I'm Selling my Collection of Vintage Childlren's Books

There are some good books here, including several First Editions and many well-known children's authors - check the details

 I would prefer to sell them in a few job lots, rather than singly, so if anyone would like to make me an offer, I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised by the large discount.

Please add £2.99 for post and packing for UK, £4 to Europe. £7.75 worldwide  or contact me for the postage cost if buying more than one item.

Woof!  by Allen Ahlberg Illustrated by Fritz Wegner	Viking Kestrel 1st edition 1986. Very Good condition - Covers including Dust Jacket fine condition except small staining at top rear dj cover, and corners of some pages turned down.	£20
The Jolly Pocket Postman	Heinemann 1st Edition 1995. Good Condition – no Dust Jacket, boards fine condition, internal pages fine, but 5 envelopes torn (two cellotaped) and contents of 1 envelope missing.	£12
Bimbo and Topsy  by Enid Blyton	Dean & Son Ltd, London, 1969. Undated (Reprint) Hard Cover. 19 x 13cm.  Black and white illustations. Book No. 23 in the Enid Blyton Rewards series. Bound in publisher's original laminated pictorial boards. No dustjacket.  Good condition – very good clean boards, clean interior pages. Ex Libris stamps, back glued page stained and back end page corner turned down. Stain on external edges at bottom of book. Slight yellowing with age. Frontispiece has a square box with info from The Enid Blyton Trust for Children.	£4.50
Our Friend Jennings	Collins 1955 1st Edition, illustrated,  no dustjacket,   red hardcover faded and stained, front and back end pages browned with age, page edges aged, several pages have pencilled marks, one of front end pages is coming loose	£10
What Katy Did Next  by Susan Coolidge	Foulsham illustrated by Paul Dessau. Undated, no dustjacket, red cloth hardback in good condition, small stain on front cover, spine faded with age, page edges foxed and they and internal pages yellowed with age	£5
Songs for Youth by Rudyard Kipling	Collected verse including Gunga Din and The Law of the Jungle.  8 illustrated plates tipped-in of paintings in colour by Leo Bates, Hodder & Stoughton. No date (believed to be 1924 1st Edition), Dedication to Owner in April 1927.  No dust cover, clean book with minor stain on back red clothboard hard cover.  Black titles and there is a small swastika underneath the author’s name on front cover and spine. Endpapers browned, very good condition	£16
Anne of Green Gables	Harrap Reprint March 1935. No Dustjacket, green clothboard Hardback stained and torn at spine on front top, edges of pages and internally browned with age	£4
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling	Bloomsbury 1st edition 2000. There is a green ink No.84 on inside front cover. No Dust Jacket. Print error on Pg 503 – “Dumbledore come” is spoken by Crouch rather than Fudge.  Very good clean condition, possibly unread, but faint biro mark on outside edge	£45
This is the Book  by Janet Smalley	Basil Blackwell. Undated and with no edition stated, but appears to the the First edition of 1929 No Dustjacket, cream cloth hardcover with black and red picture and writing on front cover, stained cover, front and end pieces brown with age, library stamp and date 1948 on fronticepiece, Pg 1 torn, Pg 7 a small bit torn and missing, other pages a bit torn	£10
Thomasina by Paul Gallico	Michael Joseph 1st Edition 1957. Dustjacket and hardcover in fine condition except for ageing of page edges, and marks on back cover	£40
Jenny  by Paul Gallico	Michael Joseph 1st Edition 1950, No Dustjacket, red cloth hardcover good condition except small nick on bottom front edge, and slightly rubbed edges; dedication and date 1951 on frontpiece, slightly aged page edges	£60
The Mischievous Puppy   by Lydia de Spon	S W Partridge & Co 1910-ish, illustrations by KMR (line drawings), Sticker with dedication dated July 1910 on fronticepiece. Fair condition, royal blue hardback cover, gold writing and picture of Edwardian street scene on front, very appealing, no dust jacket	£5
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell	Pub. Jarrolds. Fair to Good condition, Hard cover, no dustjacket, Undated.    probably early 20th Century.  Printed Gift Plate (Prize) on front inside cover.    Aged.	£10
Coppernob: Second Mate by Lawrence R Bourne	Pub. Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press1929. First Edition Hard Cover, no dustjacket. Good condition. Bumping at top and bottom of spine. Foxed page edges and pages.	£10
The Three Chums by Shaw	John F Shaw & Co Ltd.1928. Red Cloth Hard Cover, no dust jacket. Condition: fair. Foxed pages and prize label dated 1928 on frontispiece
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling	Bloomsbury  1st Edition (2007). Very good condition. Hardcover with dust jacket.  Handwritten dedication to owner on internal front cover                                                                                       £8
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More  By Roald Dahl	Publisher Jonathan Cape 1977 Second Edition        £8   Very good condition. Hard cover with dustjacket.

Children's Vintage Books - Enid Blyton

I'm selling a set of  five Enid Blyton Books.  Contact me if you would like to buy them.  The Total comes to £35 and if you buy the lot, I would accept £20 plus postage, or you could collect them.  I am in London.

Five Get Into Trouble By Enid Blyton	Pub Hodder & Stoughton Illustrated by Eileen Soper. No Dustjacket. Stained red cloth cover. 1957.Owner's name stamped on front page. clean interior but some page corners turned down, and aged. Good condition. £5
The Famous Five Special by Enid Blyton	No Dustjacket. 1959 1st Edition in this form.  Illustrated by Eileen Soper.Owners dedication 1959 on front cover Stained red cloth cover., slight tear on spine, aged and stained inside. good condition  £15
Five Go Adventuring Again  by Enid Blyton	No Dustjacket. Illustrated by Eileen Soper, clean red cloth cover. 1956. Owner's name stamped on front page. clean interior, except stain on one page and aged. Good condition. £5
Five Have Plenty of Fun by Enid Blyton	Pub. Hodder & Stoughton No Dustjacket.Illustrated by Eileen Soper 1957.Owner's name stamped on front page. Stained red cloth cover., slight tear on spine, clean interior but some page corners turned down, and aged. Good condition. £5
Five Go to Smugglers Top by Enid Blyton	Hodder & Stoughton No Dustjacket Illustrated by Eileen Soper 1957.Various owners names  on front pages. Stained red cloth cover., slight tears top and bottom on spine, foxed and aged  interior and some illustrated pages have been coloured in,  Good condition. £5

Billy Bunter Books

Billy Bunter in Brazil – Frank Richards	I'm selling ten Billy Bunter Books.  I have written the approximate value , but would prefer to sell them as one collection, rather than individually.  The total comes to £102 and I would be prepared to accept £60 for the lot, plus postage, or you can collect them. I am in London.  Pub. Charles Skilton  1949 First Edition. Hard cover,No Dustjacket. Good condition. Dedication in handwriting to owner on frontispiece cover.  Foxed edges to pages.   £12
Billy Bunter’s Bank Note Frank Richards	Pub. Charles Skilton 1948. Hard cover, no dustjacket. Good condition Small brown marks where labels removed on frontispiece. Some foxing on outer edges of pages, but otherwise good clean copy £10
Billy Bunter Among the Cannibals         Billy Bunter at Butlins Frank Richards	Pub. Charles Skilton 1950 First Edition. Hard cover, dustjacket  covered in polythene. Good condition £35 Cassell & Co. 1961 29th impression.  Hard Cover, dustjacket in good condition, covered in polythene.Brown makes on frontispiece where label was removed.   £6.00
Billy Bunter’s Barring-Out	Charles Skilton 1948.  Hard cover, no dustjacket. Fair condition - good reading copy. Spine has been torn off.  Blue biro scribble on frontispiece. Foxing. £2
Billy Bunter at Butlins Frank Richards (2nd copy)	Pub. Cassell & Co.Ltd. 1961 29th imprint. Hard cover, no dustjacket. Good condition. Owner's name and details on front inside cover. £4.00
Billy Bunter's Benefit  Billy Bunter’s Treasure Hunt Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School           Billy Bunter the HikerI	Pub. . Charles Skilton 1950.  First Edition. Hardback, no dustjacket. Good clean condition.  £15.00  Pub. Cassell & Co. Ltd. 1961. Hard cover, no dustjacket. Good clean condition. Part of a torn-off sticky label on front cover. Foxed page edges. £8.00 Pub. Charles Skilton. Reprint 1950. Hard cover, no dustjacket. Good condition, clean cover, faded spine £5   Cassell & Co. 1958. 23rd Imprint. Hard cover, no dustjacket. Good condition. Torn sticky label on front cover. Foxed pages £5 If you are interested in any of these books, please contact me in the comments section below, and we can agree a price and transport costs.