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THE FOOTBALL'S REVOLT
Written by Lewitt-Him. Illustrated by Lewitt-Him.
Stock no. 1404865
Published by Sylvan Press; Nicholson & Watson. 1st 1944. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Orange cloth spine with pictorial front cover showing a fireman trying to catch a ball. Pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 28 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Marks to boards which are grubby. Small patch of surface paper damage to front endpaper. Foxing to some pages and pale red pencil mark to first page of story. Contents otherwise generally clean. Couple of small edge tears.

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THE STEAMBOAT
Written by M.C. Gillington; C.B.; et al.
Stock no. 1404862
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1895. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps with green cloth spine. Front cover shows some children on board a boat. Slight shaping to front cover. 4 colour and several b/w illustrations. Cover edges are rubbed. Rear cover repaired at top margin. Small closed tear to rear cover which is grubby. Pages are browned with a little foxing and a few grubby marks.

Price: £64.00 £48.00.

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PANDORA OF PARRHAM ROYAL
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1607743
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pandora comes to Parrham Royal to live with her father following the death of her mother. Pink cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 286 pages. Uneven fading to spine; spine and corners bumped. Inscription to front endpaper. Contents very good indeed. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped with some loss; patch of surface damage to front panel, and scuffing to folds and edges.

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VOX
Written by Paul Stewart. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
Stock no. 1404856
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Book 6 of The Edge Chronicles. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0385604610. SIGNED by author and illustrator to title page. Light browning to pages. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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ONE FISH, TWO FISH, RED FISH, BLUE FISH
Written by Dr. Seuss. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 1607739
Published by Random House. 1st UK 1960. Almost very good condition.

Yellow pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations. A Beginner Book. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Contents are clean and bright; a couple of page creases.

Price: £78.00 £58.50.

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BABAR'S DAY OUT
Written by Laurent De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 1505359
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st UK 1971. Very good condition.

7.5 x 6". Yellow pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Little Babar Books 14. ISBN: 0416154700. Slight edge wear to covers. Book ever so slightly bowed. Original price sticker to rear cover. Contents clean and bright.

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THE CHILDREN'S PRIZE 1867 - 68
Written by J. Erskine Clarke.
Stock no. 1404850
Published by William Macintosh. 1868. Almost very good condition.

Contains 24 issues from January 1867 to December 1868. Green boards with gilt titles to spine. Two colour plates and b/w illustrations. SIGNED by Gillian Avery. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Bubbling to cloth on front board. A few light marks to boards. Front joint is cracked by frontis. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning to some pages and endpapers. Foxing to some pages and tissue guards, otherwise contents are clean.

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CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1505355
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1907. Slightly better than good condition.

A story of escape from Siberia. New Edition. Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates plus 1 map. 352 pages plus 16 page booklist to rear. All edges green. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly rubbed with a few small marks. Frontis is MISSING. Front joint cracked. Prize plate to front endpaper. A few marks to prelims, text pages very good. Light foxing.

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THE CHILD'S OWN MAGAZINE 74TH VOL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1505349
Published by The Child's Own Magazine Office. 1907. Very good condition.

74th annual volume. Glazed pictorial boards show children on a beach with donkeys. Adverts to rear cover and endpapers. Serial story is 'Two Little New Zealanders'. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 148 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Rear cover slightly scuffed. Worm hole through front cover and damage for 1.75" along front joint. Ink inscription to verso of frontis. Just an odd mark to contents.

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WHAT THE CHILDREN LIKE
Written by F.E. Weatherly; Ernest Nister; et al. Illustrated by Ernest Nister.
Stock no. 1404845
Published by Ernest Nister. circa 1897. Slightly better than good condition.

A pop-up book with introduction by Weatherly. 5 pop-up scenes plus numerous b/w illustrations. Green cloth spine, pictorial front board shows children dancing around a Christmas tree. Decorative endpapers. Nister no. 853. Spine bumped and worn. Corners bumped and very worn. Board edges are scuffed. Boards are scratched and a bit grubby. Front joint cracked. Endpapers and page edges browned. Staples rusty. One page, which has ragged edges, is detached. 4" tear to last page of text plus other smaller tears to page edges and margins. Light colouring to several illustrations. Some fingering to contents. Horse's tail slightly creased in second pop-up, and couple of small patches of surface paper damage in deer pop-up. Other pop-ups nice and bright.

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CASSELL'S ANNUAL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Olaf Baker; Irene Davison; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; Angusine Macgregor; G.F. Christie; et al..
Stock no. 1404838
1909. Slightly better than good condition.

Compiled by the editor of "Little Folks". Red spine with black titles and vignette of yacht. Pictorial boards showing two people and a small dog at a station. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Corners and board edges are worn. Scratches to covers. Rear board is grubby. Endpapers lightly browned. Closed tears to inner margin of some pages, plus 3" tear to one colour illustration. Small piece torn off corner of one page. Foxing, particularly to prelims and page edges. A few margin marks otherwise contents generally clean.

Price: £54.00 £40.50.

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CASSELL'S ANNUAL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Murray Fisher; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Olaf Baker; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Ernest A. Aris; Harry B. Neilson; et al..
Stock no. 1404837
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1911. Almost very good condition.

Compiled by the editor of "Little Folks". Red spine with black titles and vignettes of rabbits. Pictorial front board showing a small mouse band. Green pictorial endpapers. Colour and two tone illustrations. Spine bumped and a little worn with a closed tear about half way down. Corners are bumped and very worn. Board edges are rubbed. Small patch of surface paper damage to rear board which is grubby and marked. Some scratch marks to covers. Rear joint beginning to crack. Some hinges are cracked. Light browning to endpapers. Erased pencil writing to front endpaper. Some foxing mainly to prelims and page edges. A few light marks otherwise contents are generally clean.

Price: £65.00 £48.75.

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