WHEN EAST MEETS WEST
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by C.M. Padday.
Stock no. 1324251
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1913. Almost very good condition.

"A story of the Yellow Peril". An imaginary story in which Japan and China join together to overwhelm the Northern Hemisphere. Olive green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Grey endpapers. 6 b/w plates. 292 pages, all edges olivine. Spine bumped. Foxing to contents. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. One plate has been reinserted in the wrong place (plate opposite pg 211 is opposite pg 196 instead).

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'TENTION!
Written by George Manville Fenn. Illustrated by Charles M. Sheldon.
Stock no. 1324249
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1906. Good condition.

A story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War. Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates. Covers grubby. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Ink name stamps to prelims and name in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to contents and textblock.

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HIGHLAND HOLIDAY
Written by Jane Shaw.
Stock no. 1324198
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2019. Very good condition.

Caroline and Sara are having to make the most of Scotland for a wartime holiday. Cardwraps. 208 pages. Some b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781847452580. Very slight wear to corner tips. Neat barcode label to rear cover. some page corner tips slightly creased.

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THE INVISIBLE WAR-PLANE
Written by Claude Grahame-White; Harry Harper. Illustrated by John De G. Bryan.
Stock no. 1324056
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A tale of air adventure in the Great Campaign. Grey pictorial cloth. 6 b/w plates. 272 pages. 7.5 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Inscription in ink (green) to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing to textblock and prelims.

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THE PIGEON ACE
Written by Enid Marx. Illustrated by Enid Marx.
Stock no. 1323524
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Light foxing to covers. Foxing to contents. One page has a large tear and crease, two others have small tears. Still a nice copy of a scarce book.

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GRANDPA'S GREAT ESCAPE
Written by David Walliams. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1323468
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In his old age Grandpa has become confused. He believes he is back in World War II when he was an RAF Spitfire pilot. Only one person can understand him: his grandson Jack. Together they embark on the adventure of their lives. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780007494019. Slight bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a bit creased at edges.

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AN ELEPHANT IN THE GARDEN
Written by Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 2139571
Published by The Book People Ltd.. Circa 2010. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Elizabeth, Karli and their mother are avoiding the Russian troops which would be hard enough to do, even if they didn't have an elephant to look after! Glazed pictorial boards. 232 pages. B/w illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners. Page edge browning. Some edge-creasing to wrapper.

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BIGGLES IN FRANCE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter.
Stock no. 2138312
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Limited to 300 Copies, this edition also has an original hand drawn illustration by Skilleter to front endpaper. The first and only hardback edition. 12 stories, plus b/w illustrations. This is Copy No. 229. Tiny knock to top of spine of book and to wrapper. Pale browning to top edge of rear panel of wrapper. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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WHEN EAST MEETS WEST
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by C.M. Padday.
Stock no. 1320554
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1913. Good condition.

"A story of the Yellow Peril". An imaginary story in which Japan and China join together to overwhelm the Northern Hemisphere. Olive green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Grey endpapers. 6 b/w plates. 292 pages, all edges olivine. Spine and corners bumped and worn with small splits at top and tail of spine. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Joints cracked. Some foxing to textblock and page margins. 1 plate is missing (opposite page 211).

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WINGED VICTORY
Written by V.M. Yeates.
Stock no. 2131885
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st thus 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reissue, with new preface and a tribute by Henry Williamson. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine, with some foxing; nicks to corners.

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WINGED VICTORY
Written by V.M. Yeates.
Stock no. 1818566
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Reissue, with new preface and a tribute by Henry Williamson. Reprint. Text block lightly browned and foxed. Faint pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapepr is browned to spine, has foxing and is lightly worn at corners.

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OSCAR DANBY, V.C.
Written by Rowland Walker. Illustrated by Ernest Prater.
Stock no. 1317896
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

A tale of the Great European War. Red pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. 255 pages. 4 b/w plates. Spine bumped. Slight fading to spine. Heavy foxing to contents and some light browning to endpapers.

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