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THE PEEK-A-BOO GIPSIES
Written by May Byron. Illustrated by Chloe Preston.
Stock no. 575151
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1922. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards showing little gipsy character with horse and wagon. 6 vividly coloured plates plus b/w text illustrations. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint cracked. Endpapers browned. Plates superb. Matching pictorial stiff card wrapper is edge-chipped, has a scratch to front, a few grubby marks and is rubbed at folds. Exceptionally rare in original wrapper.

Price: £380.00 £266.00.

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HORSESHOES AND HANDLEBARS
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Sheila Rose.
Stock no. 575081
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1958. Very good condition.

Green boards. B/w illustrations. Book: name in ink to front endpaper. Spine faded. Boots Library label to front cover. Contents fine.

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THOUGHTS ARE THINGS
Written by Justin Elliot. Illustrated by Justin Elliot.
Stock no. 575012
Published by The Greater World. Very good condition.

A Picture Story for Kiddies. When you think hard enough, thoughts turn into things! Large oblong format. Yellow pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. Includes a little piccaninny called Golly... Contents fine. Covers grubby.

Price: £50.00 £37.50.

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MAURA'S ANGEL
Written by Lynne Reid Banks. Illustrated by Robin Jacques.
Stock no. 732200
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1984. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story of contemporary Belfast - with a difference. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460061526. SIGNED by the author on title-page. White pictorial wrapper is slightly browned to spine with a faint damp stain at base.

Price: £98.00 £73.50.

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MARTYN PIG
Written by Kevin Brooks.
Stock no. 425379
Published by The Chicken House. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Meet Martyn Pig, a boy caught ina miserable world whose life just got worse...black boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 1903434513. SIGNED by author with inscription to title page.

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THE GUILTY PARTY
Written by Joan Lingard.
Stock no. 425266
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1987. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Josie is a fighter, for what she knows is right...She's determined to oppose a nuclear power station that has been built nearby..but this will put different relationships under strain. Black boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0241120810. SIGNED by author, with inscription to title page. Wrapper is very lightly creased.

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THE FURRY MACCALOO
Written by Gillian Cross. Illustrated by Madeleine Baker.
Stock no. 425312
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1993. Fine condition.

A Banana Book. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. A strange furry animal appears at school... ISBN: 0434962643. SIGNED by author with inscription on title page.

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TINA COME HOME
Written by Paul Geraghty.
Stock no. 425318
Published by Hutchinson. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition.

When Murray set eyes on Tina he was captivated and knew life wouldn't be the same again... Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0091742005. SIGNED by author with inscription on title page. Base of spine bumped.

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HOLLY STARCROSS
Written by Berlie Doherty.
Stock no. 425323
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 2001. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

After having no contact with her father since she was six years old, Holly embarks on a dangerous voyage of discovery... Green boards, gilt title to spine. 184 pages. ISBN: 0241136164. SIGNED by author with inscription on title page.

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WHITE PEAK FARM
Written by Berlie Doherty.
Stock no. 425324
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1984. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Teenage Jeannie tells the story of White Peak Farm, the triumphs and tragedies of a close knit family living in an isolated community. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 108 pages. ISBN: 0416470203. SIGNED by author with inscription on title page. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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STREET CHILD
Written by Berlie Doherty.
Stock no. 425325
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1993. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Jim Jarvis is a runaway sentenced to the workhouse. Escape seems the only solution... Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 146 pages. ISBN: 0241130581. SIGNED by author with inscription on title page.

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TOUGH LUCK
Written by Berlie Doherty.
Stock no. 425326
Published by Hamish Hamilton. Circa 1987. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Joe Bead really cares about the kids in his classroom and tries to help them in and out of school. Red boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0241120160. SIGNED by author with inscription on title page. 2nd impression.

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