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NO CASTANETS AT THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1322160
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1953. Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to cover edges and small stain to base of spine. Endpapers browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped, foxed and browned with 1" loss to base of spine and 0.5" loss at top, front flap is almost detached.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by Emil Weiss.
Stock no. 1322148
Published by P.R. Gawthorn Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth. Pretty colour plates and two-tone illustrations. Covers are stained. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Name in ink to front pastedown. Slight foxing to endpapers and textblock. A couple of hinges have cracked.

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FLAT STANLEY'S FANTASTIC ADVENTURES
Written by Jeff Brown. Illustrated by Tomi Ungerer.
Stock no. 1322146
Published by Dean. 1st thus 1992. Very good condition.

An omnibus edition containing Flat Stanley, Stanley & The Magic Lamp, Stanley in Space. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0603550479. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Tiny bit of rubbing to base of spine. Very pale page browning else contents clean.

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THE LEGEND OF LUKE
Written by Brian Jacques. Illustrated by Fangorn.
Stock no. 1322145
Published by Hutchinson. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A tale of Redwall. Turquoise blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations to chapter heads. ISBN: 0091768624. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased to top and tail of spine.

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A SECOND BOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Allen W. Seaby.
Stock no. 1322142
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 536. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Price cut wrapper is just a little edge rubbed, last title listed on rear flap is "What to Look For in Winter".

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THE STORY OF THE MOTOR CAR
Written by David Carey. Illustrated by Robert Ayton.
Stock no. 1322136
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 601. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Large tears to dustwrapper (no loss), were repaired on verso but the tape has aged (leaving brown stain) and come off.

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THE BEAR WHO WENT BOO!
Written by David Walliams. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1322134
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2015. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A mischievous picture book packed with snow and surprises. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780008149536. Dustwrapper is a little rubbed/worn at spine and corners and has a tear to top rear corner.

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ROBERT SCHUMANN AND MASCOT ZIFF
Written by Opal Wheeler. Illustrated by Christine Price.
Stock no. 1322123
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Great Musicians series. Green cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. 167 pages. Spine bumped and just a little faded at top and tail. Some slight foxing to textblock. Green and yellow pictorial wrapper is edge worn with slight loss at corners and some light grubby marks.

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THE YOUNG BRAHMS
Written by Sybil Deucher. Illustrated by Edward Godwin; Stephani Godwin.
Stock no. 1322122
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 2nd 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Great Musicians series. Orange cloth, black titles. 152 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and a little grubby.

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THE HIDEY-HOLE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Daphne Rowles.
Stock no. 1322112
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1964. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue boards, dark blue title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Some damp staining to covers and damage to front from wrapper which was stuck at some point. Endpapers lightly foxed and damp stained. Price-cut wrapper is damp stained and edge rubbed (the damp staining is only really obvious on the verso due to the illustration).

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THREE LITTLE PIGS
Written by Dorothy M. Wheeler. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 2136246
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bumping and a few nicks to top and tail of spine. A few marks to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few margin marks.

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PANDA IN TOYLAND
No author listed. Illustrated by Violet Harford.
Stock no. 2136245
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Two-colour illustrations throughout. 93 pages. First story is 'Pandas On the Lake'. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing to outer page edges.

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