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A PACKETFUL OF TROUBLE
Written by Margaret Bacon. Illustrated by Richard Tuckwell.
Stock no. 2120780
Published by Dennis Dobson. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Who hasn't dreamed of a holiday free of grown-ups and rules?... ISBN: 0234771313. SIGNED by author 'With Best Wishes' to front endpaper. Light page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with browning and a little light scuffing.

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THE DRUMMER BOY
Written by Louis Rousselet; W.J. Gordon. Illustrated by V.A. Poirson.
Stock no. 2120770
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 1st 1883. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth, gilt/black titles. A Story of The Days of Washington. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear, with a little chipping to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Bookplate to front pastedown. Joints are cracked. Foxing.

Price: £50.00 £37.50.

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JACK AND HIS FRIENDS
Written by Noel Hope. Illustrated by Gertrude M. Bradley.
Stock no. 1208273
Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1910. Very good condition.

Or, Cat And Dog Life. Dark blue embossed cloth, gilt title to front cover, gilt title block to spine. B/w illustrations. 189 pages plus Salvation Army booklist to rear. Spine bumped with small tears at top. Corners bumped. Rear cover slightly marked. Salvation Army prize plate to front endpaper. Foxing to prelims and page margins.

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A NURSERY GEOGRAPHY
Written by George S. Dickson. Illustrated by George Morrow.
Stock no. 1208230
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Cream and pink pictorial cloth. Green and white pictorial endpapers. Colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine bumped, corners rubbed. Rear cover a little marked. A few light foxspots to page edges else contents clean.

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WE PRAISE THEE O GOD TE DEUM CALENDAR FOR 1911
No author listed.
Stock no. 1405096
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. Very good condition.

White cloth spine. Beige boards with red and black titles plus red and white vignette to front board. Elaborate colour illustrations and borders. A list of important dates in the church's calendar. 6" x 4.5" Spine and corners bumped. Spine grubby. Covers a little marked and grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Staples rusty. Contents clean. Illustrations in very good condition.

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ROVERS OF THE VALLEY
Written by Augustus H. Ball. Illustrated by Christine Chisholm.
Stock no. 2120758
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1928. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth with black and red titles and decoration. Scouting in the Qu'Appelle Valley, Canada. 2 colour plates and 7 b/w plates. Splash mark and some grubby marks to front cover. Bumping to corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A little foxing and a few grubby margin marks.

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THE FIGHT FOR HONOUR
Written by Bernard Bowles.
Stock no. 2120757
Published by T. Nelson & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1929. Almost very good condition.

Stone colour pictorial cloth, black titles. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Splashes and marks to covers. A couple of nicks to top of spine. Bumping. Some light foxing and page browning.

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JOLLY TARS
Written by M.M. Jamieson. Illustrated by M.M. Jamieson.
Stock no. 1405092
Published by Ernest Nister. Slightly better than good condition.

Little Mother Stories series. Small format. Blue cloth spine and blue pictorial boards. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. Full-page colour and b/w text illustrations. Spine bumped, a little worn and browned. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. A few scratches to onlay. Covers a little grubby. Both joints and several hinges badly cracked making the binding loose but all pages are still attached. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Small tear to bottom of frontis. Some page browning and grubby marks to contents.

Price: £68.00 £51.00.

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A GO-AHEAD SCHOOLGIRL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Harold C. Earnshaw.
Stock no. 2120690
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. Very good condition.

Brown cloth with decorations. 6 b/w plates. 376 pages. Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few light marks to covers. Slight scuffing to spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby marks and page browning to outer page edges. All plates present. A nice copy of an early reprint.

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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE AND OTHER STORIES
Written by E. Nesbit; William Shakespeare; Hugh Chesson. Illustrated by Frances Brundage; M. Bowley.
Stock no. 1405077
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Beige pictorial boards with circular onlay to front board. Brown titles. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 64 pages plus 4 page booklist to rear. 6.5" x 4.25". Contains: The Merchant of Venice, Timon of Athens & The Comedy of Errors told in story form. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned. Covers a bit grubby. Couple of hinges are pulled. Some foxing to endpapers and page edges. A few margin marks otherwise contents are clean.

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ME AND MIKE
Written by H.G.C. Marsh Lambert. Illustrated by H.G.C. Marsh Lambert.
Stock no. 1405041
Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

The story of a little boy and his dog (Mike) and the scrapes they get into. Blue spine. Brown l front board with pictorial onlay showing Me and Mike and some balloons. 6 colour illustrations plus many brown and white text illustrations. Pictorial endpapers. Bumping to spine and corners. Small mark to top of rear board. A little bubbling to pictorial onlay and front endpaper. Heavy foxing to title page and last page of text. Also foxing to endpapers and some page edges otherwise contents are generally clean. Colour plates are in very good condition.

Price: £64.00 £48.00.

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A FINE LADY UPON A WHITE HORSE
Written by Enid Leigh Hunt. Illustrated by Gladys Peto.
Stock no. 2120451
Published by Dodge Publishing Company. Almost very good condition.

Her Journeying through the Realm of Fancy. Black cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. A few marks to covers. Binding is a bit weak in places; some hinges are pulled. Heavy foxing to prelims and outer page edges. A few page margin tears.

Price: £95.00 £71.25.

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