Search Results: School Stories from Matilda Mary's Books

London: The Popular Book Library, 1936 Boards sunned to spine and junctions to boards.Corners lightly bumped. No inscriptions.Offset tanning from pastedowns to endpapers, with light foxing here, also to half title page.Edges lightly discoloured, dye run slightly on top edge. 4 plates, signed "Wandle?"-by the author?? Print no.G/150/63. Bit musty, kept in old Somerset stone cottage by one original owner.Still tight and bright text. Very hard to find. 312 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First.. Blue Cloth. Good/No D/jacket. Illus. by Bl/white Plates. Hard Cover.

Redhill Surrey: Wells, Gardner, Darton., 1949 Spine faded. Black titles on grey background in decorative box faint foxing to top edges.No inscriptions. Clean, bright, tight copy. 1 tiniest fox mark on pp132-135 at bottom edge of page. 220 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". First.. Blue Cloth.. Very Good/No D/jacket. Hard Cover.

London: Merlin; Hamlyn, 1968 M30. Faintest few fox marks to top edge just colouring edge of first prelims.ffep and rear page (publisher's Still a very tight, bright, clean copy. VG+++. 123pp + 4 extra pages of Bunter limericks and puzzles. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Bl/white Plates: Believe R J Macdonald.

London: Armada, 1965 C109. Faintest shelfewear to spine, edges of covers. Price 3/6 (decimal price in brackets) on rear cover. Pages lightly tanned . No inscriptions. Still very bright,tight clean copy. 190 pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Paperback.. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Mary Gurnatt Cover;C H Chapman Frontispiece. Paperback.

London: Puffin, 1978 Faintest rubbing to bottom edge, front cover. Crease on rear jacket. Small crease to spine. Pages edge tanned. No inscriptions. A lovely clean bright tight copy. Scans sent if wished.252 pages plus details of other Forest books at rear of text. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Puffin.. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Margery Gill. Paperback.

London: Ward,Lock & Co Small white mark on bottom back board spine showing sl. signs of wear,pen writing on inside fr. board,and back board, also back ep.sl. foxing to first 3 pp. First fr. fr. ep missing. 1inch tear on last page at top near spine. Black type on brown boards, front cover has drawing of boys playing cricket. All in all, good sound copy. 255pp Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pictorial Hardback Cover. Very Good. Hardback.

London: Girls Own Paper; R. T. S., 1937 Boards marked and worn at corners and spine extremities and junctions (see image). Frontispiece missing. Decorative prize plate dated June 6th 1937" on ffep. (Seee "more images"); this page fore edge curled at edge.No other inscriptions.Thread sewn binding. page edges rubbed at fore edge corner and bottom edge in middle. Light speckles, marks on some pages. Printed on heavy art paper. An interesting early copy.222 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Orange Cloth,blue Type. Fair/ Good/No D/jacket. Hard Cover.

London: Blackie Dustjacket worn, but tight and clean; nicks, tears, few pink marks on rear cover,half inch loss at spine top extremity, rear flap 3/4 detached. Owner neat name and address in ink on ffep.Board corners, spine extremities rubbed, but still a bright, tight, clean copy.3 bl/white plates. 208 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Blue Cloth, Blue Type. Very Good/Good/ Fair. Illus. by J Dewar Mills. Hard Cover.

London: Fleetway, 1964 Many articles of interest-60s fashions, ballet,stories in comic strip and in text.Lovely 7 page dog story with illiustrations:"Sally's Secret Friend" with Geoffrey Whittam illlustrations in the text.12pp. Crossword completed. Spine has top 2"/5cm missing, blue tape repair neatly done . Clean, bright, tight copy. No owner name inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Glazed Boards. Very Good. Illus. by Colour and Black and White Illustrations.. Hard Cover.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Boards sunned, faded to spine extremities and nearby on board edge at front. D/jacket illustrated by Johnston, as is f/piece of ship wreck.D/j unpriceclipped,foxed/damp damage(?) at underside,this apparent on rear of jacket. Loss to spine extremity half inch top, 1" bottom, few tears,etc , but still tight.Few faint fox marks to rear text, although text clean and tight."To -" -"From-" child's inscr. on ffep.94pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue Board Navy blue Type. Good/Fair. Illus. by Johnston. Hardback.

London: Hulton, 1927 Red cloth decorative spine.Profusely illustrated in black and white, with colour plates.some wear and rubbing to boards. Ovaltine advert on rear board, (see other image), illustration by Mabel Lucie Atwell(?), Van Beek(?).Some offset tanning to endpapers.19 stories. Present present inscription on front pastedown, dated November 19th 1927. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Boards. Good/No D/jacket As Issued. Illus. by Stanley Lloyd, Frank Jennens, Somerfield, Stanley Williamson. Rear Board Mabel L Atwell, Van Beek?`. Hard Cover.

London: Collins, 1953 Jacket is priceclipped,but bright and tight, -rubbed at edges, tears, creases at bottom edge, front cover, small tears at top. Front edges rubbed, rear cover open tear at top corner,also at bottom join to spine also some loss and tearing. Top spine extremity small loss (half inch) to either side ot top spine edge.Foxing on rep.verso and ffep/verso, verso f/piece and also front,bottom edges. Red top edges.Present best wishes in ink half rubbed out on ffep. Good tight copy overall.256pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rpt.. Maroon Boards. Good/Good. Illus. by S Van Abbe. Children's Hardback.

London: Collins, 1957 Jacket is priceclipped,but bright and tight, rubbed at edges,2 small repaired tears, creases at front cover. Rub mark between title and author on front jacket. Top spine extremity small loss (half inch) to either side to top spine edge.Foxing on ffep and last page of text which is also rep; also front,bottom edges. Red top edges. Prize dedication in neat ink dated 1964 on ffep. Tiny oblong bookseller label on front pastedown at bottom edge "Milton's of Fishponds". Good tight copy overall. 256pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rpt.. Maroon Boards. Good/Good. Illus. by S Van Abbe. Children's Hardback.

London: Collins, 1957 Jacket not priceclipped,but bright and tight, rubbed at edges, few nicks,tears, crease at spine junctions,tiny 1cm loss at top spine edge. small tears at top. Red top edges.Very neat small Christmas gift inscription dated 1958 0n front pastedown under cover flap.Good tight, bright, clean copy overall.256pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rpt.. Maroon Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by S Van Abbe. Children's Hardback.

London: Blackie Believed printed 1926. Board edges, corners rubbed, also near spine on front cover. small 1/2" area on front cover rubbed to webbing.Coloured f/piece racing cars "To the Last Once" by Radcliffe Wilson, as is same title first story. Various illustrators bl/white drawings e.g Thomas Henry, G.R. Day.10 stories of school and adventure.Thick art paper. 96 pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No D/jacket. Hard Cover.

Dean and Son, 1972 Clean, bright, tight copy. Child name in ink on top corner, front endpaper, and 3 nos. in pencil underneath.Mark on p. 76, few faint fox marks on rear flysheet and on edges.185pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Revised.. Glazed Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No D/jacket As Issued. Hard Cover.

London and Glasgow: Blackie School story,also with Tinker the Irish terrier who is stolen by gypsies and found again.Tight, bright dustjacket has shelfwear and few nicks and small open tears, fractional small loss at spine tail. Boards faintly bumped at corners and spine extremities, but bright, tight and clean as is entire copy.Pages faintly age toned, date in ink on ffep "Nov. 25th 1946". 224 pp. List of publisher's other school stories on back flap. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. War Economy Standard WWII. Turquoise Blue Board,navy Type. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Topham. Hard Cover.

London: Birn Brothers Limited Small number "6" written in blue pencil on rear flap after titles in series list. Black and white decorative diamond shaped vignette endpapers. Red linen spine to book boards. Very small name in faint pencil at top of first endpage. 85pp, unpaginated.. First. Glazed Coloured Boards. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Profusely Illustrated Black and White Drawings in Text, Coloured Frontispiece.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Boys school and Boer War story of probably early 20's, 4 page publisher's list at rear of text.3 full colour plates, inc. frontispeice. 2nd one (Boer War") is also round paste-on to front cover.Gilt decorative text (including swastika motif) on green boards.Test faded on spine.Spine tails rubbed, board corners bumped a little. Oval blind stamped small stamp on ffep ("Bertram Watts Sheringham"-still there! and excellent it is too!).Top and fore edges foxed a bit. Lovely bright, tight, clean copy. 238 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Pictorial Cloth Boards. Very Good/No D/jacket. Hard Cover.

London: The Boys Own Paper, 1932 Pictorial cover is of boys playing rugby,cloth spine, showing signs of wear on edges, foxing up to contents page,at rear of book and more lightly throughout,Advert paper on rear cover for "Gumstrip" has some loss and is very worn.Prize plate inside dated 1932.2 colour plates, 2 missing + numerous b/w illustrations. 1 of plates is a beautiful coloured one of 2 dogs,(black cocker, +wire haired fox terrier). Big,heavy book,fair/good condition,128pp, 11" x 8.5",1.5" thick-contact seller re postage price. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Pictorial Cover Boards. Fair/good. Illus. by Ogle,R J Vandenbergh. Hardback.