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ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Herbert J. Draper.
Stock no. 815513
Published by Blackie & Son. Fair condition.

Dark green pictorial boards. 12 b/w plates plus map of France. 384pp plus Blackie's Book List. A Tale of the Huguenot Wars. Early reprint. Covers are scuffed, corners are bumped. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Joints cracked. 2 plates detached and one missing.

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BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.S. Stacey.
Stock no. 442842
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

With Cortez In Mexico. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 8 b/w plates + 2 maps. 384 pages. Spine faded. Corners are bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper.

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CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 442858
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1893. Good condition.

Greyish blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles to front and spine. Burgundy endpapers. B/w frontis and 7 other plates, plus 1 map. 352 pages plus 32 pages of adverts to rear. All edges olivine. Covers grubby. Corners are worn.

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THE MASTER OF MARYKNOLL
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Alice Bush.
Stock no. 441126
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

An exciting story following the Buckingham's, set in Ludlow and Hereford. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Some foxing to covers. Front endpaper has been torn out and is missing. Bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Some foxing mostly to page edges. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some areas of loss. Rear panel is a little grubby. Price crossed out in pen.

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A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 440945
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, blind decoration to covers. 4 colour plates. 212 pages. 7" x 5" Bookplate to front endpaper. All plates present. Endpapers are browned and a little foxing to text block.

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BESSIE BUNTER OF CLIFF HOUSE SCHOOL
Written by Hilda Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 381762
Published by Charles Skilton Ltd.. 1st 1949. Good condition.

Green cloth covers. Colour frontispiece and black & white illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Spine badly faded, some fading to cover edges. Covers also slightly marked. "2211156" written in blue biro on rear pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned and some foxing to page edges. Contents generally clean.

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THE GOLDEN GLEANER
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by M. MacKinlay.
Stock no. 809720
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth with yellow titles to spine and front cover. 4 b/w plates. 272 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Fading to spine. All plates are present. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut with some edge-tears and chips - some repaired to verso with sticky tape; a little loss to corners of wrapper and is creased.

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ALISON'S SPY ADVENTURE
Written by Sheila Stuart. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 439364
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles to spine and front cover. 4 b/w plates. Couple of corners are lightly bumped. 'f791' in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges, with a little browning. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn, with some creasing and a few chips. Light damp mark along one edge.

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HIS UNFINISHED VOYAGE
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by D. Mays.
Stock no. 436404
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1937. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with dark blue titles. Small decoration to spine. 6 b/w plates. 255 pages. Spine and corners are bumped, with some wear. Marks to covers. Crossed out ink inscription to front endpaper. An early reprint. A few grubby margin marks. All plates are present.

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POWDER MONKEY
Written by Paul Dowswell.
Stock no. 435722
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The Adventures of Sam Witchall. Set in the 1800's - Sam Witchall is forced to join the Royal Navy frigate, and on board, he is told that he will be a powder monkey.... ISBN: 0747577048.

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THE BESSIE MARCHANT OMNIBUS BOOK
Written by Bessie Marchant.
Stock no. 434834
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1933. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Contains: The Gold-Marked Charm; Sally Makes Good; Three Girls in Mexico. Red cloth, black titles. A few grubby marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is grubby with a few small edge-tears and chips with a little loss to top and tail of spin.e

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HOSEA'S GIRL
Written by Bessie Marchant.
Stock no. 739634
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Grey cloth with black titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. 252 pages. B/w frontis plate. Spine and corners slightly bumped with small dent to edge of front cover. Light page browning and foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Covers and contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit grubby, creased to front panel and flap and has faint stain to front panel/flap (only visible on verso).

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