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SUSAN, BILL AND THE WOLF-DOG
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1326148
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1954.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
The first book about Susan and Bill in which Susan finds herself moving to the country and living next-door to Bill - just the sort of friend she has always wanted. Red boards, black titles and vignette. 117 pages. Colour frontis and 6 b/w illustrations. Reprint in same year as first edition. Spine bumped. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and page margins. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby with quite a bit of loss to spine and edges.
SUSAN, BILL AND THE GOLDEN CLOCK
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1326147
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Part of the Susan & Bill series. A sinister stranger takes far too much interest in Mrs Fraser's golden clock.... Red boards with black lettering and small illustration to front. Colour frontis, and 6 b&w illustrations. 118 pages. School library stamp to verso of half title-page but no other evidence of this being an ex-library copy. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 'new' price printed above.
BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326144
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1961.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Another case from the records of Biggles and the Special Air Police. Brown boards. Green titles. Colour frontis. 182 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some light marks to endpapers else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby, small tape repairs on verso. Some ink writing to front flap of wrapper.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES' SPECIAL CASE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326140
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1963.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Pale grey boards, green title to spine. Colour frontis. Bombarded by jet fighters, grounded by a sand-storm, involved in a desert gun battle - another exciting Biggles adventure. 170 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn at edges with minimal loss to spine and corners.
GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326131
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1949.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w pictures. 4 b/w plates. 189 pages. Spine slightly bumped and spotted. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tear to top of spine (but only very minimal loss to spine and corners).
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- CHILDRENS
- GIMLET
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
THE MURDER AT CASTLE DEEPING
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326130
Published by Latimer House Limited.
1951.
Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Revised and reset. Blue boards, black title to spine. 152 pages. Spine bumped and faded. Textblock and page margins are slightly grubby. Dustwrapper has large section missing to base of spine and front panel and is edge worn and grubby.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- STEELEY
- MYSTERY STORY
WORRALS ON THE WAR-PATH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326112
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1st
1943.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Pale blue cloth, parachute vignette. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Damp(?) spotting to covers. A few foxspots to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is torn in half down centre of spine and title at top of spine is also detached (but still present). There is some slight loss to top and tail of spine and to lower edge of rear panel. Spine and rear panel are a little grubby.
GIMLET COMES HOME
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326099
Published by University of London Press Ltd..
1st
1946.
Good condition.
Light brown cloth, black titles and vignette of stag to front. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 186 pages. Spine and corners bumped, very slight fading to spine. Contents clean.
GIMLET TAKES A JOB
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326098
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1954.
Very good condition.
Red boards with embossed dog design, black titles to spine. 4 B/w plates. 176 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some very light fading to spine. Heavy foxing (mainly to textblock), contents generally clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIMLET
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
GIMLET COMES HOME
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326096
Published by University of London Press Ltd..
1949.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Peach boards, black titles and stag vignette to front. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 186 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing else a clean copy. Dustwrapper is worn and torn, grubby to white spine and rear panel and large section missing to lower edge of rear panel. Small patch of surface paper damage to front panel.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIMLET
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- ADVENTURE
A JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH (CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED No. 6)
Written by Jules Verne.
Illustrated by Norman Nodel.
Stock no. 1826825
Published by CCS Books.
1st thus
2019.
Nearly fine condition.
Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes a biography of Jules Verne, theme discussions and study questions. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781911238249. A nice copy.
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- CHILDRENS
- FANTASY
- COMIC BOOK
- BIOGRAPHY
THE MOUSE WITH THE DAISY HAT
Written by Ruth Hurlimann.
Illustrated by Ruth Hurlimann.
Stock no. 1826822
Published by Longman Young Books.
1st
1971.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Miss Selina Town Mouse was very proud of her new daisy hat and took it for a trip into the country... Matt pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0582151473. Boards lightly browned and rubbed at corners. Light browning to contents, some fingering creases, one double page spread has a small piece of surface paper damage to gutter. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily edge-worn, creased, split to spine which is repaired to verso, a few small edge-tears, a few foxspots and lightly browned & grubby.
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- CHILDRENS
- MICE
- ANIMAL STORY