Libri per ragazzi

The Boys of Wynport College A Story of School Life.

Harrison, Frederick · 1925 · Hessay Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Blackie, 1111. Hard Cover, Ill.: Harold Copping. Gift inscription on flyleaf dated 1925. 351pp, patchily damp marked to the back board with faded decorated blue boards, rubbed to the edges and with a colour inset illustration of boys in a tuck shop. Colour frontispiece and b +...

Every Girl's Annual.

Groom, Olive and Townley, Pamela et al · 1954 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Juvenile Productions, 1111. Hard Cover, Ill.: E Winter. Probably circa 1954. 94pp, illustrated colour paper covered boards with a picture of a girl on a horse jumping a fence, red cloth spine, no dustjacket. Colour frontispiece and b + w illustrations by E Winter and others. S...

Bedtime Stories.

- · 1940 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Birn, 1111. Hard Cover, Probably 1940s. Paper covered boards, a little rubbed to edges, with a picture of a boy and a girl in bed reading, cloth spine. Colour frontispiece and black and white illustrations. Original owner's name to flyleaf, otherwise clean. Stories, poems etc....

The Scout's Pathfinder Annual For 1971.

- · 1970 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Purnell, 1970. Hard Cover, Ill.: Phil Gascoigne. 125pp, green boards with gold title and scout's badge motif. Photographs and b + w llustrations. Corner of flyleaf price-clipped, original owner's name on inner board, otherwise clean... Very Good /No Jacket.

The Scout's Pathfinder Annual For 1971.

- · 1970 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Purnell, 1970. Hard Cover, Ill.: Phil Gascoigne. 125pp, green boards with gold title and scout's badge motif. Photographs and b + w llustrations. Stories, scout skills, etc. Pencil answers to a couple of quizzes, otherwise clean... Very Good /No Jacket.

Favourite Fairy Tales.

- · 1970 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Sandle Brothers, 1111. Hard Cover, c.1970. A tall book of 126pp with laminated boards with a picture of Puss In Boots. Many full colour illustrations. A little worn to ends of spine, but internally very clean. Aladdin, Cinderella etc... Very Good /No Jacket.

Popular Stories For Girls.

Norling, Winifred and Fry, Leonora et al · 1940 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Birn, 1111. Hard Cover, Ill.: Kay Samuel. Probaly late 1940s. 92pp, ilustrated paper covered boards with picture of two girls with books and a dog, cloth spine. Colour frontispiece and b + w illustrations. A little rubbed to edges, otherwise clean. Stories by Winifred Norling,...

The Wonder Book of Aircraft.

- · 1954 · Hessay Books

£8.50 (€10.19 | $11.23 | ¥1,793)

Ward Lock, 1111. Hard Cover, Gift inscription on flyleaf dated 1954. 'Entirely New Edition'. 256pp, illustrated paper covered boards with cloth spine, with matching dustjacket with a portion of loss to the top of the spine. 8 colour plates, that to the frontispiece a liitle ru...

The Empire Annual For Boys Volume Fifteen.

Haydon, A L (Ed) E Talbot and Charles Edwardes and V R Price and V M Methley et al · 1934 · Hessay Books

£13.00 (€15.58 | $17.17 | ¥2,743)

R.T.S., 1111. Hard Cover, Gift inscription on flyleaf dated 1934. 288pp, blue cloth covered boards with colour illustration of a galleon on the front and a boy in a canoe to the spine. Colour and b + w illustrations. Exciting stories for boys - smuggling, how to improve at rug...

Amarilly of Clothes Line Alley.

Maniates, Belle I · 1917 · Hessay Books

£6.50 (€7.79 | $8.59 | ¥1,371)

Hodder, 1917. First Edition. Hard Cover, 243pp, red cloth covered boards with impressed design. A little wear to final page, a fewe light spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise clean. Sunday School prize label on flyleaf. The adventures of Amarilly Jenkins, set in America.. Ver...

Allotment Lane School Again.

Joy, Margaret · 1985 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Faber, 1985. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ill.: Rowena Allen. 110pp, the paper browning alittle with age, laminated colour illustrated boards. B + w illustrations. Original owner's initials on flyleaf, otherwise clean. Life is never dull at Allotment Lane School - short stories ...

The Big Budget For Boys.

Rutley, C Bernard and Markham, Harold and Cowper, E E and Fairhurst, Allan et al · 1920 · Hessay Books

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Blackie, 1111. Hard Cover, Ill.: Ernest Prater, M Mackinlay. Probably 1920s. A large book of 192pp, paper covered boards with a couple of small scrape marks to front, with a picture of 2 boys hurdling on the front cover. Stories for boys, with b + w illustrations. Frontispiece...

Gun Town Marshal.

Robb, John · 1959 · Hessay Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥949)

Collins, 1959. First Edition. Hard Cover, 192pp, priceclipped dustjacket with wear to edges. Colour frontispiece and b + w illustrations. Gift inscription on flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. A 'Catsfoot' western for children set in Arizona just after the Civil War... Very ...

Shield Of Three Lions.

Kaufman, Pamela · 1984 · Hessay Books

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New English Library, 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover, A large book of 474pp. Complete dustjacket a little creased to the top edge. Internally clean. The story of Alix, disguised as a boy, on crusade with Richard the Lionheart... Fine /Very Good.

Adventure Stories for Girls.

Canning, John (ed. ) · 1986 · Hessay Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Octopus, 1986. Hard Cover, 352 pp, laminated colour illustrated boards. B + w illustrations. Short stories - authors include Mollie Hardwick, H G Wells, Dodie Smith, Pat Smythe, Buchan, Maupassant, Wilkie Collins, Gautier, Ouida, Dickens. Child owner's name on flyleaf, otherwi...

Mountain Adventure.

Dibben, J V · 1949 · Hessay Books

£5.00 (€5.99 | $6.61 | ¥1,055)

Epworth Press, 1949. First Edition. Hard Cover, 224pp, brown cloth boards, a couple of spots of foxing to foredge, otherwise clean and VG.. Colour frontispiece. An adventure story for boys set in India... Very Good /No Jacket.

The School In The Forest.

Brazil, Angela · 1947 · Hessay Books

£5.50 (€6.59 | $7.27 | ¥1,160)

Blackie, 1111. Hard Cover, Ill.: Dewar Mills. Presumed to be the first edition, which was published in 1947. War Economy Standard. 288pp, green cloth covered boards, a very little rubbed to base of spine. B + w illustrations. Remains of previous child owner's name and traces o...

The Story of the North Country.

- · 1901 · Hessay Books

£4.00 (€4.79 | $5.28 | ¥844)

Edward Arnold, 1901. Hard Cover, Dated from the British Library catalogue entry. 255pp, including Notes. Red cloth covered boards, a little faded to the spine, with a coat of arms to the front. Map and b + w illustrations. Internally clean. Part of the Arnold's Local Readers s...

The Baron All At Sea More Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

Mitchell, Adrian and Benson, Patrick · 1987 · Hessay Books

£4.50 (€5.39 | $5.95 | ¥949)

Walker, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ill.: Patrick Benson. Large format. Laminated illustrated boards. Every page has colour illustrations by Patrick Benson. A clean copy... Fine.

South American Zoo.

Von Hagen, Victor · 1947 · Hessay Books

£6.00 (€7.19 | $7.93 | ¥1,266)

Collins, 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover, Ill.: Francis Lee Jacques. 183pp, priceclipped dustjacket with large portions of loss to the front. B + w illustrations. Internally clean. The animals and birds of South America, for children. Scarce... Very Good /Poor.