A Ruby Forde (11 results)

Cloth. Condition: Good +. Second Impression. Text block clean and tight with wear and fraying to binding. Hard Cover.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair +. Pictorial hardback depicting two children drawing on a blackboard. Boards a little edge worn and lightly soiled. Pages browned but clearly readable. Inscription inside. " Little Ones Reader " series. A compilation of short stories for children. First story is "The Garden Party" by Charles Griffiths. Scarce Copy.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No date, circa 1939-40. Profusely illustrated. midwinter sale 50% off regular price of 50.00.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No date. circa 1950's Front cover depicts three girls, one taking photographs of the other two with sea as a backdrop. Red linen spine. Previous owner's name inside ( dated 1954 ). Colour frontis plus further black and white illustrations. Scuffing to boards and some staining to some pages but in good overall condition for age of book. There is a pressed leaf in one of the pages probable from 1950's! Vintage children's book which is in good condition for its age. A much harder to find copy of "Ideal Book for Girls" at a very reasonable price. Would make a lovely VINTAGE gift.…

Condition: Fair. 1946. Second Impression. 100 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over pink cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Front free endpaper torn and missing. Half-title page loose but attached. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Price sticker to front. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1940s or 1950s First Edition. 124 pages. Pictorial colour front cover is a little grubby but very presentable. Small paper loss top left. Rear cover is clean. Book is tight. Pages are bright, clean and unmarked. No inscriptions.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 100 pages. Original paper covered boards, spine and upper cover lettered, with pictorial unclipped dust jacket. A story for girls, of hockey and mystery, set in a school in the North-East of Ireland. Second impression, but uncommon with dust jacket, this copy with prize bookplate from Taney Parish Sunday School. Some wear to dust jacket at edges, otherwise a near fine copy without any library stamps, inscriptions, or other markings. Images available on request. *** Lower than average weight - shipping charge will be reduced at processing stage of order. ***.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. H/b; illus front cover, cover corners rounding and rubbed , & edges rubbed; green cloth spine faded & marked; g++; 4to; 124pp; plates; some pages a little marked and a few pictures coloured in. Full page colour plates and b/w line drawings; ; 4to 11" - 13" tall. Illustrated by H M Talintyre; Swales; Edgar Norfield; Twig; (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 70 pages. No publishing date. Circa 1940's. The cover has been covered in a clear plastic protective cover, and has a bit of wear, light tannng, and a few small scuffs on the edges. The page edges are moderately tanned and foxed. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 96 pages. The cover has been covered in a clear plastic protective cover, and has a bit of wear, light tannng, and a few small scuffs on the edges. The page edges are moderately tanned and foxed. The front endpaper has a gift inscription from a previous owner. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. List of authors and stories are as follows. LEONORA FRY:- (1)Adventure in the Dark. (2) A Fright at the Farm. A. RUBY FORDE:- A Sporting Celebrity. LAURIE MUNRO:- The Way Out. EVA GRAY. The Abbots Curse. ARTHUR GROOM:- The Champion. CLAYTON JONES:- Diana Detective. No date. War economy standard. 2 full page colour illustrations + other line drawings. Very minor corner bump, centre pages are loose from stitching, looks as though never been stitched!, else all clean and tight. …