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BRAINS & BRAVERY
Written by G.A. Henty; Guy Boothby; et al. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1403629
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

A Collection of Stories - first four by Henty. 8 b/w plates. Russet pictorial cloth with gilt title boxes. 398 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges a little bumped and worn. Gilt on front a little worn. Covers grubby. Some hinges cracked but binding still tight. Inscription to half title page. Foxing mainly to prelims and page edges. Some light fingering to page margins. Small ink mark affecting edge of a few pages.

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THE LION OF ST. MARK
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1403626
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

A story of Venice in the 14th century. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates. 384 pages plus 16 page publication list. All edges green. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine faded. A few light marks to covers. Library stamp to verso of title page. Front joint badly cracked showing webbing beneath. Some hinges pulled. Remains of labels to front pastedown and endpaper. Three plates are loose and another couple partly detached but all are present. Foxing and a few margin marks.

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YARNS ON THE BEACH
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by J.J. Proctor.
Stock no. 1403606
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1910. Slightly better than good condition.

A collection of 3 stories, which are 'Do your Duty'; Surly Joe; 'A Fish-Wives Dream'. Red pictorial cloth with gilt title bands. 2 b/w plates. 160 pages + 16 page booklist. Spine browned, bumped and rubbed. Corners bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is mottled and grubby. Front cover is a little worn. Inscription in ink and name and address stamp to verso of frontis. Couple of hinges are a little cracked. Foxing to contents. Text block edges are grubby.

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BERIC THE BRITON
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W. Parkinson.
Stock no. 1403587
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth, black title to front cover. 12 b/w plates. 383 pages + 32 page booklist. A Story of the Roman Invasion. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Mark (possibly damp?) to the bottom of the rear board. Endpapers a little browned. Hinges are cracked. A little foxing otherwise contents are clean.

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BY ENGLAND'S AID
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Alfred Pearse.
Stock no. 1403583
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1895. Very good condition.

The Freeing of the Netherlands. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 10 b/w plates and 4 maps. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. Spine bumped and faded. Cloth on spine is split at the top and worn at the bottom. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Couple of marks to covers. Ex libris name plate to front pastedown. Neat name in ink to top of front pastedown. Some foxing mainly to prelims and a few page edges otherwise contents generally clean.

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FRIENDLY ANIMALS
No author listed. Illustrated by Edward J. Detmold.
Stock no. 1504045
Published by Oxford University Press. Slightly better than good condition.

Green Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. Some wear to spine and cover edges. Staples rusty causing small marks to covers and pages, centre pages detached. Loss of surface paper on covers alongside lower staple. Contents very good.

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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1504040
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st thus 1928. Almost very good condition.

Lovely cream cloth with gilt titles and black silhouette illustration to front cover. B/w silhouette and line drawings to text. 166 pages plus 4 page publication list to rear. Top edge red. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Spine darkened. Some grubby marks and foxing to covers. Name in pencil to front pastedown. Light browning to endpapers. Just an odd mark to contents.

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A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.H. Overend.
Stock no. 1403526
Published by Blackie & Son. Almost very good condition.

Through the Bombardment of Alexandria. Modern brown leather binding wth embossed titles. Raised bands to spine. Green endpapers. All edges are orange. 6 B/w illustrations. 288 pages. A few light marks to covers. Endpapers browned around edges. A few scattered foxspots. A slight smell of tobacco.

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THE FEUD IN THE FIFTH REMOVE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Ellis Silas.
Stock no. 2116120
Published by R.T.S.; Girl's Own Paper. Circa 1934. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, dark titles in borders. Colour frontis. 222 pages. Spine is unevenly faded, with a few marks. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins.

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THE BADGERS OF BEARSHANKS
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 2116106
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of a year in the life of a badger and his mate. Superb b/w illustrations (full-page and to text). Brown boards, silver title to spine. 95 pages. 8.5 x 6.5". Bottom couple of inches of spine are faded. A little bumping. Bumping to edge of front cover. Light foxing. Slight musty odour to book. Wrapper is price-cut with browning and edge-tears and chips; minimal loss.

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AT AGINCOURT
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1504031
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1897. Very good condition.

Olive green pictorial binding. 12 b/w plates. Grey endpapers. 384 pages + 32 pages booklist. A little bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. A couple of small light marks to covers. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to contents. All plates present.

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CHOO CHOO 'ROUND THE WORLD
Written by Helen Sterling. Illustrated by Charlotte Steiner.
Stock no. 2116049
Published by Pilot Press Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Colour pictorial boards. Cut-out square to middle of pages, so that the 'Choo Choo' can travel through all the pages!! Colour illustrations. Spine is bumped and browned, with wear. A little page browning, with some foxing. 'Choo Choo' is still attached at either pastedown - so can travel through the pages still. Wrapper is unevenly brown and worn, with edge-tears and chips. Big pieces missing from spine; some scuffing.

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