ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Herbert J. Draper.
Stock no. 1406634
Published by Blackie & Son. Very good condition.

Dark green pictorial boards. 12 b/w plates plus map of France. 384pp plus Blackie's Book List. A Tale of the Huguenot Wars. Early reprint. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing especially to endpapers and booklist pages. Ticks to illustration list. Plates all present and in very good condition.

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STORIES OF ALPINE ADVENTURE AND BALLOON ADVENTURE
Written by Frank Mundell. Illustrated by Frank Dadd; et al..
Stock no. 1506647
Published by The Sunday School Union. Slightly better than good condition.

Two volumes in one book. Pale green cloth with tan titles and decorative vignette to front cover, gilt title block with black titles and decoration to spine. B/w plates and text illustrations. 158 pages for each volume. Spine bumped, worn and browned with two small splits to top edge. A little bumping and wear to corners. Covers grubby, small dark mark to front cover. Front joint badly cracked between title page and frontis, webbing showing. Hinges cracked causing binding to feel a little loose. Browning to endpapers and page edges. Foxing, mainly to endpapers.

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POCOMOTO - BRONCO BUSTER
Written by Rex Dixon. Illustrated by Jack Harman.
Stock no. 1506265
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pocomoto and Elmer, an old-timer bronco buster, set off to recapture a stallion which has broken loose and taken over the leadership of a wild horse herd. Red boards, dark titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. 216 pages. Base of spine and top corners bumped. Small white mark to base of spine. Name, address and date in ink to front endpaper. Small bookseller's label to rear endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and text block, especially top edge of text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss from top of spine and folds, small tear to base of front panel and a grubby rear panel. A little wear to spine, light foxing/browning on verso.

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THE CHESTERFIELD GOLD
Written by Roger Pilkington. Illustrated by Piet Klaasse.
Stock no. 1506207
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Branxome family and their boat, Dabchick, find themselves in foreign waters, and involved in an exciting adventure full of mystery and thrills. Orange cloth covers with blue titles and vignettes. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Spine a little bumped and very slightly browned. Lower corners bumped. Ink inscription to front pastedown, contents otherwise clean. A little light foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped and browned to edges and rear panel with some foxing.

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THE ADVENTURES OF SAMUEL AND SELINA
Written by Jean C. Archer. Illustrated by Jean C. Archer.
Stock no. 1316133
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1902. Very good condition.

Small format. The Dumpy Books For Children Series No. 13. Green cloth with dark green titles and borders. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners just a little bumped and rubbed. Some light browning to spine. Endpapers lightly browned. A couple of hinges are slightly pulled else contents are bright, clean and tight.

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THE MASTER OF MARYKNOLL
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Alice Bush.
Stock no. 1405710
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

An exciting story following the Buckingham's, set in Ludlow and Hereford. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. A little surface paper damage to both pastedowns. Foxing to page edges. Light brown marks to pages 42 & 43. Dustwrapper has been stuck to brown paper. Edge worn and chipped. Mark to bottom of front flap.Wrapper is grubby.

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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 BIG SIX
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1316068
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1940. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers - maps of Norfolk Broads. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. A couple of small, light marks to spine. Name in ink to top edge of front endpaper. Inscription in ink to fly-leaf. Some fingermarks to page margins and a few light foxspots.

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JIM STRANGE
Written by Leslie Bell.
Stock no. 1315926
Published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w frontis. 222 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with tears to spine and slightly grubby to rear panel.

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SEVEN WHITE GATES
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1505832
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1944. Slightly better than good condition.

A Lone Pine Story. Red cloth, black titles. Full-page b/w illustrations plus b/w maps to the endpapers. 200 pages. Spine worn especially at ends, also faded and stained. Corners and cover edges bumped. Covers slightly marked. Book plate and writing to half-title page. A little cracking to both joints. Text block grubby. Contents very good.

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ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Herbert J. Draper.
Stock no. 1405183
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1894. Slightly better than good condition.

Dark red pictorial boards. 12 b/w plates plus map of France. 384 pages plus Blackie's Book List. A tale of the Huguenot wars. Spine bumped, worn and faded. Corners bumped and worn. Some light marks to covers. Front joint badly cracked and rear joint beginning to crack. Bumping to bottom of rear board. Several hinges are cracked leaving the binding a little loose. Name to top of front endpaper on both front and verso. Inscription in ink to half title page. Some foxing to page edges otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE PICTS AND THE MARTYRS
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1405132
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1943. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine, blind title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers depicting map for the book. B/w illustrations throughout. 303 pages. 8 x 5.5". Spine and corners are bumped. Some marks to covers. Book leans slightly to one side. Small pieces missing from bottom of some pages and from come page corners. Foxing to page edges

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