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NOBODY'S CHILD
Written by Patricia Miles.
Stock no. 426391
Published by Hamish Hamilton.
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Peach boards, gilt title to spine. A gripping adventure story set in the eighteenth century. ISBN: 0241891795. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page. Name in pen on front endpaper. Spine faded and a little bumped. Some foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut, faded to spine, with a little creasing.
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THE STAR TRAP
Written by Marjorie Darke.
Illustrated by Michael Jackson.
Stock no. 426392
Published by Longman Young Books.
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Maroon boards, gilt title to spine. Frances Redmayne runs away from Mrs. Harpers Seminary for Young Ladies to seek success as an actress... ISBN: 0582162629. SIGNED by author on title page. JAB in pen on front endpaper. Pages 17-24 have not been cut properly when published - so these page edges stick out above the rest and are now creased. Some light foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine and a little chipped and creased to edges.
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A DISTURBING INFLUENCE
Written by Patricia Miles.
Stock no. 426394
Published by Hamish Hamilton.
1st
1978.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Black boards, silver title to spine. Andrew Gifford is 16 and bright beyond his years. A mathematician by direction - but what by inclination?... ISBN: 0241100224. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page. Name in pen on front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut and faded to spine.
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- CHILDRENS (YOUNG ADULTS)
JET, A GIFT TO THE FAMILY
Written by Geoffrey Kilner.
Illustrated by Mary Dinsdale.
Stock no. 426396
Published by Kestrel Books.
1st
1976.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. When his father brought home a greyhound, David dreaded what his mother would say... ISBN: 0722652011. Spine a little bumped. Some very light foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine and a little chipped in a few places.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
LIONBOY: THE CHASE
Written by Zizou Corder.
Stock no. 426413
Published by Puffin Books.
1st
2004.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Green boards, red title to spine. Charlie is on the run from an amazing floating circus with six homesick, beautiful Lions. Second in the 'Lionboy' series. ISBN: 0141380527. Pictorial wrapper is a little creased to edges.
JACOB'S LADDER
Written by Brian Keaney.
Stock no. 426421
Published by Orchard Books.
1st
2005.
Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.
Silver and red 'fingerprint' covers with white title to spine. A boy wakes up in the middle of a field. He can't remember how he came to be there, what his life was like before. Only one thing remains in his memory - His name is Jacob. ISBN: 1843627205. SIGNED by author - 'To David and Jenny' best wishes on title page.
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NIFFS AND WHIFFS
Written by Jennifer Curry.
Illustrated by Susie Jenkin-Pearce.
Stock no. 426363
Published by The Bodley Head.
1st
1991.
Very good condition.
Compiled by Jennifer Curry. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Smells evoke memories - this is an anthology of poems - a plethora of pongs, both pleasant and putrid! ISBN: 0370315561. SIGNED by compiler, with inscription on verso of half-title page. Small bump with a little wear to top of spine. Contents are fine.
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- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- ANTHOLOGY - POETRY
THE BEST OF FRIENDS
Written by Tony Bradman.
Illustrated by Madeleine Baker.
Stock no. 426364
Published by Blackie.
1st
1988.
Nearly fine condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. The 'Poems for me' series. Poetry for younger readers that explores just what friendship means to a child... ISBN: 0216923301. SIGNED by Bradman with inscription on title page. A little bumping to base of spine, else fine.
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- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- ANTHOLOGY - POETRY
WHERE THE BLUE BEGINS
Written by Christopher Morley.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 575952
Published by William Heinemann.
1st UK
1925.
Very good condition.
Gissing lived alone on the Canine Estates, had an income of 1000 bones a year but was not happy... A story about dogs. 4 unusual colour plates and 16 b/w line drawings. Bright blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover and spine. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. 227 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly darkened with a few faint spots at base. Otherwise covers bright and clean. Endpapers browned. First hinge is cracked at the top. Contents and plates are fine.
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- ILLUSTRATED
THE VOYAGE OF THE ARCTIC TERN
Written by Hugh Montgomery.
Illustrated by Nick Poullis.
Stock no. 732681
Published by Walker Books.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Uncorrected Proof. Cream card wraps. B/w illustrations throughout. 212 pages. A nice copy.
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- CHILDRENS
- SAILING STORY
- ADVENTURE
THE HOME OF THE WOLVERENE AND BEAVER
Written by Charles Henry Eden.
Stock no. 732707
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
Circa
1885.
Good condition.
Sub-titled Fur Hunting In The Wilds Of Canada. Green decorated cloth with gilt title label to spine. 254 pages plus booklist to rear. B/w frontis. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few tiny brown spots to front cover and very faint splashmark to rear cover. Front joint broken, name and date in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing to contents.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CANADA
- CHILDRENS (VICTORIAN)
SEPTIMUS HONEYDEW
Written by Susan Hill.
Illustrated by Carol Thompson.
Stock no. 426238
Published by Julia MacRae Books.
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition.
Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. When Septimus Honeydew can't sleep - he makes sure that no one else in the house sleeps either! ISBN: 0862034574. SIGNED by illustrator, with inscription on title page. A few light marks to covers. Contents fine.
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- CHILDRENS
- PICTURE BOOK