Children's Fiction Index

APPLETON Victor

Tom Swift in The Race to the Moon

VG- rubbed corners and spine edges

$10 C/B [BGO 61]

Collins 1969 pictorial boards, 190pp.

APPLETON Victor  Tom Swift and His Triphibian Atomicar
VG inscription to half title $10 C/B Collins 1970 pictorial boards, 160pp. ISBN 001622145 [BGO 62 childrens fiction ]

APPLETON Victor  Tom Swift and His Triphibian Atomicar
VG- small chip at top corner $10 C/B Collins 1970 pictorial boards, 160pp. ISBN 001622145 [# 1587 childrens fiction ]

APPLETON Victor

Tom Swift and the Captive Planetoid

VG small inscription to fep

$15 C/B [BGO 63]

Collins 1969 pictorial boards, 159pp.

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APPLETON Victor

Tom Swift and His Outpost in Space

VG

$15 C/B [BGO 64]

Collins 1969 pictorial boards, 191pp.

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APPLETON Victor

Tom Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster

VG- G paper scar to fep, name to half title, DW chipped head of upper joint, bottom edge and corners, insect damage to backstrip

$15 C/B [BGO 79]

Grosset & Dunlap 1954 first edition hardcover, 210pp.

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APPLETON Victor

Tom Swift in The Race to the Moon

VG- lightly rubbed tips, bumped corner, name stamps to reverse of frontis and to rear paste down and fep.

$10 C/B [BGO 108]

Collins 1969 first edition thus hardcover, 190pp.

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APPLETON II Victor

Tom Swift and His rocket ship The New Tom Swift Jr. adventures

VG VG- corner rubbing, short edge splits, unclipped.

$20 C/B [Item# 224 BGO]

Sampson Low (1954) first edition thus hardcover, 192pp.

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ARTHUR Robert ( Alfred HITCHCOCK )  Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Fiery Fire
VG light wear $10 C/B Collins 1977 pictorial boards, 159pp ISBN 0001600095 [# 708 childs fct]

ARTHUR Robert ( Alfred HITCHCOCK )  Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot
VG name to half title, browned closed edges $8 C/B Collins 1973 pictorial hardcovers, 160pp. ISBN 0001600079 [BGO 15 childrens fiction]

ARTHUR Robert ( Alfred HITCHCOCK )  Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island
VG school prize plate to blank verso of fep, misbound so final text page pasted down to rear board (no loss of reading material) $20 C/B Collins 1968 first edition thus pictorial hardcovers, 159pp. ISBN 0001601490 [BGO 16 childrens fiction]

ARTHUR Robert ( Alfred HITCHCOCK )  Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Silver Spider
VG fep removed. $8 C/B Collins 1973 pictorial hardcovers, 158pp. ISBN 0001600109 [BGO 134 childrens fiction]

ASHFORD Daisy   The Young Visiters or Mr Salteenas Plan
VG VG price clipped $10 Chatto 1966 hard cover 12mo, 64pp, illustrated in line by Heather Corlass. Preface by J M Barrie. Story written by a young girl and later published by Barrie's urging. [# 697 childrensfct]

AVERY Harold

The Dormitory Flag

VG- minor damp splashes to cover, small peice cut out of fep

$20 C/C [BGO 101]

Thomas Nelson undated decorated cloth, 443pp +6 plates + 3pp adverts.

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BLAINE John

A RICK BRANT ELECTRONIC ADVENTURE The Lost City

VG G short edge tears and chipping at spine ends and corners, unclipped

$20 C/B [BGO 8]

Sampson Low undated ( but has Grosset copyright date 1947) assumed first edition of UK issue, decorated red papered boards, map endpapers, 192pp similar vein to Hardy Boys etc

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BLYTON Enid

Five on Finniston Farm (Famous Five)

VG rubbed edges and small splits joint ends

$15 C/B [BGO 10]

Hodder 1960 first edition hardcover 183pp decorated endpapers, illustrated Eileen Soper

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BLYTON Enid

Five on Finniston Farm (Famous Five)

VG sunned spine, faint marking to half title.

$25 C/B [BGO 151]

Hodder 1960 first edition hardcover 183pp decorated endpapers, illustrated Eileen Soper.

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BLYTON Enid

Five on a Treasure Island (Famous Five)

VG slightly rubbed boards

$10 C/B [BGO 11]

Hodder 1961 hardcover 191pp decorated endpapers, illustrated Eileen Soper

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BLYTON Enid

Gay Street Book

G+ spine edges rubbed and chipped to ends, split bottom of lower joint, one page has a clean straight tear

$15 C/C [BGO 50]

Latimer House undated (1950s) illustrated by Grace Lodge, coloured line in text plus painted plates, 124pp.

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BLYTON Enid

The Flying Goat and Other Stories

G+ spine and corners rubbed back to the card, name to fep, Souvenir of Royal Visit to New Zealand decal of the Queen and the New Zealand and British flags to paste down, internally VG.

$25 B/A [BGO 75]

Pitkin undated first edition (?) hardcober, 80pp stories are;The Flying Goat / Unhappy Golliwog/ Puppy in Fairyland / Little Pink Pig / Pixie's Motor Bus / Enchanted Bellows / Little Light-Fingers.

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BLYTON Enid

The Little White Duck and other stories

G+ front hinge cracked and loose,minor foxing, covers lightly worn, name to fep and bookseller blind embossed stamp.

$30 B/B [BGO 88]

MacMillan 1950 decorative cloth, illustrated Eileen Soper. 192pp.

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BLYTON Enid

The Mystery of the Hidden House, Being the Sixth Adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog.

VG lightly sunned spine, light soiling to boards, minor foxing to closed edges.

$10 C/B [BGO 136]

Methuen 1952 reprint of second edition hardcover, 197pp, illustrated by J Abbey.

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BLYTON Enid

How Funny You Are Noddy! (colour strip book)

G top fifth of backstrip missing, one page torn, ownership box filled in.

$10 B/B [BGO 143]

Sampson Low undated pictorial boards, approx 40pp colour illustrated throughout, 4 stories featuring Noddy, the Golly, Big-Ears etc.

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BLYTON Enid

Noddy's Aeroplane Picture Book

VG minor bumping, slight foxing to endpapers.

$15 B/A [BGO 144]

Sampson Low 1967 pictorial boards with sewn in pages, 18p price to title page, 18pp. mainly full page colour pictures.

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BLYTON Enid

The Green Story Book

G+ rubbed joints and edges, lightly soiled cloth.

$15 C/B [BGO 145]

Methuen 1951 cloth, 150pp. Illustrated by Eileen Soper. 18 stories.

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BLYTON Enid

Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm

G+ rubbed joints and edges, lightly soiled cloth, sunned spine, foxed closed edges.

$15 C/B [BGO 146]

Evans 1949 fourth impression cloth, 224pp. Illustrated by Peter Beigel.

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BLYTON Enid

The Children of Willow Farm, a tale of life on a farm.

VG- sunned spine, pencil name to fep, light scattered foxing.

$10 C/B [BGO 147]

Country Life 1950 4to cloth, 152pp. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.

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BLYTON Enid illustrated W. Lindsay Cable

The Naughtiest Girl Again

G+ soiled and rubbed cloth, name to fep, two ticks to list of titles at front, age browned paper stock.

$8 C/B [Item# 133 BGO]

Angus & Robertson 1949 first Australian edition cloth, 192pp.

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BLYTON Enid

The Adventurous Four

VG $5 B/B [Item# 396 BGO] Dean & Son 1972 reprint pictorial boards. SBN 603032877

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BLYTON Enid

The Children of Willow Farm

VG $5 B/B [Item# 398 BGO] Dean & Son 1973 reprint pictorial boards. SBN 603032931

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BLYTON Enid

The Naughtiest Girl in The School

VG $5 B/B [Item# 399 BGO] Dean & Son 1973 reprint pictorial boards. SBN 603032915

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BLYTON Enid

Mr Pink-Whistles Party

VG boards lightly soiled, top edge dusty. $5 C/B [Item# 400 BGO] Dean & Son 1971 reprint pictorial boards. SBN 603032796

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BLYTON Enid

Chimney Corner Stories

VG $5 C/B [Item# 401 BGO] Dean & Son 1963 pictorial boards. SBN 603032567

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BLYTON Enid

Round the Clock Stories

VG top edge dusty. $10 C/B [Item# 402 BGO] Dean & Son 1963 pictorial boards. SBN 603032559

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BLYTON Enid

The Enid Blyton Book of Fairies

VG aged paper stock, name and address repeated twice to fep. $5 C/B [Item# 403 BGO] Dean & Son 1967 reprint pictorial boards. SBN 603032664

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BLYTON Enid  The Mystery of the Strange Bundle Being the Tenth Adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog
G+ lightly handling soiled, spine leans, name and address to fep $20 C/B Methuen 1952 first edition hard cover, illustrated by Treyer Evans, 179pp + adverts. [# 908 childrens fctn]

BLYTON Enid  Hurrah for the Circus! Being the further adventures of Mr Galliano and his famous Circus
VG- light soiling to boards $ 8 C/C Newnes 1943 cloth, 191pp, illustrated by E H Davie [# 1051 childrens fiction]

BLYTON Enid  Mr Gallianos Circus
VG $5 B/B Dean & Son 1972 reprint pictorial boards. SBN 603032885 [Item# 397 BGO]

BLYTON Enid  The Naughtiest Girl in the School illustrated by W Lindsay Cable
G+ two red ticks to 'other books' list, lightly soiled boards, inscription to paste down $6 C/C A&R 1949 first Australian edition cloth, 184pp. [# 1053 childrens fiction]

BLYTON Enid  The Caravan Family first edition
G+ school prize plate to fep, minor pencil numbering to prelims, lightly soiled or foxed cloth, one small hole to lower joint $25 B/B Lutterworth 1945 first edition cloth, 77pp. Illustrated by Fyffe [# 1409 childrens fiction blyton ]

BOND Michael  Here Comes Thursday illustrated by Daphne Rowles
VG VG- large chip from top of front DW panel, small chip from bottom corner $10 C/B Harrap 1967 reprint hard cover, 126pp. Children's fiction by author of Paddington Bear [# 923 childrens fct]

BOYLSTON Helen Dore

Sue Barton - senior Nurse

G+ crease to front cover, one page lightly stained.

$9 A/A [BGO 121]

Knight 1972 paperback. 189pp. ISBN 0340024631

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BOYLSTON Helen Dore

Sue Barton - rural Nurse

G creased covers with small pen price, one page starting to loosen.

$9 A/A [BGO 122]

Knight 1973 paperback. 190pp. ISBN 0340040076

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BOYLSTON Helen Dore

Sue Barton - Rural Nurse

VG lightly creased covers.

$9 A/A [BGO 131]

Knight 1976 paperback. 191pp. ISBN 0340040076

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BOYLSTON Helen Dore

Sue Barton - Superintendent Nurse

VG creased rear cover.

$9 A/A [BGO 132]

Knight 1975 paperback. 192pp. ISBN 0340040084

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BOYLSTON Helen Dore

Sue Barton - Superintendent Nurse

VG spine leans a little, light surface wear to boards, light scattered foxing to closed edges.

$20 B/B [BGO 135]

Bodley Head 1958 hard cover, 198pp.

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BRILL Edith  The Golden Bird VG- inscription to title page, $4 A/A Puffin 1974 paperback. Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski, ISBN 0140305718 [PB# 304 childrens]

BRUCE Mary Grant

Bill of Billabong

VG VG faint fade to DW spine, light foxing closed edges.

$20 C/B [BGO 150]

Ward Lock 1957 hardcover (spine of DW numbered 253 by publisher), 220pp + 4pp adverts.

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BRUCE Dorita Fairlie  The Best House in the School VG- G DW chipped, rubbed and worn with some loss, inscribed paste down, light soiling to cloth $10 C/B Spring Books nd but inscription states 1960, cloth, 254pp. [# 704 childrensfct]

BRUCE Dorita Fairlie  Prefects at Springdale VG G DW tidy but split at corners and lacks top third of rear panel $15 C/B Spring Books nd cloth, 244pp. [# 705 childrensfct]

BUDDEE Paul

Peter Devlin Buffalo Hunter

VG sunned spine

$10 B/B [BGO 102]

Rigby 1973 first edition pictorial boards, 172pp. ISBN 0851795854 australian young adults fiction

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BUDDEE Paul

Peter Devlin and the Road Bandits

VG

$10 B/B [BGO 103]

Rigby 1973 first edition pictorial boards, 172pp. ISBN 0851795862 australian young adults fiction

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BUDDEE Paul

Air Patrol and the Secret Intruders

VG rubbed edges, name to fep

$10 C/B [BGO 115]

Rigby 1973 first edition pictorial boards, 173pp. ISBN 0851795102 australian young adults fiction

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BUDDEE Paul  Peter Devlin and the Road Bandits
VG, school prize plate to fep $10 C/C Rigby 1973 first edition pictorial boards, 172pp illustrated. Set in the Australian outback. ISBN 0851795862 [# 981 childrens]

CAMPBELL Bruce

Ken Holt in the Clue of the Marked Claw

G short split to joint, bumped corners, foxed closed edges

$6 B/B [BGO 12]

World Distributers Redwing Library 1972 hardcover pictorial papered boards, 208pp.

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CAMPBELL Bruce

Ken Holt in the Secret of Skeleton Island

VG bumped corners, browned closed edges, number rubber stamped to final page

$6 B/B [BGO 13]

World Distributers Redwing Library 1973 hardcover pictorial papered boards, 208pp.

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CAMPBELL Bruce

Ken Holt in the Clue of the Phantom Car

VG short split to top of lower joint,browned closed edges, number rubber stamped to final page

$6 B/B [BGO 14]

World Distributers Redwing Library 1973 hardcover pictorial papered boards, 208pp.

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CAMPBELL Julie

Trixie Belden and the Secret of the Mansion

VG inscription to fep, spine ends rubbed

$5 C/B [BGO 19]

Whitman /Western Publishing 1970 pictorial hardcovers, 236pp.

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CAMPBELL Julie

Trixie Belden and the Mysterious Visitor

VG original price label to cover, spine ends rubbed

$5 C/B [BGO 20]

Whitman /Western Publishing 1970 pictorial hardcovers, 236pp.

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CAMPBELL Julie

Trixie Belden and the Mystery Off Glen Road

VG spine ends rubbed

$5 C/B [BGO 21]

Whitman /Western Publishing 1970 pictorial hardcovers, 236pp.

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CAMPBELL Julie

Trixie Belden and the Mysterious Code

VG spine ends rubbed

$5 C/B [BGO 22]

Whitman /Western Publishing 1970 pictorial hardcovers, 236pp.

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CAREY M V

Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of Monster Mountain

VG

$15 C/B [BGO 16B]

Collins 1974 first edition thus pictorial hardcovers, 158pp. ISBN 0001600184

CARROLL Lewis  Alice in Wonderland Sovereign Series book 8
VG- VG- light rubbing to DW, light foxing to closed edges, inscription to fep $15 A/B Ward Lock undated (1950s?) 12mo hardcover, 190pp+ frontis +1pp adverts. Going by DW art would be just post war vintage. [# 952 childrens]

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CHAUNDLER Christine

Jan of the Fourth

VG inscription to fep, browned endpapers, minor fraying top edge of spine, sunned spine, printed sections 7-9 repeated and bound at rear.

$10 C/C [BGO 85]

Nisbet undated but inscription dated 1923, cloth 240pp+ plates (+ extra sections).

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COOPER Susan  The Dark is Rising The Dark is Rising book 2
G foxed, worn wraps. $4 A/A Puffin paperback 267pp. ISBN 0140307990 [PB# 124 kidsfct]

COOPER Susan  Silver on the Tree The Dark is Rising book 5
G foxed, worn wraps. $4 A/A Puffin paperback 284pp. ISBN 0140311181 [PB# 125 kidsfct]

DEHKES Evelyn S.

the Pink ballet Slippers

VG Poor, foxed closed edges and endpapers,small card elbow to rear paste down, DW well rubbed and chipped with loss to spine ends and corners. $5 C/B [Item# 442 BGO] Heinemann 1956 first edition hard cover, 180pp illustrated by Lucien lowen, includes colour frontis. Girls story, ballet.

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DIXON Franklin W.  The Phantom Freighter HARDY BOYS MYSTERY
G+ edgewear to decorative cloth, light foxing to closed edges $15 C/B Harold Hill 1951 first UK edition, 222pp. [# 663 childfct]

DIXON Franklin W

The Arctic Patrol Mystery (The Hardy Boys Series #2)

VG

$8 C/B [BGO 39]

Collins 1971 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 159pp. ISBN 000160502X

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DIXON Franklin W

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo (The Hardy Boys Series #4)

VG

$8 C/B [BGO 40]

Collins 1971 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 159pp. ISBN 0001605046

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DIXON Franklin W

Mystery of the Desert Giant (The Hardy Boys Series #6)

VG name to fep, light soiling to covers

$8 C/B [BGO 41]

Collins 1971 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 160pp. ISBN 0001605062

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DIXON Franklin W

The Clue of the Screeching Owl (The Hardy Boys Series #9)

VG

$8 C/B [BGO 42]

Collins 1972 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 160pp. ISBN 0001605097

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DIXON Franklin W

While the clock ticked (The Hardy Boys Series #10)

VG

$8 C/B [BGO 43]

Collins 1972 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 160pp. ISBN 0001605100

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DIXON Franklin W

What Happened at Midnight (The Hardy Boys Series #21)

G+ name and shop stamp to fep, spine edges rubbed, browned

$5 C/B [BGO 44]

Collins 1972 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 158pp. ISBN 0001605216

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DIXON Franklin W

Footprints under the Window (The Hardy Boys Series #23)

VG

$8 C/B [BGO 45]

Collins 1972 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 157pp. ISBN 0001605232

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DIXON Franklin W

The Crisscross Shadow (The Hardy Boys Series #24

VG

$8 C/B [BGO 46]

Collins 1972 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 156pp. ISBN 0001605240

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DIXON Franklin W

The Missing Chums (The Hardy Boys Series #32)

VG spine leans, rubbed to corners

$6 C/B [BGO 47]

Collins 1974 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 157pp. ISBN 0001605321

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DIXON Franklin W

The Phantom Freighter (Hardy Boys Mystery Stories)

G rubbed and soiled cloth, inscription to reverse of frontis, some fingermarking and dog ears

$10 C/B [BGO 48]

Harold Hill & Son 1951 first British edition, cloth, 222pp

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DIXON Franklin W

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo (The Hardy Boys Series #47)

VG light rubbing spine ends, top edge dusting seeps into extreme page margins

$10 C/B [BGO 51]

Grosset & Dunlap 1968 (reprint?) hardcover pictorial boards, 174pp. ISBN 0448089475

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DIXON Franklin W

The Mystery of Cabin Island (The Hardy Boys Series #26)

VG light soiling rear cover

$8 C/B [BGO 52]

Collins 1973 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 160pp. ISBN 0001605267

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DIXON Franklin W

The Secret Agent of Flight 101 (The Hardy Boys Series #30)

VG light soiling rear cover

$8 C/B [BGO 53]

Collins 1973 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 157pp. ISBN 0001605305

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DIXON Franklin W

The Viking Symbol Mystery (The Hardy Boys Series #33)

VG- light wear to covers, list of titles on lower board have been neatly ruled through with pen.

$6 C/B [BGO 118]

Collins 1974 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 158pp.ISBN 000160533X

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DIXON Franklin W

The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (The Hardy Boys Series #34)

VG- rubbed edges, name to fep

$8 C/B [BGO 107]

Collins 1974 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 160pp. ISBN 0001605348

DIXON Franklin W  The Ghost at Skeleton Rock (The Hardy Boys Series #36)
VG- light wear $6 C/B Collins 1974 first thus hardcover pictorial boards, 158pp.ISBN 0001605364 [# 1588 childrens fiction ]

DIXON Franklin W

The Tower Treasure(Hardy Boys Mystery Stories)

G+ sunned spine, aged cloth with rubbed corners.

$8 C/B [BGO 120]

Harold Hill & Son 1951 first thus hardcover pictorial cloth boards, 224pp.

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DIXON Rex

Pocomoto and the Lazy River

VG fep removed, slight discolouration rear fep.

$5 C/B [BGO 149]

Nelson 1955 first edition hardcover, 198pp col frontis.

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EDWARDS Sylvia

Sally Baxter- Girl Reporter On Location

VG spine ends rubbed, name to fep

$8 C/B [BGO 73]

World Distributors undated first edition (?) decorated boards, 184pp

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EDWARDS Sylvia

Sally Baxter- Girl Reporter and the Golden Yacht

VG

$8 C/B [BGO 74]

World Distributors 1961 first edition decorated boards, 184pp

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EDWARDS Sylvia

Sally Baxter- Girl Reporter On Location

VG G lacks fep, light foxing prelims, DW torn top corner but no loss, private library label and tape at base of backstrip of DW.

$10 C/B [BGO 128]

World Distributors undated first edition decorated boards, 184pp

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ELLIS Edward S

Deerfoot in the Forest

G rubbed boards, lacks fep, pages aged

$10 C/B [BGO 94]

Cassell 1947 first Australian edition cloth, 256pp + colour frontis and eight engraved plates by J Steeple Davis. East Coast USA Indians and Colonists adventure tale.

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