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A DAY WITHOUT WIND
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Margery Gill.
Stock no. 2140274
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

It was a rare day when the wind did not blow on the island, it was a special day too for Donald's father was coming home at last from the hospital on the mainland... Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations to text. ISBN: 0241901332. Page edge browning. Some bumping to corners; also page corners. Wrapper is browned with a few other marks.

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A HOUSE IN TOWN
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies.
Stock no. 2140272
Published by Walker Books Ltd. 1ST 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744507278. Bumping to corners. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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THE JERSEY SHORE
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 2140270
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue covers with brown title to spine. ISBN: 024102238X. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading along cover edges. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; tears and chips; some repairs to verso with sticky tape; fading to spine; some grubby marks.

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THE CHANGELING
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Victor Ambrus.
Stock no. 2140268
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Bumping to base of spine. Wrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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ROBIN'S REAL ENGINE
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Einar Nerman.
Stock no. 2140266
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A 'Gazelle' Book. Colour pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations. ISBN: 0241022193. Spine is browned. Page edges are browned. Wrapper is browned to spine, with some grubby marks.

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THE BIG WHEEL AND THE LITTLE WHEEL
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Janet Duchesne.
Stock no. 2140265
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour pictorial boards. Hamish Hamilton Gazelle Books. Two-tone illustrations. A few light marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is browned so spine, with wear; a few small nicks.

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THE MAN FROM THE NORTH POLE
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Prudence Seward.
Stock no. 2140264
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Orange pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. A few marks to covers. Grubby marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with browned spine and edges.

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THE LAST BUS
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Margery Gill.
Stock no. 2140263
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An Antelope Book. Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to endpaper and to some pages throughout. Wrapper is edge-creased with some wear and small nicks.

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THE ROLLING SEASON
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Christopher Brooker.
Stock no. 1323109
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The drought had lasted for many weeks and there was practically no water left in the wells of the village of Bourne Bridge. Hiram, Sykes, Michael and Ernest went down the canal each day to the town for water. One day Hiram found an ancient book which told how a wheel with a bell on it was rolled down the hill to find water. So he sets out to find water.... Cream boards, brown title to spine. B/w illustrations to text. 175 pages. Slight bumping to spine. Endpapers are light and partly browned. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit creased at top of spine and a little faded at base.

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SALT RIVER TIMES
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Elizabeth Honey.
Stock no. 1323108
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

21 interlocking stories about the children and adults who live around the Salt River. 177 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0241101964. Minimal bumping to spine and minimal rubbing to corners. Erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and very slightly rubbed at corners.

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THE GOBBLING BILLY
Written by William Mayne; Dick Caesar.
Stock no. 1323107
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in 1959 under the pseudonym Dynely James. The Gobbling Billy is a powerful vintage racing car. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 160 pages. ISBN: 034004232X. Light spotting to covers. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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RAVENSGILL
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1323106
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A compelling story set in Yorkshire. Green boards. 174 pages. ISBN: 0241017467. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper and rear pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge worn and foxed on verso.

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