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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Jeffrey Havilton; Percy F. Westerman; Geoffrey Prout; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Reginald Cleaver; Rowland Hilder; et al..
Stock no. 2132738
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with vignette of cowboy standing, front board shows cowboy on horseback. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "Rabbit" Unwin by Richard Bird. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; Some scuffing to cover edges. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks.

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WILLIAM CARRIES ON
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 2132413
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1952. Almost very good condition.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some fading to spine. Mottling to covers. Some foxing throughout, but heaviest to outer page edges and endpapers.

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ARCHIE'S CHANCES
Written by Deborah Alcock.
Stock no. 1318618
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1889. Very good condition.

Also includes "The Child's Victory". Blue decorated cloth with gilt titles. 141 pages plus two page booklist to rear. B/w frontis. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing to textblock.

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THE WORST SQUADRON IN FRANCE
Written by George E. Rochester.
Stock no. 2132013
Published by Eldon Press Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Orange/red cloth with black title to spine. Another adventure with the character Scotty of The Secret Squadron. A few bumps to corners. Light fading to spine. Foxing to outer page edges. Also small stain to outer page edges, spreading to some page margins, especially to rear of book. Wrapper is edge-creased with some tears and chips; small amounts of loss.

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PIRATES OF THE AIR
Written by George E. Rochester. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 1818827
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Circa 1936. Good condition.

Orange/brown boards, black title label to spine. 4 b/w illustrations including frontis. Part of The Ace Series. Spine browned, boards grubby. Text block browned. Name & address in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing present. All plates correct.

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THE FLYING COWBOYS
Written by George E. Rochester.
Stock no. 1818788
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

The "Ace" Series. Blue boards, dark blue title to spine. 4 b/w plates including frontis. 0.5" split to top of spine affecting the title. Spine slightly cocked. Corners bumped. Small marks to front cover. Contents browned.

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THE FIRST CRUISE OF THREE MIDDIES
Written by Fox Russell. Illustrated by H.J. Rhodes.
Stock no. 1318312
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. Poor condition.

Peach pictorial binding, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 258 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Compass(?) hole to rear cover, and some scratching of cloth to front cover. Rear joint is broken at top half. Vertical crease to front free-endpaper and prelims. Foxing throughout. Large tears to preliminary pages.

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JUST WILLIAM AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 2131408
Published by Book Club Associates. 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Eighteen short stories previously published in two volumes entitled "Just William" and "William's Bad Resolution". Orange mottled boards, gilt title to spine. Page edge browning.

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JUST WILLIAM - THE STORY OF THE FILM
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 2131335
Published by George Newnes. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth covers. Includes the script of the film. 248 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Uneven fading/browning to spine. Couple of small ink numbers to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some margins. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips; loss to top and tail of spine and corners; faded to spine and edges.

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WILLIAM CARRIES ON
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 2130560
Published by Armada. 1st thus 1972. Almost very good condition.

Follows the abridged edition. Paperback. B/w illustrations. Cover creasing. Foxing to outer page edges. Page browning.

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WILLIAM AND THE MONSTER
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Peter Archer.
Stock no. 2130552
Published by Armada. 1st 1965. Almost very good condition.

Paperback. Cover illustration by Peter Archer. B/w illustrations. Creasing to covers. Old price '20p' in ink to front cover. Page browning.

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WILLIAM THE ANCIENT BRITON
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Peter Archer.
Stock no. 2130551
Published by Armada. Circa 1965. Very good condition.

Paperback edition. B/w illustrations. Creasing to spine and cover corners. Page browning.

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