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AUTUMN SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker; Olive Linnell. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1507198
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1930. Slightly better than good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

From Flower Fairies of the Autumn. Grey paper boards with blue titles, blue cloth spine. Pictorial onlay to front board. 12 poems with accompanying tipped-in colour plates and music by Linnell. A lovely book. Spine bumped and worn with a couple of marks. Wear to corners with some loss of surface from top corner of front cover. Rear cover is marked (water?) with light crease to bottom corner. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Light stains to bottom edges of endpapers and some pages. Foxing throughout. All plates present and in very good condition. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped, also grubby with stains and with hole to centre of spine. Some tape repairs to tears on verso.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1963
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1507193
Published by Daily Express. 1963. Almost very good condition.

Laminated pictorial boards showing Rupert sitting on a rock having just caught a Merchild in his fishing net. 1st story Rupert and the Birthday Present. 115 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Price-cut. Belongs to box completed with inscription, title page also has inscription, both in pen. Vertical crease to rear endpaper. Text pages very good. Magic paintings completed neatly.

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THE RETURN OF THE GREAT BEAR
Written by James Roose-Evans. Illustrated by Brian Robb.
Stock no. 1507187
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Odd, finding life lonely without Elsewhere, who has taken a summer job in a travelling circus, goes off to Wales to stay with Farmer Thomas. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0233966471. Original drawing of Odd and Elsewhere with dedication on front endpaper, dedication reads 'for Johanna with love from Odd & Elsewhere!'. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge worn, light browning to spine and some edges. Original price on front flap has been altered with felt pen, very small amount of transfer from drawing on flap.

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THE NAUGHTY TWINS AND OTHER BEDTIME STORIES
Written by Edward Hazell.
Stock no. 1507178
circa 1927. Good condition.

Pictorial matt boards show two children walking in snow. Small format, 7.25 x 4.75". 14 stories. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 93 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers grubby and marked. Presented to box on front endpaper completed in pen. Neat colouring to a few illustrations. Contents generally clean but with some browning. Book smells of smoke slightly.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1944 - RUPERT IN MORE ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1813976
Published by Daily Express. 1944. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps showing Rupert with chums, waving from a tree. First story Rupert and Rollo. 119 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. Base of backstrip split to rear for almost 2", no loss. Covers lightly rubbed at corners. Rear joint is split so the rear cover is detached from spine. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Contents are clean. Slight musty odour present. If not for the rear joint and base of spine, this would be an almost fine copy.

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PRINCE RABBIT AND THE PRINCESS WHO COULD NOT LAUGH
Written by A.A. Milne. Illustrated by Mary Shepard.
Stock no. 1609016
Published by Edmund Ward. 1st 1966. Very good condition.

First story is about a clever rabbit who wished to become heir to the throne... Second story is about a lovely princess who never laughed. Pictorial boards. 10 x 8". Colour and b/w illustrations. Top and tail of spine, and board edges, are scuffed. A little light scattered foxing.

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WINGS OVER THE AMAZON
Written by David T. Lindsay. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 2123196
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

The Ace Series. Blue boards, black title to spine. 222 pages. 4 b/w plates. The Ace Series title list to two pages at rear. Spine is faded and marked. Uneven fading to cover edges. Corners are bumped. Some marks to endpapers. Foxing and browning to pages. Book affected by tobacco odour.

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FOR VALOUR
Written by Covington Clarke.
Stock no. 2123194
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. 1935. Good condition.

Blue boards, colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. The Ace Series. 3-4" split to rear of spine, which is also faded. Uneven fading to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Book affected by tobacco odour.

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WINGS OF ADVENTURE
Written by Arch Whitehouse.
Stock no. 2123190
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

The "Ace" series. Green cloth. Black title and small sundial vignette to spine. Four b/w plates. Bumping to corners. Top of spine has 1" split to top. Foxing and page browning. Book affected by tobacco odour.

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WINGS OF REVOLUTION
Written by J. Railton Holden. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 2123188
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A book of flying adventure. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 319 pages plus 38 page list of publications autumn 1935. The Ace Series. Spine is very faded. Spotting and a bit uneven fading to rest of covers. Foxing and page browning. Book affected by tobacco odour.

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SKY HIGH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 2123176
Published by Newnes. Circa 1936. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. 251 pages. The First in the Steeley Series, a young adventurer of the skies. Assumed 1st edition 1936 - UNDATED! Spine and cover edges are browned. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Book affected by tobacco odour. Contents are still very good.

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THE WAR IN THE AIR 1936
Written by Major Helders; Claud W. Sykes.
Stock no. 2123143
Published by John Hamilton. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles and sundial vignette to spine. 8 plates and one fold-out map to rear. Heavy spotting to spine. A few marks to covers. Corners are bumped. Ink stamp to rear endpaper. Book affected by tobacco odour.

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