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TWIST OF GOLD
Written by Michael Morpurgo.
Stock no. 1318959
Published by Kaye & Ward. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Entrusted by their sick mother with the golden tore, the only possession of their ancient and proud family, Sean and Annie O'Brien set out to find their father in America. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 226 pages. ISBN: 0718239717. Lancastria binding by Askews of Preston (small binders sticker to rear pastedown). Joints have been reinforced. Foxing to contents else clean. Spine bumped, a few light marks to front cover. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased/rubbed.

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A CAGE OF ARMS
Written by Sylvia Read.
Stock no. 1506456
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Life in Catholic Spain is conventional and tradition-bound. Beatriz rebels against staying at home and travels to London as an au pair. Here her eyes are opened to some of the realities of life and love. Red boards with gilt titles to spine. 240 pages. SIGNED by author to front endpaper with inscription. Minimal bumping to spine. Foxing, mainly to text block and top margins. Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with a browned spine and grubby rear panel.

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WE ARE ALL GUILTY
Written by Kingsley Amis.
Stock no. 1502841
Published by Reinhardt Books. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The result of the break-in leaves Clive in a totally unexpected situation - is he the offender or is he the victim? Black boards, white title to spine. 93 pages. ISBN: 01871061261. Spine a little bumped. Couple of words of writing erased from front endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, panels rubbed.

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AN EYE FOR COLOUR
Written by Norman Silver.
Stock no. 1808853
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Growing up against the backdrops of Table Mountain and the iniquities of apartheid, Basil Kushenovitz - Jewish and White - sees through teenage eyes the constant contradiction between the physical beauty all around him and the insidious ugliness of a political system rooted in prejudice... essential reading for young people concerned with the basic issues of human rights. Brown boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0571161553. Pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and slightly scuffed to rear panel.

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SECRETS
Written by Jacqueline Wilson. Illustrated by Nick Sharratt.
Stock no. 2112908
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

A chance meeting sparks a great freindship between two girls. Blue pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0385601824. Light wear to spine and corners.

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HERE'S TO YOU RACHEL ROBINSON
Written by Judy Blume.
Stock no. 1501905
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Rachel Robinson, gifted musician and straight-A student, is rapidly finding boys to be the biggest problem in her life... Red boards, white title to spine. 196 pages. ISBN: 0434966142. Lower corners bumped, base of spine lightly bumped. Erased pencil marks to front endpaper otherwise contents clean. Rear flap of dustwrapper is edge creased.

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SABRINA FLUDDE
Written by Pauline Fisk.
Stock no. 2105524
Published by Bloomsbury. Circa 2001. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A young girl floats through the early morning mist, in the currents of the river. What is she doing in the water? Why does nobody notice her? and Who is she?... Matt pictorial boards. ISBN: 0747555230. SIGNED by author, with dedication. 2nd printing.

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THE FIRE-EATERS
Written by David Almond.
Stock no. 1105699
Published by Hodder Children's Books. 1st 2003. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

A tale of terror, joy and miracles. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 249 pages. ISBN: 0340773820. SIGNED by author.

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SNAKEHEAD
Written by Anthony Horowitz.
Stock no. 1202800
Published by Walker Books. Circa 2007. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Alex Rider bites back! Black boards with silver title to spine and snake head vignette to front cover. 397 pages. ISBN: 9781406309355. 5th printing. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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GIRL, 15 CHARMING BUT INSANE
Written by Sue Limb.
Stock no. 1104264
Published by Bloomsbury. Circa 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Paperback edition. Like any self-respecting girl her age Jess wants to be devastatingly gorgeous, popular and intelligent... ISBN: 0747571856. SIGNED by author, 'for Tilda', best wishes to title page. Light wear to cover corners. 2nd printing.

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SUMMER IS A FESTIVAL
Written by Pamela Brown.
Stock no. 438200
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

White boards, metalic red title to spine. For Bethany and the other students at Broomfields, the hightlight of the holidays was to be their performance at Camelyeard's Summer Festival... ISBN: 0340158379. Bumping along a couple of cover edges, with a little browning. A few pages internally have corner creases. Pictorial wrapper is bright with a little edge-creasing and a few wear marks to rear panel and corners.

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HELLBENT
Written by Anthony Mcgowan.
Stock no. 434833
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. Not suitable for younger readers. ISBN: 0385608608. Pictorial wrapper is a little edge-creased with a couple of tiny nicks.

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