MR. TWINK TAKES CHARGE
Written by Freda Hurt. Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Stock no. 815730
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

More tales of the inscrutable feline detective. Mr. Twink is a black cat. This is the second in the series of nine tales. Green boards, black title to spine & vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Bookplate to front endpaper. Wrapper is a little grubby with worn corners.

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TIM AND LUCY GO TO SEA
Written by Edward Ardizzone. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 814932
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st thus 1944. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. 32 pages. Hand lettering replaced by a setting in Gill Sans. Rear cover carries imprint 'Engraved and printed by Henry Stone & Son. Ltd., Banbury.' Covers creased and rubbed at edges. Contents a little creased and fingered but clean.

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MURDER BY AIR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 442407
Published by Newnes. 1937. Good condition.

A Steeley Story. Blue cloth with black title to spine. 252 pages. Front cover and spine very damp-marked and stained. Ink stamps and numbers to front endpaper/pastedown. Couple of corner tip loss to pages. Grubby outer page edge marks. Still a good reading copy.

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COURAGE AND CONFLICT
Written by G.A. Henty; et al. Illustrated by W. Boucher.
Stock no. 629332
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1901. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial boards with gilt titles. 8 b/w plates. First story is 'The Sole survivors' by Henty. Spine faded. Covers grubby. Corners and spine are bumped and worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edges are grubby. All plates present.

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THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS or MIRTH & MARVELS
Written by R. Barham. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 382097
Published by J.M. Dent & Co.. 1st 1907. Very good condition.

3/4 bound dark blue leather with raised bands and gilt title to spine, marbled boards and endpapers. Binding by Zaehnsdorf. 24 colour plates with captioned guards (mounted on to stiff green paper). 12 full-page tinted illustrations plus numerous b/w drawings. 549 pages. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. 3 of the plates have light corner creases, all others in fine condition. Some light foxing (mainly to prelims and outer page edges). A very handsome book.

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AMELIARANNE GOES TOURING
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 441843
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1941. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine, pictorial boards. Charming colour pictures. Top and tail of spine faded to very edges. Inscription in ink to first page, else contents and covers are bright and sharp. Pictorial wrapper is a little grubby, with small chips to top and tail of spine and corners.

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AMELIARANNE KEEPS SCHOOL
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 441849
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1940. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards with blue cloth spine. Illustrated endpapers. Full page colour pictures throughout. B/w text illustrations. Unpaginated. 8.75 x 6.25". Light wear to corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper has a few closed edge-tears with minor chips to corners and one score mark to rear panel.

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SHORT SORTIES
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 441574
Published by Latimer House Limited. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. A variety of stories by Johns. 202 pages. Base of spine rubbed and a little faded. Small mark to front cover. Endpapers and outer page edges foxed. Small tear to bottom corner of front endpaper. Also small tape mark. Wrapper has a few closed edge-tears with slight loss and tape strengthening to edges.

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MURDER BY AIR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 813618
Published by Newnes. Circa 1937. Very good condition.

Brick red cloth with title to spine. The third book in the Steeley Series. 252 pages. Spine faded. Covers lightly marked.

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WINGS OF ROMANCE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 813619
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1939. Very good condition.

A Steeley Adventure. Orange cloth, black title to spine. 220 pages. Covers slightly faded and marked. Corners bumped. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Outer page edges a little foxed.

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LITTLE BROTHER & LITTLE SISTER AND OTHER TALES
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 440800
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1917. Almost very good condition.

Adds 40 more stories to the 60 which Rackham already illustrated several years earlier. The violence and grotesqueries have been toned down conveying instead a wealth of humour and charm throughout. 12 beautiful tipped-in colour plates plus 43 b/w drawings. Large format. Green cloth, gilt titles and vignette. Pictorial endpapers and title page. 250 pages. Top corner/edge of front cover had semi-circular piece missing (depth 8mm, width of 22mm). Covers a little marked. Bumping to corners. Browning to endpapers. Some page edges uncut. Frontis has light corner creases. All plates present.

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THOSE OTHER ANIMALS
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Harrison Weir.
Stock no. 440808
Published by Henry And Co.. 1st 1891. Fair condition.

Part of 'The Whitefriars Library of Wit and Humour' series. Green boards with gilt titles and white vignette to front cover. 217 pages + adverts to rear. Corners and spine bumped. Covers marked. Half-title page missing. A few pages have closed tears; some repaired with tape.

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