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WILLIAM THE OUTLAW
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 732898
Published by George Newnes Limited. 2nd 1927. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations throughout. 256 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Fox spots to prelims and outer page edges. A bright copy in dustwrapper which is edge rubbed with a couple of small closed tears and slight chipping to corners. Large closed tear to top edge of rear panel continuing to spine, leading to some loss (1" x 0.5") to surrounding area of spine. Small patch of loss to top corner of front panel. Slight marking to rear panel. A nice copy of the 2nd edition.

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AN EXCITING TERM
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by Francis E. Hiley.
Stock no. 732923
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1936. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Light grey cloth, blue titles and vignette of girl to spine. Four b/w plates. 255 pages. Spine bumped. Slight darkening to cover edges. Erased pencil name to front endpaper. Some light foxing and fingering to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and creased with 2 x 1" loss to lower edge of front panel, some darkening at edges and grubby on rear panel and spine. Tape repairs on verso of dustwrapper edges.

Price: £65.00 £48.75.

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GOING TO EGYPT
Written by Helen Dunmore.
Stock no. 426618
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colette dreams of going to exotic places - but the only holiday she's going on this year is to Weston with her dad! ISBN: 1856811034. Top of spine lightly bumped. Some light browning to pages. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut with a few tiny chips to edges and some edge-creasing.

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THE PIRATE SUBMARINE
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Stock no. 576349
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Green cloth, black titles. Colour frontis. A few scattered foxspots to prelims and endpapers. Light page-edge browning.

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THE CLEVER LITTLE TAILOR OR SEVEN AT A BLOW
Written by Frederick B. Saywell. Illustrated by Herbert J. Harvey.
Stock no. 576357
Published by Halton & Truscott Smith Ltd.. Very good condition.

'Versified' by Frederic B. Saywell. 12 very nice tipped-in colour plates, mounted on card. Borders and decorations to each page. Black cloth, gilt. Book: book plate to front endpaper. Corners bumped and rubbed.

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DOMBEY AND SON RETOLD FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Charles Dickens; Alice F. Jackson. Illustrated by F.M.B. Blaikie.
Stock no. 576272
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Beige decorative covers with black titles. Colour pictorial onlay to front. 8 colour plates. Covers exceptionally clean and bright. A very few light foxspots to endpapers else contents also clean and bright. Dustwrapper: price-cut. Corners chipped.

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YOUNG WRITERS, YOUNG READERS
Written by Boris Ford.
Stock no. 426554
Published by Hutchinson of London. 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, white title and green decoration. Revised edition. An Anthology of Children's Reading and Writing. ISBN: 0090550811. A little marking to outer page edges at base of spine. Wrapper is a little browned to spine, with a few light marks.

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OLLIE AND THE BOGLE
Written by Julia Jarman. Illustrated by Katariina Lempinen.
Stock no. 426562
Published by Andersen Press. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. When Ollie's father decides to cut down the eldertree at the bottom of the garden, it brings nothing but trouble.... ISBN: 0862641632. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page. Front board and spine a little faded.

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A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE WIDE WINDOW
Written by Lemony Snicket. Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 426470
Published by Egmont Children's Books Ltd.. 1st UK 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Third in the series. Have you got the stomach for a story that includes a hurricane, hungry leeches, a horrible villain and other horrid things? Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0749747013. Very lightest of bumping to top and tail of spine, else fine.

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A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE BAD BEGINNING
Written by Lemony Snicket. Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 426472
Published by Egmont Children's Books Ltd.. 1st UK 2001. Fine condition.

The first in the series. An unhappy tale about unlucky children. Pictoral boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0749746114. Publisher ISBN sticker to rear cover.

Price: £50.00 £37.50.

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A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE MISERABLE MILL
Written by Lemony Snicket. Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 426473
Published by Egmont Books Ltd.. 1st UK 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book The Fourth. Colour pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0749747021. Very light bump to top edge of front cover. Spine slightly faded.

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DRAGON'S SMOKE
Written by Wes Magee. Illustrated by Catherine Brighton.
Stock no. 426480
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1985. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. An anthology of poems collected by Wes Magee. Poetry One. ISBN: 0631900098. SIGNED by Wes Magee - 'For David' 1996 on title page. Spine a little faded. A couple of corners lightly creased.

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