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STRANGERS IN THE LAND
Written by Ethel F. Heddle. Illustrated by Harold Copping.
Stock no. 1324682
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1904. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates. 383 pages. Top edge gilt, fore-edge untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped. Some light scuffing to covers. Prize-plate to front pastedown has been mostly removed (leaving evidence of glue residue). A few foxspots to page margins else contents clean.

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A LIVELY BIT OF THE FRONT
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1324679
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 4 b/w plates. 288 pages. A tale of the New Zealand Rifles on the Western Front. Spine and corners bumped. Some light scuffing and a light mark to rear cover. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to textblock.

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FLIGHT FIVE: AFRICA
Written by David Scott Daniell. Illustrated by Jack Matthew.
Stock no. 1324674
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1961. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 587. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine slightly bumped else a fine copy. Wrapper is just a little edge rubbed to top edges.

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FLIGHT TWO: CANADA
Written by David Scott Daniell. Illustrated by Jack Matthew.
Stock no. 1324673
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1959. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 587. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. A super copy in bright wrapper which is just a little rubbed at top edges and very faintly foxed.

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THE STORY OF FLIGHT
Written by Richard Bowood. Illustrated by Robert Ayton.
Stock no. 1324671
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1962. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 601. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at edges and a little scuffed to rear panel.

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THE STORY OF THE MOTOR CAR
Written by David Carey. Illustrated by Robert Ayton.
Stock no. 1324669
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1962. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 601. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Some light browning to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is bright, just a little edge rubbed.

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THE STORY OF RAILWAYS
Written by Richard Bowood. Illustrated by Robert Ayton.
Stock no. 1324668
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 601. Illustrated buff boards. Colour illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. A couple of small marks to front cover. Light browning to front free-endpaper else contents fine. Dustwrapper is a little edge rubbed and slightly grubby.

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KING OF THE SKY
Written by Nicola Davies. Illustrated by Laura Carlin.
Stock no. 1824964
Published by Walker Books Ltd. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Starting a new life in a new country, a young boy feels lost and along - till he meets an old man who keeps racing pigeons. Together they pin their dreams on a race across Euorpe and the special bird they hope can win it: King of the Sky. A moving story about the meaning of home. Large oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781406348613. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly grubby.

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AN IDEAL BOY: CHARTS FROM INDIA
Written by Sirish Rao; V. Geetha; Gita Wolf.
Stock no. 1824961
Published by Dewi Lewis Publishing. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Indian market is full of educational charts on every imaginable subject. Intended primarily as educational material, they also act as guides to morality and correct social behaviour and offer marvellous cautionary tales. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour charts throughout. ISBN: 1899235833. Spine lightly faded. Corners lightly rubbed. Publisher's price scratched out from rear panel (not bad). Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper else contents fine.

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NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF
Written by Jan Mark. Illustrated by David Parkins.
Stock no. 1824958
Published by Kestrel Books. 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of stories, set in pre-television days of the early fifties, when people created thier own imaginary worlds of horrors.... Yellow boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0722656777. SIGNED by the author to free front endpaper (Best wishes and date). Foxing to text block. Browning to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and foxed mainly to top edges and inside flaps.

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KENNY & THE DRAGON
Written by Tony Diterlizzi. Illustrated by Tony Diterlizzi.
Stock no. 1824953
Published by Simon & Schuster. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Kenny is a little rabbit with a very big problem... Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 151 pages. B/w text illustrations throughtout. ISBN: 9781847384072. Text block foxed else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top & tail of spine.

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DAVID LIVINGSTONE
Written by L. Du Garde Peach. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1824952
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 561. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Buff spine lightly browned. Mark to free front endpaper. Otherwise contents clean. A few marks to pictorial dustwrapper and light wear to top & tail of spine, small closed tear (no loss) to top front panel edge rear panel a little grubby. David Livingstone is the last title to rear flap.

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