Search Results: Fiction from Granny Goose Books

London: James Barrie, 1951. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. The interior of the book is clean and tight. There is a former owner's signature on the front free end paper, and a price (8/6) and both the front and rear end papers show a darkened strip near the spine. The blue covers show light fading and edge wear. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, but is only in Good condition, with handling, shallow chips of paper missing from the top and bottom of the spine, and a jaunty moustache and beard added to So Hi's face. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. Synopsis: So-Hi is a little Chinese boy who cut off the tails of the Emperor's favourite horses to make strings for his kite, and of the wonderful adventures he met when a strong gust of wind carried him away into strange lands".

Newmarket, Eng.: Brimax Books, 1988. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a former owner's name and address on the back of the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. The illustrated glossy covers are fresh, with just a hint of wear a tips and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but is otherwise in excellent condition, with just a suggestion of wear. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. A very nice copy of this heavily-illustrated version of "Alice.

New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1912. Hardcover. Good +/No Jacket. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. The two colour plates are present, as is the tissue guard on the frontispiece. The illustrated grey covers are in good condition, with light wear and a water stain showing on the back cover. The spine shows wear, with shallow chipping at the top and bottom. Despite these problems, an attractive copy.

New York: Random House, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and fresh, showing no marks or wear, The illustrated covers are bright, with a slightly darkened past, and very minor wear at edges and corners. A very nice copy. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. Synopsis: Barbie investigates the danger threatening a Japanese exchange student living with the Roberts family.

New York: William Morrow & Co., 1977. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The red cloth covers are fresh, with minor wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not clipped, and is also in very good condition, with minor edgewear. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: Besty organizes a summer play school for six young neighbourhood children.

London: Kaye Ward, 1967. Reprinted 1970 . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is fresh, with no marks or wear. The illustrated covers are bright with a slight roll and just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but is otherwise in very good condition, again with light wear and rippling on the back panel. Synopsis: "The family is moving, and Mum is packing up the house, sorting their belongings and deciding which were to go and which discarded. The five youngsters watch all this, worried that she will dispose of things she had really wanted, and so they prepare a big surprise." Note: "The Early Bird Series is designed to stimulate the reading habits of 5-9 year olds.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1967. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The illustrated covers are bright, with rubs along the edges, corners, and spine. Sadly, there is no dust jacket.

London: Brockhampton Press, 1955. Reprinted 1974 . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. There is what seems to be a gift inscription from the author (but the signature hasn't been verified) on the half title page. The green covers are fresh, with light wear at edges and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped and is also in excellent condition -- light wear, but no rips or damage.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1969. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This book was first published 1960 by Luttersworth Press under the title: "Changes at Dowbiggins." It is a sequel to "The Family of Dowbiggins" (1950), and "More about Dowbiggins" (1958). It is in very nice condition, with a gift inscription to a former owner on the free front end paper, but no other marks and very few signs of previous use. The turquoise covers are bright, with minor wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is also in very good condition, with a price-clip to the lower corner of the front flap, and a short tear and associated folding at the top of the front panel. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. A very nice copy. Synopsis: Having weathered their father's surprising rise to fame, the Conyers children each had to meet their own challenges while working… Read More

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1965. Reprinted 1971 . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The illustrated covers are fresh, with light wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is in slightly less than very good condition, with a sticker ghost at the top of the front panel, and a scrape at the bottom. The attached scan gives a better idea of the jacket condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: The publisher describes Gazelle Books as "a complete story for the very young". They seem to be a transitional format -- lots of pictures, but in a small 'chapter' type format. Story: "They were to have a party on Guy Fawkes Day. Alison and Jennett helped to build the bonfire and make the guy to go on the top. But when the time came for the fire to be lit, the guy was nowhere to be seen:".

London: Viking Kestrel, 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The laminated covers are in very good conditon, with just a bit of wear to tips and corners. Synopsis: "At first, the day seems like any other Sunday in a quiet English village ... but then something very strange starts to happen. In each house, the clocks go bonkers, their hand whizzing round like lightning, and in each house the adults go a little bonkers too. Their extraordinary behaviour is just hilarious at first, but when it becomes more threatening, the children decide they'll have to do something".

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1956. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and bright, with few signs of previous use. The frontispiece is present. The green covers are clean and bright with minor wear at edges and corners. The dust jacket is in Very Good condition, with light edgewear and some nicks to corners and the top and bottom of the spine. Four pieces of repair tape have been placed on the back of the jacket to stop the nicks from spreading. The attached scan shows this in detail. The jacket is now in protective mylar. Synopsis: The story opens in the living-room of the Four Masters' Bookshop on Ormond Quay in Dublin.... Into this setting, with the picturesque figure of Dean Swift and the misty spire of St Patrick's in the background, comes the young hero of the story, Shane Madden, an orphan who has run away from his home in the country in search of his dashing but unreliable hero, Uncle Tom.

London: Renwick of Otley. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. The interior of the book is tight and complete, but with general wear and many condition flaws. Only 5 of the 6 colour plates are present, there are several inked prices on the front end papers, as well as a gift inscription dated Christmas 1941. Three of the black and white illustrations have been coloured in, and there is a a hand-lettered library loan record inked on the rear end paper. The illustrated covers also show significant wear and handling, with cardboard exposed at the corners. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition.

London: Macmillan, 1963. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The green covers are fresh, with very minor wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but shows only minor edgewear -- no rips or chips. The dust jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: The Camerons are taking their first train trip, and started a series of adventures. It seemed odd for Shona's watch to disappear and for Donald to be knocked down flat by three hurrying porters, butit was not until later that the Camerons realized that they were involved with a series of mysteries -- a stolen boat, missing explosives, and suspected sabotage neaar the aerodrom where the Jupiter was doing test flights.

New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1993. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good +. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no wear or handling. The tan and orange covers are fresh, with a small bump at the bottom of the spine, but no other wear. There is a small black remainder mark on the bottom of the text block. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and is in excellent condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover and looks new. A very attractive copy. Synopsis: "Ten year old Mike is convinced that the old monastery in his town is inhabited by a group of cannibal monks, until he meets Father Lawrence, an old monk and the sole occupant of the building".

London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1933. Reprinted 1963 . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is one nick of paper missing from the edge of the illustration opposite p. 34, but no other marks or signs of previous use. The yellow and red covers are fresh, with just a bit of light wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is only in Fair condition, with large nicks of paper missing from the top and bottom of the spine and panel area. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

New York: Macmillan, 1925. 15th Printing, 1955 . Hardcover. Good/Good. The inside of the book is clean and complete, showing light previous use. The brown cloth covers are fresh, with light wear to edges and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped ($1.75) and is also in good condition, with light edgewear and handling, and a darkened spine. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. David Walker has added a dated (November 1962) message and signature on the title page, but there are no other marks or wear. The yellow cloth covers are fresh, with just a bit of wear at edges and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and shows light wear overall, a darkened spine, and repair to the bottom of the spine. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

London: Heinemann, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a small bookseller's label on the front end paper, but no marks or wear. The navy covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The silver gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is also in very good condition. It is not price-clipped, and again has minor wear. Synopsis: "Exploring the grounds of Larkwater Hall, Anne discovers the ivy-covered ruins of a little chapel and in it the tombstone of a child called Emma. The manor house is now owned by a Miss Ellington-Brown, and when her neice Juliet comes to stay, she invites Anne to tea where Anne hears the story of Emma, who died in 1806. The story has no proper ending; it is a challenge to the two girls and Anne's older brother Robert. They set themselves to find the portrait of Emma which was said to be hidden in the house after her death".

New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1937. Second Printing, 1937 . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and tight. The gutters have browning along the glue line, but this is the only problem. The illustrated covers are bright, with light weaer at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and is also in very good condition. The paper has darkened slightly, and shows light wear and handling,with more significant darkening to the spine area. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.