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GRANDPA'S GREAT ESCAPE
Written by David Walliams. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1323468
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In his old age Grandpa has become confused. He believes he is back in World War II when he was an RAF Spitfire pilot. Only one person can understand him: his grandson Jack. Together they embark on the adventure of their lives. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780007494019. Slight bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a bit creased at edges.

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THE ICE MONSTER
Written by David Walliams. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1323467
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2018. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of a 10-year-old orphan and a 10,000-year-old mammoth... Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780008164690. Minimal creasing to dustwrapper edges.

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THE TALE OF THE FAITHFUL DOVE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Marie Angel.
Stock no. 1323464
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st thus 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Beatrix Potter wrote this tale in 1907, basing it on a true story. She never did illustrate it and the manuscript did not come to light until after her death, when a small edition was published. Now re-issued with beautiful colour illustrations by the noted artist Marie Angel whose work has been favourably compared to Potter. White pictorial boards. 47pp. 6.5 x 5". A charming little book. ISBN: 0723213364. Small indentation to lower edge of front cover. Endpapers are partly browned. Dustwrapper is lightly browned with a couple of small foxspots.

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ALMANACK FOR 1883
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1323443
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1883. Good condition.

Cream pictorial boards, yellow cloth spine. Blue/green endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout, some full-page. 4 x 3 inches. Wear to cover edges with some loss of surface paper. Front cover is lightly faded. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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ALMANACK FOR 1927
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1323442
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1927. Very good condition.

'The coloured illustrations are the actual first printing of the 1891 Almanack, the text for the year 1927 is now inserted'. Very small format. Yellow cloth spine, pictorial boards. Pretty colour illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper.

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A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE PENULTIMATE PERIL
Written by Lemony Snicket. Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 1323441
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Book 12 of A Series Of Unfortunate Events. ISBN: 9781405223379. Slight bumping to spine and slight rubbing to corners. Contents fine.

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DUKE THE LOST ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by Gunvor Edwards; Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1323440
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1974. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures. Railway Series No. 25. ISBN: 0718208404. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Front cover is unevenly faded. Contents clean.

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BIGGLES SETS A TRAP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323432
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1962. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biggles is on the trail of an extraordinary series of murders. History and excitement combine to make this a thrilling detective story. Red boards, black lettering. B/w illustrations. 159 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and has some light creasing to front flap.

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BIGGLES WORKS IT OUT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323425
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 8 yellow and black illustrations. 191 numbered pages. Spine slightly bumped. Small bookworm hole to top front edge of spine. Foxing and a slight musty smell to contents. Name and address in red ink to front pastedown (hidden below wrapper flap). Dustwrapper is well worn with slight loss, rear panel is grubby and there is a horizontal tear across front panel (tape repaired on verso).

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2011
Written by Alfred Bestall; Beth Harwood. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall; Stuart Trotter.
Stock no. 1323419
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Cover: Rupert being held and flown by Robo. Glazed pictorial boards. 3 Bestall stories previously published and 1 new Harwood/Trotter story. No. 76. ISBN: 9781405257084. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 (FACSIMILE) - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1323418
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Collectors' Limited Edition Reproduction. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1904329330. Certificate no. 08427 enclosed. Spine slightly faded else a fine copy contained in a lightly foxed slipcase.

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GRAEME AND THE DRAGON
Written by Naomi Mitchison. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Stock no. 1824131
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

When Graeme found a baby dragon things stopped being just everyday-ish... Blue cloth boards, red title to spine. B/w illustrations. Ex-school library with just one school stamp to front endpaper. Piece of dustwrapper spine is stuck to base of cloth spine. Else boards nice and bright. Endpapers lightly browned. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents nice and clean, one or two minor margin marks. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, chip to tail of spine (chip itself stuck to base of book spine), rear panel is browned. A nice copy overall.

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