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WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1328073
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1926. Very good condition.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 249 pages, with 3 adverts to rear. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Half title-page has been replaced (professionally) with a black piece of paper. Foxing else contents clean.

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DAME SLAP AND HER SCHOOL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1328072
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1943. Fair condition.

There was no school on Breezy Hill for the children, so Dame Slap, a dear kindly old rabbit opened one. Pictorial pink boards, dark blue titles. Two b/w illustrations per page with sentence of text below. 89 numbered pages. 7.75 x 5.5". Backstrip is missing. Covers are grubby and edge worn. Child's pencil and crayon writing to front pastedown. Colouring to some of the illustrations throughout, some small grubby marks to pages, some kind of small grease(?) stain to margins of most pages.

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WILLIAM THE BOLD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1328069
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette of William's head to front board. B/w illustrations. 248 pages. Second impression. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is complete but grubby to rear panel and slightly grubby to white spine, small tear to top edge of front panel.

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WILLIAM DOES HIS BIT
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1328044
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1941. Very good condition.

Red cloth, black title to spine. 252 pages. B/w illustrations. Reprint of October 1941 (first was published in April). Spine and corners bumped, spine slightly faded. White typing fluid to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing else contents clean.

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WILLIAM CARRIES ON
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1328042
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1942. Good condition.

Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. First cheap edition, November 1942. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Vertical creases in cloth to both covers. Joints are weak. Child's name in ink and partially erased pencil address to front free-endpaper which is also quite well creased. Foxing to textblock.

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WILLIAM'S CROWDED HOURS
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1328041
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1948. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with black title to spine. 252 pages. B/w illustrations. 15th impression. Spine and corners bumped and faded. Slight fraying of cloth to spine edges. Front joint is almost broken.

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THE BEAR NOBODY WANTED BOOK ONE
Written by G.E. Breary. Illustrated by G.E. Breary.
Stock no. 1328034
Published by George Newnes Limited. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Woodle the bear is flung out of the nursery window... read here of his exciting adventures until at last he becomes King of Fairyland! Orange cloth with brown titles and small brown vignette of Woodle to front cover. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light foxing to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed, grubby to rear panel with a small tear at top edge and some damp staining.

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THE BEACON COTTAGE MYSTERY
Written by Alan Langton. Illustrated by Tony Weare.
Stock no. 1328015
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Piece torn from front free-endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is worn and torn, chipped with some loss.

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RINGED ROUND WITH FOES
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by C.P. Shilton.
Stock no. 1328013
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story of thrills, capture and escape. Tower House Series. Blue cloth with dark titles to spine and front cover. Small Tower House motif to bottom right hand corner of front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name and date in pencil to front free-endpaper (child's writing). Light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss, marks to rear panel.

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WILLIAM'S TELEVISION SHOW
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1327892
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt titles. Gilt vignette of William saluting to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut, grubby to rear panel and slightly edge worn/torn/creased.

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MORE WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1327736
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette of William to front cover. B/w text illustrations. 252 pages. 36th impression. Spine bumped. Contents lightly browned. Dustwrapper is worn and rubbed, browned to spine with slight loss at top and tail and a little grubby to rear panel.

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THE NAUGHTIEST GIRL IN THE SCHOOL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 1326890
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1941. Fair condition.

Orange cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover. 184 pages. B/w text illustrations. Covers are well worn, faded, speckled and stained. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing and some colouring to the illustrations. Page 11/12 is loose but still present.

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