The strongest man in the world, from the famous boys' paper "The Rover". Published by D C Thomson & Co, n/d. Fair(+) condition. Hardback. Blue cloth boards - general wear, darkening to top of spine. Dustwrapper - heavily worn to all edges, small section missing to top of spine. Spotting to edge of contents and endpapers, occasional spots/grubby marks to pages. Contents firm. [Ref 6189] UK P&P £2.50
by Alan Stranks and John Worsley. Published by Preview Publications, n/d, circa 1954. Large format hardback. Illustrated boards with blue spine. Heavy wear to edges. Slight loosening to spine. Pages clean and firm. Illustrated with black and white line drawings and colour plates. [Ref 6175] UK P&P £2.75
Published by Lutterworth Press, 1969 (Squirrel Series). 2nd impression. Good(-) condition. Hardback. Blue cloth boards - a little scuffing. Price clipped Dustwrapper - shelf edge wear with a couple of small tears. A few spots to edge of contents. Pages clean and firm. [Ref 6153] UK P&P £2.50
Published by Rylee Rewards, n/d. Fair(+) condition. Hardback. Blue cloth boards with reapeating pattern in black show a little wear. Dustwrapper - worn with small sections missing to corners and top and bottom of spine. Fep has been removed. Browning to edge of pages. Contents firm. Colour frontispiece. [Ref 6152] UK P&P £2.50
Published by T Nelson & Sons, n/d. Fair(+) condition. Hardback. Pictorial front board and spine - general wear and bumping to extremeties. Prize plate dated 1935 on inside of front board. Previous owner's details on fep. Cracking to inner hinge but pages firm. Edge of contents very grubby with some spotting. Some spots and dirty marks to pages. Illustrated by A S Forrest. [Ref 6151] UK P&P £2.50
Published by S W Partridge & Co, n/d. Fair condition. Hardback - pictorial red boards. No dustwrapper. Prize plate dated 1925 to fep. Previous owner's book plate on inside of front board. Variable foxing and grubby marks to pages. Contents firm. Illustrated by Victor Prout. [Ref 6137] UK P&P £2.50
Published by The Children's Press, 1968. Good(-) condition. Hardback - illustrated boards. No dustwrapper. Browning to pages. Contents clean and firm. [Ref 5327] UK P&P £2.50
Published by The Children's Press, 1969. Hardback - pictorial laminated boards, bumping to bottom corners. No dustwrapper. Browning to edges of pages. Occasional grubby mark. [Ref 3410] UK P&P £2.50
Published by Pickering & Inglis, 1962. Good(-) condition hardback - bright green boards. Dustwrapper - worn with tearing and small pieces missing to edges, price clipped. Remnants of bookplate to fep. Slight browning to edge of pages. Contents clean and firm. [Ref 3835] UK P&P £2.50
Published by Epworth Press, 1968. Good condition hardback - red boards. Dustwrapper - a little wear to top edge. Some dustspots to top and side of contents. Pages clean and firm. [Ref 3320] UK P&P £2.50
Published by The Children's Book Club, 1971. Good condition hardback and dustwrapper, apart from dust spotting to top edge of contents. Illustrated by Margaret Weatherbee. [Ref 4124] UK P&P £2.50
Published by The Children's Book Club, 1966. Good(-) condition hardback. Dustwrapper - little wear to edges and some marks to back. Spotting to top and side of edges of contents. Unused bookplate on fep. [Ref 3405] UK P&P £2.50
Published by J M Dent & Sons, 1961. Good condition hardback and price clipped dustwrapper, with odd marks to rear. Previous owner's name on fep. Pages clean and firm. Coloured frontispiece and drawings in text by Marcia Lane Foster. [Ref 3235] UK P&P £2.50
Published by the Children's Press, n/d. Fair condition. Hardback - green boards. Dustwrapper - worn and in two sections. Remnants of sellotape on inside of boards. Heavy browning/spotting to pages. Previous owner's name on fep. [Ref 5747] UK P&P £2.50
Published by The Children's Book Club, 1968. Hardback - green boards. Dustwrapper - a little wear to edges. Foxing to reverse of d/w, endboards and edge of contents. Illustrated by Marcia Lane Foster. [Ref 3404] UK P&P £2.50
Arranged by May Lamberton Becker. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Hardback. Pictorial paste down to front board - bumping to extremeties, some scuffing and general wear. Edge of contents grubby. Indentation crease to top corner of most pages. Spotting to first and last few pages. Illustrated by Thomas Fogarty. Colour frontispiece. [Ref 6103]. UK P&P £3.50
"Written for all English Children by their old friend". Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1984. Light brown illustrated boards with gilt lettering and insert to front board. Darkening to spine. Bumping to extremeties. Back board rather grubby. Gift inscription dated1889. Gilt edging to pages. Spotting to edge of contents and some pages, particularly first and last few. Cracking to inner hinges, contents firm. Fold-out map - heavily spotted to back. [Ref 6102] UK P&P £3.50
"Written for all English Speaking Children by their old friend". Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1886. Red illustrated boards with gilt lettering and insert to front board. Darkening to spine. Bumping to extremeties. Back board rather grubby. Gift inscription dated 1890. Gilt edging to pages. Some spotting to edge of pages. Cracking to inner hinges, contents firm. Fold-out map. [Ref 6101] UK P&P £3.50
Published by Brockhampton Press, n/d. Hampton Library edition. Fair(+) condition. Hardback - boards clean, minor bumping to extremeties. Dustwrapper - wear and small tears to edges. Heavy browning to pages. Contents firm. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe. [Ref 6083] UK P&P £2.50
Published by Blackie & Son, n/d. Fair(+) condition. Hardback. Bright orange cloth boards - minor wear and slight warping. Dustwrapper - very worn, torn and repaired, now in protective sleeve. Prize plate dated 1943 to fep. Edge of contents slightly grubby. Pages clean and firm. 4 black and white plates, including frontispiece by J A May. [Ref 6082] UK P&P £2.50