BROWN BUSTER

Semolina (first helping)

London, Collins. 1946, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: Gilbert Dunlop Brown. (500 gram rate) price clipped DW light wear, chipped at spine ends, ornate gift inscription to fep, col. frontis. 96pp illustrated. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 008967

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Illustrated Childrens Fiction Young Adult British Early Twentieth Century Semolina Six O'Clock Series Sugar Bear Gilbert Dunlop Brown

WESTERMAN JOHN F. C.

Bringing down the Air Pirate

London, Ward Lock. First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) price clipped dust jacket with a few short edge tears, minor chipping loss, undated assumed first edition probably about late 1950s, 253pp+ col. frontis. mild fade to book boards. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 008203

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: British Fiction Juvenile Young Adult Action Thriller Westerman Early Twentieth Century Aviation Airship Espionage

BRIDGES T C

The Death Star

London, College of Universal Science. 1946, reprint. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: J Macgillivray. DW price clipped and with edge tears and chipped spine ends, sunned spine, generally intact but well worn, name to fep, prize plate to fep, front hinge loose and opened at half title, boards and spine faded and soiled, soiled or foxed closed edges, better than it sounds, battle between two scientists places a world in ruins, nice 1940s styled dust wrapper with chaps wearing neckties and flying goggles! 288pp. Good/Good.

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Book number: 003493

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Science Fiction Boys Own Adventure Tale Heroism Pluck and Courage Vintage J Macgillivray

ELIOTT E. C.

Kemlo and the Star Men

London, Thomas Nelson. 1955, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: A. Bruce Cornwell. Ex-Library, (500 gram rate) price clipped dust jacket is worn at head of spine, split at head of lower joint, rear fold in flap trimmed losing left half of the flap, front hinge cracked, tape residue to paste downs, some handling soiling throughout, pen price to fep, circular indent to first 20 or so pages, it seems a coin was placed in the book then a weight ( or being jammed in a shelf) has caused an indention mark, not too bad, library issue date stamps to rear fep, some library stamps to lower margin of a few pages, 193pp illustrated. Good/Good.

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Book number: 008290

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Kemlo British Childrens Fiction Space Science Fiction Boy Adventure Hero A. Bruce Cornwell

ELIOTT E. C.

Kemlo and the Gravity Rays

London, Thomas Nelson. 1956, First Edition. Pictorial Boards, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: A. Bruce Cornwell. (500 gram rate) slight handling wear to boards, minor pencil to fep, faint spotting to closed edges, 202pp+ col. frontis. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 010009

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Kemlo British Childrens Fiction Space Science Fiction Boy Adventure Hero A. Bruce Cornwell

WESTERMAN JOHN F. C.

The Looted Gold

London, Ward Lock. 1932, First Edition. Pictorial Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. price clipped DW minimal edge wear to spine ends, small hole rubbed to fold over lower board, lacks fep, light browning to half title, 256pp + col frontis. internally a very tidy copy, uncommon in such a tidy DW. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 008565

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: British Fiction Juvenile Young Adult Action Thriller Westerman Early Twentieth Century Aviation Espionage

ELIOTT E. C.

Tas and the Space Machine

London, Thomas Nelson. 1955, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: A. Bruce Cornwell. (500 gram rate) price clipped dust jacket has short tears at ends of joints, minor chipping to spine ends and corner tips, minor foxing to closed edges, 119pp. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 008072

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Panther Library Kemlo British Childrens Fiction Space Science Fiction Boy Adventure Hero A. Bruce Cornwell

MARRYAT CAPTAIN

Children of the New Forest

London, The Heirloom Library. 1957, First Edition. Decorative Boards, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ill.: Biro. (500 gram rate) price clipped DW VG under plastic sleeve, small bump bottom edge of upper board, foxing to closed edges, illustrated in line and colour by Biro includes endpapers and DW, first thus edition, 256pp, abridged. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 004556

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Illustrated Childrens Classic Fiction Illustrated By Biro Biro

ROCKWELL CAREY & WILLY LEY

Tom Corbett Space Cadet Stand By for Mars!

London, Publicity Publications. 1952, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) red papered boards, 184pp with line illustrations, illustrated endpapers, technical adviser was Willy Ley, DW price clipped and well rubbed and worn to edges with chipping at tail of spine and onto the front and rear panels and corners, bottom edge of rear panel; chipped with loss, probably 95% or more complete though, spotting of foxing to closed edges. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 003991

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Science Fiction Space Opera Will Ley Tom Corbett Space Cadet Venture Library No 1

KEENE CAROLYN

The Clue in the Crossword Cipher, Nancy Drew 33

London, Sampson Low. 1968, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) price clipped DW has some handling wear, lareg tear at head of spine, chipping at tail of spine, small name to fep, light dust soiling to DW, numbered 33 in this series, first UK issue, 159pp. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 010702

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Nancy Drew British Edition Modern First Edition Childrens Fiction Young Adult Girls Adventure

KEENE CAROLYN

The Whispering Statue, Nancy Drew 14

London, Collins & Brown. 1972, First Edition. (ISBN: 0001604147) Pictorial Boards, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) slight lean to spine, minimal handling wear, unmarked and tidy, numbered 14 in this series, first UK issue, 159pp. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 007336

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Nancy Drew British Edition Modern First Edition Childrens Fiction Young Adult Girls Adventure 0001604147

KEENE CAROLYN

The Witch Tree Symbol, Nancy Drew 24

London, Sampson Low. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) price clipped DW has some handling wear, small edge tears, small name to fep, light dust soiling to DW, numbered 24 in this series, first UK issue, 158pp. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010701

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Nancy Drew British Edition Modern First Edition Childrens Fiction Young Adult Girls Adventure

CARROLL LUDOVICI (LEWIS) TRSL CLIVE HARCOURT CARRUTHERS

Alicia in Terra Mirabili

London, MacMillan. 1964, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Tenniel. (500 gram rate) Liber notissimus latine redditus ab eius fautore vetere gratoque. Illustrated by Tenniel but unattributed. red papered boards, red white and black DW, DW would be VG and unclipped but the rear flap fold has been torn along the top part and reinforced with archival tape on the reverse, small split at the lower part of the fold also. First edition thus translated into latin. 117pp line illustrations in text beautiful conditon excepting the torn DW fold. Very Good/Good.

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Book number: 001682

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Latin Translation Tenniel

COOKSON CATHERINE

Blue Baccy

London, MacDonald. 1974, reprint. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Tessa Jordan. Ex-Library, second impression, ex-library with tape residue to boards, stamps to endpapers up to the copyright page, cancelled stamp to final page of text, rear endpapers with library slips and pockets, unclipped DW is tidy under a plastic sleeve, with no library markings to it, 1851 setting for an adolescents journey to the Isle of Jersey in search of 'Blue Baccy'. Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 002095

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Durham Childrens Literature Historical Fiction Isle Jersey Tessa Jordan

COOKSON CATHERINE

Joe and the Gladiator

London, MacDonald. 1968, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. Ill.: Gillian Shanks. Ex-Library, ex library with stamps to endpapers front and rear, mild tape stains to paste downs and onto edge of boards, stamp to title, stamp and acquisition marks to imprint, DW unclipped and under a plastic sleeve. A young boys relationship with the rag and bone mans horse , Gladiator. Set in Tyneside. Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 013084

Catalogue: Childrens Young Adult

Keywords: Tyneside Fiction Children Young Adult Cookson Rag and Bone Gillian Shanks