Children’s Hardback Fiction –

Frank’s First Term, Or, Making a Man of Him by Harold Avery

This is an undated publication by Nelson but was presented by Commonside Wesleyan Sunday School, Hanging Heaton to Joseph Haldenby for regular attendence and good conduct in 1914. The book has no dust jacket but is in more than vg condition. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

William the Dictator – Richmal Compton

William the Dictator – Richmal Compton

Newnes 1939 Third Edition Book has name and date (1940) on ffep spine slightly faded and very very slight foxing to paper edges ticks on rear otherwise vg. dj unclipped vg+ Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£10.00

Sweet William – Richmal Crompton

SWEET WILLIAM – Richmal Compton

Newnes 1936 1st Cheap Edition (4 months after 1st) The book has had something covered up on front endpaper and has a dedication and date (Nov 1936) on ffep otherwise vg. The dj is unclipped and would be vg but for tape on top and bottom edge and ticks on rear cover. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£10.00

ALSO IN STOCK

Rosemary Sutcliff – Sword at Sunset

SWORD AT SUNSET – Rosemary Sutcliff

Hodder & Stoughton 1963 1st. Unclipped fine dj Book would have been fine but for small 1 inch by half inch) label scar on ffep. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£10.00

Jennings Goes to School – Anthony Buckeridge

Jennings Goes to School – Anthony Buckeridge

Collins First Edition 1950 vg+ with no dj no stamps but neat name on front free endpaper. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me. I will apply a discount for simultaneous purchases, If I remember.

£15.00

The Story of Lazy Bush-Tail by Constance Woodhead Illustrated by Joan Wanklyn

The Story of Lazy Bush-Tail by Constance Woodhead Illustrated by Joan Wanklyn (BRM1)

Condition: vg/vg+ 1957 1st Edition 43 pages. Colour illustrated (clipped) dust jacket over colour illustrated boards with black lettering to spine. Colour illustrations and plates throughout by Joan Wanklyn. Part of ‘Teddybear Coalman Series’. No inscriptions Pages, plates and illustrations remain bright and clear. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£6.00

Battler Britton Book 2

Fleetway Publications Ltd, 1961. Hardcover. Condition: vg+ no inscription. Dust Jacket vg unclipped. . A second collection of some of the war time exploits of Wing Commander Robert Hereward Britton 19.5cm x 14cm Hardback 253 pages. Available in the shop for £7.50.

Battler Britton Book 2

253 page Hardback with Dust Jacket. With UK P&P included £10.00

£10.00

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

Methuen 1929. Bookplate (Marion Wood) and name on endpapers otherwise near fine. Or 1938 edition with a vg dj with a neat small sticker on ffep (will probably lift) State preference. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£6.00

Murray Finds a Chum – May Wynne £2.50 Posted to UK £7.5

A Garland for Girls – Louisa M Alcott £2.50 Posted to UK £7.5

Daddy’s Girl – L T Meade £2.50 Posted to UK £7.5

COMICS –

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Cheeky Weekly 11 Copies

A bit dusty but vg 5.11.77, 26.11.77, 24.12.77, 31.12.77 7.1.78, 25.2.78, 4.3.78, 6.5.78, 20.5.78, 27.5.78 24.2.79 The Price includes UK Posting and bespoke packaging – For other postal rates to more far flung locations please contact me.

£9.00

STARBLAZER #5 The Shipeater

Digest sixed comic published by DC Thomson in 1979 vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£5.00

TRIFFIK!

Issue No. 1 29th February 1992 a near fine copy Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

Black Diamond Western

Black Diamond Western

A bit dusty but complete I have searched for a date or issue number but without success. 32 pages published by Pemberton Manchester. Who would not want to read about “The Girl and the Gay Radio Rider”

£5.00

Scramble Vol 1 No. 8

Scramble December 1947

14 pages Comics and stories by Michael Kendrick, Leslie Bussey, J Haigh and A J Cruse. Complete with dark patch top left of cover – see photo Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£5.00

Mister E – DC by KW Jeter – John K Snyder – J Geldof

Mister E series of four Comics from DC

All four in the series issued June July August and September 1991 all are as new, in fact never been sold these are ex-comic shop stock. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me. I will apply a discount for simultaneous purchases, If I remember.

£6.00

Robin II

Robin II four issues with holograms all as new £5.00 for all 4

Robin II four issues with holograms

Robin II four issues with holograms all as new £5.00 for all 4 Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me. I will apply a discount for simultaneous purchases, If I remember.

£6.00

Robin DC Comics 1991 (3 of 5)

As new Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me. I will apply a discount for simultaneous purchases, If I remember.

£6.00

Robin DC Comics 1991 (5 of 5)

As New Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me. I will apply a discount for simultaneous purchases, If I remember.

£6.00

Deadly Foes of Spider-Man Part 1 of 4 Vol1 #1 Marvel Comics 1991 £1.00

Deadly Foes of Spider-Man

Deadly Foes of Spider-Man Part 1 of 4 Vol1 #1 Marvel Comics 1991 Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me. I will apply a discount for simultaneous purchases, If I remember.

£6.00

X-Force Vol 1 #4 Marvel Comics 1991 £1.00

Batman Legends of the Dark Knight (#8 1990) and (#28 1992) DC Comics £2.50 each

Excalibur Mojo Mayhem Marvel Comics 1989 and The Sword is Drawn 1988 £2.00 Each

X-Men Spotlight on Starjammers #2 Marvel Comics 1990 £2.00

Bloodlines –

Bloodlines – A Tale From the Heart of Africa This is the original Epic Comics from 1992 (not the 1994 reprint by Marvel Enterprises) Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me. I will apply a discount for simultaneous purchases, If I remember.

£10.00

Children’s Hard Backs and Paperbacks

Lassie Come-Home – Eric Knight

Despite my bias towards GOC (God’s Own County), I didn’t realise that Lassie Come Home was written by a Yorkshireman and based in Yorkshire, obviously misled by American film and TV. Despite it’s less than inspiring cover this 1945 copy under the Phoenix imprint (Albert Scherz Berne) seems to be a 1st in this format and a very rare book. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

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The Bobbsy Twins In Tulip Land – Laura Lee Hope

World Distributors undated could be UK first Book near fine dj clipped Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

The Bobbsey Twins and the Goldfish Mystery by Laura Lee Hope

World Distributors Manchester 1962 (1st?) Book vg++ no inscriptions or stamps dj clipped but vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£6.50

The Bobbsey Twins Camping Out – by Laura Lee Hope

World Distributors Manchester 1963 reprint book vg+ no inscriptions or stamps or stickers dj unclipped vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£6.50

The Bobbsey Twins at Lighthouse Point by Laura Lee Hope

No dj Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£5.00

The Bobbsey Twins in Echo Valley by Laura Lee Hope

no dj Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£5.00

The Bobbsey Twins at Bi Bear Pond by Laura Lee Hope

No dj Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£4.00

The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge – by Laura Lee Hope

No dj Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£5.00

The Bobbsey Twins Solve a Mystery by Laura Lee Hope

No dj Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£5.00

The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island by Laura Lee Hope

no dj vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£4.00

Mr Why & Mr What and Old Nature Tales

Mr Why & Mr What and Old Nature Tales

Thomas Nelson and Sons 1950 1st book fine dj vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£6.00

Fairyland Tales No. 414

Fairyland Tales No. 414

7″ X 6″ comic undated would guess 1930’s. 40 pages Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£3.00

Fairyland Tales No. 400

7″ X 6″ comic undated would guess 1930’s. 40 pages Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£3.00

“B B” – The Forest of Boland Light Railway

“B B” – The Forest of Boland Light Railway

Published by Knight in 1969 1st vg+ There is no copy of this edition on ABE there is a second edition for which they are asking £45

£25.00

Phyl Wardell

The Secret of the Lost Tribe – Phyl Wardell

Armada 1964 1st vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me. I will apply a discount for simultaneous purchases, If I remember.

£6.50

Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds – John Theydon

Armada 1966 1st vg- Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me. I will apply a discount for simultaneous purchases, If I remember.

£15.00

Thunderbirds Ring of Fire -John Theydon

Armada 1st 1966 vg- Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me. I will apply a discount for simultaneous purchases, If I remember.

£6.50

Captain Scarlet and the Silent Saboteur

armada 1967 vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me. I will apply a discount for simultaneous purchases, If I remember.

£11.50

Monica Edwards – Punchbowl Midnight

Armada 1963 1st vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me. I will apply a discount for simultaneous purchases, If I remember.

£8.00

Malcolm Saville – Two Fair Plaits

Armada 1966 1st vg+

£6.50

Frank Richards – Billy Bunter Sportsman and Billy Bunter and the School Rebellion both Merlin paperbacks £5.00 each.

Mervyn Skipper – The Meeting Pool – Puffin 1st £5.00

The Mad Frontier and Mad’s Don Martin Comes on Strong both published by Signet at £2.50 each. I remember one issue of the magazine gave away a full sheet of “Alfred E Neuman 4 President stamps” at the time that postage (I don’t thing we had classes then) was 4d. I used them on my Christmas cards and the PO delivered them all. Funny that the idea of Alfred E. Neuman for president seems so main stream today.

Thames Williamson (is that really his name?) North After Seals – Puffin 1st £2.50. I am presuming in this book they don’t club the babies to death.

Biggles Air Commodore – Capt. W E Johns Armada 1st £5.00

HARRY POTTER

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J K Rowling

Bloomsbury 32nd printing hard back would be a fine book in fine unclipped dj but red is slightly faded on spine. The book has printed boards, there are no stamps labels or inscriptions. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£10.00

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – J K Rowling

Bloomsbury 1st edition hard back 31st printing fine book in fine unclipped dj no stamps labels or inscriptions. The book has printed boards. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£10.00

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – J K Rowling

Bloomsbury First edition 6th printing a fine book with no labels, inscriptions or stamps dj unclipped vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£10.00

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J K Rowling

Bloomsbury 2000 first edition 1st printing near fine hard back book in fine unclipped dj, book has printed boards. No labels, stamps or inscriptions. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£15.00

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J K Rowling

Bloomsbury 2000 1st edition 4th printing near fine hard back book in vg unclipped dj, book has printed boards. No labels, stamps or inscriptions. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£11.00

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J K Rowling

Bloomsbury 2000 1st edition 4th printing near fine hard back book in vg unclipped dj, book has printed boards. No labels, stamps or inscriptions. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£11.00

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – J K Rowling

Bloomsbury 2003 1st edition Fine Book in fine dj Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£15.00

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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince – J K Rowling

Bloomsbury 2005 First edition Fine book Fine DJ Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£15.00

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – J K Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007 1st edition fine book and fine dj Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£15.00

SCOTTIE BOOKS

The 5th of November – L A G Strong

Scottie 1956 1st vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£6.50

Jules Verne – Clipper of the Clouds

Scottie #48 vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£15.00

Richard Parker – The 3 Pebbles

Scottie 1956 1st vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£6.50

Jules Verne – Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Scottie 1956 1st vg+ Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£6.50

Reginald Taylor – Wings over Tewkesley

Scottie 1956 1st vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£6.50

ENID BLYTON – Noddy etc.

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The NEW BIG NODDY BOOK by Enid Blyton Pictured by Beek

Sampson Low LONDON undated but I believe 1954 book vg+ apart from biro name in name block dj complete but scruffy Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

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The Big Noddy Book by Enid Blyton – Pictured by Beek

Sampson Low London, undated but have seen it advertised as 1959 The book is vg+ apart from biro owners name in panel. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

Enid Blyton Benjy and the Others (1955 1st) is the only rare book among this lot, crossed out names on front free endpaper otherwise vg+, printed boards no dj. SOLD

Enid Blyton Noddy and His Car and Noddy Goes to School

Sheila Hodgetts – Toby Twirls No. 2

Kitty Styles & Mary Kendal Lee Nicholas Thomas and Timothy No.5

Enid Byton – The Ship of Adventure

Armada Paperback fine Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£4.00

Stock

AutherTitlePublisherPriceConditionDateEdition
Blyton EnidFun for the Secret SevenKnight£1.00vg
Blyton EnidMischief at St Rollo’sArmada£2.50vg+1986
Blyton EnidThe Adventurous FourArmada£2.50f1974
Blyton EnidThe Adventurous Four AgainArmada£2.50f1974
Blyton EnidThe Castle of adventureArmada£2.50vg-1974
Blyton EnidThe Island of AdventureArmada£2.50vg
Blyton EnidThe Mystery of the Strange BundleBag 32£2.50
Blyton EnidThe Naughtiest Girl is a MonitorArmada£1.00vg-1978rep
Blyton EnidThe Ragamuffin MysteryArmada£2.50vg1974rep
Blyton EnidThe Rat-a-Tat MysteryArmada£2.50f1974
Blyton EnidThe Riloby Fair MysteryArmada£2.50f1974
Blyton EnidThe Rockingdown MysteryArmada£2.50vg1974rep
Blyton EnidThe Rockingdown MysteryArmada£2.50vg1986rep
Blyton EnidThe Rubadub MysteryArmada£2.50f1974rep
Blyton EnidThe Sea of AdventureArmada£2.50vg+19691st
Blyton EnidThe Secret of Moon CastleArmada£2.50vg-1974rep
Blyton EnidThe Ship of AdventureArmada£2.50f19691st

If you are interested in any of the above titles and want more information please let me know and I can either answer your questions, send a PayPal invoice or make any other arrangement. Note that the price shown above does not include shipping.

CHILDREN’S Annuals and such

IDEAL BOOK FOR BOYS – Dean & Son

Dean & Son LONDON Undated, would appreciate it if anyone can point me to a guide to date these books, I would guess early 50’s The book has no stamps labels or inscriptions vg or a bit better than vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

Mickey’s WONDER BOOK by Walt Disney

Collins London 1950 vg Ask for more details if required Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£10.00

The Wild West Book Written by Arthur Groom

Birn Bros. London about 1950 illustrated may be by McConnell but not credited a vg+ copy Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

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The BRONCO KID’S Wild West Yarns

Purnell amd Son London about 1950 vg+ Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

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MONSTER BOOK FOR BOYS

Dean & Sons London Undated but around 1950. Very clean and tidy but owners name crossed out on title page Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

BLUE PETER Third

The Third Book of BLUE PETER

Very near fine only blemish a small neat name (Daniel) on ffep. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

The Tip Top Book 1952

Published by Amalgamated Press not clipped no inscriptions but free endpapers stained brown otherwise vg copy Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

OUR BOYS TIP TOP

Published by Renwick of Otley LONDON Undated. cover vg book vg crossed out owner’s name in name panel ffep tidily taped in. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

OUR BOYS TIP TOP (Steppingstones cover)

Published by Renwick of Otley LONDON Undated. cover vg book vg crossed out owner’s name in name panel Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

Riders of the Range

RIDERS OF THE RANGE 1953

Juvenile Productions This would be a fine copy but for the scratch on front boards (see Photo) there are no stamps or inscriptions Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

Hopalong Cassidy Stories number 2

Published in England by Purnell vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

Robin Hood and his Merry Men

Thames Publishing undated vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

Uncle Mac’s Children’s Hour Story Book

Published by Collins in 1952/3 this copy has inscription to rear of ffep otherwise vg. Includes “Summer in the Canadian Arctic by Lieut-Com Peter Scott M.B.E. D.S.C.” vg Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

Black Bob – The Dandy Wonder Dog

Black Bob The Dandy Wonder Dog

Undated but I think it is 1953. There is a previous owners name scribbled out on the title page otherwise the book is clean and tidy. Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me. I will apply a discount for simultaneous purchases, If I remember.

£7.50

Three Little Pigs – by Dorothy M Wheeler

Three Little Pigs by Dorothy M Wheeler

Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd LONDON, undated but it was a Christmas present in 1953 vg with printed boards. By post to UK address

£7.50

The Railway Album by E S Wolff

Sampson Low and Marston . Pictorial Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. A fascinating book on railways around the world for the younger reader. A bias towards British railways and probably dating form the 1950s. 8.25″ x 10″ with 156pp on sale in the shop for £2.50

The Railway Album – E S Wolff

A Typical 50’s Christmas present with probably better and more illustrations than expected. The price below includes UK P&P

£7.50

Travel Ways By Land Sea and Air by G G Jackson and others

Published by Raphael Tuck (probably in the 30’s) illustrated by Bernard Way and T Cuneo, B&W illustrations throughout with a coloured frontispiece.192 pages. This copy has been owned by a very careful child (probably boy) In the shop for £2.50

Travel Ways By Land Sea and Air by G G Jackson

Worth it for the frontispiece alone. The price below includes UK P&P

£7.50

Fun and Frolic Toy Book – Redcap Series 11 Published Charles H Kelly

28 pages b&w and coloured illustrations. Repairs to spine, book plate 2nd prize won by Winifred Whitaker in 1921 at St Oswolds Sunday School, complete with no marks that I can see. In the shop £2.50.

Fun and Frolic Toy Book

Price below includes p&p in UK

£7.50

Cheeryble Book

Collins’ Clear-type Press, London & Glasgow. Pictorial Boards. Condition: vg. No Jacket. Harry Rountree and Others (illustrator). [122] pages, illustrated. A sound book in worn boards, front cover illustrated with princess in a sedan chair. Colour frontis . One full-page colour plate, tipped in, by “Harry” = Rountree?, ‘Up in a Balloon’ 3 bears in a balloon basket, Many b/w illustrations in text, several probably by Rountree. Most pages are VG except for slightly worn edges, a couple have very slight markings (that do rub out). Undated but owners plate indicate about 1920. In the shop £5.00

Cheeryble Book

Price below includes UK P&P

£8.00

The Outdoor Story Book – Blackie

Undated but inscription for Christmas 1924. Very bright but with very slight dust marks on some pages (easily removed) for sale in the shop for £3.5

The Outdoor Story Book – Blackie

Undated but inscription for Christmas 1924. Very bright but with very slight dust marks on some pages (easily removed) Price includes UK Posting – For other postal rates to more distant locations please contact me.

£7.50

Every Girl’s Annual

Title page missing in what is otherwise a nice clean book dedication Christmas 1925 in shop for £1.00

Every Girl’s Annual

Price below includes P&P within UK

£7.50