1927, First Edition, illustrated by Thomas Henry. A TRULY RARE FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL DUSTAJCKET. Pre-war first editions in dustjackets come onto the market very rarely! The book itself is Very Good, clean red boards, contemporary inscription 'With love to Herbert on his 10th birthday from Beatrice' on FFEP, binding sound, all pages present, slight marks on endpapers and half-title, end blocks slightly dusty, otherwise very clean throughout, no foxing - a very nice copy. The dustjacket has benefited from some careful restoration work, mainly to the spine ends and corners, plus a few of small repaired chips in the front and rear panels, and looks very presentable, with good strong colours - click on picture for full size images.

1964, First Edition, illustrated by Thomas Henry and Henry Ford. First issue green boards (later first edition copies were issued in red boards), gilt lettering and vignette on spine. A Very Good Plus copy in a Very Good price-clipped dustjacket. The book has very clean bright boards, gilt bright, very clean and crisp internally, just a couple of minor foxing spots to the closed page ends. No writing or inscriptions. The dustjacket has tiny chips at the corners, a half inch tear at the spine top, light creasing along the top edge, otherwise a very nice example. A very pleasing copy of a scarce later edition.

1958, First Edition, illustrated by Henry Ford. First issue green boards, gilt lettering and vignette on spine. A Very Good copy in a Good unclipped dustjacket. The book has very clean bright boards, gilt bright, clean internally with occasional signs of very light foxing, mostly to the endapapers; Sunday School prize plate (1958) to the front free endpaper. No other writing or inscriptions. The dustjacket has a 'V' shaped chip at the top left front panel, taking out the 'W' of William. tiny chips at the corners, some further small chips and tears, otherwise a reasonable example.

1966, First Edition, illustrated by Henry Ford. First issue green boards (later first edition copies were issued in red boards), gilt lettering and vignette on spine. A Very Good copy in a Very Good unclipped dustjacket. The book has very clean bright boards, gilt bright, very slight bowing to the front board; clean internally with light foxing to page ends; also a slightly rough edge to a few of the pages. No writing or inscriptions. The dustjacket has tiny chips at the corners, light creasing/crushing to the front top corner, otherwise a very nice example. A pleasing copy of a scarce later edition.

1962, First Edition, illustrated by Thomas Henry. Green boards, gilt lettering and vignette on spine. A Very Good copy in a Very Good Minus price-clipped dustjacket. The book has very clean bright boards, gilt very bright, clean pages with nice sharp illustrations. Inscription written to front endpaper. There is one small patch of light foxing to the closed page ends. About half a dozen pages have light marks, otherwise clean. The dustjacket is price clipped but otherwise complete, with just a few small nicks, creases, and rubs around the edges, with a half inch closed tear at the top of the spine. A very collectable first edition copy of a difficult title to find.

1965, First Edition, illustrated by Henry Ford. First issue green boards (later first edition copies were issued in red boards), gilt lettering and vignette on spine. A Very Good Plus copy in a Good Plus unclipped dustjacket. The book has very clean bright boards, gilt bright, clean internally with minor handling marks on a couple of pages, not foxed. The dustjacket has a few small chips, general rubbing and creasing, a few small tears, strengthened internally with clear tape. Small mark on the spine where a sticker has been removed. Despite the listed faults, the jacket is 99% complete, and overall a very reasonable example.

1960, First Edition, illustrated by Thomas Henry. Green boards, gilt lettering and vignette on spine. A Very Good copy in a Very Good price-clipped dustjacket. The book has very clean bright boards, gilt bright, very clean pages. Name written to front endpaper. There is a small stain to the closed page ends, about a quarter of an inch square. Similar stain on rear flap, again quite small. The dustjacket is price clipped but otherwise complete, with just a few small nicks, creases, and rubs around the edges, slight soiling to the rear cover, and slight fading to the spine. There are two pin holes to the spine, which also appear on the spine of the book. A very collectable first edition copy of a difficult title to find.

1968, First Edition, illustrated by Henry Ford. Green boards, gilt lettering and vignette on spine. A Very Good Plus copy in a Very Good price-clipped dustjacket. The book has very clean bright boards, gilt bright as new, clean pages, with light thumb marks to just a handful. No writing or inscriptions, faint trace of a name having been written in pencil to front endpaper. No foxing. The dustjacket is price cut but otherwise complete, with just a few small nicks, creases, and rubs around the edges, slight creasing and soiling to the rear cover. Two titles on the rear flap have been ticked in pencil. A very collectable first edition copy of the scarce penultimate title in the series, which is becoming almost as difficult to find as the last title in the series, William the Lawless.

1936, First Edition, illustrated by Thomas Henry. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine. This is a very difficult first edition to find. An overall Good Plus copy. Boards are in reasonable condition, with a few small marks, and rubbing to the edges. Some bumping to the corners. Gilt faded to spine, but still visible. Internally generally very clean, with just occasional spots of light foxing, and a few light handling marks. Nice sharp illustrations throughout. No writing or inscriptions. The first blank front endpaper has been removed, exposing the front hinge - however the binding remains firm. A very reasonable copy of an elusive first edition - at the time of preparing this listing, I could not find another first edition copy for sale anywhere.

1942, First Edition, illustrated by Thomas Henry. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering to front and spine. This is a difficult first edition to find. An overall Good Plus copy. Externally Very Good, with clear gilt lettering to both front and spine, some bumps to corners and spine ends, two small blemishes to the front, possibly caused when a label was removed at some point - but on a shelf, with the clear spine lettering, the book looks good. Internally about Good, with scattered moderate foxing affecting about a third of the pages, and handling marks on perhaps a dozen pages. Inscription (1942) to front pastedown. All endpapers present and correct. Binding remains good. Despite the listed faults, this is a very reasonable copy of one of the most elusive first editions.

1945, First Edition, illustrated by Thomas Henry. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine and front. No dustjacket. Very Good. Name and address in child's handwriting to front endpaper and front pastedown; otherwise this would grade Near Fine internally - very clean pages, sharp illustrations, no foxing. A nice tight copy. Gilt good to front and spine - slightly worn, but clearly legible. Clean boards, just a couple of creases, and light bumping to the corners and spine ends. Overall a pleasing copy.

1948, First Edition, illustrated by Thomas Henry. Pea-green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine and front. No dustjacket. Very Good. Lengthy Inscription covering most of front blank endpaper. List of titles has some ticks in pen and Just William's Luck added at the bottom. Otherwise a nice tight, clean copy internally. Gilt good to front and spine. Clean boards, just a couple of small light marks, light bumping to spine ends. Overall a very reasonable copy.

1956, First Edition, illustrated by Thomas Henry. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering and vignette on spine. No dustjacket. Very Good. Small half inch closed tear in right margin of one page - not affecting text. Very light handling marks to just a few pages, otherwise very clean and crisp. No writing or inscriptions. Gilt good to front and spine. Clean boards, just a couple of very light marks.

1924, First Edition, illustrated by Thomas Henry. Red cloth boards, black lettering, no dustjacket. A Good+ copy.

1926, First Edition (undated), illustrated by Thomas Henry. Red cloth boards, black lettering, no dustjacket. A Good copy overall. Internally clean - a few pages have light handling marks, light signs of scattered foxing to just a handful of pages. Inscription (1926) to front endpaper. The boards are clean, a bit faded to the right hand side of the front boards, and the spine. Black lettering still very clear. Loose at the front hinge. Cloth starting to peel away from the front boards either side of the spine (not as bad as it sounds - it hangs together OK). A reasonable reading copy of an early first edition.

1938, seventh impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry. A nice early 'thick' edition with two coloured pictures to the spine. Unclipped dustjacket has some restoration work to the spine, including an insert of about half an inch a the top. There are a few small chips and creases, but overall it is a very reasonable dustjacket. The book has nice clean pages with only very faint spots of scattered foxing; the spine has a slight lean; slhgt fading to top and bottom of spine where dustjacket pieces were missing. No writing or inscriptions. Overall this is a very acceptable copy of a difficult title to find in a thick edition.

1936, sixth impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry. VG in unclipped G+ dustjacket. Red cloth boards in good conditioh - a little rubbed at the edges, black lettering to spine nice and clear. Inscription (1936) to blank front endpaper. Internally very clean indeed. Dustjacket has some chips and closed tears around the edges, as can be seen from the full jacket scan - also some rubbing and light creasing. Overall this is an very pleasing, clean copy, in an attractive jacket which is 97% complete.

1935, fourth impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry. A nice early 'thick' edition with two coloured pictures to the spine - becoming increasingly difficult to find. The book is an unusually clean example - clean red boards, faded just to the extremities of the spine where the dustjacket has some loss. Black lettering to the spine very bright. Internally very clean with no inscriptions, no foxing, just light offsetting to the endpapers. Unclipped dustjacket has some loss to the spine extremities - click on picture for full scan; some titles ticked neatly on rear panel; light creasing and small tears/chips; overall 95% complete, with no repairs carried out, and retaining a nice bright front panel. Overall a lovely clean copy with a very reasonable dustjacket.

1940, fourth impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry. A nice early 'thick' edition with two coloured pictures to the spine - becoming increasingly difficult to find. Unclipped dustjacket has a chip at the bottom l.h. corner of the front panel; some loss at the fold of the front flap; some general creasing, and small tears with internal strengthening. Overall though it is about 95% complete, and retains the 'two picture' spine almost intact. The book's red boards are in very good clean condition, with clear black lettering. Binding is still tight. Scattered foxing throughout, heavier to the endpapers and closed page ends. No inscriptions or writing. Click on picture for full jacket scan.

1940, sixth impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry. A nice early 'thick' edition with two coloured pictures to the spine - becoming increasingly difficult to find. Unclipped dustjacket (3 /- net) has some chips and small tears, some rubbing, and a little staining to the spine. Overall though, it is a nice example of a scarce jacket. The red boards are in clean condition, slightly faded. Internally the pages are very clean, just a hint of foxing here and there. No inscriptions. Binding is still tight. A nice copy.

1956, twelfth impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry, unclipped dustjacket with 'coloured band' spine. Red boards in VG clean condition, as are the pages. Name and address written to front pastedown. No noticeable foxing. The dustjacket is a nice example - there is some light creasing, small closed tears, slight soiling on the rear panel, 7/6 sticker overlaid on original 5 shilling price on front flap; but these are minor faults - overall a very pleasing dustjacket, and a VG/VG collectable copy.

1956, twenty-sixth impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry, price-clipped dustjacket with 'coloured band' spine. Red boards in VG clean condition, as are the pages, which are slighty tanned. No writing or inscriptions. No noticeable foxing. The dustjacket is a very reasonable example - tiny loss at the top of the spine, some small chips, tears and creases around the edges, but overall 98% complete. a VG/G+  collectable copy.

1953, twenty-first impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry, unclipped dustjacket with 'coloured band' spine. Red boards in VG clean condition, as are the pages. Inscription written to front endpaper. No noticeable foxing. The dustjacket is a very nice example - there is some very light creasing, tiny nicks and rubs, slight soiling on the rear panel; but these are minor faults - overall a very pleasing dustjacket, and a VG/VG collectable copy.

1954, eighteenth impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry, unclipped dustjacket with 'coloured band' spine. Red boards in VG clean condition, as are the pages. Inscription written to front endpaper. Faint spots of foxing to closed page ends. The dustjacket is a very nice example - there is some light creasing, tsmall closed tears and rubs, slight soiling on the rear panel; but these are minor faults - overall a very pleasing dustjacket, and a VG/VG collectable copy.

1956, sixth impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry, price-clipped dustjacket with 'coloured band' spine. Red boards in VG clean condition, as are the pages, which are slighty tanned. No writing or inscriptions. No noticeable foxing. The dustjacket is a very reasonable example - small loss at the top of the spine, small closed tears and creases around the edges, but overall 99% complete. a VG/VG  collectable copy.

1956, twelfth impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry, price-clipped dustjacket with 'coloured band' spine. Red boards in VG clean condition, as are the pages, which are slightly yellowed. No inscriptions. No noticeable foxing. The dustjacket has a nice bright front panel; there is some tape strengthening along the edges. Overall a clean book in a bright dustjacket.

1954, nineteenth impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry. A Good copy in a Good unclipped dustjacket with 'coloured band' spine. The jacket has some soiling to the rear panel, sunning to the spine, small closed tears and chips, some of which are strengthened internally with clear tape, creasing and rubs, but is 99% complete. The book has clean pages, with scattered foxing throughout. Inscription to front endpaper. Clean red boards. Overall a reasonable example of this title in a 'coloured band' spine.

1955, thirty-seventh impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry. A Good copy in a Good unclipped dustjacket with 'coloured band' spine. The jacket has some soiling to the rear panel, a bit tatty around the edges, particularly at the spine ends, general rubbing and creasing, but not price-clipped, and overall about 98% complete. The book has clean pages, slightly tanned, bump to the spine, a few of the pages have light creases. Light foxing to endpapers. Inscription to front endpaper. Clean red boards. Overall a reasonable example of this title in a 'coloured band' spine.

1957 twenty-seventh impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry. A Very Good copy in a Good unclipped dustjacket with 'coloured band' spine. The jacket has several closed tears repaired internally with clear tape, general rubbing and creasing, 'Book 1' written in red ink to spine, but not price-clipped, and overall about 99% complete. The book has very clean pages, slightly tanned, no writing or inscriptions. Overall a reasonable example of this title in a 'coloured band' spine.

1954, seventeenth impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry. A Good copy in a Good price-clipped dustjacket with 'coloured band' spine. The jacket has some soiling to the rear panel, sunning to the spine, small closed tears and chips, some of which are strengthened internally with clear tape, creasing and rubs, price-cut rather untidy, but is 97% complete. The book has clean pages, with spots of foxing to the closed page ends. Inscription to front endpaper. Clean red boards. Overall a reasonable example of this title in a 'coloured band' spine.

1953, thirty-first impression. Illustrated by Thomas Henry. A Very Good copy in a Good Plus unclipped dustjacket with 'coloured band' spine. The jacket has some soiling to the rear panel, sunning to the spine, small closed tears and chips, some of which are strengthened internally with clear tape, creasing and rubs, but is 99% complete. The book has clean pages, slightly tanned, with foxing to the endpapers. Inscription to title page. Clean red boards. Overall a reasonable example of this title in a 'coloured band' spine.

1983, first thus. Pictorial laminated boards. A VG nice clean copy, no inscriptions or writing.

Undated, but published 1956, same year as the First Edition, with the same Thomas Henry illustrations as the Newnes edition. Blue boards, nice clean copy. No writing or inscriptions.

1956, eleventh impression. A nice tight, clean copy. Clean red boards, with black vignette of William to front. Slightly faded to spine, but lettering very clear. Pages slightly tanned, but very clean throughout. No inscriptions. A nice copy.

1964, twentieth (abridged) impression. Clean red boards, with black vignette of William to front. Clean throughout except for a pen line to verso of frontispiece; several scribbles to rear pastedown; pen mark in margin of one page. No inscriptions. A nice reading copy.

Undated, circa 1955, same Thomas Henry illustrations as the Newnes edition. Red boards, nice clean reading copy, with just light foxing to page ends. Tight binding, clean boards, no inscriptions. A sound copy.

1954, first Austrlian Edition, same Thomas Henry illustrations as the Newnes edition. Red boards, gilt lettering to spine. Good reading copy, clean boards, tanned pages, with scattered light foxing and light handling marks to a few pages. Name written to front endpaper. A sound copy.

1947, fifteenth impression. No dustjacket. Boards lightly marked, some ink marks to rear. Internally clean - a few pages have handling marks, and some have small ink blots, but not affecting text. Loosening at hinges. Name written to front endpaper. A good reading copy.