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WILLIAM-THE BOLD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1405567
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 2nd 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Number 27 in the 'William' series. Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette to front cover. 248pp. B/w illustrations. A little bumping to bottom of spine. Name in ink to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is a little edge worn and chipped. Spine and rear cover grubby. Browning to verso of both flaps.

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WILLIAM-THE BOLD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 2121460
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 2nd impression 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Number 27 in the 'William' series. Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette to front cover. 248pp. B/w illustrations. A few marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Colour band wrapper priced 5/- net is edge-creased with browned spine; marked rear panel. Some edge-chips to wrapper.

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THE NAUGHTIEST GIRL AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 2121208
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1942. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth. B/w illustrations. More adventures of the naughtiest girl in the school. Light bumping to spine and corners. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is foxed all over with a few small nicks and chips.

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WILLIAM-THE BOLD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 2117594
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Number 27 in the 'William' series. Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette to front cover. 248pp. B/w illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some dark browning to page edges. Wrapper is very browned to spine, with some fading and scuffing to other panels; creased with edge-tears; repairs with sticky tape to verso.

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THE MAGAZINE OF FINE ARTS VOLUME ONE NOVEMBER 1905 - APRIL 1906
No author listed.
Stock no. 1607286
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1906. Almost very good condition.

large format. Original green cloth with gilt lettering. B/w and colour illustrations, including some tipped-in plates. Spine and corners bumped with wear and some loss / fraying of cloth. Covers are scuffed and marked. Some scattered foxing, some tissue guards are creased.

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HELLO, MR. TWIDDLE!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Hilda McGavin.
Stock no. 1314603
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

More stories of Mr. Twiddle, who makes the most ridiculous mistakes and does the most amazing things, much to the surprise and annoyance of his wife! Green cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small rust(?) spot to lower edge of rear cover. Covers ever so slightly faded. Front free-endpaper has been neatly removed. Heavy foxing to endpapers and outer page edges else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn and grubby but only minimal loss.

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BIRDS OF OUR GARDENS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Roland Green; Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1503507
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1942. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

B/w photos and drawings. Green cloth, gilt titles. 160 pages. 8 x 5.5 inches. Spine bumped. Erased name to front endpaper and rear pastedown. Contents browned with some light foxing. Tiny hole to rear joint. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few tears and chips, tear to base of spine repaired on verso with clear tape. Most of surface paper is missing from spine and is also missing from edges of front panel. A couple of small holes to grubby rear panel.

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MR. PINK-WHISTLE'S PARTY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1314078
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Beige boards with blue titles. B/w illustrations. 152 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Small mark to edge of front cover. Light foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with slight loss at corners, some disguised loss to top and tail of spine (1").

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HELLO, MR. TWIDDLE!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Hilda McGavin.
Stock no. 1313504
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1944. Good condition.

More stories of Mr. Twiddle, who makes the most ridiculous mistakes and does the most amazing things, much to the surprise and annoyance of his wife! Green cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. Covers are faded, some foxing to spine edges. A few small, light crayon marks to covers. Heavy foxing to endpapers and light foxing to contents. A few small red biro doodles to front free-endpaper.

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SAUCERS OVER THE MOOR
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1402640
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A gripping and fast-moving adventure story about the Lone Pine Club set on Dartmoor. Cream boards, red titles. Endpapers show sketch of the Moor. B/w illustrations. 244 pages. Spine and corners are bumped. Spine is a little browned. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Top corners of first three pages are lightly creased. Some light fingering else contents are generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased. Rear panel is grubby.

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THE SECRET OF GREY WALLS
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1402637
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The fourth title in the Lone Pine series. Grey/beige cloth, red titles and Lone Pine vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 248 pages. Endpapers are maps. Spine, corners and bottom of front board are bumped. Slight browning to board edges. Name, address and date in ink to front endpaper. Couple of hinges are cracked. A few foxspots and some light page browning. Creasing to a few pages (caused by binding process). Dustwrapper is worn and creased with loss to top of spine and front panel. Some closed tears. Rear panel is grubby.

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WILLIAM-THE DICTATOR
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 2109199
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Light wear to cover edges. Spine a little cocked. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with minimal loss; some repairs to verso; erased tick marks to rear panel.

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