ADVENTURE
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NOT SCARLET BUT GOLD
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by A.R. Whitear.
Stock no. 1328109
Published by George Newnes Ltd..
1st
1962.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Red boards, gilt titles. Map endpapers. Black and white illustrations in text. A Lone Pine adventure. Spine slightly bumped. Small name and address in ink have been crossed out on front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper has old tape marks to edges (tape no longer present) and is very slightly wrinkled.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- LONE PINE
- SHROPSHIRE
- ADVENTURE
HERMIT IN THE HILLS
Written by David Severn.
Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328076
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head.
1st
1945.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss and grubby to rear panel.
FOREST HOLIDAY
Written by David Severn.
Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328075
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1946.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A wonderful tale of adventure (or mis-adventure!). Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. Front endpapers illustrated. B/w full page illustrations throughout. 220 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tears and minimal loss, foxing to verso.
BUNKLE BOUGHT IT
Written by M. Pardoe.
Illustrated by Julie Neild.
Stock no. 1328051
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd..
1946.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Red cloth, black title to spine. 228 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Tiny dent to top edge of front cover. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with some loss, rear panel is a bit grubby.
HEARTSEASE
Written by Peter Dickinson.
Illustrated by Robert Hales.
Stock no. 1328017
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd..
1st
1969.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Red brick coloured covers. Gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0575002239. Minimal bumping to spine. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge rubbed else bright and complete.
THE SUBMERGED CAVE
Written by M. Frow.
Stock no. 1328016
Published by Hutchinson's Books for Young People.
Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
A complete story of the Intelligence Corps. Blue cloth, cream titles. 208 pages. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Spine bumped, some rubbing to cover edges. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with loss (mainly at spine), rear panel and spine are grubby.
RINGED ROUND WITH FOES
Written by C. Bernard Rutley.
Illustrated by C.P. Shilton.
Stock no. 1328013
Published by George Newnes Limited.
1st
1945.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A story of thrills, capture and escape. Tower House Series. Blue cloth with dark titles to spine and front cover. Small Tower House motif to bottom right hand corner of front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name and date in pencil to front free-endpaper (child's writing). Light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss, marks to rear panel.
THE FAR ISLAND
Written by M. Pardoe.
Illustrated by Rosalind M. Turvey.
Stock no. 1328002
Published by Fidra Books.
1st thus
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Far Island was Margot Pardoe's first book and introduces Dean and Jean Fraser who later appear in the Bunkle series of books for which the author is best known. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0955191009. Minimal rubbing to corners. Foxing to prelims but looks unread.
GIMLET GOES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1327813
Published by Youth Book Club Ltd..
Circa
1950.
Good condition.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 185 pages. A grubby and well worn copy. Spine is browned. Foxing and marks to contents. Front joint cracked.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- GIMLET
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
- ADVENTURE
THE GRENVILLE GARRISON
Written by Gwendoline Courtney.
Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 1326883
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Britannic Series. Green cloth, black titles. 277 pages. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. 277 pages, top edge green. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxspots to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with old tape repairs to front and verso, rubbing to spine, crease to front flap where price was folded over.
THE CHILDREN OF KIDILLIN
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by C. Holland.
Stock no. 1326776
Published by Werner Laurie.
1951.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Originally published in 1940 under the pen-name of 'Mary Pollock', and re-issued in 1951. Brown cloth with yellow title to spine and author name to front cover. B/w illustrations. 94 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. Light browning to rear free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a repaired tear to top of rear panel and a small tear to base of spine. Dustwrapper is browned on verso.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ENID BLYTON
- ADVENTURE
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THE HOODWINKERS
Written by Monica Edwards.
Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1326706
Published by Collins.
1st
1962.
Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
"Jim Decks is once again up to his nefarious activities - hoodwinking innocent Americans who, with their love of history, are convinced that Jim's old boat belonged to William The Conqueror". Red boards, silver title to spine. Endpapers are maps of the Romney Marsh area, b/w illustrations to text. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers faintly foxed and some light red staining from cover dye to top edge of front endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn with a small piece of loss to top edge of front panel (covered with a piece of white paper), tape repairs and damp staining to verso (stains show on rear panel and rear flap). Rear panel is a bit grubby.