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THE SWORD OF FREEDOM
Written by Charles Gilson. Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1324666
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

A tale of the English Revolution. Brown pictorial coth with gilt titles. 6 colour plates. xi + 420 pages. Spine bumped. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked showing webbing beneath. Foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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THE CHANCELLOR'S SPY
Written by Tom Bevan. Illustrated by Richard Tod.
Stock no. 1324665
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

A vivid picture of life in the reign of Henry the eighth. Green pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. 2 colour plates. 263 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing and page browning. Some hinges pulled.

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UNDER THE WHITE ENSIGN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 1324664
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Fair condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. A Naval story of the Great War. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A few light marks to covers. Name plate to front pastedown, name and address in pencil to front free-endpaper. Hinges pulled and joints cracked causing contents to be a little loose. Frontis has been re-inserted with tape which has now browned with age. Unfortunately 2 of the b/w plates are MISSING.

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THE ABBEY ON THE MOOR
Written by Lucie E. Jackson.
Stock no. 1324657
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1st 1900. Very good condition.

Grey pictorial cloth with silver titles. Green floral decorated endpapers. B/w frontis and title-page (with tissue-guard). 232 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown, prize plate to front free-endpaper. Browning to endpapers. Foxing to textblock and some pages.

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MARTIN THE SKIPPER
Written by James F. Cobb.
Stock no. 1324655
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. Very good condition.

A tale for boys and seafaring folk. 5 b/w plates. Blue pictorial cloth with gilt title block to spine and title to front, gilt vignettes. 403 pages plus 2 catalogues at rear. Spine bumped and very slightly browned. Name plate and tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Small red ink stamp (and blue ink marks) to front free-endpaper. Textblock is foxed. Some spots to margins.

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TINY TOILERS AND THEIR WORKS
Written by G. Glenwood Clark.
Stock no. 1324654
Published by J. Coker & Co.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow covers with black/brown titles and decorations. B/w illustrations. Looks at different little creatures/insects. Spine and corners bumped. Some very light spotting to spines. Pencil scribbles to rear free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and some fingermarks to page margins. Red dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly browned.

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COMRADES IN CAMP AND BUNGALOW
Written by Edith E. Cuthell. Illustrated by Paul Hardy.
Stock no. 1324652
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. Circa 1924. Good condition.

Pictorial green cloth. Four b/w plates. 183 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped, rubbing to spine edges. Light scuffing to covers, small white mark to rear cover. Prize inscription in ink to front pastedown. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing throughout.

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WITH FRENCH AT THE FRONT
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by Arch Webb.
Stock no. 1324651
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

A story of the Great European War down to the Battle of the Aisne. Beige pictorial cloth. 6 b/w plates. 292 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name in ink to front pastedown. Small booksellers embossed stamp to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Foxing to textblock and some fingering to page margins.

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A LITTLE GIPSY LASS
Written by Gordon Stables. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1324648
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. Circa 1912. Almost very good condition.

A story of moorland and wild. Blue pictorial cloth. 6 b/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock and top edge of same is dusty.

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FANCY THAT! (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1324643
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Three volumes of astonishing stories form the imaginations of Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake. Contains How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen, Rosie's Magic Horse and Monsters. All have pictorial boards and colour illustrations. Contained in a pictorial slipcase. ISBN: 9781406353242. All books have very slightly browned spines, otherwise they are fine. Contained in pictorial slipcase which is slightly knocked at edges.

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WINTER HOLIDAY
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1324639
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1933. Good condition.

Green cloth gilt title to spine, embossed title to front cover. B/w illustrations. 359 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine slightly darkened. Front cover is slightly grubby and there is a slight blue biro(?) mark to rear cover. Foxing throughout. Some fingermarks to page margins.

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GOLDEN LOCKS AND PRETTY FROCKS
Written by Edric Vredenburg; Hilda Hart; Grace C. Floyd; M. Dorothy Belgrave. Illustrated by Agnes Richardson.
Stock no. 1324637
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1918. Very good condition.

Cloth spine with black titles, brown paper boards with white titles, black and pale yellow vignettes, onlay shows two children looking at fairy in boat. 14 stories. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 136 pages plus 4 page book list. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Odd small mark to covers. Ink inscription to half-title page dated 1918. Small bookseller's price label to rear pastedown. A couple of hinges cracked. Endpapers browned. Foxing to text block. Odd grubby fingermark to contents. All plates present, a couple are starting to detach from bottom.

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