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SWEET WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1203752
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1942. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Red cloth black title to spine. 252 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine faded. Name in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper front flap is MISSING, with loss to top and tail of spine.

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WILLIAM THE BOLD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1303815
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles and vignette to spine. B/w text illustrations. 248 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Gilt to spine has dulled a little. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is badly torn and creased with some loss at corners and 2" loss to base of spine.

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THE ADVENTURES OF BINKLE AND FLIP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Nixon.
Stock no. 1702597
Published by George Newnes Limited. Circa 1950. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red covers with black titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pencil marks to prelims. 1 illustration coloured in. Wrapper has closed tears, repaired to verso with tape, and some chips of loss.

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THE PLAY'S THE THING!
Written by Enid Blyton; Alec Rowley. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1102900
Published by The Home Library Book Company; George Newnes Limited. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

12 musical plays for children aged 8 to 15. 24 full-page b/w drawings by Alfred Bestall and music by Alec Rowley. Very large format. Russet cloth, gilt title and decorations to spine. Pictorial endpapers. 240 pages. Corners are bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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NO PEACE FOR THE PREFECTS
Written by Nancy Breary.
Stock no. 384660
Published by George Newnes Limited. 2nd 1947. Very good condition.

Blue cloth. Black titles. 216 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Spine and cover edges faded. Very slight surface paper damage to endpapers (from removal of small pieces of tape?). Contents clean.

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MAINLY ABOUT THE FOURTH
Written by Nancy Breary.
Stock no. 384661
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Grey cloth, black titles to front cover and spine. 254 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Some small nibbles to top corner of front cover. Endpapers partly browned, light foxing to outer page edges. Pages 39-42 have slightly ragged edges where the pages were not trimmed correctly in the binding process and have been roughly opened (text not affected). Dustwrapper has old tape repairs to verso which have started to show through to the front, top corner of front panel has been nibbled by rodent.

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WILLIAM AND A.R.P.
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 383164
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st thus 1939. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cheap edition. Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine slightly bumped with some slight fading to base. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers and foxing to outer page edges. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and creased with loss to spine and corners, some tape repairs on verso.

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THE SNACKBOAT SAILS AT NOON!
Written by Nancy Breary. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 382661
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1946. Very good condition.

Orange cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. 208 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly darkened, some light fading to rear cover edges. A yellow stain affects the front cover. Name and address in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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THE CAPTAIN VOL XXVII
Written by P.G. Wodehouse.
Stock no. 814759
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1912. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red decorated cloth, gilt titles. April - September 1912. Includes P.G. Wodehouse on boxing. Spine faded.

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THE CAPTAIN VOL XXX
Written by Percy F. Westerman; Harold Avery; et al.
Stock no. 814749
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1914. Slightly better than very good condition.

October 1913 - March 1914. Maroon/red decorated cloth. Spine faded.

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THE CAPTAIN VOL XLIV
Written by Percy F. Westerman; Herbert Strang; L.R. Brightwell; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; H.M. Brock; Chris Heaps; et al..
Stock no. 814757
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1921. Very good condition.

Burgundy pictorial cloth with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. A Magazine for Boys. October 1920-March 1921. Spine faded. Covers unevenly faded and rubbed. Light marking to endpapers.

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WINGS OF ROMANCE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 813619
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1939. Very good condition.

A Steeley Adventure. Orange cloth, black title to spine. 220 pages. Covers slightly faded and marked. Corners bumped. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Outer page edges a little foxed.

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