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BRAINS & BRAVERY
Written by G.A. Henty; Guy Boothby; et al. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1403629
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

A Collection of Stories - first four by Henty. 8 b/w plates. Russet pictorial cloth with gilt title boxes. 398 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges a little bumped and worn. Gilt on front a little worn. Covers grubby. Some hinges cracked but binding still tight. Inscription to half title page. Foxing mainly to prelims and page edges. Some light fingering to page margins. Small ink mark affecting edge of a few pages.

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BRAINS & BRAVERY
Written by G.A. Henty; Guy Boothby; et al. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2116025
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

A Collection of Stories - first four by Henty. 8 b/w plates. Blue pictorial cloth with gilt title boxes. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some marks and scuffing to covers. Tape/glue residue with some paper residue to edges of pastedowns. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Some grubby margin marks. One plate is partially detached.

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A PEEP INTO CAT-LAND
Written by Aimee De V. Dawson; et al. Illustrated by Constance E. Howell.
Stock no. 1314249
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1890. Very good condition.

Life sketches by Howell with descriptions by Dawson and others. Cloth spine, pale green pictorial boards. Floral decorated endpapers. 32 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Corners worn. Covers have a few light scratch marks at edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Grubby fingermarks to page margins otherwise contents clean.

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MODERN BOY No. 32 SEPTEMBER 24TH 1938
Written by W.E. Johns; Murray Roberts; George E. Rochester; et al.
Stock no. 1503752
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1938. Almost very good condition.

Weekly Magazine. Paperwraps. Contains Pirate and Gentleman the strange story of Captain Misson from the They Flew the Jolly Roger series by W.E. Johns. Staples rusty. Some damage at base of spine. Pencil writing to top margin of front cover. Browned with a couple of edge chips.

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AIR ADVENTURES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw; et al..
Stock no. 1403311
Published by The Ace Publishing Company. circa 1940. Poor condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles. Pictorial front cover with red title. 4 colour and 4 b/w plates. Contains 5 W.E. Johns stories. Spine bumped and faded. Corners are bumped and worn. Board edges are rubbed. Title on front is partially faded. Marks to rear board. Joints and several hinges are cracked, some almost broken leading to some pages starting to be become detached. Inscription in ink to front endpaper with address written in pencil below. Drawings in pencil to rear endpaper. Evidence of bookwork damage on several pages. Two plates are missing - 1 colour and 1 b/w. Foxing and grubby marks throughout including several pencil marks. A reading copy.

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AUNT JUDY'S CHRISTMAS VOLUME FOR 1868
Written by Alfred Gatty; Mary Senior Clark; Hans Christian Andersen; Pan; et al. Illustrated by J. Wolf; J.A. Pasquier; A.W. Cooper; R. Newcombe; A.A. Hunt; et al..
Stock no. 1503432
Published by Bell & Daldy. 1868. Slightly better than good condition.

For Young People. Edited by Gatty. Purple boards with bevelled edges. Gilt decoration to spine, blind decoration to boards. 380 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn, some loss of surface at top and bottom of spine. Spine browned, uneven fading and some marks to covers. Front joint cracked. Foxing and some marks to contents. Pages are rippled.

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THE LATE PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY OF THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS
Written by M.J. Hambrey; et al.
Stock no. 1605854
Published by The Geologists' association. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Green pictorial card wraps. 130 pages. B/w illustrations. Geologist's Association Guide No. 44. ISBN: 0707305896. Lower front corner very slightly rubbed.

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SKYWRITING AN AVIATION ANTHOLOGY
Written by James Gilbert; et al.
Stock no. 1712096
Published by M. And J. Hobbs; Michael Joseph. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Collection of excerpts from the finest writers on aviation. ISBN: 0071816232. Wrapper spine faded.

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BOB AND BABS
Written by Nancy M. Hayes; J.H. MacNair; et al.
Stock no. 1402763
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. circa 1924. Good condition.

Red pictorial board showing Bob and Bobs. Red cloth spine. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Contains 3 stories. Cover illustration by Agnes Richardson. Spine bumped and faded. Corners bumped and worn. 1.5" tear to front cover which also has a very small patch of surface paper damage. Damp mark to top of rear cover which is also a little grubby. Board edges are rubbed. Name and date to front pastedown. Front joint cracked, showing webbing underneath. Page browning, a little fingering otherwise contents are generally clean.

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THE PRIZE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS VOLUME 62
Written by Bertha Leonard; et al. Illustrated by Marjorie Slade; Eve Garnett; V. Edgecombe Jenkins; et al..
Stock no. 1502889
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. Almost very good condition.

Volume LXII. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board shows two children on beach looking at sunset, pears soap advert to rear cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 140 pages. Spine bumped and worn with small splits and some fraying. Corners worn, piece chipped from outside edge of slightly bowed front cover. Spine and covers a little grubby. Front joint and a couple of hinges starting to crack. Some foxing. A few grubby marks to contents page but rest of contents generally clean.

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JACKIE AND ME
Written by Constance M. Lowe; Cecily M. Rutley; et al.
Stock no. 1502747
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Pictorial front board, pale blue spine, adverts to rear cover. Title page says Under the Big Hat or Jackie & Me. Short stories and nursery rhymes. B/w illustrations. Backstrip is damaged with a few patches of loss. Corners and cover edges worn. Covers grubby. Staples rusty. Top 3.5" of front joint is broken. A few grubby marks to contents and pages are lightly browned.

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