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SHAGGY AND SPOTTY
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by David Lucas.
Stock no. 738107
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

The two dogs (Shaggy and Spotty) set off for the fair - for the jollity, the music, the shouting and excitement... Pictorial glazed boards. Large colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. 9.5 x 9.5". ISBN: 0571190871. Spine bumped, a few small dents to cover edges. Front cover is light discoloured. Some light marking to endpapers else contents fine.

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FFANGS THE VAMPIRE BAT AND THE KISS OF TRUTH
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
Stock no. 738114
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1986. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A wildly inventive fantasy with splendidly exuberant illustrations. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0571138411. Wrapper is price-cut and just a little rubbed at corners.

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FFANGS THE VAMPIRE BAT AND THE KISS OF TRUTH
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
Stock no. 738117
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A wildly inventive fantasy with splendidly exuberant illustrations. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0571138411. Spine slightly bumped, lower corners quite heavily bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is complete but just a little creased at corners.

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THE PEDALLING MAN AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban.
Stock no. 738145
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Poems about animals, people, both big and small, and about those things and those moments in life that are worth holding on to. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 33 pages. ISBN: 043746704X. Spine slightly bumped and some light fading to top edge of front cover. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Name plate and name in ink to front endpaper. A small damp stain affects the top margins of all pages. Wrapper is price-cut (with new price sticker above, slightly edge worn and faded to spine with a small mark to edge of front panel.

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GIRL ANNUAL No. 8
Written by Marcus Morris.
Stock no. 588778
Published by Hulton Press Ltd.. Circa 1960. 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. Light rubbing to cover edges. Small circle of surface paper damage to top of front endpaper. Crossword to page 81 completed in pencil. Wrapper is faded to spine, edge-chipped, with a few closed tears and worn at edges.

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KNOCKOUT FUN BOOK 1948
No author listed.
Stock no. 588821
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1948. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Red pictorial boards. Includes Billy Bunter story. Spine grubby and marked. Top corner of front cover is bent. Light scuffing to cover edge. Name in ink to front pastedown. Crosswords have been completed in pencil.

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A BOOK OF LITTLE PLAYS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 588835
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 2nd 1928. Very good condition.

Reading Practice No.8. Blue cloth covered limp cardwraps. 5 plays. Grubby marks to covers.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 23 - RUPERT AND THE SNOW SPORTS
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 588844
Published by Daily Express. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert And The Snow Sports. Also includes Rupert And The Vanishing Pet. 24 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Some wear to spine. Cover corners are lightly creased. Contents bright.

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THE BIG PICTURE BOOK
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 588845
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Front cover shows a boy handing a young black and white puppy to a girl through a window. Colour plates & b/w and two tone illustrations. Spine is faded, bumped and worn, with small split to top. Edges are bumped and worn. Name in pencil to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges and page margins.

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FURRY TAILS
Written by Tony Ross. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 738080
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

A bumper book of ten favourite animal tales retold and illustrated by Ross. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862649269. Minimal bumping to corners. Some light fingering to page margins else contents fine.

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MERRY CONCEITS AND WHIMSICAL RHYMES
Written by Charles H. Ross. Illustrated by Charles H. Ross.
Stock no. 737995
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1866. Good condition.

Blue embossed cloth, gilt title to spine and gilt decoration/title to front cover. Colour illustrations to each page with rhyme below (printed on one side of the page only). 62 pages. Spine and corners worn, covers slightly grubby and spine a bit darkened. Name in pencil (underscored) to front endpaper. Front joint cracked. Name in ink to booklist on rear fly-leaf. Lower corner tip of front free-endpaper torn off. Contents are a bit foxed and fingered but considering the age of the book still very good.

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TALES IN VERSE FOR THE YOUNG
Written by Mary Howitt.
Stock no. 737996
Published by Darton And Clark. 1865. Good condition.

Blue embossed cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. 207 pages. States "New Edition" on the title page. Contains b/w illustrations which have been hand-coloured for publication. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers a bit grubby and spine slightly darkened. Front joint cracked. Evidence of removal of bookplate to front pastedown, embossed address stamp and date in crayon to front endpaper. A few hinges pulled. Contents are well fingered with some slight foxing but still very good.

Price: £58.00 £43.50.

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