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THE MIDNIGHT HORSE
Written by Monica Edwards.
Stock no. 1330615
Published by John Goodchild.
1st thus
1984.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Romney Marsh story. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 204 pages. Revised edition. ISBN: 0863910076. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Slight fading to base of spine. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine and rubbed to head and tail.
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- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
- KENT
- SOUTH EAST UK
THE CORN DOLLY
Written by Margaret Elliot.
Illustrated by Colin Dunbar.
Stock no. 1330612
Published by Abelard-Schuman.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Grasshopper Book. Susan and her brother Jack find a corn dolly which has powers for good, which are tested to the utmost when the enemy struck. An unusual adventure story based on folk lore of the English countryside. Bright green boards, gilt title to spine. 128 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0200723715. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Very pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed. Light fading to wrapper spine.
THE MYSTERY AT THE CHALET SCHOOL WITH ROBIN HEEDS THE CALL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Sheena Wilkinson; Susanne Brownlie.
Stock no. 1330611
Published by Girls Gone By.
1st thus
2014.
Very good condition.
Mystery At was originally published in "The Chalet Book For Girls" (1947) and Robin Heeds is a novella about when Robin realises she has to answer God's call to be a nun. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations to Mystery At. ISBN: 9781847451804. Minimal creasing to corners and light rubbing to edges. A couple of tiny marks to textblock. Some page corner tips lightly creased.
RUN AWAY HOME
Written by Elinor Lyon.
Illustrated by Elinor Lyon.
Stock no. 1330610
Published by Fidra Books.
1st thus
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Originally published in 1953 by Hodder & Stoughton. Cream cardwraps. 199 pages. ISBN: 9781906123048. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Tiny indentation to lower edge of textblock. A few page corner tips lightly creased. A super copy.
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THE ELUSIVE GRASSHOPPER
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1330609
Published by George Newnes Limited.
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The 6th Lone Pine book, set against a real background of Romney Marsh. Cream cloth, red titles. Endpapers are maps of Romney Marsh. B/w illustrations. 248 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Slight browning to top and tail of spine. Very pale foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some slight loss, rear panel is slightly grubby.
FOUR-AND-TWENTY BLACKBIRDS
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Lilian Buchanan.
Stock no. 1330605
Published by George Newnes Limited.
1st
1959.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A delightful story with the Sussex Downs as background, in which the Grays move from the Midlands to open a cafe in a little town near to the sea. Orange boards, black title to spine. 159 pages. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in red ink to front endpaper has been partially erased. Some page edge browning and foxing. Price-cut dustwrapper is just a little edge worn with a small brown mark to top edge of front flap.
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- CHILDRENS
TREASURE AT THE MILL
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Harry Pettit.
Stock no. 1330604
Published by George Newnes.
1st
1957.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
When John Adams discovered Sprig Valley Mill it was empty: he often went there to play in the deserted garden and take the boat across the pond to an island. Suddenly all changed. The Mill was sold and although the new owners became his friends eager to help him, someone else - an enemy - was also after the hidden treasure. Orange boards. B/w illustrations. 152 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Page browning and foxing throughout else contents clean. One page is detached but still present (61/2). Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, creased and torn with neat tape repairs on verso.
SUSAN, BILL AND THE IVY-CLAD OAK
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1330603
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1st
1954.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
The story of Susan and Bill's Ivy-leaf Club. Red boards, black titles and vignette. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Pale page browning to endpapers and a few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased and has a large section of loss to front panel and slight loss to top of spine.
TWO FAIR PLAITS
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1330601
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1950.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
2nd in the 'Jilly family' series. Pale grey cloth, silver titles to spine. Pictorial endpapers are maps. Colour frontis, b/w pictures. 192 pages. 2nd impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock, light browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss, small hole to spine edge of front panel and rear panel slightly grubby.
THE LUCK OF SALLOWBY
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Tilden Reeves.
Stock no. 1330600
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st
1952.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A breathlessly exciting story about the famous Jillies. Light blue cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Damp(?) spotting to covers (mainly front cover). Light foxing to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and slightly grubby to rear panel.
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- CHILDRENS
- EAST ANGLIA
THE NEGLECTED MOUNTAIN
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1330599
Published by George Newnes Ltd..
1959.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards with red titles and lone pine vignette. B/w illustrations. 2nd impression. Spine and corners bumped. Dents to centre of front cover (which protrude though to the first few pages). Ink name stamp to front free-endpaper. Contents are browned but clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, slightly sunned to spine and has a scratch mark and a few dents to front panel (matching the dents on the cover).
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- CHILDRENS
- LONE PINE
- SHROPSHIRE
THE FOURTH KEY
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1330598
Published by The Children's Book Club.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The sixth adventure of Mike and Mary Bishop, with their Scottie Dog, Dougal. Blue boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations, 181pp. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small (and very faint) mark to centre of front cover. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly browned to spine.
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