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THE KEEPERS OF THE NARROW SEAS
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Stock no. 810256
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Almost very good condition.

A Story of the Great War. Originally published in 1918 with the title 'The Fritz Strafers'. Red pictorial binding. Colour frontis only. 380 pages. Fading to spine and a few damp fade marks to top and bottom of front cover. Corners are bumped, with some wear and a little fraying of cloth. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Reduced from £120.

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EXCELSIOR
Written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Illustrated by Alice Price; F. Corbyn Price.
Stock no. 381158
Published by Meissner & Buch. Almost very good condition.

A poem. Grey cloth spine, pictorial front board. 7 full page chromolithograph illustrations, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby. Endpapers browned. Some page browning and foxing (particularly to inner margins) else contents clean.

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THE VOLUNTEERS
No author listed.
Stock no. 381168
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. 1905. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial boards, front shows children in imaginary march. Red cloth spine. Colour frontis, many b/w illustrations. First short story is "A Four-Footed Hero". Some light wear to covers. Prize plate to front pastedown has been partially removed. Foxing and fingering throughout. There is one small closed tear to margin of frontis.

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STANDISH HOLDS ON
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 810143
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Brown cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 4 b/w plates. 222 pages. Fading to base of spine. Some white marks to cover edges. Just over 1" piece loss to top of front endpaper. A few hinges are pulled. Pictorial wrapper is heavily taped with yellowing and fragil tape to edges. 1" piece of loss to base of spine. A few other edge-chips/tears to edges of wrapper.

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A BOY HERO
Written by W.W.B.. Illustrated by H.J.A. Miles.
Stock no. 381146
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. 1st 1885. Almost very good condition.

A story founded on fact. Oblong format. Cream boards with red title and black vignette. Full page b/w illustration facing each page of text. Spine and corners worn, cover edges rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Some light fingermarks to page margins. Red dye from page edges has run onto margins a little in some places.

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THE TWIN UMBRELLAS
Written by Marjorie Wilson. Illustrated by Mary Ball.
Stock no. 381154
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1930. Very good condition.

Light blue cloth with black titles and vignette to front cover. 4 colour plates plus 4 full-page b/w illustrations. 51 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Spine slightly faded. A few light marks to covers. Some light foxing and some grubby fingermarks to page margins. A nice copy.

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THE ROBINS' NEST AND WHERE DO YOU THINK THEY BUILT IT?
No author listed.
Stock no. 381133
Published by James Nisbet. 1864. Good condition.

A truthful tale by a Clergyman's wife. Small format. Red embossed cloth, gilt title to front. 3 colour plates. 108 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers a bit grubby. Front free-endpaper is missing, inscription has been scratched away on front pastedown. Some light foxing and page browning else contents clean.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 26TH YEAR
Written by Alfred C. Playne; M.A. Hoyer; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; et al..
Stock no. 810010
Published by Ernest Nister. 1914 Very good condition.

Brown cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows Town Crier surrounded by children. Full page colour illustrations and b/w illustrations throughout. First story 'When daddy's ship came home' by L.L.Weedon. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Some browning and fade marks to top and tail of spine. Foxing internally and to outer page edges. Margin tears to a few pages. A little damp staining to rear endpaper.

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BIG GEORGE
Written by Eric Pringle. Illustrated by Colin Paine.
Stock no. 809954
Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. This book is about England's very first visitor from Outer Space in The Year of our Lord 1103. It's the story of how he got his name and how, helped by the smallest of girls, he became The Biggest Hero England Ever Had. ISBN: 0747551596. SIGNED by author - 'To Jenna, Caitlin and Daniel' to title page. Pictorial wrapper is creased to edges, with some wear.

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THE GOOD SHIP GOLDEN EFFORT
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 809973
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1939. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with black titles and black/orange pictures to spine and front cover. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. SIGNED by author on title page. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Wear to cover edges. Marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Split next to joint next to title page. frontis is partially detached. A few gatherings ar starting to come a little loose. Foxing to outer page edges and to some page margins internally. One plate (last plate) is missing. REDUCED from £100.

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THE WESTOW TALISMAN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 809918
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

Brown boards with black titles to spine and front cover and b/w picture to spine. 4 b/w plates. 224 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. A few marks to covers. Foxing/browning to endpapers and outer page edges and some page margins. All plates are present.

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ON THE WINGS OF THE WIND
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 809927
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 207 pages. Bumping and wear to covers and corners. Uneven fading to some parts of covers. Browning to outer page edges. All plates are present.

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