticker above) is slightly sunned to spine and edges.
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- CHILDRENS
- TREES
- ILLUSTRATED
THE SPRING OF THE YEAR
Written by Elfrida Vipont.
Illustrated by T.R. Freeman.
Stock no. 1327090
Published by Girls Gone By.
1st thus
2012.
Very good condition.
Cardwraps. B/w text illustrations. 190 pages. Just a few grammatical errors corrected from the first edition which was originally published in 1957. ISBN: 9781847451293. Corner tips of covers and pages are slightly creased. "1st published 1957" written in blue biro to title-page.
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- CHILDRENS
MARDIE'S ADVENTURES
Written by Astrid Lindgren; Patricia Crampton.
Illustrated by Ilon Wikland.
Stock no. 1327089
Published by Mammoth.
1st thus
1993.
Very good condition.
Translated by Crampton. Cardwraps. 155 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 074971266X. Some creasing to covers. Light scratch marks to textblock.
SEA WITCH COMES HOME
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1327079
Published by George Newnes Ltd..
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A Lone Pine Adventure. Blue boards, gilt titles and lone pine vignette. Endpapers are maps. Spine and corners slightly bumped, some slight fading to top and tail of spine. Small 'compass'(?) hole to centre of front cover (and dustwrapper). Prize plate to verso of front free-endpaper. Light foxing to prelims and to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with a tear to top of spine at rear edge.
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- CHILDRENS
- LONE PINE
- EAST ANGLIA
JO TO THE RESCUE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1327076
Published by Armada.
Circa
1994.
Very good condition.
Number 21 of the Chalet School Series - Pictorial card wraps, Blue spine, title in blue box to front. ISBN: 0006943888. 2nd printing. Covers are edge rubbed and lightly creased. Light page browning else contents clean.
LONE PINE FIVE
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1327075
Published by George Newnes Ltd..
1st
1949.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The fifth book in the Lone Pine series. This is Jenny's Harman's story. Her desire to possess an old spoon which she found on a junk-tray in Bishop Castle's market laid the foundation of another great adventure for the Lone Piners. Beige cloth, red titles and pine tree vignette. Endpaper maps. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Slightly grubby marks to textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is creased and edge rubbed.
RUPERT ANNUAL 1955
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1327074
Published by Daily Express.
1955.
Very good condition.
Colour laminated boards - Rupert hiking in a field. 1st story Rupert and Poll Parrot. 10x7 inches. 107 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners and light foxing to front cover. Endpapers are lightly browned, J.F.31 written in pencil(?) to front free-endpaper. Child's name and address in heavy pencil in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Painting contest page has been neatly started. A nice copy.
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- CHILDRENS
- RUPERT ANNUAL PRE1970
- RUPERT ANNUAL
- RUPERT
- ANNUALS
PETER PAN OR THE BOY WHO WOULD NOT GROW UP
Written by J.M. Barrie; Andrew Birkin.
Illustrated by Paula Rego.
Stock no. 1827647
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduced by Andrew Birkin. Tall format. Blue cloth, with silver titles and decoration. Unusual style colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcases which is lightly scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
- PLAYS
JOY'S NEW ADVENTURE
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Illustrated by Rene Cloke.
Stock no. 1327051
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited.
1st
1935.
Almost very good condition.
A Romance of the Abbey Girls. Pale blue cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. 4 b/w plates. 254 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Small black spot to edge of front cover. Small booksellers sticker (Foyles) to front pastedown. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to page margins and textblock. Very slight damage (surface paper?) to edge of front free-endpaper. A decent copy of the scarce first edition.
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- CHILDRENS
- ABBEY SCHOOL
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
- SCHOOL STORIES
- GIRLS
PATCH AND A PAWN
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327050
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1940.
Good condition.
Orange cloth, black titles. B/w frontis. 250 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing and some grubby fingermarks to contents.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIRLS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
MARGERY MEETS THE ROSES
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327049
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st
1947.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
18-year-old Margery Paine goes to Rainbows, a model village built by a young heiress, to open its first sweet shop. Blue cloth, black title to spine. B/w frontis. 258 pages. Spine slightly bumped with some slight fading to base. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Light browning to endpapers and light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge chipped at spine.
STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327047
Published by Collins.
1st
1951.
Good condition.
Green cloth, green titles to spine. Colour frontis. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Small black mark to top of spine. Front free-endpaper removed, half title-page is part detached at top 2".
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- CHILDRENS
- ABBEY SCHOOL
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (GIRLS)
- GIRLS