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SILVER AND GOLD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1311807
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1925. Almost very good condition.

Small format, pink cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. A charming book of poetry. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small marks to top edge of rear cover. Front free-endpaper has been removed. There is a tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. First few and last few pages are browned/foxed else the contents are clean.

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RHODA
Written by E.L. Haverfield.
Stock no. 1502035
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1901. Very good condition.

A Story for Girls. Blue pictorial cloth. Gilt title to front cover, gilt title block to spine. Floral decorated endpapers. 292 pages. Spine and corners a little bumped and worn. Covers marked. Endpapers browned. Some foxing and grubby marks to contents but generally clean. A couple of hinges starting to crack.

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TALES OF ST. CEDRICS
Written by L.C. Douthwaite. Illustrated by J. Phillips Paterson.
Stock no. 1311570
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An excellent school story, in which boxing plays a prominent part. Blue cloth, dark blue titles and borders. 253 pages. Colour frontis, some b/w chapter headers. Spine and corners bumped. Prize plate to front endpaper (with name blacked out). Heavy foxing at page edges. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn and is grubby to rear panel.

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TO BE A BALLERINA AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Marcia Lane Foster.
Stock no. 2112102
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1957. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine, vignette to front cover. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. A few marks/light scuffing to covers. Couple of corners are bumped. Grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges.

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STORIES FOR LITTLE FOLK
Written by Christine Chaundler; Dorothy Russell; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Katharine Oldmeadow; May Wynne; et al. Illustrated by Topham; et al..
Stock no. 1108499
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cloth spine. Repeated pattern to boards; boy and girl stood underneath tree, looking up. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. First story is 'The Little Old Woman and the Queen That Came To Tea' by Chaundler. Stories and rhymes. Pinnacle Series. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is a little chipped and nicked to corners; minimal loss; some edge-creasing.

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THE SECRET OF HOLLOW HILL
Written by Garry Hogg. Illustrated by Drake Brookshaw.
Stock no. 1501692
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1951. Very good condition.

Green covers with gilt title to spine. Endpapers are maps. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 214 pages. Spine bumped and worn. Top corners worn, lower corners worn and frayed. A little foxing.

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A THRILLING TERM AT JANEWAYS
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Florence Mary Anderson.
Stock no. 1311117
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. Some slight wrinkling of cloth. Spine slightly faded. Foxspots and a small grubby mark to textblock. New Era Series dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with new price printed above, is edge worn with slight loss and a tape repair to base of spine on verso.

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FAVOURITE OPERAS
Written by J. Cuthbert Hadden. Illustrated by Byam Shaw.
Stock no. 1310624
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1938. Very good condition.

From Mozart to Mascagni their plots history and music. Red imitation leather covers with gilt titles and vignettes. 287 pages. 24 colour plates. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. Prize plate to front pastedown. Gilt school stamp (attractive) to front cover. Light page browning to endpapers.

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DREAM DAYS
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 1310588
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1942. Very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis plus 11 full-page b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. A couple of small dents to cover edges. Prize plate to front pastedown has been partially removed. Foxing to contents.

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A KING'S COMRADE
Written by Charles W. Whistler.
Stock no. 2109160
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1917. Good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 6 colour plates. A story of old Hereford and how the first Danes came to England. Spine is very browned. Split to top of spine; a couple of small fray holes to cloth on spine. Corners are bumped, with fading. Marks to covers. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some damp marks to page edges. All plates present.

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THE ADVENTURES OF SPIDER AND CO.
Written by S.H. Hamer. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 2109150
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Red cloth with light titles and b/w decorations. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little fading along a couple of cover edges. Ink stamp to front endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to outer page edges. Some page browning.

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GOLDEN PAVEMENTS
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 2109095
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The schoolboy and schoolgirl company who ran their own theatre, the "Blue Door", in Fenchester, come to London to finish their training at Dramatic School - and this is the story of their experiences. Red boards with gilt title to cream cloth spine. Colour frontis. B/w full page illustrations throughout. 261 pages. Darkening to top and tail of spine. Wear to cover edges. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with tears and chips; loss to top and tail of spine and edges. Wrapper is also heavily creased in places, with smaller pieces of loss.

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