THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
Written by Gladys Davidson. Illustrated by Rene Bull.
Stock no. 1331467
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1940. Very good condition.

Red cloth, black title to spine. Blind title and vignette to front cover. 16 beautiful colour plates, many b/w illustrations. 352 pages, top edge red. 8.75 x 6.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and some page margins. Contents clean.

BLACKIES GIRLS' ANNUAL
Written by Dorothy Wilding; Constance Savery; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Cecil Orr; W. Lindsay Cable; et al..
Stock no. 1831605
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1940. Very good condition.

White cloth spine with light blue title. Front cover shows three girls cooking over a camp fire. First story is 'The Younger Sister Mystery' by Dorothy Wilding. 4 full-page colour plates, 4 half-tone plates plus numerous b/w illustrations to text. 208 pages. Cloth spine is grubby and frayed at top. Board edges are rubbed, corners worn. Text block browned and slightly grubby. Frontispiece partly detached. One hinge pulled but binding tight. One or two margin marks else contents generally clean. All plates present.

THE DAY THE CLOWN GOT STUCK IN THE TUBA
Written by Terry Reid. Illustrated by Terry Reid.
Stock no. 1831545
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A clown stuck in his tuba? Nothing could have been a bigger surprise for Mordecai Carbbitts, a gentle little man who had been playing the tuba in the Borough Band for years. But happen it did, and it was his tuba that the clown fell, head first. How was he to get the clown out? Many suggestions were offered, but in the end it was the Crabbitts children who found the solution. An original and comical situation. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. 30 pages. ISBN: 0216886805. Spine flattened resulting in a lean to boards. Rear joint lightly pulled at top half else binding tight. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, sunned/faded to spine and worn at top & tail.

TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST
Written by Richard Henry Dana.
Stock no. 1331371
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Rebound with navy calf, gilt borders and decoration to spine. Endpapers and page edges are marbled. 272 pages. B/w frontis. Corners slightly rubbed/worn. Cover edges and spine lightly faded. A few foxspots to contents but contents generally clean.

BERIC THE BRITON
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1331290
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A story of the Roman Invasion. Blue pictorial cloth. 384 pages. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and endpapers browned. Front joint is cracked, binding still tight.

WHEN LONDON BURNED
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by J. Finnemore.
Stock no. 1331289
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1895. Good condition.

Blue and gilt pictorial cloth. Grey endpapers. 12 b/w plates. 388 pages plus 32 page booklist. A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers a little grubby and scuffed. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some foxing. Some hinges cracked. Binding still tight.

BY PIKE AND DYKE
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1331156
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic. Colour frontis and 3 b/w plates and 4 maps. Blue pictorial cloth with white titles. 384 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Half title-page is part detached at lower margin, hinge cracked showing webbing beneath. Endpapers browned. Some foxing.

WITH WOLFE IN CANADA OR THE WINNING OF A CONTINENT
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1331155
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Fair condition.

Brown pictorial cloth. Gilt titles. 384 pages plus 32 page publication list. Olivine edges. 12 b/w plates. Prelims are detached (up to title-page). 2 plates are MISSING. Some marks to textblock and page margins. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Cloth scuffed, small mark to lower edge of front cover.

TOM BROWN'S SCHOOLDAYS
Written by Thomas Hughes; An Old Boy.
Stock no. 1831119
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A semiautobiographical novel that explores the life and experiences of a young boy named Tom Brown at Rugby School in England. The story highlights Tom's journey through the challenges of school life, including camaraderie, bullying, and moral dilemmas, as he navigates the complex social hierarchy of a Victorian boys' school. Blackie's Library of Famous Books; Blackie's Stories of School Life. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, embossed patterned boards. 4 colour plates. 272 pages. Undated. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Boards clean. Endpapers and text block browned. Some foxing present, mainly to prelims, margins and text block. Thin, cream pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small chips and is a bit grubby.

A NEW TREASURY OF POETRY
Written by Neil Philip. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830975
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

English poetry celebrating rich traditions in poetic forms--from early robust ballads and folk verse to breathtaking gems from such moderns as Yeats and Dickinson. Selected and Introduced by Philip. Burgundy boards with silver title to spine. Small b/w wood engraving illustrations. 256 pages including index. ISBN: 0216928893. Gift inscription in ink to title page else a lovely copy. Light grey pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby and lightly browned to spine, small stain to rear panel.

AN EXCITING TERM
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by Francis E. Hiley.
Stock no. 1330114
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth, black titles to spine and front cover. Top edge red. 4 b/w plates. 255 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Some foxing to spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper, small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Heavy foxing to textblock.

GOLD GOLD IN CARIBOO
Written by Clive Phillipps-Wolley. Illustrated by Godfrey C. Hindley.
Stock no. 1329909
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story of adventure in British Columbia. Red cloth with black title to spine and black border lines. 6 frontis. 288 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed, slightly marked to spine.