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76.
Whose Home is the Wilderness: Some Studies of Wild Animal Life
by William J. Long
with illustrations by Charles Copeland
1st edition, published by Ginn & Company Ltd in 1907
by William J. Long
with illustrations by Charles Copeland
1st edition, published by Ginn & Company Ltd in 1907
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt and black lettering on covers.
Gilt and black decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
15cm x 20cm.
230 pages.
Green pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine strip darkened.
Gift dedication on prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt and black lettering on covers.
Gilt and black decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
15cm x 20cm.
230 pages.
Green pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine strip darkened.
Gift dedication on prelims.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124430 £12.50
77.
The Last of His Line
by Gunby Hadath
Reprint, published by S. W. Partridge in 1914
by Gunby Hadath
Reprint, published by S. W. Partridge in 1914
Red pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
14cm x 21cm.
882 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Front endpaper and frontispiece removed.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
14cm x 21cm.
882 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Front endpaper and frontispiece removed.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124429 £10.00
78.
The Building of Jalna
by Mazo De La Roche
Published by The Book Club in 1949
by Mazo De La Roche
Published by The Book Club in 1949
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Dustwrapper worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Book itself VG.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124428 £5.00
79.
A Book of Sea Stories
by J. G. Fyfe
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1939
by J. G. Fyfe
Published by Blackie and Son Limited circa 1939
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Covers worn at edges.
Some faint foxing to prelims.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Covers worn at edges.
Some faint foxing to prelims.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124427 £4.00
80.
Green-Timber Trails: Wild Animal Stories of the Upper Fur Country
by William Gerard Chapman
with illustrations by Paul Bransome and Charles Livingston Bull
1st edition, published by The Century Company in 1919
by William Gerard Chapman
with illustrations by Paul Bransome and Charles Livingston Bull
1st edition, published by The Century Company in 1919
Dark green pictorial cloth-covered boards.
Light yellow lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
14cm x 20cm.
283 pages.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Some faint spotting to fore edge.
Name at top of front endpaper.
Inner hinges a little delicate.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Light yellow lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
14cm x 20cm.
283 pages.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Some faint spotting to fore edge.
Name at top of front endpaper.
Inner hinges a little delicate.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124426 £45.00
81.
Irish Fairy Tales
by James Stephens
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1923
by James Stephens
Published by Macmillan and Co in 1923
Dark green cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
12cm x 19cm.
362 pages.
Second edition (not illustrated).
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
12cm x 19cm.
362 pages.
Second edition (not illustrated).
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124425 £45.00
82.
Anna and the King: A shortened version of "Anna and the King of Siam"
by Margaret Landon
with illustrations by Margaret Ayer
Published by George G. Harrap in 1958
by Margaret Landon
with illustrations by Margaret Ayer
Published by George G. Harrap in 1958
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine and gilt on spine faded.
Some faint foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Name on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine and gilt on spine faded.
Some faint foxing to fore edge and prelims.
Name on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124424 £5.00
83.
Peeps at Many Lands: Norway
by A. F. Mockler-Ferryman
Published by A. & C. Black in 1919
by A. F. Mockler-Ferryman
Published by A. & C. Black in 1919
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine faded.
Boards unevenly faded.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Spine faded.
Boards unevenly faded.
Contents generally VG.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124423 £10.00
84.
Peeps at Many Lands: Scotland
by Elizabeth Grierson
1st Thus edition, published by A. & C. Black in 1927
by Elizabeth Grierson
1st Thus edition, published by A. & C. Black in 1927
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
86 pages.
Covers worn at edges.
"G" at base of spine.
Some spotting and marks to fore edge.
Library labels on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
86 pages.
Covers worn at edges.
"G" at base of spine.
Some spotting and marks to fore edge.
Library labels on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124422 £4.00
85.
What Katy did next
by Susan Coolidge
Published by Dean circa 1968
by Susan Coolidge
Published by Dean circa 1968
ISBN: 0603030033.
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Pictorial laminated boards.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124421 £3.00
86.
Whittenbury College: A School Story for Girls
by Alice M. Chesterton
with illustrations by Ethel Everett
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1925
by Alice M. Chesterton
with illustrations by Ethel Everett
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons circa 1925
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
13cm x 20cm.
378 pages.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine strip scuffed.
Corners slightly bumped.
Binding becoming a little delicate.
Five plates out of six present.
Neat gift dedication, and slightly less neat name, on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
13cm x 20cm.
378 pages.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine strip scuffed.
Corners slightly bumped.
Binding becoming a little delicate.
Five plates out of six present.
Neat gift dedication, and slightly less neat name, on front endpaper.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124420 £5.00
87.
The Wreckers of Pengarth
by Michael Gibson
Published by The Children's Press circa 1950
by Michael Gibson
Published by The Children's Press circa 1950
Dark blue cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Coves worn and scuffed at edges.
Corners bumped.
Name and an address stamp on half-title.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Silver lettering on spine.
Silver decoration on covers.
Coves worn and scuffed at edges.
Corners bumped.
Name and an address stamp on half-title.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124419 £2.50
88.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
by Miles and John Hadfield
1st edition, published by Cassell in 1961
by Miles and John Hadfield
1st edition, published by Cassell in 1961
Red cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
17cm x 26cm.
176 pages.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and a little edgeworn.
Dustwrapper spine ends neatly reinforced with clear tape.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Gilt lettering on spine.
17cm x 26cm.
176 pages.
Dustwrapper price-clipped, and a little edgeworn.
Dustwrapper spine ends neatly reinforced with clear tape.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124417 £10.00
89.
Sindbad the Sailor, and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights
with illustrations by Edmund Dulac
1st Thus edition, published by Omega Books in 1986
with illustrations by Edmund Dulac
1st Thus edition, published by Omega Books in 1986
ISBN: 9781850070627.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gold lettering on spine.
22cm x 28cm.
222 pages.
Some minor wear to dustwrapper and to edges of covers, but fine in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Gold lettering on spine.
22cm x 28cm.
222 pages.
Some minor wear to dustwrapper and to edges of covers, but fine in other respects.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124416 £10.00
90.
Biggles gets his Men
by W. E. Johns
with illustrations by Leslie Stead
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1950
by W. E. Johns
with illustrations by Leslie Stead
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1950
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip darkened.
A little foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Dark blue lettering on covers.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Spine strip darkened.
A little foxing to fore edge.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124413 £5.00
91.
Worrals flies Again
by W. E. Johns
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1948
by W. E. Johns
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1948
Yellow cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers slightly soiled and a little edgeworn.
Corners bumped.
Front endpaper removed.
Some foxing to prelims.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers slightly soiled and a little edgeworn.
Corners bumped.
Front endpaper removed.
Some foxing to prelims.
Contents good.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124412 £5.00
92.
Biggles sweeps the Desert
by W. E. Johns
with illustrations by Leslie Stead
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1951
by W. E. Johns
with illustrations by Leslie Stead
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1951
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Upper 3cm of spine faded.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Upper 3cm of spine faded.
VG in other respects.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124411 £5.00
93.
The Boy Biggles
by W. E. Johns
1st edition, published by Dean in 1968
by W. E. Johns
1st edition, published by Dean in 1968
ISBN: 0603034012.
Green covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
1cm at upper corner of front endpaper clipped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Green covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
1cm at upper corner of front endpaper clipped.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124410 £15.00
94.
Biggles and the Black Raider
by W. E. Johns
with illustrations by Leslie Stead
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1953
by W. E. Johns
with illustrations by Leslie Stead
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1953
Maroon cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Spine faded.
A little spotting to fore edge.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Spine faded.
A little spotting to fore edge.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124409 £4.50
95.
Biggles Foreign Legionnaire
by W. E. Johns
with illustrations by Leslie Stead
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1954
by W. E. Johns
with illustrations by Leslie Stead
1st edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1954
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Some faint foxing to fore edge.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Light wear to covers.
Spine slightly faded.
Some faint foxing to fore edge.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124408 £12.50
96.
Biggles Foreign Legionnaire
by W. E. Johns
with illustrations by Leslie Stead
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1960
by W. E. Johns
with illustrations by Leslie Stead
Published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1960
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers clean and unmarked.
Belongs To sticker on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on covers.
Black decoration on covers.
Covers clean and unmarked.
Belongs To sticker on front endpaper.
Very Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124407 £10.00
97.
Biggles Flies to Work
by W. E. Johns
Published by Dean and Son in 1963
by W. E. Johns
Published by Dean and Son in 1963
Red covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name and address inside front cover.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name and address inside front cover.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124406 £3.00
98.
Biggles Flies East
by W. E. Johns
Published by Oxford University Press in 1952
by W. E. Johns
Published by Oxford University Press in 1952
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to covers, and a little soiling.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on spine.
Light wear to covers, and a little soiling.
Prize label on front endpaper.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124405 £7.50
99.
Biggles of 266
by W. E. Johns
Published by Dean & Son Ltd circa 1968
by W. E. Johns
Published by Dean & Son Ltd circa 1968
Red covers.
Black lettering on spine.
Spine slightly faded.
Dated from gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on spine.
Spine slightly faded.
Dated from gift dedication on front endpaper.
Pages tanned.
Good condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124404 £3.00
100.
Biggles flies East
by W. E. Johns
Published by Oxford University Press in 1951
by W. E. Johns
Published by Oxford University Press in 1951
Green cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Faint mark on front cover.
Library marks on prelims.
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
Black lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Faint mark on front cover.
Library marks on prelims.
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition
(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#124403 £5.00