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Some classics by Malcolm Saville | ||
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The Ambermere Treasure Lutterworth Press, 1953 (first edition) Hardback with nice bright dust jacket which has some rubbing and a little wear and chipping to extremities. Illustrated by Marcia Lane Foster £95 |
Rye Royal Collins, 1969 (first edition) Hardback with very good dust jacket with a little wear to top of the spine. One of the Lone Pine Adventures £80 |
Where’s My Girl Collins, 1972 (first edition) Hardback with price clipped dust jacket which has very minor wear to extremities. A lovely copy of a Lone Pine Adventure, set on Dartmoor. £95 |
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Wings over Witchend George Newnes Limited, 1956 (first edition) Hardback with a beautifully illustrated dust jacket by Charles Wood, which has a very little rubbing and wear to extremities and a small but neat tear from the front top edge. Another Lone Pine Adventure. £75 |
Home to Witchend Severn House, 1979 (first British hardcover edition) A hardback ex library copy in good condition. It has a little wear to extremities of the dust jacket, a few small bumps to the extremities of the jacket and the book, and some light score marks on the rear of the jacket. Wrapped in a protective jacket. This is the twentieth Lone Pine story £180 |
The Secret of the Gorge George Newnes Limited, 1958 (first edition) A hardback with a very cheery jacket by Charles Wood which has a little wear to extremities and chipping to top and bottom of spine. Not price clipped. Internally very minor foxing to front and rear end papers. A bright, lovely copy of this Lone Pine story. £70 |
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Strangers at Witchend Collins, 1970 (first edition) Hardback with very good dust jacket with a small amount of wear. Ownership inscription. A Lone Pine Adventure set in the Shropshire Hills. £60 |
Lone Pine London George Newnes Limited, 1957 (first edition) A hardback with a dust jacket by Charles Wood. Jacket has usual wear to extremities but overall very nice. This is the tenth Lone Pine Adventure. £100 |
Marston – Master Spy Heinemann, 1978 (first edition) A hardback with very nice jacket with a little wear to extremities, a small crease at the top of the rear panel and sunning to spine. Internally some foxing to front and rear end papers, and a very small stain on the top edge of the first few pages. A few pages have creases where the top right corner has been folded down. An ex library copy but very good condition. £180 |
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Redshank’s Warning Lutterworth Press, 1948 (first edition) Hardback with worn and rubbed dust jacket which is torn down nearly all of rear spine edge, with a horizontal tear a third of the way up the spine, and one at the top extending to a small portion of the front of the jacket. Ownership inscription. We love this adventure set just along the North Norfolk coast from our shop in Burnham Market. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts £40 |
Christmas at Nettleford Hodder and Stoughton, 1953 (first edition) Hardback with a very jolly dust jacket which unfortunately has wear, tiny tears and some chips to its extremities. The jacket has a 4.5cm tear from the bottom right edge of the spine upwards. Tiny portion of top layer of jacket paper missing from rear and also from S of Christmas on front which sadly has parts of cup rings and a small stain as well. Internally, some sunning to front and read end papers. Jacket price clipped. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell Monroe £95 |
A Palace for the Buckinghams Evans Brothers Limited, 1963 (first edition) A hardback with lovely bright jacket. Wear to extremities and some rubbing. Foxing to page edges. Illustrated by Alice Bush £35 |
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Young Johnny Bimbo John Murray, 1956 (first edition) Hardback with an unclipped jacket which has a little wear and rubbing to extremities and spine. Internally, sunning to front and read end papers and foxing to page edges. Not price clipped. Ownership inscription. A Michael and Mary Story, set along the Grand Union Canal. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts £40 |
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Some early classics | ||
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The Adventures of Two Brave Boys and Other Stories edited by G A Henty Ward, Lock, Bowden and Co. “Profusely illustrated” with a jolly cover design. Cover is slightly grubby with bumped edges and some foxing internally £30 |
Joey and Co in Tirol Chambers 1960 (first edition) > Hardback with good dust jacket which has minor bumping to extremities and two small tears at top of spine £120 |
Down the Bright Stream by BB – Illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford Eyre and Spottiswoode 1959 (Reprint) Hardback with dust jacket which is grubby with a little wear but a nice copy £50 |
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John and Jennifer Go Sailing by Gee Denes Oldbourne Press 1957 (first edition) Hardback with worn and slightly torn jacket. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs £20 |
A Spot of Bother by John F C Westerman Ward Lock & Co Ltd 1940 (first edition) Hardback with dust jacket which has some wear to extremities £40 |
India’s Story Told to Boys and Girls by H E Marshall T C & E C Jack; inscription dated Christmas 1914 Good condition with colour plate on front cover. Some slight bumping to extremities Colour illustrations. Part of Our Empire Story series £25 |
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Some classic Chalet School stories by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer | ||
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Jane and the Chalet School Chambers 1964 (first edition) Hardback with dust jacket which is good other than some wear to extremities £75 |
Adrienne of the Chalet School Chambers 1965 (first edition) Hardback with good dust jacket with light wear to extremities £90 |
The Chalet School Reunion Chambers 1963 (first edition) Hardback with good dust jacket which is a little worn at extremities, spine more so. Full colour frontis and four colour plates £120 |
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The Chalet School in the Oberland Chambers 1958 Hardback with dust jacket with light wear and a little chipping to extremities £50 |
The Chalet School and Richenda Chambers 1958 (first edition) Hardback with dust jacket with minor wear to extremities and a little discolouration but overall good £85 |
A Leader in the Chalet School Chambers 1961 (first edition) Hardback with good dust jacket with light wear to extremities and a little sunning £90 |
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Chambers undated (first edition) Hardback with dust jacket which is good with minor wear and rubbing to extremities £60 |
Lavender Laughs in the Chalet School Chambers 1951 Hardback with dust jacket which has wear and some tears to extremities and top of spine but is intact £30 |
The Chalet School Triplets Chambers undated (first edition) Hardback with dust jacket which has wear to front edge, light sunning and wear to extremities £75 |
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Challenge for the Chalet School Chambers 1966 (first edition) Hardback with good dust jacket with slight wear and 3cm tear to top front edge of spine £100 |
Ruey Richardson – Chaletian Chambers undated (first edition) Hardback with good dust jacket which is worn at extremities and chipped at top and base of spine. £95 |
Jo of the Chalet School Chambers, 1939 (reprint) Illustrated by Nina K Brisley £60 |
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Joey Goes to the Oberland Chambers, 1954 (first edition) Joey and the gang return to the Alps and meet several old friends again. This hardback has a bright dust jacket with a little bumping and wear mainly to the extremities and is price clipped. The boards are slightly warped and there is a neat ownership inscription. £85 |
Excitements at the Chalet School Chambers 1957 (first edition) Hardback with dust jacket which has wear to extremities and small sections missing from front panel and ends of spine. Small tear to rear panel and some sunning £65 |
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Some classic Biggles Stories by Captain W.E.Johns | ||
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Biggles Investigates Brockhampton Press 1964 (first edition) Hardback with dust jacket with bumping to extremities Illustrated by Leslie Stead £165 |
Biggles on the Home Front Hodder and Stoughton 1957 (first edition) Hardback with very good dust jacket. Some very minor staining to front and rear end papers Illustrated by Leslie Stead £100 |
Biggles Presses On Brockhampton Press 1958 (first edition) Hardback with dust jacket with small tear to bottom of spine but otherwise pretty good Illustrations by Leslie Stead £65 |
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Biggles Takes Charge Brockhampton Press 1956 (first edition) Hardback with dust jacket with bumping and some minor chipping to extremities and very small tear to back panel. Ownership inscription Illustrated by Leslie Stead £70 |
Biggles and the Poor Rich Boy Brockhampton Press 1961 (first edition) Hardback with dust jacket which has a little bumping but otherwise good Illustrated by Leslie Stead £80 |
Biggles and the Plot that Failed Brockhampton Press 1965 (first edition) Hardback with dust jacket with minor bumping to top of spine otherwise very good £250 |
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Biggles and the Leopards of Zinn Brockhampton Press, 1960 (first edition) Follow Biggles on the trail of man-eating Leopards in this hardback with a very menacing lion on the dust jacket. The jacket has bumping and a fair bit of rubbing to extremities especially spine and front right hand edge. Some creasing also but only a very few tiny chips and tears. Internally, front free end paper has been removed otherwise very bright with lovely colour illustrations by Leslie Stead. £65 |
Biggles and the Missing Millionaire Brockhampton Press 1961 (first edition) Hardback with dust jacket which is rather worn but all intact Illustrated by Leslie Stead £45 |
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Some books by Enid Blyton | ||
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“Well done Noddy!” Noddy Book 5 Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd (first edition) Another lovely, bright hardback with dust jacket which has just a little rubbing to extremities and a small tear to top front right hand corner. A longer tear to rear flap but no portions missing. Illustrated by Beek £60 |
Rumble and Chuff The First Book Juvenile Productions Ltd 1958 A hardback with dust jacket which has just a very little wear and rubbing. Inscription on front jacket flap and price clipped. Very small sticker obviously stuck then removed from title page. A lovely bright book for young children. Illustrated by David Walsh £45 |
Cheer up, Little Noddy! Noddy Book 20 Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd 1960 (first edition) A jolly and clean hardback with dust jacket which has a little wear and creasing to extremities. Top right hand corner of right fep has been clipped. £35 |
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Mr. Plod and Little Noddy Noddy Book 22 Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd 1961 (first edition) Colourful hardback with jacket which has wear and some creasing to extremities. Ownership date inscribed on right front end paper. A delightful copy. £30 |
Noddy Goes to the Fair Noddy Book 21 Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd 1960 (first edition) A charming little hardback with dust jacket with a little wear to extremities. A bright and clean copy with ownership date inscribed on right front end paper £35 |
The O’Sullivan Twins Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1949 (eighth edition) A hardback with very good dust jacket which has just very minor wear to extremities including a small portion missing at base of the spine. Ownership inscription. A lovely copy of another St. Clare’s story which sees twins Pat and Isabel and their friends through an Easter term of midnight feasts, lacrosse and lessons. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable £40 |
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