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11074. AIKEN Joan: BLACK HEARTS IN BATTERSEA Puffin paperback 1977 Illus Pages browning Wraps creased. 2nd 'wolves' story



9197. ALLEN Betsy: THE RIDDLE IN RED Grosset & Dunlap (US) 1948 Illus Front hinge a bit weak Bwp stained Coloured pictorial boards slightly scraped on front Spine & corners bumped & rubbed. Connie Blair



5448. ANON: THREE ARE WE - THE ELF, THE RABBIT & THE BUMBLE BEE No publisher nd 1924 inscr 2 colour illus throughout Pages brown Slight chipping on page edges Card wraps a bit worn round edges and rubbed on spine Quarto format.



11395. BAWDEN Nina: THE WITCH'S DAUGHTER Puffin paperback 1969 Pages browning Spine a bit damaged. Set on an island off Scotland's west coast



10281. BEACHCROFT Nina: THE WISHING PEOPLE Granada paperback 1983 Pages brown Wraps creased worn & slightly scribbled. A magical weather-house



7640. THE BIG BOOK FOR GIRLS OUP 1933 1st story Red or Green 4 coloured plates Pictorial paper covered boards. Includes Smugglers of Portincross-DFB + Haverfield, Girvin, Moore



10001. BLYTON Enid: MYSTERY OF THE MISSING NECKLACE Methuen 1949 rep Illus Boards a bit marked

9998. BLYTON Enid: MYSTERY OF THE SPITEFUL LETTERS Methuen 1953 rep Illus Spine a bit faded & creased

7985. BLYTON Enid: THE ADVENTURES OF BINKLE & FLIP Newnes nd 1950 inscr Illus Boards marked Corners bumped Spine faded

9817. BLYTON Enid: THE NAUGHTIEST GIRL AGAIN Newnes 1950 rep Illus Inscr Slight foxing Spine faded



11394. BRENT-DYER EM: PRINCESS OF THE CHALET SCHOOL Armada paperback nd 2nd style Spine a bit creased

11470. BRENT-DYER EM: SCHOOL AT THE CHALET Armada 1993 paperback 4th style Spine a bit creased & rubbed



11433. BRIMELOW M Elizabeth: THE GUIDE HANDBOOK GGA 1968 1st Name in front Page edges brown Ticks on badge syllabuses. Full of activities, information & badge syllabuses



8309. BRINSMEAD Hesba: PASTURES OF THE BLUE CRANE OUP 1972 rep Illus Dw. 16 year old girl left on her own



8187. BUMPER BOOK FOR GIRLS Nelson nd 1927 inscr 1st story Betty's Besetment (Lake) 4 coloured plates Grubby pictorial paper covered boards Corners rubbed Spine worn. Includes Talbot, Marchant, Herbertson



10722. CHATTERBOX Dean nd 1st story The Luck of Jack Kalsway 4 coloured plates Pages browning Pictorial boards rubbed on corners. Includes Wynne, , P Norris, CB Rutley, Cowen

10730. CHATTERBOX Dean nd October 1943 inscr 1st story Three for Adventure Coloured frontis Pictorial boards rubbed on corners & spine ends. Includes P Norris, Norling, CB Rutley

10733. CHATTERBOX Dean nd September 1945 inscr 1st story We'll meet again Coloured frontis Pictorial boards bumped on corners & spine ends. Includes M Sullivan, CB Rutley

10743. CHATTERBOX 1891 Wells Gardner Darton Coloured plates Seems to be bound weekly issues Very battered reading copy Loose pages etc Large piece missing from one text page.



5022. COLLIN Paul Ries: CALLING BRIDGE OUP 1976 1st Illus Harold Jones Inscr Dw. A holiday in the English countryside



10327. COOPER Susan: OVER SEA, UNDER STONE Puffin paperback 1968 Wraps very slightly creased. 1st of the Dark is Rising sequence



6991. COWPER EE: THE INVADERS OF FAIRFORD SPCK nd 1907 inscr 3 coloured plates (1 loose) Front hinge weak Bevelled pictorial boards Spine faded & ends a bit rubbed. Civil War



7603. CROMPTON Richmal: JIMMY Newnes 1949 1st Illus Owner's stamp Hinges a bit weak Boards a bit faded & battered

7632. CROMPTON Richmal: WILLIAM THE FOURTH Newnes 1927 rep Illus Eps very messy - think it's the remains of glue Fairly well read Spine faded & worn on edges Corners bumped

11120. CROMPTON Richmal: WILLIAM Macmillan paperback 1990 Illus Pages browning Spine a bit creased. #10 of paperback series



11663. DE LINT Charles: MOONHEART Pan paperback 1991 Spine & wraps creased



10365. DELL Ethel M: THE ROCKS OF VALPRE Fisher Unwin 1927 rep Boards a bit marked Back hinge weak Chipped & torn dw. Romance in appalling small print



9248. FARNOL Jeffery: THE CROOKED FURROW Sampson Low nd 1946 inscr Spine & boards patchily faded Boards a bit marked. Amusing early 19th century adventures



11389. FINE Anne: CHARM SCHOOL Corgi paperback 2000 Pages browning



11080. FISHER Catherine: THE SNOW-WALKER'S SON Red Fox paperback 1994 Fantasy shortlisted for the WH Smith Mind-Boggling Books Award



10832. FOWELL Olivia: THE LATIMER SCHOLARSHIP Blackie nd Lacks frontis & fep Foxing Spine faded



10238. FUNKE Cornelia: DRAGON RIDER Chicken House paperback 2006 Generally vg. Translated from German, a dragon, a boy & a journey

9937. FUNKE Cornelia: INKHEART Chicken House paperback 2004 Spine creased Wraps a bit creased. Translated from German, a fantasy



8927. THE GIRLS' BUDGET Blackie nd 1st story The Witch's Rock Illus including coloured Bestall frontis Lacks fep exposing hinges Some foxing Very worn pictorial paper covered boards. Includes E Smith, Talbot, Rutley, Chaundler, N Joan

8962. THE GIRLS' BUDGET Blackie nd 1925 inscr 1st story The Maiden Reef Coloured frontis 2 bw plates Worn grubby pictorial paper covered boards. Includes Brazil, Methley, Laws, E Smith, Talbot, Rutley, Field

8964. THE GIRLS' BUDGET Blackie nd 1st story For Britain Coloured frontis + line Pages browning Pictorial paper covered boards a bit worn & marked. Includes Norris, Rutley, Cowper, Talbot

8917. THE GIRLS' BUDGET Blackie nd 1st story The Misdeeds of Benjamin Illus Lacks fep Pictorial paper covered boards Corners bumped & worn. Includes Ensdaile, Seymour, N Joan



8932. GIRL'S HOLIDAY BOOK Hodder & Stoughton nd 1915 inscr 1st story Paulina's Adventure 6 coloured plates Couple of line illus neatly painted Pictorial paper covered boards a bit worn round the edges & corners. Includes Brazil, Marchant



13020. GLEITZMAN Morris: BUMFACE Viking 1998 UK 1st Pages browning Pictorial laminated boards. Angus decides to stop his mother having more babies



8944. GOLDEN ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 1926 3 coloured plates + line Eps messy Worn pictorial boards Spine torn at top

12750. GOLDEN ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 1926 3 coloured plates + line Lacks fep Bottom half of boards badly waterdamaged Watermarking extends to first & last few pages of text. Includes Hilda Richards, Ida Melbourne etc

9591. GOLDEN ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 1927 3 coloured plates + line Bottom third of book & boards wateraffected Pictorial boards

10119. GOLDEN ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 1928 3 coloured plates + line Inscr Bottom third of book & boards wateraffected Front hinge weak Slight page damage Pictorial boards bottom edge water damaged

10122. GOLDEN ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 1929 3 coloured plates + line Bottom third of book & boards wateraffected Pictorial boards bottom edge water damaged

6879. GOLDEN ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 1931 3 coloured plates Inscr Front hinge weak Pictorial boards Spine ends bumped

9578. GOLDEN ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 1934 Coloured frontis + line Pictorial boards rubbed & bumped on corners



7960. THE GOLDEN BUDGET FOR GIRLS Blackie nd 1st story The Battle of the Strokes Coloured frontis + line (1 handpainted) Foxing Front hinge weak Pictorial paper covered boards slightly worn on spine Small format. Includes D Pares, M Taylor

7955. THE GOLDEN BUDGET FOR GIRLS Blackie nd 1931 inscr 1st story A Dog Day for Jacinth Coloured frontis + line Foxing Pictorial paper covered boards Corners bumped & rubbed Small format. Includes JP Milne, Cowen, BE Todd, D Pares



7199. THE GOLDEN STORY BOOK FOR GIRLS OUP 1932 Pencil inscr Possibly missing frontis Line illus, some handcoloured Hinges weak, some sections almost loose Foxing Pictorial paper covered boards chipped round edges, badly on spine ends. Includes A Horrible Fix - DFB + Brazil, Chaundler



10779. HOFF Benjamin: THE TAO OF POOH Mandarin paperback 1994 Illus Pages browning. In which The Way is revealed by the Bear of Little Brain



10605. HOOPER Mary: MEGAN 2 Bloomsbury paperback 2002 Wraps grubby Waterstain back wrap & last few pages. 2nd part of the Megan trilogy



12503. HORRIBLE GEOGRAPHY - GANERI Anita: DESPERATE DESERTS Hippo paperback 2000 Illus Pages browning

12534. HORRIBLE GEOGRAPHY - GANERI Anita: EARTH-SHATTERING EARTHQUAKES Hippo paperback 2000 Illus Pages browning Back wrap slightly creased

12543. HORRIBLE GEOGRAPHY - GANERI Anita: ODIOUS OCEANS Hippo paperback 1999 Illus Pages browning Wraps & bottom edge a bit marked

12502. HORRIBLE GEOGRAPHY - GANERI Anita: RAGING RIVERS Hippo paperback 2000 Illus Pages browning

12535. HORRIBLE GEOGRAPHY - GANERI Anita: STORMY WEATHER Hippo paperback 1999 Illus Pages browning

12544. HORRIBLE GEOGRAPHY - GANERI Anita: VIOLENT VOLCANOES Hippo paperback 1999 Illus Pages browning



9880. JOHNS WE: BIGGLES & THE DARK INTRUDER Knight paperback 1986 Pages browning Spine a bit creased

10266. JOHNS WE: BIGGLES FOREIGN LEGIONNAIRE Armada paperback 1971 Pages brown Wraps worn with large black figures on front

9062. JOHNS WE: RETURN TO MARS Piccolo paperback 1980



8901. JOLLY ANNUAL FOR GIRLS Childrens Press 1932 inscr 1st story Schooldays at Beverley(Herbertson) 8 coloured plates Pictorial boards Spine ends darkened. Includes Haverfield, Talbot, Rutley, Oldmeadow



6050. THE JOLLY BOOK Nelson nd 18th Year 1st story The Scoop Coloured plates, possibly lacking frontis Pictorial boards slightly torn top spine. Includes Elder, Herbertson, Methley



10591. JONES Gwyneth A: WATER IN THE AIR Macmillan 1977 1st Exlibrary Lacks prelims to title page Dw rubbed on edges. A fish that changed lives



10810. KAYE Marilyn: HOME'S A NICE PLACE TO VISIT, BUT I WOULDN'T WANT TO LIVE THERE Harper (US) paperback 1990 Pages browning Wraps a bit chipped. 2nd Three of a Kind series

10813. KAYE Marilyn: TWO'S COMPANY, FOUR'S A CROWD Harper (US) paperback 1991 Pages browning Wraps creased. 4th Three of a Kind series

10811. KAYE Marilyn: WILL THE REAL BECKA MORGAN PLEASE STAND UP? Harper (US) paperback 1991 Pages browning Wraps creased. 3rd Three of a Kind series



8139. KEENE Carolyn: THE CASE OF THE FLOATING CRIME Minstrel (US) paperback 1994 Wraps a bit creased. Nancy Drew #120

7778. KEENE Carolyn: THE NUTCRACKER BALLET MYSTERY Minstrel (US) paperback 1992 Page edges slightly marked. Nancy Drew #110

8134. KEENE Carolyn: THE SLUMBER PARTY SECRET (Nancy Drew Notebooks #1) Minstrel (US) paperback 1994 VG



10835. LE GUIN Ursula: A VISIT FROM DR KATZ Collins 1988 1st Exlibrary Coloured illus throughout Lacks fep Back hinge completely split Laminated boards rubbed & bumped. Young children's story



9515. LITTLE FOLKS April 1918 Illus Staples rusty Most of spine missing Front wrap separate and chipped. Includes part of serial The School on the Moor-Talbot + stories Brazil, Moore

8955. LITTLE FOLKS July 1932 Illus Staples rusty Spine endsmissing Front wrap creased & torn . Includes long complete story Study 13Chaundler + part Pocock serial + Cowen short story



9878. MARK Jan: AQUARIUS Kestrel 1982 1st Exlibrary Lacks fep Dw. A waterdiviner in another world

8373. MARK Jan: DIVIDE & RULE Kestrel 1979 1st Dw. Fantasy, successor to The Ennead

9893. MARK Jan: IN BLACK & WHITE and other stories Puffin paperback 1992 Pages browning Front wrap slightly creased. Chilling tales

9891. MARK Jan: SOMETHING IN THE AIR Red Fox paperback 2004 Page edges browning. Messages from the past after a dentist visit

9812. MARK Jan: THE ENNEAD Kestrel 1978 1st Exlibrary Lacks fep Dw. A corrupt society in a different solar system



9706. MARSH Ngaio: ENTER A MURDERER Fontana paperback 1964 Pages browning Wraps very worn & creased Piece missing top spine Bottom spine torn Large black '30' written on front wrap

7298. MARSH Ngaio: SCALES OF JUSTICE Fontana 1979 paperback Pages & wraps browning



6057. MILNE JP: THE ADVENTURES OF JIG & CO Blackie nd Bw frontis Inscr



6483. MORGAN Geoffrey: CAMERAS ON THE CONWAYS Lutterworth 1954 1st Coloured frontis Lacks fep weakening front hinge Spine & board edges faded



9316. NELSON'S BUMPER BUDGET FOR GIRLS nd 1st story The Island Camp (Herbertson) Coloured frontis + line Hinges weak Worn decorated boards. Includes Methley, Wynne, Morin, Talbot, Cowper



9868. NIMMO Jenny: THE SNOW SPIDER Mammoth paperback 1990 Slightly bent. 1st of Snow Spider trilogy; Smarties Prize winner

10496. NIMMO Jenny: ULTRAMARINE Mammoth paperback 1992 Pages browning Small crease & cup ring mark front wrap. Magical fantasy set by the sea



5880. OUR GIRLS TIP TOP Renwick nd 1940 inscr 1st story Plots & Counterplots 5 coloured plates Inside front board scraped Pictorial boards Corners rubbed Spine part faded. Includes Wynne



10180. OXENHAM EJ: JANDY MAC COMES BACK Seagull 1948 Spine ends faded Fairly ragged dw

6136. OXENHAM EJ: STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY Collins small red Abbey series 1958 Coloured frontis Pages browning Lacks fep Spine ends & corners bumped Boards a bit blotchy

10100. OXENHAM EJ: THE ABBEY GIRLS AGAIN Children's Press nd abridged rep Lacks title page Pages browning Bowed pictorial laminated boards worn scraped & torn

12446. OXENHAM EJ: THE ABBEY GIRLS AGAIN Children's Press 1966 abridged rep Pages brown Frayed dw

7488. OXENHAM EJ: THE NEW ABBEY GIRLS Children's Press 1970 Pages brown Name fep Pictorial laminated boards. Abridged

7274. OXENHAM EJ: THE NEW ABBEY GIRLS Children's Press 1968 Pages brown Fep torn Pictorial laminated boards. Abridged



11311. PEARCE Philippa: TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN Puffin paperback 1981 Illus Pages browning Names inside front wrap Wraps creased. Carnegie medal winner



7430. POPULAR STORIES FOR GIRLS Birn nd 1st story The Triangle at Woodside Coloured frontis Pages browning. Includes Norling



4539. PRATCHETT Terry: JOHNNY & THE DEAD Corgi paperback 1994 VG



9518. THE PRINCESS ELIZABETH GIFT BOOK Hodder & Stoughton nd 1935 inscr 5 coloured plates 2 bw photo plates(Disney plates missing) Front hinge weak Slight foxing Grubby bumped boards. Includes Pip Squeak & Wilfred, Tourtel Rupert story, LAG Strong, E Bagnold, Uncle Oojah



9475. PRINCESS MARY'S GIFT BOOK Hodder & Stoughton nd 14 tipped in coloured plates including Rackham, Dulac, Flint, Detmold + line including HR Millar Front hinge weak Slight foxing Grubby bumped boards. Includes Wiggin, Barrie, Conan Doyle, Haggard, Kipling, Orczy, J Oxenham



10490. PULLEIN-THOMPSON Christine: PHANTOM HORSE Seagull 1962 Illus Pages browning Boards a bit stained & faded. 1st of series



8007. RADFORD EVANS J: THE HOAX OF A LIFETIME Spring Books nd Illus Boards grubby & a bit marked



2844. RENAULT Mary: THE PERSIAN BOY Longman 1972 1st Edge of 1 page slightly damaged Frayed dw with faded spine Label part removed from front



8190. ROBERTS Kenneth: LYDIA BAILEY Collins 1947 1st Ragged dw. Set in Haiti, Tripoli & Maine at beginning of 19th century



8293. SANDERSON Ian: THE ARCHERS ANARCHISTS' A-Z Boxtree paperback 1998 Page edges browning Wraps browned



8274. SAVILLE Malcolm: MALCOLM SAVILLE'S COUNTRY BOOK Cassell 1961 1st Coloured & bw photo illus Inscrs Front hinge weak Boards a bit bowed & marked



5423. SCHOOLGIRLS ALBUM 1950 Swan Inscr Pages brown 1 text page torn Front hinge weak Worn card boards torn bottom spine and slightly scribbled on front. Includes Norling



5433. THE SCHOOL GIRL'S ANNUAL GOP nd 1st story Jane takes the Air 4 coloured plates + line Front hinge very weak Pictorial boards rubbed on edges & corners & slightly scribbled Bottom spine torn. Includes Chaundler, de Foubert, EMR Burgess

9505. THE SCHOOL GIRL'S ANNUAL RTS nd vol 8 1st story Patsy's Pies (M Royce) 4 coloured plates(1 loose) + line Front hinge weak Foxing Pictorial boards rubbed on edges & corners 1 corner chipped. Also includes Talbot, Canham, Leonard + article 'In an American College'



5321. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN ANNUAL 1928 2 of 4 coloured plates (frontis missing) Lacks fep Front hinge repaired Pictorial boards (AE Bestall) worn round edges

7119. SCHOOLGIRLS OWN ANNUAL 1935 4 coloured plates Fep spotted with something Back hinge weak Pictorial boards rubbed on edges & corners



5941. SCHOOLGIRLS' ADVENTURE BOOK Collins nd 1st story The Princess Passes 5 coloured plates Hinges a bit weak Small inscr Pictorial boards a bit rubbed round edges. Includes Farewell to France (a long complete story)-Oldmeadow, Talbot, Methley, Elder



7480. SHAW Jane: SUSAN'S HELPING HAND Children's Press nd Pages browning Boards a bit marked



5827. STEVENS Jill: ICE ON THE LAWN Nelson 1960 Illus Pages browning Bottom spine faded where large chunk missing from dw extending to front Dw chipped



11480. STEWART Mary: THE IVY TREE Hodder paperback 1966 Pages brown Spine & wraps creased. Lost heir in Northumberland



7463. STORIES FOR THE SCHOOLROOM Gresham nd 4 coloured plates + line Boards a bit worn & marked. Includes Brazil (3), E Sharp



8126. STOUT Rex: DEATH OF A DUDE Fontana paperback 1974 Pages brown Wraps slightly creased. Nero Wolfe



10279. STUCLEY Elizabeth: MAGNOLIA BUILDINGS Puffin paperback 1965 Illus Pages browning. Family story



9928. SUTTON Margaret: THE GHOST PARADE Grosset & Dunlap (US) 1933 Ex school library Hinges weak Rebound Corners & spine ends bumped



5542. SYKES Pamela: THE FLYING SUMMER White Lion 1973 reissue Exlibrary Tape on boards Protected dw



9798. TALBOT Ethel: HOLIDAY CHUMS Sheldon Press nd 1931 prize label Coloured frontis Pictorial boards Corners bumped Spine faded & a bit worn Small scrape back board. Younger children's adventures



9472. THE TAMING OF ANGELA & other stories of school life & adventure Epworth Press 1935 Coloured frontis loose Inscr Front hinge very weak Pictorial paper covered boards rubbed & worn. Includes B Leonard, Canham, Chatwyn



8359. TAYLOR Elisabeth Russell: THE GIFTS OF THE TARNS Collins 1977 1st Illus M Hedderwick Spine faded. Younger children's story



11137. TOMLINSON Theresa: MEET ME BY THE STEELMEN Walker paperback 1998 Illus. Younger children's story about ghost steelworkers



10908. TRANTER Nigel: LORD OF THE ISLES Coronet paperback 1990 Inked bottom edge of pages. Somerled Norse Slayer



9899. TREVOR Meriol: WILLIAM'S WILD DAY OUT Hamilton 1971 rep Illus R Briggs Exlibrary Slight foxing Dw laminated to boards a bit worn. Younger children's story of a dog



10331. URE Jean: AFTER THE PLAGUE Mammoth paperback 1999 Exlibrary. Original title Come Lucky April; 2nd part of trilogy set in the future

10260. URE Jean: FOSTER FAMILY - MY SISTER SAM Hodder paperback 1999 Exlibrary Pretitle torn Spine a bit torn & worn. Part of a series about a family taking in foster children; possibly aimed at slightly younger readers

7154. URE Jean: JO IN THE MIDDLE Hutchinson 1990 1st Exlibrary Laminated boards. 1st Peter High series

10382. URE Jean: PASSION FLOWER Collins paperback 2003 Exlibrary Illus. Another of her amusing stories of a disfunctional family

10842. URE Jean: PUMPKIN PIE Collins paperback 2002 Exlibrary Illus Lacks fep. Another of her amusing stories of a disfunctional family



11181. VOIGT Cynthia: DICEY'S SONG Fontana paperback 1986 Ex school library Wraps creased. Newbery Medal winning Tillerman story

10963. VOIGT Cynthia: HOMECOMING Lion paperback 1984 Pages browning Spine & wraps creased. Dicey and siblings are abandoned in a car park and make their way across the US to find their aunt

9586. VOIGT Cynthia: JACKAROO Lion paperback 1990 Pages browning Wraps a bit marked. Medieval type fantasy

9624. VOIGT Cynthia: ON FORTUNE'S WHEEL Lion paperback 1992 Fantasy follow on to Jackaroo

10968. VOIGT Cynthia: A SOLITARY BLUE Lion paperback 1988 Wraps very creased. Tillerman story

10962. VOIGT Cynthia: SONS FROM AFAR Lion paperback 1989 Pages browning Wraps a bit creased. James & Sammy Tillerman try to find out about their father

9590. VOIGT Cynthia: THE CALLENDER PAPERS Lion paperback 1989 Pages browning Wraps a bit bumped. Mysteries in the late 19th century

9892. VOIGT Cynthia: THE VANDEMARK MUMMY Lion paperback nd Possibly exlibrary Lacks eps Pages browning. An adventure and mystery when a mummy arrives at the museum



7029. WADE Eileen K: THE WORLD CHIEF GUIDE Huchinson 1957 1st Coloured frontis Spine & board edges faded. Biography



10648. WEST Rebecca: THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER Virago paperback 1980 Wraps very slightly rubbed. Her first novel, published in 1918, a shell-shocked soldier returns to 3 women who love him



11624. WILLIAMS Ursula Moray: CASTLE MERLIN Puffin paperback 1974 Pages browning Wraps marked Spine slightly torn at bottom & worn on sides. Time-slip story



10371. WILSON Jacqueline: LOLA ROSE Corgi paperback 2004 Illus Back wrap very slightly creased. A family have to run away and change their names



8834. WYNNE May: PHIL'S COUSINS Blackie nd 3 bw plates(frontis loose) Inscr Slight foxing Decorated boards a bit bumped & marked. A holiday story