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THE FAMOUS FIVE SPECIAL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328224
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1959. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Three complete full-length stories of the Famous Five in one book. Includes Five Go Off To Camp, Five Go Off In A Caravan and Five Have A Wonderful Time. Red boards with black vignette to front cover. Black title label with gilt title on spine. Two tone illustrations. 512 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Some light fingering to textblock and to page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby with some slight loss to slightly browned spine.

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THE LAYS OF BELERIAND
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien.
Stock no. 1828474
Published by Guild Publishing. 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The third volume of The History of Middle-Earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 393 pages. Second impression. Top edge of text block has minor foxing. Contents clean. Green dustwrapper is scuffed and faded to spine.

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THE BOOK OF LOST TALES PART I
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien.
Stock no. 1828472
Published by Guild Publishing. 1st thus 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first book in the series of Middle-Earth history. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Second impression. Minor foxing to top edge of text block, contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded at spine, lightly worn at edges, tiny split to top of spine, scuffed.

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THE BLACK RIDERS
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Anne Bullen.
Stock no. 1328222
Published by Collins. 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Russet cloth with black title to spine. B/w illustrations. A thrilling adventure story. Fourth impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed and a bit grubby, spine is browned. There is a crease to the wrapper front flap.

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THE SWORD OF ST CYPRIAN AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by William Zawadzki.
Stock no. 1328221
Published by The Violet Needham Society. 1st 2003. Very good condition.

Needham's last complete novel (published in 1985 by the society) along with all her known short stories and a substantial; extract from a later, unfinished novel "An Accursed Heritage". Black cardwraps. 208 pages. B/w illustrations. Covers edge rubbed. Contents clean.

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THE STORMY PETREL
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1328219
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w illustrations. Complete and unabridged. ISBN: 1904417892. Slight rubbing to cover edges and a tiny bit of lifting of laminate to lower edge of front cover. Contents look unread.

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THE BETRAYER
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1328218
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Complete and unabridged. Pictorial cardwraps. 271 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781847450180. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy.

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THE RED ROSE OF RUVINA
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Richard Kennedy.
Stock no. 1328217
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition.

It was only by chance that young Rose Ruvina discovered that her name was the same as that used by a secret society. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 186 pages. ISBN: 9781847450586. Minimal rubbing to corners else fine.

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RICHARD AND THE GOLDEN HORSE SHOE
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1328216
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w illustrations. Complete and unabridged. ISBN: 9781847450333. Minimal rubbing to corners. Contents look unread.

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WHERE THE GOLDEN EAGLE SOARS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Colin Gibson.
Stock no. 1328215
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story for lovers of nature about wildlife in the Highlands of Scotland. Green cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations to text. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. A couple of small creases in cloth to edge of front cover and some slight fading to top edge of rear cover. Heavy foxing to page edges and margins, slight foxing to prelims. Very light patch of surface paper damage to front pastedown. A couple of pages have small margin tears at lower edge. White dustwrapper is nice and clean with some slight foxing.

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BIGGLES CHARTER PILOT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Mendoza.
Stock no. 1328214
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Some light fading to covers. Book leans to one side a little. Foxing to contents and endpapers slightly browned. Small ink booksellers stamp to rear pastedown. Flying Jacket wrapper is edge rubbed and creased with a few small tears.

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MORE VERY YOUNG SONGS
Written by A.A. Milne; H. Fraser-Simson. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1328210
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

Large slim format. Pale blue boards with title-label to front, cloth spine. Musical scores and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Front joint starting to crack. Contents clean.

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