HOLMES, EDWARD ETC

Leader Book for Boys

Gulliver Books Ltd. 1950. Hard Cover, 9.5 x 7 inches. Previous owner's name to front end paper and crossed-out numbers inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean pages in a very tight binding with bright dusty, lightly marked boards and rubbing to corners. 136pp. Eleven boy's adventure stories with author's credits. Good (+)/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009211

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Children's Annual Stories

ANNE HOPE

A country holiday: Derek and Jennifer on the Farm

Sevenoaks, J Salmon Ltd. 1950. Soft Cover, 7.25 x 8.75 inches. Neat inscription inside cover. No other marks or inscriptions. Light creasing to covers. A clean very tight booklet with unmarked boards, damp effect to upper corner and no bumping to corners. 12pp. Children's story with coloured illustrations. Undated ca 1950. Good (-).

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Book number: 022402

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Children's

ANNE HOPE

A Day at the Zoo: More About Derek and Jennifer

Sevenoaks, J Salmon Ltd. 1950. Soft Cover, 7.25 x 8.75 inches. Neat inscription inside cover. Light creasing to covers. A clean very tight booklet with unmarked boards, slightly dusty pages and no bumping to corners. 12pp. Children's story with coloured illustrations. Undated ca 1950. Good.

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Book number: 022403

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Children's

MAMORU HOSODA

The Boy and the Beast (light novel)

New York, Yen Press. 2016. (ISBN: 0316270601) Hard Cover, 8.5 x 5.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 188pp. An orpahn boy starts in Tokyo and slips into the fantasy world of the beasts where he learns the way of the sword and with one of the beasts, changes their world and the human world. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 018548

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Childrens, Fantasy, Fiction Fiction 0316270601

IRWIN, F. WILMOT ETC

Stories for Girls

London, The Avenue Press. 1920. Hard Cover, 11 x 8.25 inches. Small neat inscription and number to front end paper. No other marks. No creasing to covers. Soft textile spine. A clean very tight copy with bright stiff card pictorial front board, very slightly marked, with rubbing to board edges, tanned page edges and small bump to upper front corner and spine foot. 124pp. Seventeen stories of girl's school adventures. Undated, ca. 1920. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 021822

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Girls School Stories, Fiction Fiction

JACKSON, ALICE

Little Nell : Retold for Children By Alice Jackson

London, T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd. 1935. Hard Cover, 8 x 6 inches. Ill.: F. M. B. Blaikie. A little foxing to pages. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with dusty top of page edges, bright pictorial front board, slightly watermarked rear and no bumping to corners. 183pp. Attractive colour plates by FMB Blaikie. Undated ca 1930s. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 011258

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Children, Fiction Fiction F.M. B. Blaikie

JAMIESON, JOHN

Roy Rogers Stories No 1

London, LTA Robinson Ltd and Purnell and Sons Ltd. 1955. Hard Cover, 11 x 8.25 inches. Ill.: Reg Foster. Previous owner's name to front end paper and neat inscription to title page. No other marks, no creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, tanned page edges and very slight rubbing/bumping to corners. Spine strip in excellent condition. 76pp. Children's Western annual format. Undated with 1955 inscription. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 013639

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Cowboys, Westerns, Childrens, Adventure Travel / Adventure Reg Foster

JANSSON, TOVE AND HANNAH, SOPHIE

The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My

London, Sort of Books. 2001. (ISBN: 0953522741) Hard Cover, 11.25 x 8.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 26pp. Young children's story with cut-out reveals. Fine.

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Book number: 026918

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Children's, Fiction Fiction 0953522741

JEFFERS, SUSAN J.

Three Jovial Huntsmen: A Mother Goose Rhyme

London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1974. (ISBN: 0241024900) Hard Cover, 11 x 8.25 inches. Ill.: Susan Jeffers. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean very tight pages with very faint creasing to lower edges, bright unmarked turquoise cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with tears to front and rear. 28pp. A Mother Goose rhyme adapted and illustrated by Susan Jeffers. Very Good (-)/Good.

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Book number: 022732

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Children's Nursery Rhyme Fiction 0241024900 Susan Jeffers

JOHNS, CAPT W. E.

Biggles and the Missing Millionaire

London, Children's Book Club. 1961. Hard Cover, 7.5 x 5 inches. Tiny name/address label on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with nicks to top of slightly sunned spine. 170pp. Biggles, Algy and Ginger set out to find the missing super-luxury yacht Cordelia - with no clues whatsoever. Very Good (+)/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 023979

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Fiction, Adventure, Fiction

JOHNS, CAPTAIN W. E.

The Quest for the Perfect Planet

London, Children's Book Club. 1961. Hard Cover, 7.5 x 5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and the tiniest of bumps to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 157pp. Children's adventure science fiction form the author of Biggles stories about an expedition to find a planet older than Earth which it was hoped, may have a greater degree of civilization on it. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 023912

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Childrens Adventure Fiction, Science Fiction Fiction Science / Engineering / Maths

JORDAN, LOUISE

How to Write for Children and Get Published

London, Judy Piatkus. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 0749917024) Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, bump to foot of spine, slight browning to pages and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to edges. 186pp. How to get started. Deciding what to write. How to develop ideas. How to approach the right publishers. What to do when commissioned. How to overcome rejection. Near Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 009851

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Writing Tips, Self Help 0749917024

KATZ, ADRIENNE

Have Fun with Cooped Up Kids

London, Guild Publishing. 1987. (ISBN: 0861886232) Hard Cover, 9 x 7.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing/rubbing to edges. 127pp. Masses of ideas - games, puzzles, cooking, fantasy, dressing up, sound and rhythm, creativity to do with the kids if stuck at home. Perfect for lockdown in a pandemic. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 023695

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Games, Activities, Puzzles, Fantasy, Lockdown Games - Chess / Cards Computers / Games Psychology 0861886232

KIPLING, RUDYARD

Tales of Mowgli from The Jungle Books

London, Guild Publishing. 1990. Hard Cover, 9.75 x 7.5 inches. Ill.: Patricia MacCarthy. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor crease around spine top. 189pp. All the Mowgli stories from The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book, illustrated by award-winning artist Patricia MacCarthy. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 021517

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Children's Stories, Animals, India Fiction Patricia Maccarthy

KOONTZ, DEAN

Oddkins : A Fable for All Ages

New York, Warner Books. 1988. (ISBN: 044651490X) Hard Cover, 8.75 x 10.75 inches. Ill.: Phil Parks. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 183pp. The Oddkins, created by Mr Isaac Bodkins, the old toymaker, are soft, cuddly, sweet-faced toys which share a secret - they're alive ! But a group of bad toys are coming to life and posing a threat to the others. A tale of toys and terror. Very well illustrated to accompany the text. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 025323

Catalogue: Children's

Keywords: Childrens, Toys, Adventure, Fiction Fiction Travel / Adventure 044651490x Phil Parks