"LET'S GO CLIMBING!" (THE NELSONIAN LIBRARY)
Written by C.F. Kirkus.
Stock no. 1830129
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Mr. Kirkus has climbed in many places from the English Lake District to the Himalayas. Believing climbing to be an ideal exercise, he describes his childhood initiation, the importance of mountain walking, the preparation and equipment for serious ascents, methods of practice, the acquiring of a steady head, and the rest of the hundred and one directions in which a climber perfects his technique. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and a map of the Berwyns, North Wales. Top edge green. 200 pages including index. Reprint. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and grubby, one tape repair to verso.

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THE ENCHANTED WOOD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Janet Grahame Johnstone; Anne Grahame Johnstone.
Stock no. 1330030
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1st thus 1979. Good condition.

"The De Luxe Edition". Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0603001629. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine sunned. Front joint was cracked and has been covered with magic tape. Large tear to title-page has been repaired (old tape mark still shows on both sides). Child's name in ink to top margin of first text page. Some light fingering but contents still very good.

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THE SECRET SEVEN ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1330027
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark and pale blue pictorial boards with vignettes of children holding hands. Red two-tone illustrations. 127 pages. Seventh impression. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Name and address in ink to belongs to box. Small, light brown spot to rear free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with a small brown spot to rear flap.

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THE MOUNTAIN OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1330026
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. Blue titles. 327 pages. The fifth story in the Adventure series. Third reprint of November 1949. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Rear cover is very very slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper, name and address in ink to half title-page. Pale splash marks to pages 54, 55 & 57. Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine and slightly worn to spine and corners (minimal loss).

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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES FROM THE OLD FRENCH
Written by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1330019
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1910. Very good condition.

First trade edition. Dark red-brown simulated leather cloth, stamped in gilt on both front and back covers with differing cupid designs. Gilt lettering and 4 gilt cupid designs on spine. White endpapers. 30 magnificent colour plates, mounted on vellum-like paper with black descriptive letterpress beneath and all framed with elaborate border design in black. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small nick to lower edge of rear cover. Heavy foxing to endpapers, prelims, last (blank) page and textblock. A few hinges are cracked but binding is still tight. A few tissue-guards are slightly torn or creased. A lovely copy which would make a wonderful gift.

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SWALLOWDALE
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1330016
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth gilt title to spine. Blind title to front. B/w illustrations. 453 pages. Twenty-Sixth impression. Spine slightly bumped. Slight rubbing and fading to cover edges. Light page browning to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and lightly browned at edges.

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WINTER HOLIDAY
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1330015
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth gilt title to spine, embossed title to front cover. B/w illustrations. 359 numbered pages. Twenty-First impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly worn to spine and corners and creased at top edge of rear panel (small tear to top of spine edge).

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STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1330014
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black title to spine. The Abbey School Series to front cover. Colour frontis. 256 pages. Top edge red. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Name and address to front free-endpaper. Endpapers partly browned and foxed. Page browning to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn.

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HEIDI GROWS UP
Written by Johanna Spyri; Charles Tritten. Illustrated by Pelagie Doane.
Stock no. 1330013
Published by Collins. 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The second book about Heidi in which she has many adventures and surprises and a happy ending in which her fondest dreams are realised. Green boards. 3 colour plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. 256 pages. ISBN: 000161102X. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Light page browning at edges. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed and foxed on verso.

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HEIDI'S CHILDREN
Written by Johanna Spyri; Charles Tritten. Illustrated by Pelagie Doane.
Stock no. 1330012
Published by Collins. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream boards, brown title to spine and front cover. 3 colour plates. B/w chapter headers. Spine slightly bumped. Tiny nick to edge of spine at base. Name and address in red ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Page browning and foxing to textblock, top edge of textblock is dust marked. Dustwrapper is just very slightly edge rubbed and grubby.

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BIGGLES FOLLOWS ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330010
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 4 double-sided b/w plates. 158 pages. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Light foxing to textblock, top edge of textblock dust marked. Wrapper is edge worn and creased with a few small chips.

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BUNKLE WENT FOR SIX
Written by M. Pardoe. Illustrated by Julie Neild.
Stock no. 1330008
Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

Red cloth, black title and vignette. 222 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly edge rubbed. Front cover is slightly bowed. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. A few light corner creases and a tiny tear to one page margin. Textblock and endpapers are lightly foxed.

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