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126.
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
by Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by Beatrix Potter
Published by F. Warne & Co in 1956
by Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by Beatrix Potter
Published by F. Warne & Co in 1956
Tan paper-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Covers a little worn.
Corners bumped.
Content generally good.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Maroon lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
Covers a little worn.
Corners bumped.
Content generally good.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124511 £10.00
127.
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
by Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by Beatrix Potter
Published by Warne in 1908
by Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by Beatrix Potter
Published by Warne in 1908
Green paper-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
First or early printing of the 1908 first edition.
Last numbered page is 84, final unnumbered page is 85.
Covers edgeworn, scuffed and soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip missing.
Binding is weak, and inner hinges cracked.
Contents good, but a little shaken.
Some intermittent finger marking to page edges.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
White lettering on covers.
First or early printing of the 1908 first edition.
Last numbered page is 84, final unnumbered page is 85.
Covers edgeworn, scuffed and soiled.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip missing.
Binding is weak, and inner hinges cracked.
Contents good, but a little shaken.
Some intermittent finger marking to page edges.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124510 £200.00
128.
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
by Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by Beatrix Potter
1st edition, published by Frederick Warne and Co in 1904
by Beatrix Potter
with illustrations by Beatrix Potter
1st edition, published by Frederick Warne and Co in 1904
Tan paper-covered boards.
Dark green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
First edition (probably 2nd printing), 1904.
"Muffatees" mis-spelling on p15.
Boards worn and soiled.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Spine strip and binding worn and delicate.
Hinges appear to have been re-glued.
Half-title missing.
Contents good, but slightly shaken.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dark green lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
First edition (probably 2nd printing), 1904.
"Muffatees" mis-spelling on p15.
Boards worn and soiled.
Corners and spine ends bumped.
Spine strip and binding worn and delicate.
Hinges appear to have been re-glued.
Half-title missing.
Contents good, but slightly shaken.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124509 £100.00
129.
Harriet Hare
by Arthur Layard
with illustrations by Arthur Layard
Published by James Nisbet circa 1900
by Arthur Layard
with illustrations by Arthur Layard
Published by James Nisbet circa 1900
Grey paper-covered boards.
White paper spine.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
10cm x 14cm.
80 pages.
Light wear to edges and corners of boards.
Spine strip missing, and replaced with white paper.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
White paper spine.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
10cm x 14cm.
80 pages.
Light wear to edges and corners of boards.
Spine strip missing, and replaced with white paper.
Contents VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124508 £30.00
130.
Boy - Tales of Childhood
by Roald Dahl
Published by Heinemann Educational Books in 1987
by Roald Dahl
Published by Heinemann Educational Books in 1987
ISBN: 0435123009.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to covers.
School library stamp on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to covers.
School library stamp on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124507 £2.50
131.
Boy - Tales of Childhood
by Roald Dahl
Published by Puffin in 1986
by Roald Dahl
Published by Puffin in 1986
ISBN: 9780140318906.
Paperback.
Covers worn and creased.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers worn and creased.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124506 £2.50
132.
Boy and Going Solo
by Roald Dahl
Published by Puffin in 1993
by Roald Dahl
Published by Puffin in 1993
ISBN: 9780140349177.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124505 £3.00
133.
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
with illustrations by Quentin Blake
Published by Puffin in 2010
by Roald Dahl
with illustrations by Quentin Blake
Published by Puffin in 2010
ISBN: 9780141326184.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124504 £3.00
134.
The Witches
by Roald Dahl
with illustrations by Quentin Blake
Published by Puffin in 1986
by Roald Dahl
with illustrations by Quentin Blake
Published by Puffin in 1986
ISBN: 9780140317305.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124503 £2.50
135.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
with illustrations by Mark Foreman
Published by Puffin in 1989
by Roald Dahl
with illustrations by Mark Foreman
Published by Puffin in 1989
ISBN: 9780140318241.
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges and a little creased.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers worn at edges and a little creased.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124502 £2.00
136.
The BFG
by Roald Dahl
with illustrations by Quentin Blake
Published by Puffin in 2016
by Roald Dahl
with illustrations by Quentin Blake
Published by Puffin in 2016
ISBN: 9780141371443.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124500 £3.00
137.
The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)
by Jess Borgeson and Daniel Singer
Published by Applause Books in 1994
by Jess Borgeson and Daniel Singer
Published by Applause Books in 1994
ISBN: 9781557831576.
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124498 £2.50
138.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by Stuart Williams
Published by Ladybird Books in 2005
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by Stuart Williams
Published by Ladybird Books in 2005
Paperback.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124497 £2.00
139.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by Yvonne Gilbert
Published by Ladybird Books in 2005
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by Yvonne Gilbert
Published by Ladybird Books in 2005
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124496 £2.00
140.
Cinderella
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by Paul Finn
Published by Ladybird Books in 2005
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by Paul Finn
Published by Ladybird Books in 2005
Paperback.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124495 £2.00
141.
Sleeping Beauty
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by Ruth Palmer
Published by Ladybird Books in 2005
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by Ruth Palmer
Published by Ladybird Books in 2005
Paperback.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124494 £2.00
142.
The Gingerbread Man
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by Andy Pritchett
Published by Ladybird Books in 2005
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by Andy Pritchett
Published by Ladybird Books in 2005
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124493 £2.00
143.
Jack and the Beanstalk
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by Stewart Lees
Published by Ladybird Books in 2005
by Vera Southgate
with illustrations by Stewart Lees
Published by Ladybird Books in 2005
Paperback.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124492 £2.00
144.
Foxiana
by Isaac Bell
with illustrations by G. D. Armour
1st edition, published by Country Life in 1929
by Isaac Bell
with illustrations by G. D. Armour
1st edition, published by Country Life in 1929
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Black cloth spine.
Gilt lettering on covers.
19cm x 25cm.
84 pages.
Dustwrapper is heavily worn and is lacking its spine, and has at some point been inexpertly re-backed using brown paper which is itself now becoming delicate.
Book itself is close to VG.
Some minor wear to edges of the boards and spine.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black cloth spine.
Gilt lettering on covers.
19cm x 25cm.
84 pages.
Dustwrapper is heavily worn and is lacking its spine, and has at some point been inexpertly re-backed using brown paper which is itself now becoming delicate.
Book itself is close to VG.
Some minor wear to edges of the boards and spine.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124491 £50.00
145.
The Fables of Aesop and La Fontaine
by Shirley Goulden
with illustrations by Cremonini
Published by W. H. Allen in 1958
by Shirley Goulden
with illustrations by Cremonini
Published by W. H. Allen in 1958
12th book in Splendour Books series.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
25cm x 34cm.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Rear edge of spine beginning to crack.
Child's name written in red on front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
25cm x 34cm.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Rear edge of spine beginning to crack.
Child's name written in red on front endpaper.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124490 £25.00
146.
Handel at the Court of Kings
by Opal Wheeler
with illustrations by Mary Greenwalt
Published by Faber and Faber in 1960
by Opal Wheeler
with illustrations by Mary Greenwalt
Published by Faber and Faber in 1960
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on covers.
18cm x 24cm.
166 pages.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Name at top of front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Maroon lettering on covers.
18cm x 24cm.
166 pages.
Light wear to dustwrapper.
Name at top of front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124489 £20.00
147.
Peter Tschaikowsky and the Nutcracker Ballet
by Opal Wheeler
with illustrations by Christine Price
1st edition, published by Faber & Faber in 1960
by Opal Wheeler
with illustrations by Christine Price
1st edition, published by Faber & Faber in 1960
Russet cloth-covered boards.
Yellow lettering on spine.
19cm x 25cm.
96 pages.
Light wear and soiling to dustwrapper.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Yellow lettering on spine.
19cm x 25cm.
96 pages.
Light wear and soiling to dustwrapper.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124488 £20.00
148.
Redheads at the Chalet School
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
1st Thus edition, published by Armada in 1990
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
1st Thus edition, published by Armada in 1990
ISBN: 9780006939047.
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Light wear to covers.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124487 £12.50
149.
The New Chalet School
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Published by Armada in 1978
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Published by Armada in 1978
ISBN: 0006910181.
Paperback.
Covers worn.
Spine faded.
Name in Belongs To box.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Paperback.
Covers worn.
Spine faded.
Name in Belongs To box.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124486 £10.00
150.
The Invincible Fifth
by Edith Elise Cowper
Published by The Children's Press circa 1940
by Edith Elise Cowper
Published by The Children's Press circa 1940
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
216 pages.
Monochrome frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled and scuffed.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
216 pages.
Monochrome frontispiece, no other illustrations.
Covers worn at edges and a little soiled and scuffed.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124485 £7.50