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  ARTHUR RANSOME  
  1st EDITIONS in D/W  
532 Secret Water 1939, some cover marks, o/w VG in G+/VG npc d/w, insect damage to front flap fold (rubbed through about 2"), ditto back flap encroaching on to back panel corner but missing the blurb, 0.25" chips at spine top, sounds worse than it is, an acceptable copy 130.00
533 The Big Six 1940, VG+/F clean copy in VG npc d/w, max 0.25" loss spine top (not affecting title), wear/small loss at bottom 2" of both flap folds, o/w a nice copy 130.00
534 Hunt, Peter - Approaching Arthur Ransome 1992 [Cape], VG+/F in VG+ npc d/w 30.00
535 Signalling From Mars The Letters of Arthur Ransome 1997 [Cape], F in VG+/F npc d/w 20.00
  EARLY REPRINTS  
536 Swallows and Amazons 1936, illus by Clifford Webb, VG+ bright early copy 45.00
537 Peter Duck 1932 4th (same year as 1st), minor mark back panel, a few fox spots o/w VG+/F 45.00
  REPRINTS in D/W  
538 Racundra's First Cruise 1949, edges sunned o/w VG+ in VG sl chipped/rubbed npc d/w 20.00
539 Swallows and Amazons 1958 1st thus, sunned patches on bds o/w VG in G+ sl chipped d/w 12.00
540 Swallowdale 1943, inscr, VG+ in VG npc d/w, small chips spine corners, sl rubs 16.00
541 Swallowdale 1955, VG+/F in VG+ pc d/w, sl crushed spine top, minor rubs 15.00
542 Peter Duck 1936 7th, VG+ in VG npc d/w, some chips, rubs, tears, but complete, decent copy 75.00
543 Winter Holiday 1948, shallow sunning at sp tips o/w VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, sl crushed sp ends 16.00
544 Coot Club 1942, top corner of frontis clipped, o/w VG+ in VG npc d/w, tiny chips spine ends 15.00
545 Pigeon Post 1950, VG in VG npc d/w, spine and top edge back panel sl browned 12.00
546 Secret Water 1947, VG+/F in VG+ npc d/w, some closed tears and corner rubs, corner piece on back panel loose but present 18.00
547 The Big Six 1942 3rd, upper and lower board sunned, corner cut from first blank page, o/w VG+ in VG+ re-priced d/w, a very nice copy 35.00
548 The Big Six 1968, Fine in Fine npc d/w 15.00
549 Missee Lee 1953, VG+/F in VG+ npc d/w, small nick in spine which is slightly sunned 12.00
550 The Picts and the Martyrs 1944 2nd, inscr, VG+/F in VG+ npc d/w, touch sunned to spine, a few small splash marks on back panel, a nice early copy 50.00
551 The Picts and the Martyrs 1951, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 15.00
552 Great Northern 1953, boards sl curved o/w VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, spine lightly browned 12.00
     
     
  FRANK RICHARDS  
  1ST EDITIONS IN D/W  
553 Billy Bunter's Christmas Party 1949, binding uneven o/w VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w, two tiniest of chips back panel, very minor spine wrinkle 130.00
554 Billy Bunter's Postal Order 1951, one tiny mark top edge o/w Fine in Fine npc d/w, tiny tears 140.00
555 Billy Bunter Butts In 1951, a few tiny fox spots on text block o/w Fine in Fine npc d/w 130.00
556 Billy Bunter and the Blue Mauritius 1952, one small bump o/w VG+ in VG npc d/w, tiny chips at spine ends, a few tears, one tiny chip bottom front cover 55.00
557 Billy Bunter the Bold 1954, inscr, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 50.00
558 Bunter Does His Best 1954, inscr erased (thinning the fep) o/w VG+/F in VG+ npc d/w, minor dusty marks on spine 45.00
559 Billy Bunter's Double 1955, patchy browning of prelims o/w VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, sl dusty 45.00
560 Backing up Billy Bunter 1955, VG+/F in VG npc d/w, spine sl dusty, minor nicks repaired 40.00
561 Billy Bunter's Bolt 1957, minor bumps o/w VG+ in VG pc d/w, tiny rubs and tiny chips 40.00
562 Billy Bunter Afloat 1957, ppefox o/w VG+ in VG+ pc d/w, tiny rubs 40.00
563 Billy Bunter the Hiker 1958, inscr, VG+/F in VG+ npc d/w, spine reds rather sunned, tiny rubs 40.00
564 Bunter Out of Bounds 1959, ppefox o/w VG+/F in VG+/F pc d/w, sl dusty back panel 45.00
565 Bunter Comes for Christmas 1959, VG+/F in VG npc d/w, dusty vertical fold on spine, sl rubs, sl repaired 45.00
566 Bunter the Bad Lad 1960, VG+ in VG npc d/w, a few sellotape edge repairs 30.00
567 Bunter Keeps it Dark 1960, inscr, VG+ in VG npc d/w, fine vertical crease lines, titles ticked 30.00
568 Billy Bunter at Butlins 1961 (the yellow first, NOT the Beaver Club!), VG+/F in VG+ npc d/w, faint trace of water marking back panel 45.00
569 Bunter the Ventriloquist 1961, some ppefox, o/w VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 45.00
570 Bunter the Ventriloquist 1961, inscr, text block dusty, a few dusty marks, o/w VG in VG npc d/w, a little torn/rubbed with two old sello marks barely showing through, no loss 25.00
571 Bunter the Caravanner 1962, inscr, Fine in Fine npc d/w 50.00
572 Billy Bunter's Bodyguard 1962, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 45.00
573 Big Chief Bunter 1963, some ppefox, o/w VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w, small tear repaired 40.00
574 Bunter the Sportsman 1965, a few fox spots o/w VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 50.00
575 Bunter's Last Fling 1965, small name stamp fep o/w Fine in Fine npc d/w 50.00
  BUNTER 1STS LACKING D/W  
576 Billy Bunter's Christmas Party 1949, inscr, brown spots last few pages, o/w VG+ 15.00
577 Billy Bunter's Benefit 1950, boards water-marked with red leaching to text block corner, VG 14.00
578 Billy Bunter Among the Cannibals 1950, inscr, VG or better 15.00
579 Bunter the Bad Lad 1960, inscr, top edge sl sunned, VG+ 12.00
580 Bunter the Ventriloquist 1961, inscr, a few dusty marks, VG 12.00
  BUNTER REPRINTS IN D/W  
581 Billy Bunter's Banknote 1949 2nd, inscr, slight ppefox, VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, sml invisitape rep 25.00
582 Billy Bunter in Brazil 1957 3rd, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w, back flap edge dusty 25.00
583 Billy Bunter's Christmas Party 1957 3rd, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 25.00
584 Bunter Does His Best 1957, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w, touch of foxing on rear flap edge 22.00
585 Billy Bunter's Double 1956 3rd, VG+/F in VG+ npc d/w, spine reds sunned 22.00
586 Lord Billy Bunter 1959 2nd, touch of ppefox o/w VG+/F in VG+ npc d/w, spine reds sunned 25.00
  GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUALS  
587 1920 - some shelfwear, rubs, sl dusty, inner hinge exposed at frontis, o/w VG or better 25.00
588 1921 - inner hinges exposed, fep gone, minor rubs, o/w clean bright copy, VG+ 30.00
589 1923 - rear inner hinge/corners repaired glassine, minor rubs/marks, o/w VG or better 27.00
590 1924 - front inner hinge & edges repaired with glassine, minor rubs/marks, o/w VG or better 27.00
591 1926 - inner hinges repaired, eps and p/downs sello marked, some rubs, o/w VG 25.00
592 1927 - inner hinges exposed, edges rubbed, minor marks, o/w VG 25.00
593 1929 - front hinge open at frontis (needs repair), rear hinge exposed, sello marks on p/downs, o/w clean and VG+ 30.00
594 1930 - rear inner hinge partly exposed, sello marks on p/downs, o/w clean and VG+ 30.00
595 1932 - front inner hinge repaired, some rubs, sl dusty, minor marks, VG 25.00
596 1936 - some rubs, spine lightly sunned with minor marks, o/w VG+ 30.00
597 1938 - covers detached at rear hinge, sello marks on eps, but covers and text block VG+, VG 30.00
598 1939 - inscr, spine tear repaired at top, minor sello marks on eps, o/w clean and VG+ 30.00
599 1940 - spine top pulled/repaired, inner hinger repaired, ppefox, o/w VG 30.00
  REFERENCE  
600 McCall, Peter - McCall's Greyfriars Guide 1982 1st, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 15.00
601 Map of Greyfriars School and Environs 1969 [Howard Baker], from a design by Basil Reynolds, based on the "Bunter" books of Frank Richards. It shows such places as Popper Island, Courtfield and Cliff house School, and the coast at Hawkscliff and Pegg Bay. The map is printed on stiff textured paper, 24.5" x 17.8", Fine 10.00
  HOWARD BAKER - GREYFRIARS BOOK CLUB  
  All inscr with a single initial, Fine in VG glassine d/w and slipcase, except where stated, ALL SIGNED/NUMBERED  
602 Vol 3 The Making of Harry Wharton 1975, Magnet 1-10, No 310/400 65.00
603 Vol 5 Tom Merry's Schooldays 1976, Gem 1-15, No 198/400, 6 leaves bound upside down! 30.00
604 Vol 7 The Greyfriars Crusaders 1976, Magnet 247-254, No 136/500, glassine sl chipped, s/c G 30.00
605 Vol 10 The Bullseye 1976, Bullseye 1-10, No 109/400, not inscribed, all Fine 15.00
606 Vol 11 The Treasure Hunters 1976, Magnet 1017-1026, No 256/500, no glassine or s/case 25.00
607 Vol 12 Harry Wharton & Co in Africa 1977, Mg 766;768-774;776, No127/500, glassine taped 20.00
608 Vol 13 New Boys at Greyfriars 1977 Magnet 43-50; 59, No 270/500, no glassine or s/case 15.00
609 Vol 16 Cock of the Walk 1977, Magnet 176-184, No 7/500 25.00
610 Vol 17 The Outcast of the School 1977, Gem 759-767, No 267/400 15.00
611 Vol 18 The Bounder of Greyfriars 1978, Magnet 117-125, No 414/500 15.00
612 Vol 23 The Toff of St. Jim's 1978, Gem 334-341; 351-353, No 204/400, glassine sl torn 15.00
613 Vol 24 The Fall of The Bounder 1979, Magnet 487-494, No 475/500 15.00
614 Vol 28 Tom Redwing's Triumph 1979, Magnet 517-522;525;526;528;530-533, No.212/500 15.00
615 Vol 29 Bob Cherry - Swot 1979 Magnet 975-979; 981, No.55/500, brown stain on glassine 13.00
616 Vol 30 The Greyfriars Plotters 1980 Magnet 100-107, No.268/500 15.00
617 Vol 32 St. Jim's Forever 1980 Gem 729-732; 743-747;749;750;751, No.260/500 15.00
618 Vol 34 Mick the Gipsy 1980, Magnet 819-823; 828-830, No.73/500 15.00
619 Vol 36 The Sixth Form Rebellion 1981, Magnet 729-730;737-739;743-745;748, No.236/400 15.00
620 Vol 37 Jim Lee's Secret 1981, Magnet 779;781-784;787;763-765, No.34/400, glassine torn 14.00
621 Vol 38 The Bounder's Feud 1981, Magnet 841;843;846;853-855;858-860, No.270/400 15.00
  HOWARD BAKER - MAGNET FACSIMILE VOLUMES  
  All with small initialled inscr, and VG+ in VG+ pc d/w , except where stated  
622 Vol 4 Billy Bunter and the Terror of the Form 1970, Magnets 1247-1254 8.00
623 Vol 4a Billy Bunter & Courtfield Cracksman 1977 2nd, Magnets 1138-1151, laminated, no d/w 8.00
624 Vols 34,35,40,44,54,55,56,57, VG+ each 10.00
625 Vols 27,45,60, VG each 8.00
626 Vols 61,62,63,64,68,70, VG+ in VG+ d/w, each 9.00
627 Vol 75 - The Greyfriars Bounder 9.00
628 Vol 78 - The Persecution of Billy Bunter 9.00
629 Vol 81 - The Greyfriars Mysteries 9.00
630 Vol 83 - The Greyfriars Rivals 9.00
631 Vol 85 Bunter's Postal Order Mystery 1982, Magnet 890-892;901-903;905 9.00
632 Vol 99 Billy Bunter - Film Star 1986, Magnet 718-722;724-725;736;740 9.00
     
     
  RUPERT  
  MARY TOURTEL RARITY  
633 Little Bear and the Ogres (1922), backstrip missing, covers a little dusty with mild corner wear, 3 pictorial gummed sticker on pastedown and fep (theoretically removable), pages with minor fox spots and a few fingermarks, but generally clean and tidy, one of the scarcer titles 250.00
  ORIGINAL DAILY EXPRESS RUPERT ANNUALS  
634 1937 - some edge-wear, inner hinge exposed, binding generally shaken, page 13/14 loose, VG 165.00
635 1944 - [Greycaines] pc, name in box, spine cover and spine area raggy, inner hinges repaired, corner of front cover torn off 2", covers poor, reading contents VG and clean 50.00
636 1946 - [Greycaines] name in box, pc, small "B2" inscription, tiniest rubs, o/w VG+/F, FACSIMILE NOT ISSUED for this year 155.00
637 1948 - [Greycaines] NOT inscribed, npc, Fine copy 150.00
638 1948 - [Harrison] no inscr, npc, front cover has tiny moustaches added to three characters, 0.75" - 1" spine cover loss at base and top, minor nicks and rubs 45.00
639 1951 - name in box, npc, minor rubs, VG+ 65.00
640 1952 - inscr, npc, tiny rubs at spine ends, VG+/Fine, lovely fresh copy 90.00
641 1953 - inscr, pc, spine ends teased 1cm or less but no loss, minor brown spot on front cover, o/w a VG+ lovely fresh copy 75.00
642 1954 - pc, name in box, spine slightly off square o/w VG+ clean copy 55.00
643 1955 - name neatly erased, npc, painting competition light crayon, o/w VG+ 40.00
644 1957 - npc, NOT inscribed, contest and puzzles untouched, VG+/F 65.00
645 1957 - name in box, pc, spine ends pulled 1", painting contest started, VG+ inside, VG overall 15.00
646 1958 - npc, NOT inscribed, contest untouched, closed tear across last page, o/w VG+ 35.00
647 1958 - name in box, pc, contest coloured, Rupert's head coloured on several pages, o/w VG 25.00
648 1959 - npc, pencil name in box, competition untouched, tiny crush spine top, VG+/F 55.00
649 1960 - npc, NOT inscribed, minor rubs spine top, back cover corner crease, MAGIC PICS NOT DONE, just a few mild colour spots, VG+ 75.00
650 1961 - npc, NOT inscribed, MAGIC PICS NOT DONE, a few mild colour patches, VG+/F 85.00
651 1964 - pc, magic pics untouched (one mild colour patch), spine top rubbed/pulled 1", one bump, rubs, overall VG 55.00
652 1966 - name in box, npc, tiny chip rear endpaper, minor cloth wrinkles, dot-to-dot done, MAGIC PAINTINGS UNTOUCHED, VG+/F lovely copy 120.00
653 1966 - npc, name in box, 2cm loss sp base, rubbed at top, magic pics and dot-to-dot done, VG 20.00
654 1967 - npc, magic pics done, o/w VG+/F lovely crisp copy 35.00
655 1968 - name in box, price-clipped, magic pics untouched (just minor colour spots), VG+/F 170.00
656 1968 - inscr, npc, magic pics done, VG+ 40.00
657 1969 - inscr, pc, minor wrinkles back cover, VG+/F 15.00
658 1970 - name in box, npc, Fine copy 20.00
659 1971 - name in box, npc, Fine copy 20.00
660 1975, NOT inscribed, npc, VG+/F 8.00
661 1980 - npc, pencil inscr erased, one tiny corner bump, o/w VG+ 4.00
  FACSIMILE  
662 The Adventures of Rupert, a facsimile collection of the first 4 publications ever, Mary Tourtel books from 1921-2: The Little Lost Bear; Little Bear and the Fairy Child; Little Bear and the Ogres; Margot the Midget, Mint, still shrink-wrapped in original F slipcase 35.00
663 1936 facsimile, Fine in Fine d/w, just tiny corner bumps, lovely 120.00
664 1937 facsimile, F/Mint copy with original wraparound banner 90.00
665 1937 facsimile, F/Mint 85.00
666 1938 facsimile, F/Mint copy with original wraparound banner 90.00
667 1939 facsimile, Mint 35.00
668 1940 facsimile, Fine/Mint 35.00
669 1941 facsimile, Fine/Mint in slipcase 35.00
670 1942 facsimile, Fine/Mint in slipcase 95.00
671 1944 facsimile, F/Mint in F/Mint slipcase 30.00
672 1950 facsimile, F/Mint in Fine slipcase 45.00
673 1951 facsimile, sl wrinkled laminate (as on most copies), o/w F/Mint in VG+/Fine s/case sl rubs 30.00
674 1952 facsimile, F/Mint in F/Mint slipcase 30.00
675 1953 facsimile, F/Mint in F/Mint slipcase 30.00
676 1955 facsimile, F/Mint in F/Mint slipcase 25.00
677 1957 facsimile, F/Mint in F/Mint slipcase 25.00
  REFERENCE  
678 Bott, Caroline - The Life and Works of Alfred Bestall 2003 1st, F/Mint in F/Mint npc d/w 25.00
679 Bott, Caroline - The Life and Works of Alfred Bestall 2003 2nd, F/Mint in F/Mint npc d/w 15.00
  RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES  
680 No.7 - Rupert and the Little Plane & Mystery Voice, VG+/F 15.00
681 No.9 - Rupert and the New Rose & The Ticking Box, inscr, faint pencil erasure on front, VG+ 15.00
682 No.12 - Rupert and Neddy & Rupert and the Silent Dog, minor marks, VG+/F 18.00
683 No.13 - Rupert and Swan Lake & the Orchestra, tiny rubs, VG+/Fine 20.00
684 No.14 - Rupert in the Tree-Tops & Woodland Magic, tiny rubs, VG+/Fine 20.00
685 No.16 - Rupert and the Boy Pirate & Hospital Flowers, back cv creases, minor fox spots, VG+ 15.00
686 No.20 - Rupert and the Wild Goose Chase & Glowing Pool, VG+/F 20.00
687 No.21 - Rupert and the Lost Railway & the Puppet, some cover creasing, VG 15.00
688 No.22 - Rupert and the Holiday Ship & Colour Mixers, sl browned one corner, sl rubs, VG+ 18.00
689 No.23 - Rupert & the Snow Sports & Vanishing Pet, dot-to-dot pencil o/w VG+ 18.00
690 No.25 - Rupert and the French Poddles & New Jersey, a few fox spots, VG+ 20.00
691 No.26 - Rupert and the Seaside Mystery & Dandelion Clocks, tiny cover marks, o/w VG+ 20.00
692 No.27 - Rupert and the Happy Wish & the Scarecrows, tiny corner bump, VG+ 18.00
693 No.28 - Rupert and the Bottled Moonbeams, last 4 leaves corner crease o/w VG+ 18.00
694 No.30 - Rupert and the Mermaids Cottage, very minor corner creases, VG+ 20.00
695 No.31 - Rupert and the Snow Pranks, very minor corner creases, VG+ 22.00
696 No.32 - Rupert Spring Adventures, VG+/Fine 30.00
697 No.34 - Rupert Autumn Adventures, tiny back corner crease, VG+/Fine 30.00
698 No.35 - Rupert Winter Adventures, VG+/Fine 30.00
699 No.36 - Rupert Spring Adventures, maze untidily done, scribble on two pages, back cover marks, o/w VG 15.00
700 No.39 - Rupert Spring Adventures, tiny nick back cover, which is dusty at edges, o/w VG+ 25.00
     
     
  MALCOLM SAVILLE  
  THE LONG-LOST LONE PINE RADIO SERIALS  
701 Mystery at Witchend - the lost radio serial [Schutte] 2008, first publication of the BBC radio serial adapted by Barbara Sleigh in 1943, and lost for 65 years! Mint in Mint Val Biro d/w 21.50
702 - as above, 100 copies numbered and signed by Val Biro and David Schutte, each… 25.00
703 Seven White Gates - the lost radio serial [Schutte] December 2009, first publication of the BBC radio serial adapted by Muriel Levy in 1946, and lost for 60+ years! Mint in Val Biro d/w 21.50
704 - as above, 100 copies numbered and signed by Val Biro and David Schutte, each… 25.00
705 The Gay Dolphin Adventure - the lost radio serial [Schutte] December 2009, first publication of the serial adaptation by Muriel Levy (1946), lost for 60+ years! Mint in Val Biro d/w 21.50
706 - as above, 100 copies numbered and signed by Val Biro and David Schutte, each… 25.00
  LONE PINE 1st EDITIONS in D/W  
707 The Gay Dolphin Adventure 1945, binding sl shaken with hinges exposed at preliminary pages, o/w VG in VG+ npc d/w, tiny white-paper chips at spine ends, tiny rubs, scarce 450.00
708 The Secret of Grey Walls 1947, VG+ in VG npc d/w, front flap fold repaired white gummed paper, sml spine corner chips (all lettering intact), colour copy laid behind, nice copy 155.00
709 The Secret of Grey Walls 1947, sl dusty, VG in G npc d/w, 3cms loss at spine base, crushed at spine top with a a few tears and creases 75.00
710 Lone Pine Five 1949, inscr, faint ppefox o/w VG+ in VG+ pc d/w, crushed sp top, some rubs 95.00
711 The Neglected Mountain 1953, ppefox o/w VG+ in VG+ pc d/w, tiny chips/crushing at spine top, a few short tears with associated rubs and hairline creases 95.00
712 Saucers Over the Moor 1955, bookplate on first blank page, fox spotting top edge only, o/w VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w, tiniest of rubs, a lovely copy 85.00
713 Saucers Over the Moor 1955, prize label on pastedown, VG+ in G/VG pc d/w, small chips at corners not affecting text, some rubs, creases and short tears, decent enough copy 45.00
714 The Secret of the Gorge 1958, Fine in Fine npc d/w, lovely copy 95.00
715 Mystery Mine 1959, tiny corner bumps o/w VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, hairline edge creases 85.00
716 Treasure at Amorys 1964, text block sl browned o/w VG+ in VG+ pc d/w, minor rubs 155.00
717 Man With Three Fingers 1966, very minor bumps on cloth o/w VG+ in VG+ pc d/w, sl rubs 135.00
718 Rye Royal 1969, Fine in VG+/F pc d/w 95.00
719 Strangers at Witchend 1970, VG+/F in Fine pc d/w 95.00
720 Where's My Girl? 1972, VG+/F in Fine npc d/w 95.00
721 Home to Witchend 1978 (paperback issued without d/w), inscr, some surface rubbing, VG 12.00
722 Home to Witchend 1979 1st thus h/back, neat ex-lib stamps, fep gone, VG+ in VG+/F npc d/w 110.00
  LONE PINE REPRINTS in D/W  
723 Seven White Gates 1945 3rd, inscr, VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, minor rubs, a nice early copy 55.00
724 Lone Pine Five 1957, minor inscr, VG+ in VG+ pc d/w, minor rubs corners/spine ends, nice 35.00
725 The Secret of Grey Walls 1962, VG+ in VG+ pc Charles Wood d/w, corner rubs 30.00
726 Not Scarlet But Gold 1962 CBC edition, minor bumps, VG+ in VG npc d/w, tiny chip, sl rubs 12.00
727 The Gay Dolphin Adventure 1969 [Collins] 1st thus, inscr, VG+/F in VG+ npc d/w 10.00
728 Man With Three Fingers 1969 [Collins] 1st thus, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 30.00
  "JILLIES" 1ST EDITIONS in D/W  
729 The Sign of the Alpine Rose 1950, a few minor spots on boards o/w VG+/F in VG+ pc d/w, a few grubby marks on back panel, short closed tears and rubs, no loss, a lovely copy 75.00
  "BUCKINGHAMS" 1ST EDITIONS in D/W  
730 The Master of Maryknoll 1950, VG+/F in VG npc d/w, sml chips spine top, title ok 35.00
731 The Buckinghams at Ravenswyke 1952, school stamp on eps o/w VG+ in VG sl worn npc d/w 30.00
732 The Long Passage 1954, inscr and bookseller's stamp on fep, spine gilt a little dull with tiny sunned patch, o/w VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, very mild sunning to spine, a really nice copy 35.00
733 The Secret of the Villa Rosa 1971, Fine in Fine npc d/w 30.00
734 Diamond in the Sky 1974, pale splashes top edge text block, faint ppefox, o/w F in F pc d/w 95.00
  "MARSTON BAINES" 1ST EDITIONS in D/W  
735 Dark Danger 1965, ex-lib, front p/down scuffed, o/w VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, minor rubs/tears 40.00
736 Power of Three 1968, ex-lib, fep gone exposing hinge, o/w VG in VG+/F npc d/w 35.00
737 Marston Master Spy 1978, faint traces of removed library stamps but no other ex-lib evidence, a nice clean VG+ copy in VG+/F npc d/w with just the orange sunned on the spine 175.00
  SIGNED BY MALCOLM SAVILLE  
738 The Flying Fish Adventure 1950 1st, inscr, text block browned o/w VG, signed on the half title "Signed by the Author Malcolm Saville" in nice colour copy d/w 85.00
  OTHER 1st EDITIONS in D/W  
739 Open Air Scrap-Book for Boys and Girls (1945), VG+ in VG pc d/w, small chips/rubs 12.00
740 Jane's Country Year 1946, VG+/F in VG npc d/w, shallow chips at spine ends, minor tears and nicks, a decent copy of a scarce first 125.00
741 Jane's Country Year 1947 2nd, 1st thus "enlarged" edition (meaning that there is an extra 2 pages for each month "What Jane Saw in…", VG+ in VG npc d/w, tears and chips, but none serious, just one 2" triangular chip back panel with colour copy laid behind 75.00
742 Seaside Scrap-Book for Boys and Girls 1946, VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, tiny rubs 20.00
743 Susan Bill and the Saucy Kate (1956), illus Ernest Shepard, inscr, VG+/F in VG+ pc d/w, one small v-chip in the cloud/sky area that hardly notices 35.00
744 Susan Bill and the Vanishing Boy 1955, illus Ernest Shepard, VG+ in G+ pc chipped d/w 15.00
745 Young Johnnie Bimbo 1956, illus Lunt Roberts, prize plate, VG+ in VG+ pc d/w, sl rubs 40.00
746 The Fourth Key 1957, ex-lib but VG+ in VG+ npc d/w 20.00
747 Malcolm Saville's Seaside Book 1962, inscr and stamp fep, VG+/F in VG+ npc d/w, sml repair 10.00
748 Strange Story 1967, ex-school-lib stamps on eps, o/w VG+ clean copy in VG+ npc d/w, sl rubs 20.00
  REPRINTS in D/W  
749 The Riddle of the Painted Box 1950 2nd, VG+/F in VG+ npc d/w 25.00
750 Jane's Country Year 1953 1st thus, VG+ in VG+ pc d/w, minor rubs 18.00
751 The Master of Maryknoll [Collins] 1st thus 1971, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w, lovely 10.00
752 The Buckinghams at Ravenswyke 1961 2nd, inscr, VG+ in VG+/F npc d/w 16.00
753 The Master of Maryknoll 1964 3rd, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w, tiny rubs 18.00
754 The Buckinghams at Ravenswyke [Collins] 1973, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 10.00
755 All Summer Through, nd, [Hampton Lib] marks on fep o/w VG+ in VG pc d/w, some marks 15.00
  CHILDREN'S BOOK CLUB REPRINTS IN D/W  
756 Power of Three 1968, Fine in Fine npc d/w 25.00
757 Young Johnnie Bimbo, Fine in Fine npc d/w, lovely copy 15.00
758 The Fourth Key, VG+ in VG+ npc d/w 15.00
     
  GEOFFREY TREASE  
  1ST EDITIONS IN D/W  
759 Black Banner Players 1952, illus Richard Kennedy, boards damp-marked at edges and spine, o/w VG, signed in pencil on fep by owner Ian Serraillier, in G+ npc d/w, 0.5" loss at spine corner losing 'K' of title, corner loss back panel 3" x 2", colour copy laid under, scarce 150.00
760 The Gates of Bannerdale 1956, VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, spine corner rubs, mark on back panel 110.00
761 The Arpino Assignment 1988, F in F npc d/w, with loose insert half-title from "Change at Maythorn" signed by Geoffrey Trease 25.00
  REPRINTS IN D/W  
762 No Boats on Bannermere 1953, spine sunned o/w VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, nice copy 45.00
763 Black Banner Abroad 1955 2nd, VG+ in G+ npc d/w, a few small chips, 'ff' nicked at spine top 55.00
     
     
  ELINOR M BRENT-DYER  
  1ST EDITIONS IN D/W  
764 The New House-Mistress (1928) [Nelson Captain series] 1st? blue boards with flower motif on spine and girl in chair on upper board, inscr 1940, sl rubs o/w VG+ in VG+ pc d/w (school and drive on spine, girl caught in dark by teacher on front panel), tiny chips/rubs 75.00
765 The Feud in the Fifth Remove (1932), blue cloth with black lettering and floral design, d/w and col frontis by Ellis Silas, prize label on p/down, a fex fox spots on text block, VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, tiny rubs, a little dusty on back panel 165.00
766 The Little Missus 1942, 4 full-page b/w drawings by Mackay, spine sunned, prelims and text block fox-spotted, o/w VG+ in original VG npc d/w, 1cm loss spine top, losing "B" of "By", a little rubbed on folds and corners, a very scarce d/w indeed 295.00
767 The Highland Twins at the CS 1942, VG+ nice clean copy in G+ complete but worn npc d/w, a little chipped spine top (title ok), scuff patch from label removal on front panel corner 55.00
768 Gay From China at the CS 1944, inscr, ppefox o/w VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, sl crushed sp top 225.00
769 Jo to the Rescue 1945, ppefox o/w VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, tiniest of rubs 225.00
770 Fardingales 1950 [Latimer], VG+/F in VG+ npc complete d/w, sl crushed spine top, minor rubs to corners, a few very short closed tears, a very nice copy of a very scarce title 225.00
771 The Wrong Chalet School 1952, mild ppefox o/w VG+/F in VG+ pc d/w, sl rubs 110.00
772 Joey Goes to the Oberland 1954, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w, tiniest rubs, tiny white-paper chips 85.00
773 Excitements at the Chalet School 1957, spine gilt dull o/w VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 95.00
774 Theodora and the Chalet School 1959, spine gilt dull o/w VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 95.00
775 Joey and Co in Tirol 1960, Fine in Fine npc d/w with price oversticker 110.00
776 Ruey Richardson - Chaletian 1960, faint ppefox o/w VG+/F in VG+/F pc d/w 90.00
777 The Feud in the Chalet School 1962, faint ppefox, touch of sunning at spine top, three white splashes on lower board, o/w VG+ in VG npc d/w, sl crushed/rubbed spine top 70.00
778 The Chalet School Triplets 1963, Fine in Fine npc d/w 110.00
779 The Chalet School Reunion 1963, inscr, F in F npc d/w with original wraparound banner 150.00
780 The Chalet School Reunion 1963, ppefox, o/w VG+/F in Fine npc d/w 95.00
781 Redheads at the Chalet School 1964, tiny nick last few page o/w VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 80.00
782 Summer Term at the Chalet School 1965, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 95.00
783 Althea Joins the Chalet School 1969, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 90.00
784 Helen McClelland - Behind the Chalet School 1986, VG+ in VG+ pc d/w 35.00
  1ST EDITIONS LACKING D/W  
785 Judy the Guide (1928), pale brown cloth lettered black with full colour illustrated boards, illus Lilian A Govey, mild ppefox, inscr, VG+ lovely copy 110.00
786 Lavender Laughs at the Chalet School 1943, inscr, minor cover marks, sl dusty, VG 30.00
787 The Chalet School and the Island 1950, inscr, some foxing/brown splashes, sp faded, VG 25.00
788 The Chalet School Cookbook 1953, inscr, VG+ 95.00
  REPRINTS IN D/W  
789 Head Girl of the CS 1939 4th, front inner hinge part exposed, small nick on fep repaired, o/w VG+ lovely clean copy in VG+ re-priced d/w, tiny rubs, tiny tears, a lovely thick pre-war copy 65.00
790 Rivals of the Chalet School 1951, VG+/F in VG+ npc blue-spine d/w, tiny rubs 28.00
791 Exploits of the Chalet Girls 1956, sml label, VG+ in VG+ npc d/w, small tape ends on flaps 25.00
792 The Chalet Girls in Camp 1960, tape mark on one flap & p/downs, o/w VG+ in VG+ npc d/w 25.00
793 The Chalet School and the Lintons 1958, VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w 28.00
794 The Chalet School in Exile 1961, tape marks on p/downs o/w VG+ in VG+/F lovely crisp d/w, just two tape marks at edge of front flap 30.00
795 Three Go to the Chalet School 1955, pages browned as usual o/w VG+/F in VG+ pc d/w 30.00
796 Peggy of the Chalet School 1962, ex-lib, bumped marked and well-read, so G- in G+ sl chipped, repaired d/w, front flap edge trimmed but text ok 18.00
  OTHER REPRINTS LACKING D/W  
797 Eustacia Goes to the Chalet School 1950, rear hinge exposed, spine area sunned, VG 10.00
798 The CS and the Lintons 1950, inner hinge exposed, mild crease to spine cover, VG or better 10.00
799 The Feud in the Fifth Remove 1952, wine-coloured cloth lettered white, sl rubs, VG 25.00
  GIRLS GONE BY PAPERBACKS  
800 A Chalet Girl from Kenya 2006, out-of-print, F/Mint 15.00
801 A Future Chalet School Girl 2007, Fine 12.00
     
     
  JANE DUNCAN  
  1ST EDITIONS IN D/W - all MACMILLAN  
802 My Friend Monica 1960, F in F npc d/w, lovely copy 15.00
803 My Friend Madame Zara 1963, F in F npc d/w, lovely copy 20.00
804 My Friends the Mrs Millers 1965, F in F npc d/w, lovely copy 20.00
805 My Friends the Macleans 1967, faint ppefox, o/w VG+/F in VG+/F npc d/w, spine sl sunned 25.00