The original Peter and Jane books, which taught several generations to read (and, apparently, put quite a few off books for life).
With their wonderfully nostalgic illustrations by J H Wingfield, John Berry, R Ayton, Frank Hampson and Martin Aitchison. For a picture see the Gallery
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- 1a, Play with us, 1964 Matt, 15p, Excellent, £4.00
- 1b, Look at this, 1964 Matt, 15p, Good-, £1.50
- 1c, Read and write, 1965
- 2A, We have fun, 1964 Matt, 15p, VG, £3.00
- 2b, Have a go, 1964 Matt, 2/6, Good/VG, £2.50
- 2c, I like to write, 1965 Matt, 15p, VG, £2.50
- 3a, Things we like, Matt, 15p, mint, £5.00
- 3b, Boys and Girls, 1964 Matt, 15p, Good, £1.75
- 3c, Let me write
- 4a, Things we do, 1964 Matt, 15p, VG, £2.50
- 4b, Fun at the farm, 1965 Matt, 15p, VG, £2.50
- 4c, Say the sound, 1965 Matt but covered in clear plastic, 2/6, Good, £1.00
- 5a, Where we go, 1964 Matt, 2/6, Good++, £3.00
- 5b, Out in the sun, 1965 Matt, 2/6, VG, £4.00
- 5c, More sounds to say, 1965 Matt, 2/6, Good++, £2.50
- 6a, Our friends, 1964 Matt, 15p, Good+, £2.00
- 6b, We like to help, 1965 Matt, 24p, VG-, £2.50
- 6c, Reading with sounds, 1965 Matt, 30p, Good+, £2.50
- 7a, Happy Holiday, 1964 Matt, 24p, Good+, £2.00
- 7b, Fun and games, 1966 Matt, 18p, Good, £2.00
- 7c, Easy to sound, 1966 Matt, 15p, VG, £2.50
- 8a, Sunny days, 1964 Matt, 2/6, VG-, £3.00
- 8b, The big house, 1966 Matt, 30p, Good, £2.00
- 8c, Fun with sounds, 1966 Matt, 24p, VG-, £ 2.00
- 9a, Games we like, 1964 Matt but covered in clear plastic, 2/6, VG, £2.00
- 9b, Jump from the sky, 1966 Matt, 30p, Good, £2.00
- 9c, Enjoying reading, 1966 Matt, 2/6-15p, Good+, £2.50
- 10a, Adventure on the island, 1966 Matt, 2/6, VG+, £3.00
- 10b, Adventure at the castle, 1967 Matt, 2/6, Good-, £1.50
- 10c, Learning is fun, 1967 Matt, 24p, VG+, £3.00
- 11a, Mystery on the island, 1966 Matt, 2/6-12.5p, Good, £2.00
- 11b, The carnival, 1967 Matt, 15p, VG, 3.00
- 11c, Books are exciting, 1967 Matt, 15p, Excellent, £3.50
- 12a, The holiday camp mystery, 1966 Matt, 18p, VG, £3.00
- 12b, Mountain adventure, 1967 Matt, 24p, Good, £2.00
- 12c, The open door to reading, 1967 Matt, 2/6 revised up, VG, £3.50
Now for the revised version of the Peter and Jane books, mainly illustrated by Wingfied and Aitchison, where Peter and Jane are brought up-to-(1970s)date.
- 1a, Play with us Matt, 30p, Good-, £1.50
- 1b, Look at this Matt, 70p, VG, £2.50
- 1c, Read and write Matt, 50p, Good-, £1.00
- 2a, We have fun Matt, 60p, Good-, £1.00
- 2b, Have a go Matt, 50p, nr excellent, £3.00
- 2c, I like to write
- 3a, Things we like Matt, 60p, VG, £2.50
- 3b, Boys and girls Matt, 40p, Mint, £4.00
- 3c, Let me write
- 4a, Things we do Matt, 70p, Good/VG, £2.00
- 4b, Fun at the farm 50p, Good/VG, £ 2.50
- 4c, Say the sound Matt, 70p, Good, £1.50
- 5a, Where we go
- 5b, Out in the sun Matt, 70p, Good/VG, £2.00
- 5c, More sounds to say Matt, 70p, Excellent, £3.00
- 6a, Our friends Matt, 70p, Good-, £1.00
- 6b, We like to help Matt, 75p, Excellent, £3.00
- 6c, Reading with sounds Matt, 50p, VG++, £3.00
- 7a, Happy holiday
- 7b, Fun and games
- 7c, Easy to sound Matt, 70p, Good-, £1.00
- 8a, Sunny days Matt, 18p, Good-, £1.00
- 8b, The big house
- 8c, Fun with sounds
- 9a, Games we like
- 9b, Jump from the Sky Matt, 70p, VG, £2.50
- 9c, Enjoying reading
- 10a, Adventure on the island,
- 10b, Adventure at the castle,
- 10c, Learning is fun,
- 11a, Mystery on the island
- 11b, The carnival
- 11c, Books are exciting Matt, 60p, VG, £3.00
- 12a, The Holiday Camp mystery Matt, 30p, VG, £3.00
- 12b, Mountain adventure
- 12c, The open door to reading
- 12c, The open door to reading Matt, 60p, VG-, £3.00
Other books in the Key Word Reader series:
- Teaching Reading, 1969 Matt, 15p, VG, £2.50
- Teaching Reading, 1980 Matt, 50p, VG, £2.50
- A First Picture Dictionary, 1965 Matt, 2/6, VG-, £3.00
- A Second Picture Dictionary, 1966 Matt, 40p, VG, £2.00
- A First Picture Dictionary, 1980 Matt, 50p, Good-, £1.00
- A Second Picture Dictionary, 1980 Matt, 40p, Good, £1.00
- Danger Men, 1970 Matt, 24p, VG, £3.00
- A First ‘Do you know’ Book, 1971 Matt, 30p, VG, £3.00
- A Second ‘Do you know’ Book, 1971 Matt, Good/VG, £2.00
- A Third ‘Do you know’ Book, 1972 Matt, 15p, Good, £2.00
- Some Great Men and Women, 1972 Matt, 30p, VG+, £3.00
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