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THE COCKPIT FLYING ADVENTURES FOR YOUNG PILOTS
Written by W.E. Johns; Arch Whitehouse; Rudolf Stark; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw; Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 1308325
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Flying Adventures For Young Pilots. Large format. Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vigette of a plane to front cover. Eight coloured plates by Bradshaw, other illustrations by Leigh. Johns story is "The Ace of Spades". Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded and foxed. Some light staining to covers. Front joint cracked. Contents browned but clean.

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PEEK-A-BOO PAM
Written by May Byron. Illustrated by Chloe Preston.
Stock no. 1308319
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Very good condition.

The Peek-A-Boo Booklets series. A shaped book. 3.75 x 10.25". Thick card covers. Two-tone illustrations at top and tail of each page. Some slight rubbing to cover edges. Slight wear to top edge of 'hat' on front board. Foxing to contents and a light pencil erasure mark to title-page. A nice copy of a scarce book.

Price: £95.00 £71.25.

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PATSY PODGER PLAYS THE GAME
Written by Jenifer Ford. Illustrated by Jenifer Ford.
Stock no. 1308309
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition.

Green pictorial boards. Delightful colour pictures. Patsy enrols as a Brownie Cub. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to title-page otherwise contents clean.

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THE BETRAYER
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1308288
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Light green cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. Black and white illustrations. 285 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges (and some light foxing). Erased pencil writing to front endpaper. Foxing to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is grubby on rear panel, edge worn with slight loss to spine and small piece of loss to lower front corner. A few small tape repairs on verso.

Price: £50.00 £37.50.

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STORIES FOR YOU
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1308251
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Yellow boards, black titles to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0603032648. Spine and corners bumped. Contents lightly browned but clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge worn.

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THE WONDERFUL CITY
Written by J.S. Fletcher.
Stock no. 1308206
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1st 1894. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Green floral decorated endpapers. 185 pages. B/w frontis and title-page (with tissue guard). Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Light foxing to contents and light browning to endpapers.

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THE SECOND WAVE
Written by Michael Tod.
Stock no. 1603457
Published by Orion. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Book 2 in the Woodstock Saga. The Red squirrels of Dorset are at risk. A pine marten is at large, bringing fear to the heart of every squirrel. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 244 pages. ISBN: 1857973674. SIGNED by author (with dedication) to front endpaper.

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EAGLE'S BROOD
Written by Olive L. Groom. Illustrated by Ray Bailey.
Stock no. 2107581
Published by E.J. Arnold & Son Ltd.. Circa 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow boards. B/w illustrations. Some light wear and a little fading to cover edges. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing and browned to spine.

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SELMA AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1308120
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Almost very good condition.

Cream boards, blue title to spine. Colour frontis plate. 255 pages. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light foxing and fingering to contents.

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THE TALE OF THE TABBY TWINS
Written by Cecily M. Rutley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1308109
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

Small format. Pale blue boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. 14 colour plates, green and white text illustrations. Covers are grubby, there is slight wear to base of spine. A couple of hinge are partly cracked. Some light fingering else contents clean. There is a light tobacco smell to the contents.

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THE TALE OF NAUGHTY KITTY CAT
Written by Cecily M. Rutley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1308108
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

Small format. Beige boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. 14 colour plates, green and white text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of small marks to rear cover. Some hinges pulled/cracked. A few light fingermarks else contents clean. There is a light tobacco smell to the contents.

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WHY VAITA VANISHED
Written by H.J.E. Short.
Stock no. 2107553
Published by London Missionary Society. 1st 1940. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. A Story of Brown Children on Mountains, Rivers and Sea. Spine and a couple of cover edges are very faded. Bumping to corners.

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