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THE EXPLOITS OF THE CHALET GIRLS
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 2135241
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1952. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. No illustrations. 302 pages. Bowing to covers; slight crease to top corner of front cover. Foxing and marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips; some loss; foxed.

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TOP SECRET
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 2135229
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1955. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

From the Chudleigh Hold Series. Hawk Chudleigh goes to work in Queensland bearing papers about a new secret weapon. He and his chum, Walter Urquhart escape to an island owned by the Penrose family who fall into enemy hands. Pale blue boards, dark blue title to spine. B/w frontis. 204 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and cover edges. Fade/brown patches to top and tail of spine and cover edges. Page browning. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips; loss to top and tail of spine and top edge of front panel; some grubby marks and foxspots.

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THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE KIDS
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley.
Stock no. 1321464
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1975. Very good condition.

Ladybird series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402402. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light fingering and foxing else contents clean. Original price is 24p, last title listed on rear cover is The Musicians of Bremen.

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ENSIGN CAREY
Written by Ronald Welch.
Stock no. 1321448
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange boards, silver title to spine. 175 pages. ISBN: 0192713868. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and top edge dusty. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed. Publisher's price sticker to front flap has been crossed out with biro.

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SAMBO SAHIB
Written by Elizabeth Hay.
Stock no. 1321445
Published by Paul Harris Publishing. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Little Black Sambo and Helen Bannerman. B/w photos. Red boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 090450591X. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly creased at edges and faded to spine.

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THE MILLER, THE BOY AND THE DONKEY
Written by Brian Wildsmith; Jean De La Fontaine. Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith.
Stock no. 2135191
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Miller and his boy took their donkey to market to sell him... Pictorial paperboards, blue cloth spine. Colour illustrations thoughout. Small fade mark to base of spine. Some bumping to corners. Browning to page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few chips and small tears, but minimal loss.

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ALL ABOUT MISS FLORA BROOM
Written by K.A. Lund. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson.
Stock no. 2135187
Published by Dean & Son. 1914. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine, grey boards with red titles and colour pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. 47 pages. Uneven browning to cover edges. A few scuffs to covers.

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THE WATER-BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Stock no. 2135164
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Abridged edition. 184 pages. Couple of knocks to spine. Page edge browning; darkest to edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks.

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THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN
Written by Denis Constanduros. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 2135162
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1965. Almost very good condition.

Ladybird Series 413. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721401961. Spine is faded with wear. Some marks to covers. Foxing throughout. Tally no. 140 to rear cover.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
Written by J.K. Rowling.
Stock no. 1321429
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Fifth in the Harry Potter serie. Adult binding: black boards (instead of pictorial), gilt title to spine. 766 pages. ISBN: 0747569401. Spine bumped. Page edge browning else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
Written by J.K. Rowling.
Stock no. 1321428
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The final instalment of the Harry Potter saga. Pictorial boards. 607 pages. ISBN: 9780747591054. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Presentation label to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed, very small mark to centre of spine.

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THE FAIRY KITES
Written by Ethel K. Crawford. Illustrated by Florence Harrison.
Stock no. 1321410
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Beige cloth spine with blue title. Blue title and yellow/blue illustration of castle to front. Colour frontis, 6 b/w plates. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers browned and a little grubby with erased pencil marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned, foxing to contents. Large tear to one page has been neatly repaired.

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