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EIGHT LITTLE PLAYS FOR CHILDREN
Written by Rose Fyleman.
Stock no. 2105432
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 8th 1936. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth, small title label to front cover. Bottom 1cm of spine is missing. Some grubby marks to covers; wear to edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-torn and creased, with some loss; now disguised by being stuck to piece of paper beneath.

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TOP OF THE WORLD
Written by John Rowe Townsend. Illustrated by Nikki Jones.
Stock no. 1106526
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A humourous and delightful story for younger children. Pale blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0192713884. Browning to cover edges. Corners are bumped. Light creasing to wrapper edges.

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THE RIVALS OF MAIDENHURST
Written by Dorothy M. Parkin.
Stock no. 1106470
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. A school story for girls. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Wrapper is price-cut and edge-torn with a few chips of loss; grubby marks.

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POLLY AND ELEANOR
Written by Lillian Elizabeth Roy. Illustrated by H.S. Barbour.
Stock no. 1106455
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth. B/w frontis. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Uneven mottling to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing. Wrapper is edge-torn, with some chips of loss to corners; creased and browned.

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THE STAR OF ST. ANNE'S
Written by Bertha Leonard.
Stock no. 1106452
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1930. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Grey/blue boards with dark blue titles and decorations. B/w frontis. Presentation plate to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with a few pieces of loss; grubby marks.

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THE HALLERSAGE SOUND
Written by John Rowe Townsend.
Stock no. 1106451
Published by Hutchinson of London. 1st 1966. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Burgundy boards. Ex-lib, with usual markings. Wrapper is faded to spine, with a couple of closed tears and a bit of creasing.

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JOSEPHINE'S PANTOMIME
Written by Mrs. H.C. Cradock. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 1306250
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1939. Very good condition.

Large format. Cream cloth spine. Beige boards with pictorial onlay to front. 8 colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Spine bumped, corners worn. A few light spots to covers. Some pale foxing and front joint just starting to crack else contents clean.

Price: £68.00 £51.00.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS IN TOWN
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick.
Stock no. 1306231
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vignettes. Colour frontis plate. 314 pages plus 5 page publication list to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Light mark to rear cover. Name and date in ink to front pastedown, tiny booksellers sticker also to pastedown. Front joint was cracked (possibly broken) with some damage to surface paper on pastedown and new front free-endpaper. Foxing to first few and last few pages, and to outer page edges.

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CRASHED!
Written by Rita Coatts.
Stock no. 2105345
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1947. Good condition.

Red boards, black titles. B/w frontis and one other b/w plate. 250pp. 8 x 5.5". Spine and corners are bumped. Uneven fading and marks to covers. Inscriptions in ink to prelims. Rear endpaper MISSING. Foxing.

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THE QUEST OF THE SLEUTH PATROL
Written by Vera Marshall. Illustrated by Frank Insall.
Stock no. 2105344
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Pale grey covers with dark blue titles. 4 plates in colour and b/w. Spine and corners are bumped. Grubby marks to covers. Prize plate to front pastedown. Some foxing.

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MYSTERY OF THE SWAMP
Written by Phillippa Francklyn.
Stock no. 2105321
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and boy in armchair to front cover. Spine and corners are bumped. A few grubby marks to covers. Presentation plate to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper has a few edge-tears and chips; creasing with minimal loss.

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WHEN THE WORLD BEGAN
Written by Elizabeth Laird.
Stock no. 1601847
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Stories Collected In Ethiopia. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0192745352. Name in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper is edge rubbed with approx. one inch tear at base of spine.

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