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FOXEY BRUSHTAIL
Written by Agness E. Cash. Illustrated by Ernest Noble.
Stock no. 1828137
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co.. 1st thus 1933. Almost very good condition.

New Edition. Small format. Cream, red and blue decorated boards, pictorial onlay to front cover (design by Ernest Aris). 4 colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Boards browned, lightly rubbed at corners. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Centre hinge is pulled but binding is tight. Grubby finger marks to contents.

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THE TWINS IN THE NEW FOREST
Written by E.H. Parsons. Illustrated by Joan Wanklyn.
Stock no. 1828132
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The twins school burnt down half-way through term and so they found themselves with weeks and weeks in the New Forest with nothing to do but ride and care for their aunt's ponies. Second Impression. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Foxing to endpapers and half-title page. Joints lightly pulled. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a small chip to lower edge of front panel, is lightly edge-worn with a few closed tears (no loss) and is grubby to rear panel.

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ROBINSON CRUSOE
Written by J.W. Clark.
Stock no. 1828131
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1866. Very good condition.

Edited after the original editions by J.W. Clark. Edition used to print from was that of 1719, also collated with earlier editions. Title to spine is 'Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York Mariner. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine & vignette to front. B/w engraving to title page. xii and 607 pages plus 4 page publisher adverts to rear. A few marks to boards. Cloth to inside front lower corner is starting to come unglued. Joints cracked. Tissue guard in front of title page is browned. Text block browned. Some foxing present, mainly to prelims.

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GIMLET GOES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1327813
Published by Youth Book Club Ltd.. Circa 1950. Good condition.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 185 pages. A grubby and well worn copy. Spine is browned. Foxing and marks to contents. Front joint cracked.

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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
Written by John Bunyan. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Stock no. 1327785
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1932. Very good condition.

With biographical introduction and new index. Blue leather covers with gilt title/decoration to spine. 382 pages including index. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed, covers lightly scuffed. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned.

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THE SILVER BRANCH
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff; Julia Eccleshare. Illustrated by Roman Pisarev.
Stock no. 1828061
Published by Folio Society. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Julia Eccleshare. Grey pictorial cloth with gilt title to spine. Full-page b/w illustrations. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing (VG+).

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CHILDREN'S BIBLE STORIES
No author listed. Illustrated by Peter Malone.
Stock no. 1327766
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Beige decorated buckram cloth, blue title block to spine with gilt title. Frontis and 12 colour illustrations. Book is fine. Blue slipcase is scuffed with a light splash mark to one panel.

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RANDOLPH CALDECOTT'S JOHN GILPIN AND OTHER STORIES
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1327764
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st thus 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Containing The Diverting History of John Gilpin, The House That Jack Built, The Frog He Would A-Wooing Go and The Milkmaid. Brown boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front board. Mustard yellow endpapers. Colour illustrations and b/w text illustrations throughout. 80 pages. 12 x 8.5". ISBN: 072322062X. Spine and corners bumped. Evidence of erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased.

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BIBLE ALPHABET
No author listed. Illustrated by Ambrose Dudley; et al..
Stock no. 1327762
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations throughout depicting the alphabet and Bible characters/scenes. Covers are slightly edge worn and grubby. A couple of small patches of surface damage to rear cover. Page corner tips very slightly creased else contents clean. Tiny booksellers sticker to inside front cover.

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AESOP'S FABLES
Written by Aesop; Margaret Hughes. Illustrated by Sara Silcock.
Stock no. 1327760
Published by Albany Books. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Told by Hughes. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock and page edge browning.

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HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Written by Mark Twain. Illustrated by Edward Burra.
Stock no. 1327758
Published by Paul Elek. 1st thus 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Camden Classics series with introduction by Walter Allen. Grey cloth, gilt title to spine. 307 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, slightly rubbed and a little faded with fading at cover edges as well. Light page browning and some light foxing to textblock. Initial M written in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with some loss (small tape repairs on verso), a couple of small ink marks to front panel.

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND & THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by John Tenniel; Harry Theaker; Diz Wallis.
Stock no. 1327757
Published by Ted Smart. 1st thus 1998. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Two seperate books presented as a box set. White glazed pictorial boards with colour glazed spine. Produced for The Book People. Delightful colour illustrations throughout coloured by Harry Theaker and Diz Wallis. 9.75 x 7.5". ISBN: 0333679563. Books are fine. Dustwrappers are very slightly edge creased. Slipcase is bright with just a little browning on base.

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