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BIGGLES AND THE PENITENT THIEF
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330052
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 151 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Large initials (S.B.) in black felt-tip pen to front free-endpaper. Original printed price has been crossed out to front flap of wrapper. Rear panel of wrapper is foxed. Wrapper edges rubbed.

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BIGGLES IN THE GOBI
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330049
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards. Black ram's horns vignette to front. 6 colour plates. Second impression. Endpapers lightly browned, very faint tape mark to rear free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Light creases to preliminary pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

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BEVIS: THE STORY OF A BOY
Written by Richard Jefferies. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1830131
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book for boys who are still boys, and also for boys who are masquerading as men and fathers. New Illustrated Edition. Green cloth, cream titles and dark green vignette to front. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 519 pages. Top edge green. Third impression. A few minor foxspots to text block. Bookplate to verso of free front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, faded to spine, browned across the top edge and a small closed tear to top front of spine edge (no loss).

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BIGGLES FOLLOWS ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330010
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 4 double-sided b/w plates. 158 pages. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Light foxing to textblock, top edge of textblock dust marked. Wrapper is edge worn and creased with a few small chips.

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BILLY BUNTER AFLOAT
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1329694
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Billy Bunter book no. 21. Green boards, black titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 223 pages. Spine bumped. Old tape marks to endpapers. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is very worn with edge chips and slight loss. 2" loss to base of spine, remaineder of spine faded and torn with slight loss at the top.

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THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
Written by Mark Twain. Illustrated by Donald McKay.
Stock no. 1329603
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. 1976. Almost very good condition.

An Illustrated Junior Library Edition. Colour pictorial cloth. Colour plates. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0448060027. Spine bumped and faded. Small stain to lower page margins of pages 299 to 303, also a couple of small marks to pages 298 and 299.

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ST. JIM'S FOREVER
Written by Frank Richards; Martin Clifford.
Stock no. 1329362
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 32. Collectors edition limited to 500 copies. Facsimile of The Gem issue nos. 729-751, 1922. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001949. This is copy no. 399. Very pale page edge browning else a fine copy. Contained in a brown slipcase which is lightly rubbed at edges.

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TARZAN ANNUAL
Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Stock no. 1329244
Published by Brown Watson. 1976. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. First story is "Devil Winds". Spine and corners bumped and worn, slight wear to cover edges. Some light foxing. Price NOT cut.

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WILLIAM THE BOLD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1329170
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1950. Good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles and vignette to spine. B/w text illustrations. 248 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge rubbed and lightly stained. Gilt titles faded. Foxing, mainly to textblock but affecting some pages as well.

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AIR SPIES OF MALTA
Written by Peter T. Jackson.
Stock no. 1328901
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Three boys find a secret passage near their school at Malta. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title to front. 220 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped, rear panel is grubby.

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AIR SCOUT
Written by H.B. Aldrich.
Stock no. 1328899
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A thrilling story about scouting, camping and adventure. Star Library. Red cloth, black titles. 191 pages. B/w frontis. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Spine bumped and rubbed. Slight discolouration to top and tail of spine and to rear cover. Foxing to contents, some slight damp staining to top edges of pastedowns. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with some pieces of loss. Rear panel is a bit grubby and has a pink stain.

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JIMMY
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1328854
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1949. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth covers. Title to front and spine, vignette of Jimmy also to spine. 272 pages. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Slight darkening to cover edges. Pencil erasure patch to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and prelims.

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