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THE GIRLS OF GWYNFA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1401412
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1924.
Almost very good condition.
Brown cloth with embossed decoration to front and blind titles, gilt title to spine with author/publisher name in black. Colour frontis plate. 310 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine a little fades. Boards a little grubby. Endpapers are browned. Top of text block is a little grubby. A couple of joints slightly cracked.
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THE FAR ISLAND
Written by M. Pardoe.
Illustrated by R. Turvey.
Stock no. 1309281
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd..
1st
1936.
Good condition.
Green cloth, brown titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. The authors first book. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few small marks to covers. Frontis has been coloured in with felt-tip pens. Heavy foxing throughout. Contained in photocopy wrapper.
THE BUCKINGHAMS AT RAVENSWYKE
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Alice Bush.
Stock no. 1206570
Published by Evans Brothers Limited.
1st
1952.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A thrilling story set in and around Whitby and the moors of North Yorkshire. Blue boards, gilt titles and author signature vignette to front. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 216 pages. Top and tail of spine very slightly bumped and very slightly discoloured. Top and bottom edges and corners of wrapper are slightly chipped with loss.
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THE THIN GREY MAN
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Desmond Knight.
Stock no. 1308934
Published by MacMillan.
1st
1966.
Almost very good condition.
Crown Books Series. Grey/blue/black pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Ex-lib with slight damage to endpapers/pastedowns. Library stamp to verso of title-page. Some light marks to page margins. Old tape marks to covers and spine slightly bumped/rubbed.
CHARLEY ASHLEY
Written by J.G. Walker.
Stock no. 2109151
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
Very good condition.
Or the Adventures of an Orphan Boy. Pale green cloth with brown titles and decorations. B/w plates. Some spotting to covers, with browning. Corners are bumped. Presentation plate to front endpaper. Some foxing and browning to page edges.
THE ADVENTURES OF SPIDER AND CO.
Written by S.H. Hamer.
Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 2109150
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
Very good condition.
Red cloth with light titles and b/w decorations. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little fading along a couple of cover edges. Ink stamp to front endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to outer page edges. Some page browning.
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ALISON'S CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE
Written by Sheila Stuart.
Illustrated by Gervase.
Stock no. 1706472
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Circa
1948.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth. B/w frontis and 3 other plates. Cream titles. Possible a first edition, war economy edition so pre 1949. White erase fluid over inscription to front endpaper. A little foxing Wrapper edge-chipped and grubby, slight foxing.
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THE COCKPIT FLYING ADVENTURES FOR YOUNG PILOTS
Written by W.E. Johns; Arch Whitehouse; Rudolf Stark; et al.
Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw; Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 1308325
Published by John Hamilton Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Flying Adventures For Young Pilots. Large format. Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vigette of a plane to front cover. Eight coloured plates by Bradshaw, other illustrations by Leigh. Johns story is "The Ace of Spades". Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded and foxed. Some light staining to covers. Front joint cracked. Contents browned but clean.
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THE NEST OF THE SCARECROW
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 2106059
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1944.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
An exiting adventure involving a remote and lonely bungalow and a cruel sea. Dark red cloth, black titles to spine. Blue pictorial endpapers, b/w illustrations. 214 pages. A little bumping to spine. Small hole to spine cloth. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Wrapper has some tears, with a little loss to top of spine and 1" hole loss to spine. Wrapper is also marked with some scuffs.
THE PICTS AND THE MARTYRS
Written by Arthur Ransome.
Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 2106037
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1943.
Very good condition.
Green cloth, gilt title to spine, blind title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers depicting map for the book. B/w illustrations throughout. 303 pages. 8 x 5.5". Bumping to spine. Name in ink to half-title page. Foxing/brown markings to outer page edges.
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AVENTURES DE TROIS RUSSES ET DE TROIS ANGLAIS DANS L'AFRIQUE AUSTRALE
Written by Jules Verne.
Illustrated by Jules Ferat; Francois Pannemaker.
Stock no. 1306717
Published by J. Hetzel Et Cie.
Very good condition.
Possibly rebound? Green cloth with red title label and 7 gilt stripes to spine. 202 pages. 53 b/w illustrations engraved by Pannemaker. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A couple of tiny dents to lower edges of covers. Some slight rubbing to covers. Name plate to front pastedown. Rear joint is cracked. Light page browning throughout else contents clean.
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FIVE OF THEM
Written by Theodora Wilson Wilson.
Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1306410
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
circa
1912.
Very good condition.
Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates. 247 pages plus catalogue to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Rear cover is a little grubby with a gilt London Council stamp to centre. Prize plate to front pastedown. Front joint (between endpaper and half-title) cracked. Foxing to contents else clean.