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POEMS
Written by Dorothy Frances Gurney.
Stock no. 1828626
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

White spine with title block. Blue/grey paper boards. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed and uncut. xiii and 111 pages. SIGNED by the author with a gift inscription to her husband on the free front endpaper. Spine browned, title label peeling just a little. Boards browned and mark to rear board. Corners a little worn. Some foxing present throughout. Some pages unopened. Overall a decent working copy.

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THE BIRD BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Roland Green.
Stock no. 1328329
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 2nd 1929. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial boards. 4 colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. An informative bird book for children. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers edge rubbed. Slight loss of surface paper damage to top spine corner of rear board. Foxing else contents clean.

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THE NAUGHTIEST GIRL AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 1328162
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1943. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. More adventures of the naughtiest girl in the school. Spine bumped with faded patches and a damp stain at base. Date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock, endpapers and page margins.

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THE NEGLECTED MOUNTAIN
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1328157
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Lone Pine story. Buff cloth, red titles and pine tree vignette. Endpapers are maps. 248 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A couple of foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly worn at spine and corners and is slightly grubby to rear panel.

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LONE PINE LONDON
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1328149
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

10th Lone Pine book. Beige boards with green titles, top edge green. Endpapers are maps. Spine slightly bumped with slight fading and a foxspot to base of spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is complete, just a little edge rubbed, creased and torn (minor) and some very slight scuffing to rear panel.

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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.

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THE ADVENTURES OF MR. PINK-WHISTLE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1328102
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1941. Poor condition.

The extraordinary adventures of a funny little man who goes about the world trying to put things right! Red cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. Covers are worn and stained. Backstrip is detached but still present. Joints are worn showing webbing. Child's name in pencil and pencil lines to front free-endpaper, neat name and date in ink to same page. Heavy foxing and fingering to endpapers and textblock.

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WILLIAM THE GANGSTER
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1328043
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1944. Very good condition.

Red cloth, black title on spine. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly faded. Small black mark to rear cover. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing and fingering but generally contents clean.

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SEA WITCH COMES HOME
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1327079
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Lone Pine Adventure. Blue boards, gilt titles and lone pine vignette. Endpapers are maps. Spine and corners slightly bumped, some slight fading to top and tail of spine. Small 'compass'(?) hole to centre of front cover (and dustwrapper). Prize plate to verso of front free-endpaper. Light foxing to prelims and to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with a tear to top of spine at rear edge.

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LONE PINE FIVE
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1327075
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The fifth book in the Lone Pine series. This is Jenny's Harman's story. Her desire to possess an old spoon which she found on a junk-tray in Bishop Castle's market laid the foundation of another great adventure for the Lone Piners. Beige cloth, red titles and pine tree vignette. Endpaper maps. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Slightly grubby marks to textblock else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is creased and edge rubbed.

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COME TO THE CIRCUS!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Joyce Johnson.
Stock no. 1326788
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 2nd 1950. Very good condition.

Green cloth. B/w illustrations. 208 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Two names in ink to front free-endpaper. Hinge between endpaper and half title is cracked. Foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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MISTER MEDDLE'S MUDDLES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Rosalind M. Turvey; Joyce Mercer.
Stock no. 1326779
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Pale blue cloth, blue titles. B/w illustrations. 159 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped, fading to top and tail of spine. Foxing to cover edges and to contents. Name and address in pencil to half title-page. Front joint at half title is cracked. Most (if not all) of the illustrations have been coloured in (neatly). Dustwrapper is badly worn, torn and creased with slight loss at edges and more loss to spine (see picture).

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