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CHANGE AT MAYTHORN
Written by Geoffrey Trease. Illustrated by Robert Hodgson.
Stock no. 1326209
Published by The Children's Book Club. 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Little Maythorn is a quiet country railway station and for Mike and his family it is a case of 'All Change' when his father becomes the station master there. Red boards, black titles. B/w illustrations. 215 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine bumped. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and grubby to rear panel (small drink stain to rear panel).

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BIGGLES LOOKS BACK
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326204
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 191 Pages. A story of Biggles and the Air Police. A few tiny dents at cover edges and a few light marks to covers. A tiny tear to edge of front fly-leaf. Minor foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut to top of front flap, is edge rubbed with a couple of small tears and rear panel is slightly grubby. There is a small patch of surface paper damage to front panel of wrapper.

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BIGGLES SLAR TILL
Written by W.E. Johns; Arnold Akesson. Illustrated by Tredje Upplagan.
Stock no. 1326202
Published by B. Wahlstroms Bokforlag. Circa 1947. Almost very good condition.

Text in Swedish. English title would be 'Biggles Delivers the Goods'. Green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge rubbed. Slight loss of surface paper to rear cover. Contents are slightly browned else clean.

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BIGGLES OF THE INTERPOL
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326200
Published by Brockhampton Press. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Hampton Library edition. Pale blue mottled boards. 181 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents browned, some heavy foxing. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with slight loss and some old tape repairs. Small hole to centre of front panel.

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THE TALE OF LUNDRAVAR THE DRAGON
Written by John A. Blakey. Illustrated by John A. Blakey.
Stock no. 1326178
Published by Harvestmoon Publishing Ltd. 1st 2010. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A tale of a lost little dragon who hatches from his egg many centuries after all of the dragons have been vanquished from the world... Red boards, gilt titles. 207 numbered pages. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780956619303. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to Olivia and Grace on verso of front free-endpaper. Contents otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and a little faded to front edge, there is a sticker in support of Leeds Children's Hospital to the front panel of the wrapper.

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THE DANDY BOOK 1982
No author listed.
Stock no. 1326176
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1982. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0851162002. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Price-cut. Name and address in belongs to box. Contents clean.

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WILLIAM CARRIES ON
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326168
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title blocks to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 185 pages. Abridged edition. 7th impression. Spine bumped. Small mark to front cover and front cover slightly warped. Foxspots to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, grubby to rear panel.

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WILLIAM THE GOOD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326162
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1951. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black title labels to spine and vignette of William to front. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. 20th impression. Spine slightly bumped. Some slight fading to cover edges. Foxing to endpapers and textblock, small brown spot to textblock. Light crease to lower corner of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is well worn and torn with loss. Large tear to front fold (so flap is almost detached), spine and rear panel grubby and quite a bit of loss to top of spine and to front corner.

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WILLIAM CARRIES ON
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326160
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1950. Good condition.

Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Fourth impression. Spine bumped and faded. Both joints are cracked showing webbing beneath and causing contents to be a little loose. Foxing to endpapers and textblock.

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WILLIAM THE GOOD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326158
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black title label to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. 21st impression. Spine and corners bumped. Light page browning else contents clean. Duswrapper is worn and creased, very grubby to spine and rear panel.

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SUSAN, BILL AND THE IVY-CLAD OAK
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1326155
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1954. Almost very good condition in a good 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 bumped. Front free-endpaper is missing. Two names in ink to half title-page. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with some slight loss, rear panel is grubby and there is a tear to the centre of the spine. A few old tape repairs on verso.

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SUSAN, BILL AND THE GOLDEN CLOCK
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1326154
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Part of the Susan & Bill series. A sinister stranger takes far too much interest in Mrs Fraser's golden clock.... Red boards with black lettering and small illustration to front. Colour frontis, and 6 b&w illustrations. 118 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Child's name and date in ink to top of front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned and foxed, textblock lightly foxed. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby to rear panel of wrapper.

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