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Illustrated by Faith Jaques.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's green cloth with title in gilt on spine. No inscriptions. Many black and white illustrations. 120 pages. Very good colour illustrated dustwrapper which is price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. "Philippa Pearce's books are outstanding because they carry, dissolved in the humour and the haunting descriptions of place, universal themes: growing up, the transience of material things... and the continuity of human past and present. "
Published : Longman Young Books, London 1972, First Edition Thus
£9.00

Illustrated by Harry Clarke.
Hardback. A fine copy in publisher's yellow cloth with vignette in brown on front board and title in brown on spine. No inscriptions. Twelve full page colour plates and forty black and white illustrations which are all present. 160 pages. Fine illustrated dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. This is a facsimile of the 1922 edition.
Published : Chancellor Press, London 1986, First Edition Thus
£25.00

Illustrated by Stocks May.
Nd. 1950's? Possibly first edition. Fair only with boards rather marked. Piece torn from corner of one page but not affecting the text or illustration. Unpaginated. A small book with text on one page and attractive colour illustration opposite.
Published : The Brockhampton Press, Leicester,
£6.00

Illustrated by Rotraut Susanne Berner.
Hardback. A very good copy in decorated boards. A clean copy without ownership inscription or other internal marking. 41 pages. Illustrated in colour throughout. A story for children by the well-known poet.
Published : Faber & Faber, London 1996, First Edition
£12.00

Hardback. 4to. A near very good copy in publisher's bright blue cloth with illustration of three boys in sailing boat on front board and illustration of cowboy on horse on spine. Lettered in gilt on spine and in blue on front board. Very small stain at foot of rear board. Decorated endpapers. Colour and black and white illustrations. Small piece missing at foot of page 295 not affecting text. No inscriptions. Some foxing to page ends. 768 pages. A nice bright copy.
Published : "Boiy's Own Paper" Office, London 1932, First Edition
£35.00

Hardback N.d. 1940's? A very good copy in publisher's dark green cloth with title in gilt on spine. No inscriptions. Some browning to free endpapers. Many black and white illustrations. 128 pages. Good plus dustwrapper which is not price-clipped. Short letter from authors dated Dec.21st 1949 loosely laid in.
Published : Evans Brothers Ltd., London, First Edition
£20.00

Hardback. A good copy overall although externally very good with just a little wear at the head of the spine. One word written in ink on verso of front end-paper. Corner torn off at pp.39/40 but this does not affect the text or illustration. 52 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white with colour illustrated end-papers.
Published : Frederick Warne & Co, London 1909, First Edition
£120.00

Hardback. A very good copy in the original blue cloth lettered on the spine and upper board and decorated on the upper board. In a very good dustwrapper which shows a little edge wear and tear at top of spine and folds with very minor loss. The wrapper, which is not price-clipped, is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Neat ownership inscription on half-title otherwise a lovely clean copy internally. 96 pages. 6 full-page colour plates. Numerous black and white illustrations. Photographs available on request.
Published : Frederick Warne & Co, London 1930, First Edition
£480.00

Illustrated by Brisley Nina K..
Hardback. Undated, perhaps 1940's? A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with title and illustration in black on front board. Gift inscription on front fixed end-paper. Pp.viii,168. Many black and white line drawings by Nina K. Brisley. Stories from Austria, Scandinavia, central Europe, India, Persia, Ireland, Wales, etc.
Published : Evans Brothers Ltd., London, First Edition
£6.50

Illustrated by Kennedy Richard.
Hardback. A good plus copy in yellow boards which is bumped at top of spine. Previous owner's name and date on front end-paper. 190 pages. 14 black and white illustrations by Richard Kennedy. Slightly foxed at page ends. The price-clipped dustwrapper has minor chips and a little edge wear and tear.
Published : Collins, London 1949, First Edition
£10.00

Illustrated by Ian Beck.
Hardback. 4to. A fine copy in illustrated boards. llustrated endpapers. No inscriptions. SIGNED on title page by author. Colour illustrations on each page. Unpaginated. Fine dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and which is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Doubleday, London 2000, Frirst Edition
£30.00

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's green cloth with title in gilt on front board and on spine which has a small patch of fading at the foot. No inscriptions. Some edge foxing. Illustrated endpapers and with many black and white illustrations throughout. 432 pages with 2 page catalogue at rear. Just abnout good unusual dustwrapper which shows some soiling, has a number of smallish chips and tears, is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. The front of the dustwrapper states "The best children's story of the year is Arthur Ransome's Peter Duck ." Peter Duck" is enchanting. Arthur Ransome is the best writer for boys and girls in England alive to-day. This is THE book for Christmas".HUGH WALPOLE in the Obserever." Photograph available on request.
Published : Jonathan Cape, London 1932, Third Impression
£120.00

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's dark green cloth with title impressed on front board and in gilt on spine. Gift card tipped onto half title page (which could be removed) is dated Christmas 1939. Colour illustrated endpapers. Black and white illustrations. Very slightly foxed at page ends. 380 pages. Very good complete dustwrapper which is not price-clipped (7/6d net) and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Jonathan Cape, London 1939, Second Impression
£70.00

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's dark green cloth with title in gilt on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Previous owner's name and dated Christmas 1970 on reverse of front endpaper. 20 black and white illustrations. 303 pages. A good complete dustwrapper which has a smallish tea? stain on the back panel. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Jonathan Cape, London 1967, Thirteenth Impression
£14.00

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's dark green cloth with title in black on front board and in gilt on spine. Colour illustrated endpapers. Black and white illustrations. No inscriptions. 303 pages. Good plus dustwrapper which is darked on spine and with a small pink stain on front panel. Price-clipped and in a removable cover.
Published : Jonathan Cape, London 1944, Second Impression
£20.00

Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's dark green cloth with title impresssed on front board and in gilt on spine. No inscriptions. Colour illustrated endpapers and black and white illustrations. 303 pages. The near very good dustwrapper, which has very minor chipping and tears, is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Jonathan Cape, London 1944, Second Impression
£25.00

Illustrated by Astrid Walford.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's green cloth with title in black on front board and on spine. A nice clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. Profusely illustrated in black and white. 80 pages. Near very good illustrated dustwrapper with minor edge wear and tear at spine ends. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Samuel French Ltd., London 1949, First Edition
£15.00

Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Hardback.,A very good copy in publisher's blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. No inscriptions. Profusely illustated in black and white. 128 pages.Very good price-clipped dustwrapper which is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Hamish Hamilton, London 1971, First Edition
£7.00

Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's olive green cloth with title in gilt on spine. Profusely illustrated throughout. Previous owner's name at top of front free endpaper. 56 pages. Good plus illustrated dustwrapper which has a small chip at the foot of the spine and minor edge tears. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Heinemann, London 1975, First Edition
£9.00

Illustrated by Joanna Troughton.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's deep purple cloth with title in gilt on spine. No inscriptions. 10 full page black and white illustrations. 159 pages. Very good illustrated dustwrapper which has a faint circular mark on the ront panel, is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. "John Bunyan's Pilgrim Progress is one of the most famous books in the English language. It is an allegory describing the Pilgrim, Christian's flight from the City of Destruction and his journey to the Celestial City."
Published : Blackie, Glasgow 1976, First Edition Thus
£9.00

Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Hardback. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in red. In a good dustwrapper which has smallish chips at the top of the spine and which is rather soiled on the rear panel. Ownership inscription on front end-paper. Light edge foxing. 224 pages. Colour frontispiece and four black and white illustrations.
Published : Cassell, London 1955, First Edition
£30.00

Softbacks. Six issues of the Magnet from 1939/1940. Not consecutive. Mostly in fair condition.
Published : The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London,
£25.00

Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Hardback. A very good copy in light brown cloth lettered in black. In a fair to good dustwrapper with some small and one largeish edge chip. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Some top edge spotting but a clean copy internally. No ownership inscription. 240 pages. Colour frontispiece and black and white illustrations.
Published : Charles Skilton, London 1949, First Edition
£25.00

Illustrated by Eva Ash.
Hardback. A good copy. Some creasing to boards. Gift inscription. 24 pages. Attractive full-page colour illustrations. Undated, perhaps late 1940's.
Published : Franklyn Ward & Wheeler, Leicester, First Edition
£8.00

Illustrated by Cecil Aldin & J.A. Shepherd.
Hardback. A good copy in green cloth lettered in red. Some wear to spine ends and spine lettering dull. Ownership inscription. Pp.viii,231. Many black and white illustrations. Humorous children's stories with an animal theme.
Published : Isbister and Co., London 1902, First Edition
£50.00

Illustrated by Leslie Wood.
Hardback. Oblong 4to. A very good copy in publisher's red cloth. Yellow endpapers. Profusely illustrated in colour. No inscriptions. Unpaginated. Very good dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and which is protected in a removable cover. A nice clean copy.
Published : Andre Deutsch Classics, London 1999, First Edition Thus
£12.00

A very good copy of the first paperback edition.
Published : Bloomsbury, London 1999, First Paperback Edition
£8.00

Hardback. Nd. 1876? Probably first English edition. A good copy in brown cloth lettered in gilt, decorated in black and with pictorial onlay to upper board. Bevelled edges. Some wear to spine ends and board tips. All edges gilt. No ownership inscription and overall quite a nice clean copy internally. 194 pages + 6 pages publisher's adverts. Tissue-guarded frontispiece and numerous full-page black and white illustrations. A Note states that this "is an American story, but some few necessary alterations have been made in the text to adapt it for English readers."
Published : Cassell Petter & Galpin, London,
£30.00

Illustrated by Edith Saunders.
Hardback. A very good copy in publishers cream cloth with title in gilt on front board. A little foxing to boards. No ownership inscription. 43 pages. 7 full page colour illustrations. Near very good price-clipped dustwrapper illustrated by Lynton Lamb. The wrapper has very minor chipping at top of spine and moderate foxing mainly to the rear panel. It is now protected in a removable cover.
Published : Oxford University Press, London 1932, First Edition
£35.00

A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper which is not price-clipped. 85pp. Colour illustrations and line drawings in text.
Published : Cassell, London 1961, First Edition
£6.00

A very good copy in a very good dustwrapper with one small closed tear. 88pp. Many illustrations including colour.
Published : Cassell, London 1962, First Edition
£5.00

Illustrated by Ernest Shepard.
Hardback. A very good copy in red cloth lettered in black. In a good, price-clipped, dustwrapper which has a few smallish edge chips. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable, sleeve. Prize label on front free end-paper. Some light edge foxing but internally clean. Pp.vi,120. Coloured frontispiece and six black and white illustrations.
Published : Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, London 1955, First Edition
£9.00

Illustrated by Joan Kiddell Monroe.
Hardback. A very good copy in green cloth lettered in black on the spine. In a very good dustwrapper which shows a little edge wear and very minor nicks. The wrapper is not price-clipped and is now protected in a clear removable sleeve. Ownership inscription. Not foxed. 190 pages. Black and white illustrations. Map end-papers. This is the fourth novel in the Nettleford series.
Published : Hodder and Stoughton, London 1955, First Edition
£30.00

Illustrated by Ernest Shepard.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's red cloth with title in black on front board and on spine. There is an illustration at foot of front board in black.No inscriptions. Coloured frontispiece and 6 black and white illustrtions. 117 pages. Fair to good dustwrapper which has a number of edge chips. The dustwrapper is price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. This is the first story about Susan and Bill.
Published : Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., London 1954, First Edition
£16.00

Hardback. Undated but school prize label on front fixed end-paper is dated 1902. A good copy in decorated red cloth. All edges gilt. Pp.viii,261 + adverts. 4 plates. Map. Stories set in Shetland.
Published : James Nisbet & Co, London, Fifth Edition
£9.00

Illustrated by Garth Williams.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's bright green cloth with red illustration on front board and title in red on spine. No inscriptions. Many full page black and white illustrations. 167 pages. Very good dustwrapper with very minor edgewear at foot of spine. The wrapper is price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Dent & Sons Ltd.,, London 1971, First Edition
£15.00

Hardback. Oblong 4to. A fine copy in a complete, untorn dustwrapper which is faded to green on the spine although the lettering remains clear. The wrapper is protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Unpaginated. Colour illustrations throughout.
Published : The Bodley Head, London 1981, First Edition
£10.00

Illustrated by Gareth Floyd.
Hardback. A very good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine. A clean copy without foxing or ownership inscription. 77 pages. Very good illustrated dustwrapper which is not price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover. This is a re-telling of the story of Havelok, the exiled warrior prince who fought to regain his throne and finally became king of both Denmark and England.
Published : Hamish Hamilton, London 1968, First Edition
£14.00

Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Hardback. A very good copy in publisher's black cloth with title in gilt on spine. Gift inscription on half title page. Illustrated endpapers. Numerous illustrations in colour and in black and white. 235 pages. Very good dustwrapper which is price-clipped and is protected in a removable cover.
Published : Victor Gollancz, London 1988, First Edition Thus
£10.00

Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Hardback. A very good copy in black cloth lettered in gilt. In a near very good dustwrapper which has a couple of closed edge tears and a little rubbing at top of spine. The wrapper is now protected in a clear, removable, sleeve. A clean copy internally with no ownership inscription or other marking. 214 pages. Over 80 colour and black and white illustrations by Charles Keeping. This is the first edition of this Victorian classic to be illustrated by Keeping.
Published : Victor Gollancz, London 1988, First Edition Thus
£18.00