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BIGGLES FLIES WEST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326065
Published by Brockhampton Press. Circa 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Hampton Library series. Pale blue mottled covers, red title to spine. 185 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn.

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WILLIAM THE REBEL
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326061
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with black title labels to spine and vignette of William's head/shoulders to front board. B/w text illustrations. 160 pages. Abridged edition. 18th impression. Spine and corners bumped. Erased pencil mark to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is scuffed and edge worn, rear panel is very slightly grubby.

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WILLIAM AND A.R.P.
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326060
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1949. Good condition.

Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. 11th impression. Spine bumped and faded. Cover edges faded. Book leans to one side a little. Front joint cracked. Foxing else contents clean.

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JIMMY THE THIRD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1326057
Published by Armada. 1st thus 1965. Good condition.

Compilation of stories from Jimmy and Jimmy Again. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 124 pages. Covers are edge rubbed. Hinge is cracked (almost completely split) between pages 10 and 11. Contents are browned but clean.

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WILLIAM AND A.R.P.
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326056
Published by George Newnes Limited; Dymock's Book Arcade Ltd.. 1st thus 1952. Almost very good condition.

Australian Edition. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 252 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, some rubbing to cover edges. Front and rear joints both cracked showing webbing. Contents are browned but clean.

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WILLIAM THE REBEL
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326055
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1966. Very good condition.

Red boards with black title labels to spine and vignette of William's head/shoulders to front board. B/w text illustrations. 160 pages. Abridged edition. Spine and corners bumped, slight fading to spine. Small, white mark to centre of front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to textblock.

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ACCORDING TO JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1326054
Published by Collins. 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 4 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Top edge red. Spine slightly bumped, some fading to top and tail of spine. Browning throughout, grubby fingermarks to verso of frontis and a light splash mark to lower margins of pages 8 & 9 else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tear to top of spine.

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PRINCE FOAMYTAIL: OR PROFESSOR TOVEY'S INVENTION
Written by James Kenward.
Stock no. 1826784
Published by Comyns (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

A story about rabbits. Yellow paper boards. B/w illustrations. Boards grubby, surface paper loss to top front board with the removal of a label. Backstrip is worn and torn. Contents browned and a few marks. One hinge pulled wide but still tight.

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A CLOCK OF STARS: THE GREATEST KINGDOM
Written by Francesca Gibbons. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
Stock no. 1826781
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The conclusion to the Clock of Stars trilogy. When Anneshka's hunt for the greatest kingdom brings her into our world, Imogen and Marie know it is bad news. And this isn't their only problem - Mum's boyfriend, Mark, is sick and getting sicker, thanks to the monsters he accidentally carried home. Can the girls find a cure before it is too late? Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780008355135. A lovely copy. Bright pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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JENNINGS AS USUAL
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Mays.
Stock no. 1326051
Published by Collins. 1963. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

It was Jennings as usual who took the lead in the more original enterprises of the Christmas term at Linbury Court School... And, as usual, it was Jennings who was largely to blame for the disasters which followed. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. 256 pages. Spine very slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Contents browned. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with slight loss, spine slightly faded.

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JENNINGS' LITTLE HUT
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1326048
Published by Collins. 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black lettering. Top edge red. Colour frontis. 255 pages. Jennings and Darbishire are now in their third term at Linbury Court School and are occupying their leisure time in hut-building... Spine slightly bumped. Frontis has been reinserted between the title-page and the dedication page. Light page browning throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and creased with light browning on verso.

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JENNINGS' DIARY
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1326047
Published by Collins. 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis. Top edge red. 253 pages plus booklist. Spine bumped. Contents browned and slightly foxed else clean. Top edge is no longer red (faded?). Dustwrapper is edge worn with white sticky label reinforcements on verso and some foxing on verso.

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