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A BOX OF TRICKS
Written by George Jellicoe. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1815596
Published by John Swain & Son Limited. Poor condition.

Invented and drawn by G.E. Studdy; Explained by George Jellicoe. Orange pictorial boards. Blue endpapers showing Bonzo Pup. Colour plates plus blue & white illustrations. VERY fragile. A reading copy only. Backstrip worn away and lower half of contents thus loose. Edges of boards rubbed, corners worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper and name and address in pencil to verso of same. Binding extremely fragile. Grubby marks to contents.

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MICK THE DISOBEDIENT PUPPY
Written by Noel Barr. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 2124324
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 497. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Some remains of label, with surface paper damage to front endpaper. Wrapper is unevenly faded with some edge-creasing and nicks to corners; blue pen ink to corner of front flap, with date in ink.

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HAPPY FAMILIES AND THEIR TALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1610115
Published by Ernest Nister. c. 1901. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover. 5 beautiful fold-down full-page chromo-lithographed layered scenes. B/w illustrations. Board corners worn with some surface loss; spine scuffed at top & tail with fading and slight fraying of cloth. Boards a little scuffed and marked. Hinges strengthened with bookbinding tape. One pop-up scene is edge creased, with corner repair. Scattered foxing.

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HAROLD AND THE DUCK
Written by Bruce Robinson. Illustrated by Sophie Windham.
Stock no. 1317178
Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Harold (the dogs) life changes when an egg hatches and a bossy and domineering duck is born.... Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0747576009. Spine and corners bumped, a few small dents to lower cover edges. Some foxing to contents.

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THE SO SAFE STORE
Written by Marian Sugden. Illustrated by Marian Sugden.
Stock no. 2124009
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Brown pictorial boards. Brown, black and white illustrations throughout. SIGNED by author, with length dedication to front endpaper. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; a little loss.

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LEANDER THE GANDER
Written by David Stearns; Sharon Stearns. Illustrated by Sharon Stearns.
Stock no. 2123986
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Thin, but tall (large) format. A Tuck Book. Colour illustrations. A couple of horizontal marks (possibly creases?) to covers. Wear to cover edges. Some page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with some tears and chips; repaired to verso with magic tape.

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GEOFFREY'S SORE THROAT
Written by Maria Sutherland. Illustrated by T.J.C. Walsh.
Stock no. 2123858
Published by Sherbourne Publications. 1ST 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1872547109. SIGNED by author to verso of free front endpaper.

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THE FANCIFUL FROG
Written by Ant Belmont. Illustrated by Ant Belmont.
Stock no. 2123856
Published by ABC. 1st 2014. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A classic story of the princess and the frog with a twist in the tale and a happy ending. Told in rhyme. Small format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780957550513. SIGNED by author to verso of front endpaper, with dedication to previous owner.

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BUSTER BROWN'S LATEST FROLICS
Written by R.F. Outcault. Illustrated by R.F. Outcault.
Stock no. 2123848
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1905. Poor condition.

Large oblong format. Stiff card covers. Cloth spine. Colour illustrations. Sold W.A.F. (With All Faults - too many to list!). Creasing to covers. Marks to some pages. Pages, especially last 8 to rear are very torn to edges, with some loss.

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THURSDAY RIDES AGAIN
Written by Michael Bond. Illustrated by Beryl Sanders.
Stock no. 1814771
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The second book about Thursday the orphan mouse. Pale green boards, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 128 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0245593403. Possibly a proof copy as there are three pages with ink corrections to spelling, these three pages are listed on the front flap of dustwrapper. Light browning to horizontal edges of boards. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn, and tape mark to tail of spine and gutter edges.

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NIMBO'S FRIENDS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1316881
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

LIN 15. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations to text throughout. Nimbo is a fawn. A few light foxspots and a light stain to top corner tips of pages.

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THE STORY OF EBENEZER BRISTLES
Written by Ernest A. Aris. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 1814708
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Circa 1937. Almost very good condition.

An Uncle Toby Book. Brown cloth spine, chequered pictorial front board. B/w text illustrations plus colour plates. Ebenezer Bristles is a hedgehog. Boards marked, edges rubbed, corners worn. Sticker over name to verso of frontispiece. A few margin marks. Binding a little loose to front hinge.

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