LORD CHATHAM: PITT AND THE SEVEN YEARS' WAR
Written by O.A. Sherrard.
Stock no. 1831255
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition.

The second volume of Life of Lord Chatham, dealing with the period from November 1755, when he was dismissed from his post as Paymaster, to October 1761, when he resigned the Seals as Secretary of State. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 437 pages including index. Spine very sunned, gilt title no longer vibrant. Boards a little scuffed and lightly faded across the top front board. Text block browned with minor foxing. Endpapers browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean.

LORD CHATHAM: A WAR MINISTER IN THE MAKING
Written by O.A. Sherrard.
Stock no. 1830934
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Biography of William Pitt, the Elder, best known as the wartime political leader of Britain during the Seven Years' War, especially for his single-minded devotion to victory over France, a victory that ultimately solidified Britain's dominance over world affairs. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 8 b/w plates including frontispiece. 323 pages including index. Spine slightly cocked, lightly browned and light vertical reading crease. A few dusty marks to boards. Text block heavily foxed, lighter foxing to contents. Endpapers browned, neat inscription in ink to front endpaper.

BURGLARS AND BANDICOOTS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330328
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Joan Warner was convinced her brother Alan and his friend David would get into trouble when they spent a week in London with Uncle Stuart - and she was right! Green boards, black title to spine and vignette of a rat to front cover. 192 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Heavy foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock, affecting some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn, rear panel slightly grubby.

THE BARNSTORMERS
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Charlotte Hough.
Stock no. 1329036
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cream boards, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Another exciting story about Fricka Hammond and her friends. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Brown patch to base of spine. Child's writing to front free-endpaper (the ink has partially smudged). Heavy foxing. Dustwrapper is chipped with loss and edge tears, foxed on verso. Rear panel is grubby.

SMUGGLERS' GAP
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1329035
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Peach cloth, gilt title to spine. Blue and white decorated endpapers. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock, prelims and page margins. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge worn, grubby to rear panel.

THE COMPASS POINTS NORTH
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1329033
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1938. Very good condition.

The story begins with the Locketts encountering another family, the Cousins, on the Scottish border. Initially, a rivalry or "battle" ensues between the two groups of children. However, they soon put aside their differences and join forces to help a local English woman, Mrs. Hardy, and her daughter Elspeth. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some light marks to covers. Foxing to textblock.

MYSTERY MANOR
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1329031
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1937. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, title to spine. B/w illustrations. A story of the Lockett family. 407 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers marked and slightly rubbed at edges. Foxing to contents. Small name and address label to top corner of front fly-leaf.

THE MONSTER OF WIDGEON WEIR
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1329027
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1943. Almost very good condition.

The Lockett family had not been on their Thames island many days before Adventure cropped up in the usual fashion... Green cloth, blue title to spine. Blue pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing to endpapers and textblock, affecting some pages.

CRUSOE ISLAND
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1329026
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth. B/w illustrations. A story of the Locketts family. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, small hole to base of spine, grubby to rear panel and browned/foxed on verso.

CHALLENGE TO ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1329025
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story of the Locketts family. The story is set in motion when three children from the Grenfell family express skepticism about the Locketts' previous exploits, suggesting that the "adventures" recorded in their books (ostensibly written by their aunt, a newspaper reporter) are works of fiction. To settle the dispute, an adventure competition is organized. Red cloth. B/w illustrations. Top edge of textblock is foxed. Spine of dustwrapper is slightly faded.

RIDERS AND RAIDS
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Sheila Rose.
Stock no. 1329022
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition.

Green boards, black titles and vignette. A pony story. Top corners bumped. Spine browned/foxed. Foxing throughout.

BURGLARS AND BANDICOOTS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328141
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Joan Warner was convinced her brother Alan and his friend David would get into trouble when they spent a week in London with Uncle Stuart - and she was right! Green boards, black title to spine and vignette of a rat to front cover. 192 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped, torn to spine and creased to rear panel.