ADVENTURE
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THE WONDERFUL WELLINGTON BOOTS
Written by Margaret J. Baker.
Illustrated by Terry Freeman.
Stock no. 1329051
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd..
1st
1955.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards with embossed scottie dog decoration. Two-tone illustrations. 120 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Browning to rear free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is foxed on verso, is edge worn with tears (one tape repaired on verso) and slightly grubby to rear panel.
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SMUGGLERS' GAP
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1329035
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1939.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Peach cloth, gilt title to spine. Blue and white decorated endpapers. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock, prelims and page margins. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge worn, grubby to rear panel.
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AUGUST ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1329034
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1937.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Five children in a caravan, and a horse between its shafts, in pursuit of an absent-minded aunt whose address they didn't exactly know! Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Second impression (October 1937). Spine slightly bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little worn at edges.
THE COMPASS POINTS NORTH
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1329033
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1938.
Very good condition.
Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some light marks to covers. Foxing to textblock.
MYSTERY MANOR
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1329031
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1937.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth, title to spine. B/w illustrations. A story of the Lockett family. 407 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers marked and slightly rubbed at edges. Foxing to contents. Small name and address label to top corner of front fly-leaf.
HUNTER'S MOON
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Charlotte Hough.
Stock no. 1329030
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1952.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Green boards with brown title to spine and vignette to front cover. 222 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Endpapers are browned. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Musty smell to contents. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped with loss, torn and creased. Rear panel of wrapper is a bit grubby.
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- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
- ADVENTURE
CHIMNEY COTTAGE
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Dorothy Craigie.
Stock no. 1329029
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1947.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Pink cloth, blue titles to spine. 3 red/black pictures to prelims, remainder b/w. A novel for boys and girls. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Slight fading to spine and cover edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is foxed and grubby with tear to top edge of front panel.
THE NEST OF THE SCARECROW
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1329028
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1944.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
An exiting adventure involving a remote and lonely bungalow and a cruel sea. Dark red cloth, black titles to spine. Blue pictorial endpapers, b/w illustrations. 214 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to top edge of textblock, contents lovely and clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.
THE MONSTER OF WIDGEON WEIR
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1329027
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1943.
Almost very good condition.
The Lockett family had not been on their Thames island many days before Adventure cropped up in the usual fashion... Green cloth, blue title to spine. Blue pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing to endpapers and textblock, affecting some pages.
CHALLENGE TO ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1329025
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1942.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A story of the Locketts family. Red cloth. B/w illustrations. Top edge of textblock is foxed. Spine of dustwrapper is slightly faded.
GOING GANGSTER
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1329024
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1946.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
What are they - Kidnappers or Rescuers - the Lockett family find themselves launched upon a most unusual enterprise... Blue cloth, black title to spine. Green decorated front endpapers, b/w illustrations, 267 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers partly browned. Light foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly faded to spine.
RIDERS AND RAIDS
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Sheila Rose.
Stock no. 1329022
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1955.
Very good condition.
Green boards, black titles and vignette. A pony story. Top corners bumped. Spine browned/foxed. Foxing throughout.
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- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
- ADVENTURE