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BARTONWOOD
Written by John Moat.
Stock no. 1605613
Published by Chatto & Windus. 2nd 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An interesting, fascinating, strange and magical book in which the hero, a boy with a gift for riddles, fights for the freedom of the wood. The story reaches its haunting showdown on Christmas Eve. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0701123125. Spine bumped.

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GIRL ANNUAL No. 8
Written by Marcus Morris.
Stock no. 1605611
Published by Hulton Press Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

10.25 x 8.25 ins. Pictorial boards with green cloth spine. Theatre through the Ages imprint on front and back paste-downs and flyleaf and rear endpaper. Black and white and colour illustrations. Corners bumped and worn, board edges scuffed. Small hole to edge of cloth spine. Crossword is completed in ink. A couple of pages have surface damage on margins. Wrapper is scuffed and creased with some edge tears and chips.

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THE LOVE FOR THREE ORANGES
Written by Frank Corsaro. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1808214
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Stone cloth with gilt title to spine and brown/red vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations and endpapers. The Glyndebourne Version. ISBN: 0370305779. 'D' inked to vertical edge of text block but no damage inside seen. Top edge of text block a little dusty. Contents fine. Clear acetate wrapper has loss to top and bottom (possibly the reason for the 'D').

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TOMMY TICKLE
Written by Clifton Bingham; et al. Illustrated by E. Heatly.
Stock no. 1311457
Published by T. Fisher Unwin. circa 1911. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red stiff cardwraps with silver title and vignettes to front. Red, black and white and b/w illustrations. Covers faded at edges with some light damp staining. Inscription in ink to inside front cover. Contents detached at top staple, lower staple weak and may not hold for much longer.

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GAFFER SAMSON'S LUCK
Written by Jill Paton Walsh. Illustrated by Brock Cole.
Stock no. 2112398
Published by Viking Kestrel. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A warm and satisfying story for young readers. Blue boards. B/w pictures. ISBN: 0670801224. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-creasing.

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PADDY THE PRIDE OF THE SCHOOL
Written by Dorothy Dennison. Illustrated by Laurence East.
Stock no. 1501955
Published by Every Girl's Paper Office. circa 1931. Very good condition.

Grey cloth with black titles and decorations. Colour frontis. 255 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Pen mark near top edge of front cover. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Light browning to prelims and last few pages. Foxing, mainly to prelims and page edges.

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THE BORROWERS AFLOAT
Written by Mary Norton. Illustrated by Diana Stanley.
Stock no. 1311435
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1973. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Blue and white illustrations to endpapers, b/w text illustrations. 176 pages. ISBN: 0460066315. Minimal bumping to spine. Very pale browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.

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THE BORROWERS AFIELD
Written by Mary Norton. Illustrated by Diana Stanley.
Stock no. 1311434
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1973. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 193 pages. ISBN: 0460066307. Very minimal bumping to spine else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.

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STUFF AND NONSENSE
Written by Laura Cecil. Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark.
Stock no. 2112374
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Compiled by Cecil. An anthology of stories and poetry for younger readers - to be read aloud. 92 pages. ISBN: 0370313070. A little bumping along cover edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-creasing and a couple of small nicks.

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SONGS OF JOLLY BOY LAND
Written by Peter Broom. Illustrated by Yvonne Gough.
Stock no. 1402175
Published by Paterson's Publications. 1st 1930. Almost very good condition.

Seven songs with words and music. Blue and cream pictorial boards with blue cloth spine. Black title to front board. Large format. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Board edges a little scuffed. Name in ink to top of front board plus pencil mark and small scratch. Few marks to rear cover. Covers are a little grubby. Couple of grubby marks otherwise contents generally clean.

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THE PERKY LITTLE ENGINE
Written by Margaret Friskey. Illustrated by Becky.
Stock no. 1402174
Published by Frederick Muller Limited. 1st Uk 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Perky Little Engine is a mere four wheeler, a shunting engine, as little as they come. But this one goes off and has an adventure. Blue and yellow pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 30 pages. Muller's Junior Reading Series. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Board edges a little rubbed. Slight creasing to top inner corner else contents clean and bright. Pictorial dust wrapper is edge worn and creased with a few closed tears and a little chipping. Large mark to rear cover - more noticeable on verso. A little scuffed and grubby. Magic tape to top of spine and white label to bottom, both on verso. Price-cut.

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BABY BALLADS
Written by Ruth Cobb. Illustrated by Ruth Cobb.
Stock no. 1402173
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Brown boards with red titles and picture of a girl with her teddy bear to front board. Short rhymes on one page with colour illustration opposite. Paper covering boards is split at spine and is coming off both front and back boards. Spine and corners are bumped and rubbed. Covers a bit grubby. Small cracks to top of front and rear joints, Grubby marks to some pages. Browning to verso of endpapers. Front endpaper is lightly creased.

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