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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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THE GIRLS' ALL-ROUND BOOK OF STORIES, SPORTS, AND HOBBIES
Written by Mrs. Walter Wood; Christine Chaundler; Edna Lake; Constance Harwood; Bessie Marchant; Elsie J. Oxenham; et al.
Stock no. 1108136
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1946. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial cloth. Front cover shows girl with a tennis racket. Oxenham story is 'Freda Joins the Guides'. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some browning to covers. A few marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing and page browning.

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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.

Red boards with gilt title to cream cloth spine. Colour frontis. B/w full page illustrations throughout. 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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MADDY ALONE
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 2109089
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 134 pages. Top edge blue. A little bumping to spine and corners, with slight dark marks. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with small bits of loss; creased.

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JOEY AND THE HELICOPTER
Written by Robert Martin. Illustrated by T.R. Freeman.
Stock no. 2109085
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red covers, dark titles. Part of 'The Joey Books' Series. B/w illustrations. Old ink price to front pastedown. Some foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; some loss to top and tail of spine; creased.

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THE JOLLY BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Frank Hart; et al.
Stock no. 2107136
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cloth, showing boys in a row boat. First story is 'The Lame Duck' by Frank Hart. 6 colour plates and b/w illustrations. covers are very grubby. Corners are bumped and worn. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Some grubby margin marks and foxspots.

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THE SMITH FAMILY
Written by Mrs. H.C. Cradock. Illustrated by S.G. Hulme Beaman.
Stock no. 1307027
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1931. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 4 colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations to text. 87 pages. 9 x 7". Spine and corners bumped. Spine browned. Covers a little grubby. Inscription in ink and removal of a label to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned/foxed. Grubby fingermarks to page margins and some hinges pulled causing contents to be a little loose.

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