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THE BALLOON PEOPLE
Written by Ann Stone. Illustrated by Philip Gough.
Stock no. 1824130
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ben lay on the grass inside his ruined tower. He was imagining a real balloon of his own. It would be red, with gold bands, with a large basket to sit in. He knew how to make it work. How glorious it would be... Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718817028. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby especially to rear panel with a slight scuff to surface paper of rear flap fold.

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THE GREY ADVENTURER
Written by Geoffrey Trease. Illustrated by Beatrice Goldsmith.
Stock no. 1824128
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A colourful and exciting story for boys and girls laid in Restoration England and early American Colonies. Blue cloth boards, red title block to spine with gilt title. B/w illustrations. Blue mark to spine. Cloth to base of spine and lower 1/3 of rear board creased. Top corner of front board creased. Text block a little browned. Contents generally clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and small chips, blue biro to 'G' and 'y' of title, spine browned, rear panel grubby.

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BOBBY BREWSTER'S BALLOON RACE
Written by H.E. Todd. Illustrated by Lilian Buchanan.
Stock no. 1824123
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Bobby Brewster finds himself involved in magic at every turn. Even on holiday extraordinary things happen to him. He is followed by a travelling balloon that winks and yawns; and a sandcastle he helps to build on the beach is soon inhabited by a variety of sea creatures. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340104430. SIGNED by the author (with best wishes from) to half-title page. Lower front edge of boards bumped.A few minor marks to text block and margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby, faded to spine, surface paper damage to front panel, slight loss to rubbed corners, rear panel crinkled by damp but not stained.

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THE DARK FLIGHT DOWN
Written by Marcus Sedgwick.
Stock no. 1824122
Published by Orion Children's Books. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, metallic red title to spine. Boy is on the run from life with the magician Valerian. ISBN: 184255218X. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

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COURTNEY
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1824105
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. When the children bring Courtney home he's just a loveable scruffy old dog. But the mongrel-that-nobody-wants has the most amazing talents! ISBN: 0224038680. SIGNED by the author (with dedication) to verso of front endpaper. Small bump to bottom edge of boards. Boards just slightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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SEVEN ROADS TO HAPPINESS
Written by Desmond Marwood. Illustrated by Richard Hook.
Stock no. 1824102
Published by Young World Productions. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The tale of a boy-Prince's search for Happiness, which he finds and restores to his father's bewitched kingdom with the help of a rather unusual caterpillar named Claudius. Large format. Beige boards with red titles and vignette. Colour illustrations. Boards clean. Minor mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is dampstained across bottom edge (barely visible to front), and is lightly creased and scuffed.

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A HOME AGAIN
Written by Colleen Rowan Kosinski. Illustrated by Valeria Docampo.
Stock no. 1824101
Published by Two Lions. 1st USA 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

After the last brickis laid, a family moves into a brand-new house. The family grows and it becomes a home. One day, the family packs up and moves out. The house doesn't know if it can ever be happy again... Told from the perspective of a house, this story's heartfelt text and beautiful illustrations convey a warmth of feeling as two families change and grow at different times within the same four walls. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781542007207. A lovely copy.

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JENNIFER'S ROOM
Written by Peter Utton. Illustrated by Peter Utton.
Stock no. 1824100
Published by Orchard Books. 1st USA 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Look at what's let loose in Jennifer's room! Wonderful colour illustrations. ISBN: 0531068420. A nice, clean copy.

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HUNT THE THIMBLE
Written by Fiona French.
Stock no. 1824099
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

Three children in seventeenth-century Amsterdam play a version of Hunt th Thimble which leads to a chase round the city. Pictorial glazed boards. Full page colour illustrations. ISBN: 0192797190. Board corners lightly bumped and rubbed. Boards clean. Messy inscription to front endpaper with erasure marks. Contents otherwise clean.

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CRACK THE ANT
Written by David Ross; Sephanie Ross.
Stock no. 1824097
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A picture book for very, very junior science enthusiasts - and what small child has not been fascinated by watching a tiny ant scurrying about its business? Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Base of spine split for 0.5" to rear edge. Boards very slightly browned. A few grubby marks to contents, mainly to margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with a little loss, a little grubby.

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ONE OLD OXFORD OX
Written by Nicola Bayley. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1824095
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

A counting book featuring a tongue-twister and lovely colour illustrations for each number from 1 to 12. Glazed pictorial boards. Unpaginated. 10 x 7. 5 inches. ISBN: 022401353X. Boards very lightly scuffed, spine lightly faded. A few small marks to contents and light finger creasing to margins.

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A MEDIEVAL FEAST
Written by Aliki. Illustrated by Aliki.
Stock no. 1824093
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st UK 1984. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0370309790. Top & tail of spine lightly bumpeed. Light score marks (almost invisible) to rear board. Light creasing to front endpaper. Contents clean.

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