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A LIVELY BIT OF THE FRONT
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1324679
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 4 b/w plates. 288 pages. A tale of the New Zealand Rifles on the Western Front. Spine and corners bumped. Some light scuffing and a light mark to rear cover. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to textblock.

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THE SWORD OF FREEDOM
Written by Charles Gilson. Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1324666
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

A tale of the English Revolution. Brown pictorial coth with gilt titles. 6 colour plates. xi + 420 pages. Spine bumped. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked showing webbing beneath. Foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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THE CHANCELLOR'S SPY
Written by Tom Bevan. Illustrated by Richard Tod.
Stock no. 1324665
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

A vivid picture of life in the reign of Henry the eighth. Green pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. 2 colour plates. 263 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing and page browning. Some hinges pulled.

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UNDER THE WHITE ENSIGN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 1324664
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Fair condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. A Naval story of the Great War. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A few light marks to covers. Name plate to front pastedown, name and address in pencil to front free-endpaper. Hinges pulled and joints cracked causing contents to be a little loose. Frontis has been re-inserted with tape which has now browned with age. Unfortunately 2 of the b/w plates are MISSING.

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WITH FRENCH AT THE FRONT
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by Arch Webb.
Stock no. 1324651
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

A story of the Great European War down to the Battle of the Aisne. Beige pictorial cloth. 6 b/w plates. 292 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name in ink to front pastedown. Small booksellers embossed stamp to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Foxing to textblock and some fingering to page margins.

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IN THE KING'S NAME
Written by George Manville Fenn. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1324594
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Circa 1905. Good condition.

Or, The Cruise of the Kestrel. Brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 12 b/w plates. vii + 374 pages + 32 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers scuffed and slightly marked. Name plate to front pastedown. Pencil doodles erased from margins of page 65 and pencil doodles to rear endpapers. Joints and hinges pulled and cracked causing contents to be slightly loose. Contents are foxed and a bit grubby.

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RALPH THE OUTLAW
Written by Mrs. Henry Clarke.
Stock no. 1324591
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Almost very good condition.

A tale of adventure in medieval England. Colour frontis and title page. Grey pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 248 pages + 24 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Small booksellers sticker to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock, a couple of spots to margins. Some hinges pulled but generally binding still tight.

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THE SEA-GIRT FORTRESS
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1324490
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

A story of Heligoland. Grey pictorial cloth. 4 b/w plates. 296 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing to prelims and foxspots to textblock.

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WITH KITCHENER IN THE SOUDAN
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1324489
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1903. Good condition.

A Story of Atbara and Omdurman. Red pictorial cloth, gilt. 10 b/w plates plus 3 maps. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers scuffed and grubby. Library label (pencil markings erased) to front pastedown (no other evidence of this being an exlibrary copy). Inscription in ink and small booksellers embossed stamp to front free-endpaper. Hinges pulled causing contents to be a little loose. Foxing to verso of frontis. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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TWO LITTLE PILGRIMS' PROGRESS
Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Illustrated by R.W. Macbeth.
Stock no. 1324487
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 215 pages. B/w illustrations. Orange decorated endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small mark to edge of rear cover. Name plate to front pastedown. Top edge of textblock is dusty.

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LITTLE SAINT ELIZABETH AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Illustrated by Reginald Birch; Alfred Brennan; et al..
Stock no. 1324483
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1893. Almost very good condition.

Other stories are The Story of Prince Fairyfoot, The Proud Little Grain of Wheat, Behind the White Brick. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. Decorated endpapers. B/w plates. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some light fading to cover edges. Joints cracked. Foxing to textblock.

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BOTH SIDES THE BORDER
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Ralph Peacock.
Stock no. 1324480
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower. New Edition. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 8 plates. 384 pages + 16 page booklist. All edges olivine. Spine and corners bumped. Some fading to spine and slight marking to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown.

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