from Mad Hatter Books

Auckland: Oxford University Press , 1983. Book. Illus. by Margaret Chapman. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: illustrated by MARGARET CHAPMAN, maps by LIBBY PLUMRIDGE, dj is very lightly rubbed on spine tips and corners, covers are a little faded on the edges, top of spine slightly bumped, pages are clean, vg+. 8vo, 188pp + historical note… Read more

London: Longmans Young Books, 1968. Ex-Library. Illus. by John Sergeant. Fair. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Ex Library hardback: b/w illustrations by JOHN SERGEANT, dj has been trimmed, tape marks on the flaps and covers, endpapers replaced, a few library stamps and marks etc, a couple of pages have pieces cut from the lower edge, fair. 8vo, 159pp. Laura, Tom, Hugh and… Read more

UK: Penguin Books (Puffin Story Books), 1854. Book. Illus. by Erick Berry. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. Paperback: illustrated by ERICK BERRY, covers are lightly foxed, edges slightly rubbed, slight wear on the spine tips and corners, some internal and foredge foxing, else g. 256pp. A story of the French and Indian War and the battle at Tidonderoga with,… Read more

London: Faber and Faber , 1973. Book. Illus. by Phyllis Bray. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: b/w illustrations by PHYLLIS BRAY, dj is slightly rubbed on the spine tips and corners, front flap slightly creased, price clipped, name on front flyleaf, some foredge foxing, a couple of page corners creased, else vg. 8vo, 331pp. Set in the Elizabethan and… Read more

London: Walker Books, 1997. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardback: slight indentation on the front of the jacket and cover, pages are clean, nr fine. 8vo, 128pp. The Peasant's Revolt of 1381 told from a dog's point of view..

UK: Brockhampton Press , 1970. Book. Illus. by Charles Keeping. Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: illustrated by CHARLES KEEPING + map of Orkney & one of England in 1098 in the time of King Magnus Barefoot, dj is slightly rubbed on the edges, price clipped, slightly marked on the reverse, covers are also slightly marked, inscription on the front flyleaf,… Read more

London: Oxford University Press (Oxford Children's Library), 1959. Book. Illus. by Richard Kennedy. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. Hardback: illustrated by RICHARD KENNEDY, map of Cornwall and Devon, dj is rubbed on the edges, jacket back is dusty, price unclipped, some foredge foxing, else vg. 8vo, 145pp. Set during the last stages of the English Civil War..

London: The Epworth Press/J. Alfred Sharp Book. Good. Hardcover. No Date. Hardback: colour frontispiece, dj is rubbed and a bit discoloured, some library writing on the spine, front spine fold reinforced with paper on the reverse plus some tape marks, books is bound in cloth which is faded in patches, book list pasted to top of inside cover, names on… Read more

Australia: Hodder & Stoughton, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Repr. Hardback: dj is a bit rubbed on the edges, covers are also a bit rubbed on the lower edges, some foredge foxing, small mark on the front edge of the front flyleaf, else vg. 8vo, 147pp. Sixteen-year-old Pagan is assigned to work for Lord Roland, a Templar knight. … Read more

UK: Young Puffin, 1983. Book. Illus. by Faith Jaques. Very Good. Soft cover. Repr. Paperback: illustrated by FAITH JAQUES, cover edges are slightly rubbed and corners a little bumped, slight foredge foxing, else vg. 79pp. Mouldy dreams how lovely it would be if she could adopt a poor orphan and keep him warm and happy ever after -… Read more

USA: Thomas Nelson, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First US Edition. Hardback: dj is slightly worn on edges, a few short tears, book is bound in cloth, top page edges foxed, else vg. 8vo, 155pp. Soon after an orphan in 19th century England arrives at the bleak moorland manor, Grimsdyke, he learns that his uncle is planning to… Read more

UK: Puffin, 1963. Book. Illus. by R.F. Exell. Very Good. Soft cover. Repr. Paperback: illustrated by R.F. EXELL, covers are a bit dusty, foxing on endpapers and foredges, old shop label on lower edge of half title (with mark showing through on frontispiece and title page), else vg. 256pp. A story, set in the 18th century, about smuggling… Read more

UK: Oxford University Press, 1979. Book. Illus. by Tony Morris. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: frontispiece by TONY MORRIS, dj is lightly foxed on the reverse, price unclipped, slight foredge foxing, else vg. tall 8vo, 131pp. The reactions of the Sussex Downs people to the invasion of the navvies to build the new steam railway..

London: Lutterworth Press (Cedar Library), 1952. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: colour frontispiece, dj is a bit frayed on edges, short tear on the top front edge, price unclipped, prize label on the front flyleaf, some foredge and internal foxing, else vg. 8vo, 143pp. England is in danger - across the Channel, Napoleon was preparing for… Read more

UK: Kestrel Books, 1983. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: dj is a little rubbed on the edges, flaps are lightly foxed, covers are also slightly spotted, name stamp and inscription on flyleaf, some light internal and foredge foxing, else vg. tall 8vo, 137pp. The plague comes to a small village in a parcel of dress patterns… Read more

UK: Puffin Books, 1978. Book. Illus. by Victor G. Ambrus. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. Paperback: illustrated by VICTOR G. AMBRUS, covers are slightly rubbed on the edges, lower front corner is creased, 'specimen copy' stamp on flyleaf, foredge and some internal foxing, else vg. 236pp. Set during the time of the Battle of Trafalgar as Tom… Read more

UK: Kestrel Books, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardback: dj is slightly worn on the spine tips and corners, price unclipped, lightly foxed on the reverse, covers are slightly bumped on the spine tips and lower corners, foxing on the foredges plus lightly on the endpapers, a few top page corners slightly creased, else vg. 8vo, 174pp. … Read more

London: A & C Black , 1999. Book. Illus. by Ken Brown. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. Paperback: pictorial map of the Thames in Victorian London + b/w illustrations by KEN BROWN , front cover and first few pages have a small indentation, top corner of back cover lightly creased, endpapers and foredges slightly foxed, else vg. 8vo,… Read more

London: Scripture Union, 1984. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Repr. Paperback: illustrated with a map of the part of England that is now Northumbria and Yorkshire during the early 7th century, cover edges very slightly rubbed, name on half title, paper is browning on the edges, else vg. 96pp..

London: J.M. Dent, 1970. Ex-Library. Illus. by C. Walter Hodges. Good. Hardcover. This Edition. Ex library hardback: illustrated by C. WALTER HODGES, dj is slightly faded on the spine, bar code label on the back cover, price clipped, back flap trimmed, tape marks on the reverse-flaps-covers and endpapers, flyleaves neatly removed, page edges are dusty, number written on title page… Read more