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MARTIN RIDES THE MOOR
Written by Vian Smith. Illustrated by Peter Forster.
Stock no. 809786
Published by Constable Young Books. 1st 1964. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. 11 year old Martin lost his hearing in an accident but with the help of Tuppence the Dartmoor pony he learned to live with his deafness. Wrapper corners lightly rubbed.

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THE GOLDEN GLEANER
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by M. MacKinlay.
Stock no. 809720
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth with yellow titles to spine and front cover. 4 b/w plates. 272 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Fading to spine. All plates are present. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut with some edge-tears and chips - some repaired to verso with sticky tape; a little loss to corners of wrapper and is creased.

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TINKER TAILOR AND OTHER NONSENSE TALES
Written by Margaret Baker. Illustrated by Mary Baker.
Stock no. 809745
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1942. Fair condition.

Blue cloth with dark titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. Covers are a little bowed, grubby and scuffed, with bumping to conrers and edge. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and grubby finger marks throughout. Some partially erased pencil colouring to some pages. Tear to page 15. A reading copy only.

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THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by John De Walton.
Stock no. 809768
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 3 b/w plates. Corners are bumped. Fading to top and tail of spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. All plates are present. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with loss to top and tail of spine and corners and ink stain to top of front panel.

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SLEUTHS OF THE AIR
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Comerford Watson.
Stock no. 809680
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black titles. 3 b/w plates. 192 pages. Spine and corners are bumped, with some edge-wear. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Plate are all present. Dated from adverts. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-tears and chips - loss to spine and top of spine. Wrapper was at one time it 2 halves - but has now been stuck to a white piece of paper, to stick it back together.

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UNDER THE WHITE ENSIGN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 809682
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1928. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue pictorial cloth. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. A Naval story of the Great War. Bumping to corners and spine. Some browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. All plates present. Dated from adverts. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips and creases - now pasted to white paper, to keep it from getting more damage, faded to spine. Some chips of loss to edges.

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ROUNDING UP THE RAIDER
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 809695
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1929. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Naval Story of the Great War. Green boards with pictorial front cover and spine. Black titles to both spine and front covers. Colour frontis + 3 other b/w plates. 255 pages. Light wear to covers. Grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Some foxing. All plates and frontis are present. Pictorial wrapper has a few edge-tears and chips, with some small bits of loss and grubby marks.

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CHUMS OF THE GOLDEN VANITY
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by R.F. Hilder.
Stock no. 628191
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Uniform Edition. Brown boards with green titles to spine and front cover. B/w frontis. 255 pages. Browning to pages, with some dark brown spots to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is worn to edges, with some grubby marks.

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ALISON'S SPY ADVENTURE
Written by Sheila Stuart. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 439364
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles to spine and front cover. 4 b/w plates. Couple of corners are lightly bumped. 'f791' in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges, with a little browning. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn, with some creasing and a few chips. Light damp mark along one edge.

Price: £90.00 £67.50.

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ALISON'S RIDING ADVENTURE
Written by Sheila Stuart. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 439367
Published by Blackie. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with black titles to spine and front cover. 4 green/white plates. Light fading/browning along cover edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut with a few grubby marks and tiny nicks.

Price: £50.00 £37.50.

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A LAD OF GRIT
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 809462
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1928. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red and cream pictorial cloth. A story of adventure on land and sea in restoration times. 4 b/w plates. 240 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Front endpaper missing. Some surface paper damage to front pastedown. Browning and foxing to some pages and outer page edges. 4 b/w plates all present. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some pieces of loss and grubby marks.

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THE ADVENTURES OF WONK - GOING TO SEA
Written by Muriel Levy. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 381091
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 6th 1946. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 417. Grey boards with colour vignette and titles. Also contains: THE NEW FISHING NET. Spine and corners bumped. Some faint evidence of erased pencil writing to top margin of title-page. Otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper has top 1.5" missing to both front and rear panels (and spine), remainder of wrapper is torn and grubby, tape repairs on verso.

Price: £95.00 £71.25.

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