GREAT STORIES OF CRIME AND DETECTION (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Tim Heald. Illustrated by Nick Hardcastle.
Stock no. 1829663
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Selected by Tim Heald. Blue cloth spines with gilt titles. Pictorial paper boards. B/w illustrations. A lovely set - no blemishes worthy of note, contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG+).

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COLLECTED STORIES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Robin Jacques.
Stock no. 1829491
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Edition. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, in green title block. 400 pages, top edge green. B/w illustrations. Small mark to spine. Text block lightly browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. A few minor foxspots to endpapers else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn, browned to rear panel, small tear to front edge of spine, repaired to verso with tape which is now lost leaving tape marks.

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UNDER THE SUN
Written by John Verney; Patricia Campbell. Illustrated by Antony Maitland; Quentin Blake; John Verney; Brian Wildsmith; et al..
Stock no. 1329239
Published by Constable Young Books Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A collection of srories, poems and articles. Illustrated by 'many artists'. Black and white illustrations throughout. Peach cloth with gilt title to spine. 351 pages. 9.5 x 6". Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers partially browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and price-cut, small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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WINTER'S TALES FOR CHILDREN 2
Written by Caroline Hillier. Illustrated by Meg Stevens.
Stock no. 1328764
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An exciting miscellany of short stories and poems edited by Hillier. Blue boards with gilt vignette to front, red title strip with gilt title. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Endpapers browned, foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, slightly grubby to rear panel with a couple of small edge tears.

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SILVER JACKANORY
Written by Joan Aiken; Helen Cresswell; Dick King-Smith; Tony Robinson; et al. Illustrated by Quentin Blake; et al..
Stock no. 1328375
Published by BBC Books. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

To mark the 25th birthday of BBC TV's Jackanory a group of well-known writers were asked to write a story on the theme of silver... Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 2 stories illustrated by Blake. ISBN: 0563361719. Minimal bumping to spine.

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THE MAMMOTH WONDER BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by J.R. Crossland; J.M. Parrish. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1328201
Published by Odhams Press Ltd.. 1st 1935. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Crossland and Parrish. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth with embossed illustration to front and spine, gilt title to spine. Colour plates by Anne Anderson, b/w illustrations by various artists to text throughout. 768 pages. First story is "The Story of Hiawatha". Minimal bumping to spine. Looks unread. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge rubbed and lightly faded.

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SLEEPY TIME TALES
Written by Kathryn Jackson; Janette Sebring Lowrey; Ruth Krauss; et al. Illustrated by Richard Scarry; Alice Provensen; Martin Provensen; et al..
Stock no. 1327755
Published by Golden Pleasure Books Ltd.. 1964. Almost very good condition.

Grey cloth spine with gilt title. Blue pictorial boards. First story is Tawny Scrawny Lion. 61 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Corners worn, cover edges rubbed. Spine bumped and slightly faded, gilt to spine has dulled. Contents are clean.

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FRENCH SHORT STORIES
Written by Brian Masters. Illustrated by Veronique Bour.
Stock no. 1827045
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt. Introduced by Masters. Classic Short Stories series. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed & bumped/knocked at open edges (minor).

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BEYOND THE PALE & OTHER STORIES
Written by William Trevor. Illustrated by Lyndon Hayes.
Stock no. 1826938
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Short stories selected and introduced by William Trevor. Pictorial cloth boards with silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed.

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BIGGLES OF THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326028
Published by Purnell Books. 1st thus 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark blue boards with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. An anthology of Biggles Stories originally published in the 30's, edited by Piers Williams. 127 pages. ISBN: 0361041799. Spine slightly bumped. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly browned to top edge of front panel.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR CHILDREN
Written by Natalie Joan; W. Kersley Holmes; Ethel Talbot; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by R.H. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325970
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1933. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Covers show children ice skating and on a sledge. First piece is 'The Warning' by Natalie Joan. B/w illustrations and some plates. Covers are slightly edge worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing else contents clean.

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THE HOME-MADE DRAGON AND OTHER INCREDIBLE STORIES
Written by Norman Hunter. Illustrated by Fritz Wegner.
Stock no. 1325768
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Contains 12 stories set in Incrediblania! Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0370012283. A few tiny indentations to cover edges. Light foxing and browning to endpapers and top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at edges.

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