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HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1322067
Published by Collins. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 191 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Name and address in ink and a list of 5 names and date to front free-endpaper. B/w frontis illustration has been coloured in. Foxing to textblock, a few marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit grubby with slight loss to base of spine.

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THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1318719
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The tale of a lovely medieval castle and its chatelaine. Blue cloth, yellow title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, fading to top and tail of spine. Small date in ink to top corner of front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and foxed, tape repair on verso of front flap.

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THE BOY IN RED
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1318718
Published by Collins. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Boy in Red is Maurice St. Annalands, page to William the Silent, the heroic leader of the Netherlands in the fight for freedom. Yellow cloth with red title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some very slight loss at spine and corners and neat tape repairs on verso, wrapper has a small/old tape mark to front panel (below "Red) and is slightly grubby to rear.

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THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1318712
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition.

The tale of a lovely medieval castle and its chatelaine. Blue cloth, yellow title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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THE WOODS OF WINDRI
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 2129469
Published by Collins. 3rd 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Wrapper is price-cut with a few nicks to corners; foxing to rear panel.

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THE AVENUE
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 2129432
Published by Collins. 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 221 pages. B/w illustrations. Bumping and browning to top and tail of spine. Brown tape marks to endpapers. Small amount of margin loss to page 179. Wrapper is edge-chipped, with a little loss to top of spine.

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RICHARD AND THE GOLDEN HORSE SHOE
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 2129405
Published by Collins. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and very edges of covers are faded. Brown sticky tape marks to endpapers. Page edge browning. Wrapper is creased with some closed tears and chips; a little loss.

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THE HOUSE OF THE PALADIN
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1208840
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The tale of a lovely medieval castle and its chatelaine. Yellow cloth, blue titles to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents very good indeed. Price-cut wrapper is browned to spine, rubbed at folds and has slight loss at top and tail of spine and corners and a couple of old tape marks to front panel.

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THE BOY IN RED
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1814687
Published by Collins. Circa 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Boy in Red is Maurice St. Annalands, page to William the Silent, the heroic leader of the Netherlands in the fight for freedom. Pink cloth covers, blue titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 254 pages. 7.5 x 5". Corners bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and chipped, slightly faded to spine, foxed to verso.

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THE WOODS OF WINDRI
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1316588
Published by Collins. 3rd 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some erased pencil marks to front free-endpaper else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped.

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THE SWORD OF ST. CYPRIAN
Written by Violet Needham.
Stock no. 1316112
Published by The Violet Needham Society. 1st 1991. Very good condition.

Needham's last book - it was never previously published and due to the bad handling of the publishers rejection Needham never wrote again. Large format. Blue cardwraps with black title to spine and front cover. 133 pages. Mostly unedited from the author's original manuscript (a few grammar errors and renumbering of chapters). Slight rubbing to spine and corners. A few very small marks to rear cover. Foxing to contents. Top corner tips are lightly creased. Contents clean.

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THE CHANGELING OF MONTE LUCIO
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1405260
Published by Collins. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of Philip, the Count of Monte Lucio, and the plan to depose him and set his twin brother, Hugo, in his place. Yellow cloth. B/w pictures. 255 pages. Spine and corners a little bumped. Covers are foxed. A little pen scribble to top of front endpaper. Endpapers a little browned. Top edge of textblock dusty. Dustwrapper is edge worn, creased and chipped with small area of loss to top of rear panel. Wrapper is grubby.

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