Children's Fiction from JimsOldBooks

London: The Amalgamated Press Ltd, 1937. No dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of red illustrated boards (cowboy on front board, football goalie on spine), but otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no splitting to the binding inside, of this large hard-cover book. The forty-fourth (of forty-eight) "Chums" annual, containing four book-length stories ("The Gold Trail" by… Read more about this item

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1973. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of yellow boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally pubished in the US in 1972, this is the first UK edition from the next year. A childrens story about Dominic the dog, who sets off on a… Read more about this item

London: Andre Deutsch, 1973. Slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends of green boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of traditional folk-tales featuring animals, originally from the Acholi people of northern Uganda but here re-told for children by the author. 124pp, b&w drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good.… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Mainstream, 2009. Very slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book.. Looks at British boys comics from the late nineteenth century up to the late 1970s, specifically at those which were mainly or solely war comics, from Boys Own and Chums, through Wizard, Hotspur and Victor, to Warlord and Action,… Read more about this item

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1968. A crease to the spine and to corners of back cover, some scuffing to spine ends and corners of cover, but otherwise a not too bad copy of this soft-cover book. The story deals with a girl working in a Childrens Home with just the eight residents (the "Awful Eight" of the title). 125pp, 6 b&w… Read more about this item

Stornoway: Acair, 2005. Gaelic language text. Minor scuffing to outer corners of cover, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this large soft-cover book. Intended for children, a collection of (mostly) traditional Gaelic nursery rhymes, sayings and jingles. Text in Gaelic, no English translation. A heavy book, packaged weight is… Read more about this item

London: Lutterworth Press, 1955. Price-clipped dustwrapper has creasing and tears to the edges, with a large piece torn away at bottom edge of front panel (triangular piece about 2 inches high by 4 inches long). Some bumping to spine ends and corners of red boards, yellowing to the pages, original owner's school prize label dated 1958 on f/ep, but… Read more about this item

Stockholm: Rabén & Sjögren förlag. , 2000. Some creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, very slight bumping to corners of blue boards, a previous owner's gift message on f/ep (possibly from the translator: last word looks a bit like Eivor, but I can't be sure), but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in… Read more about this item

London: Andre Deutsch, 1973. Ex school library copy with paper label inside front board and on f/ep, ink stamp on title page and on top edge of text blaock. Slight creasing to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of brown boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The story,… Read more about this item

London: George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1938. No dustwrapper, some fading to spine of green boards but black titles thereon are still clear, as are those on front board. Original owner's name on f/ep, a few pages have the bottom corner torn but with no loss to the text, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover… Read more about this item

London: George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1938. Creasing and tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, with some small pieces missing at spine ends. Slight fading to spine ends of green boards where dustwrapper pieces are missing, original owner's name on f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in Canada in… Read more about this item

London: University of London Press, 1947. Quite a lot of creasing and tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of green boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this slim hard-cover book. The story deals with a man and his nephew making a canoe trip along an English river. The… Read more about this item

Manchester: World Distributors, 1962. No dustwrapper (as issued), bumping to corners and scuffing to spine ends of cover, top three inches of spine strip is split at left-hand side, but is still complete. Othereise a good, internally clean and tight copy, with front page unclipped,(original price 7/6), of this hard-cover annual. Contains text and picture stories based on… Read more about this item

London: J M Dent & Co, 1946. No dustwrapper, some wear to spine ends, rubbing ro sides of spine, bumping to corners, some rubbing to front board but illustration of the children on the flying bed is still clear, an old ink-blot on back cover, a bit of yellowing to outer pages, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of… Read more about this item

Shrewsbury: Wilding & Son Ltd, 1962. Some creasing and a couple of very small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, slight bumping to spine ends of red boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy, of this hard-cover book. Contains six stories for children by the author, all with a Welsh setting. Signed by the author on f/ep… Read more about this item

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1906. No dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends and corners of green boards, yellow titles on spine are a bit faded but still readable. Sunday School prize message (undated) on f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. The author's real name was Charlotte Maria Tucker, but she… Read more about this item

London: Lutterworth Press, 1961. Creasing and tears to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, with a bit missing at lower corner of back panel of same. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners of blue boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Part of the publisher's "Dominion Library" series, the story, a sequel to the… Read more about this item

London: Persephone Books, 2007. Persephone paperback edition, book number 73, with original bookmark. Very slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy, with no creasing to the spine, of this soft-cover book. Originally published in 1895, the story deals with a girl who is sent to live with her very conventional aunt… Read more about this item

London: George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1938. No dustwrapper, some old damp-marking to black boards but yellow titles and illustration of a junk (on spine) and an aeroplane flying over a gorge (front board) are still clear. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book, originally published in… Read more about this item

London: Oxford University Press, 1952. Some creasing and a couple of small tears to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, minor bumping to spine ends and corners of light blue boards, original owner's gift message on f/ep, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A boys adventure story set in Rhodesia, involving a hunt for the men… Read more about this item