Candle In The Dark (Robert Swindels) $3 PB FC (Minor cover wear) Nothing could be worse than life in the Union workhouse, or so orphan Jimmy Booth, thinks. But when he becomes a colliers apprentice he discovers that life at the coal face is harsh, violent and dangerous. 10+ 

James And  Roman Silver (Antony Maitland) $2 HB FC (Ex lib, but sound) Although James lives in a big house, he is unhappy because his parents are away and he is being looked after by a wicked governess, Miss Spike. She does not allow him to play with his friend, Billy Coker, whose father works in a lead mine and says Roman coins can be sometimes found in the mines. He eventually escapes the house by climbing down the creeper and starts on the adventure of a lifetime! Picture book 7+

The Amazing Adventures Of Amabel (Natalie Jane Prior) $3 PB EC A gorgeous book with many drawings set in the Victorian era of the adventures of Amabel, the daughter of a wealthy family, and her nanny. 8+

London Town – A Tour Of Victorian London (Thomas Crane) $4 HBDJ GC (Dustjacket a little damaged around edges, but repaired) A rhyming picture book that takes you through the famous sights and sounds of London, England in the late 1800s. Gorgeous antique style pictures and amusing verses describe the sights they find and the people they encounter. 6-10 YO Recommended!  http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/BookPreview?bookid=cralond_00150030&summary=true&categories=false&route=text&lang=English (Cover different)

Abroad – A Victorian Excursion To The Continent (Thomas Crane) $4 HB GC (Dustjacket damaged, but repaired) Across the English Channel await the thrills of a strange land for this family of Victorian children on their first voyage abroad. Gorgeous antique style pictures and amusing verses describe the sights they find and the people they encounter. Recommended! 6-10

The Apprentices $5 PB EC Each story in the series tells of the life of an apprentice in Victorian London. All are wryly amusing while painting a clear picture of what life was like. The same characters weave in and out of the series though each has only one story: the lamplighter's linkboy, the mirror-maker's apprentice, the trainee midwife, the two pawn-brokers who do deals with each other, the undertaker who's fallen in love with her rival, the Jewish clockseller and so on.  11+ http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/leon-garfield/apprentices.htm (Cover different) 

Blackjack $5 PB EC, $3 HB GC (Ex lib) Having unwittingly resurrected the gigantic Black Jack, a hanged criminal, Bartholomew becomes his unwilling companion. As they weave their way through old London and the countryside, Bartholomew, now called Tolly, grows into manhood. 11+ http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?qwork=730237&matches=110&author=Garfield%2C+Leon&browse=1&cm_sp=works*listing*title 

Blewcoat Boy $5 HB EC Victorian London comes to life in this sparkling comedy-adventure from the masterly pen of Leon Garfield. Once, back in Ireland, they had a father, but now they are alone. Two ragged children, Young Nick and his nine-year-old sister Jubilee, live on the streets in London. Young Nick knows that it is his responsibility to find a husband for Jubilee. And there lies his problem - for Jubilee can neither cook nor sew, read nor write. Who'd wed such an article? Young Nick decides that he and Jubilee must enrol at Wesminsiter's famous Blewcoat School. To do so, they need a dad, and who should they find but Mr Owen, the light-fingered Welshman who'd nick the shine right out of your eye as soon as your back was turned! 10+ 

Smith $2 PB FC Twelve-year-old Smith is suddenly on the run when a group of murderous thugs realize that he has stolen a document they desperately want. Smith, an illiterate boy who relies on his pickpocketing skills to survive on the streets of 18th-century London, doesn't know what secrets the document holds. All he knows is that he is in mortal danger. 11+ http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/leon-garfield/smith.htm (Cover art different)

John Diamond $2 PB GC (Tanning) Young William Jones discovers that his dying father is a swindler. When he sets out for London to right the wrongs his father has done to his old partner, Diamond, he finds the backstreets less than welcoming. 11+ http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/leon-garfield/john-diamond.htm (Cover different)

The December Rose $4 HB EC, $3 PB VGC A young sweep's fall down the wrong chimney in Victorian London lands him in the center of a terrifying chain of events that includes espionage, treachery, and murder.  A thrilling tale of deceit, intrigue and espionage set in the teeming, colourful world of Victorian London. 11+ http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/leon-garfield/december-rose.htm  (Cover art newer) 

The Strange Affair Of Adelaide Harris $3 PB EC After learning about the ancient Spartan custom of exposing infants to the elements, two schoolboys, Harris and Bostock, decide to test the theory for themselves. Will wolves actually adopt Harris's baby sister, Adelaide, after she is left in the woods? Before the boys can find out, Adelaide is rescued by a well-meaning stranger, thus setting off a startling chain of events. 10+  http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?qwork=6370196&matches=78&author=Garfield%2C+Leon&browse=1&cm_sp=works*listing*title