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THE FORESHADOWING
Written by Marcus Sedgwick.
Stock no. 1402271
Published by Orion Children's Books. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Sasha Fox has a terrible gift, she can see the future. Black boards, silver title to spine. Blue endpapers. ISBN: 1842552198. SIGNED by author to title page. One small mark to top of text block otherwise the book is in mint condition.

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SHADOWMANCER
Written by G.P. Taylor.
Stock no. 1207795
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 2003. Fine condition.

A world of superstition, magic and witchcraft where nothing can be taken for granted, and the ultimate sacrifice might even be life itself. Uncorrected proof copy. Grey cardwraps. ISBN: 0571220460. SIGNED by author. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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WENDY
Written by Karen Wallace.
Stock no. 1207792
Published by Simon & Schuster. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The author recreates the fascinating world of the privileged classes of the early 20th century and uses one girl's story to expose the cruelty and hypocrisy behind the glittering facade. ISBN: 068483747X. SIGNED by author. Slight page-edge browning.

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THE MAGIC FLYING BOAT
No author listed. Illustrated by W. Owen.
Stock no. 1502075
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. Fair condition.

A Valtay Book. Emma and Pip visit some of the characters from Mother Goose with Mr. Minty. Small oblong format 5.5 x 4.5". Paperwraps. Full page colour illustrations with text opposite. Contents detached from covers. Staples rusty. Covers edge worn and creased with some marks to centre of rear cover. Closed tear to inside corner of rear cover. Small doodle to inside of front cover otherwise contents generally clean.

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SONGS WITH MUSIC FROM A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1402266
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack. circa 1918. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Music by Rev. Thomas Crawford. Cream boards, pictorial onlay to front cover. 10.5 x 8". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Board edges a little rubbed and browned. Dated inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers a little browned. Some finger marks to page edges. First few pages have small closed tear to top edge. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tears. Slight loss to rear panel which also has 4 small holes. Spine is browned. Rear flap is creased. Front panel is a little grubby.

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VALOUR AND VICTORY
Written by Gordon Stables; E.A Gillie; C.H. Lyall; Duncan McLaren; G. Stebbing; Kade Chattan.
Stock no. 1605694
Published by John F. Shaw & Co.. Good condition.

Green boards with illustrated front panel and spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Inspiring historical tales of Empire. Front joint cracked. Pages browned at margins. Spine and corners bumped, some surface damage to lower corner.

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NOTES OF INFANT CLASS SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS
Written by S.E. Sparks.
Stock no. 1502061
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Very good condition.

Black cloth covers with gilt titles and red border lines. 127 pages plus publication list. Spine and corners bumped and worn. White mark to front cover. Light browning to endpaper margins. Contents very good.

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THE TWO ELSIES
Written by Martha Finley.
Stock no. 2112777
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. 302 pages. A few marks to covers. Front endpaper is MISSING.

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DAWKS AND THE DUCHESS
Written by Meta Mayne Reid.
Stock no. 1502050
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

If Dawks had not given Bap a worm he would never have been taken to the Disbanding Circus or met Duchess and Donizetti and his Doves - and that was where this series of adventures in and out of school began for the three Peyton children and their friend. Pale orange boards with red vignette to front cover and red titles and vignette to spine. B/w frontis. 203 pages. Top of spine heavily bumped. Spine slightly faded. A few small marks to covers. Light page edge browning and an odd grubby fingermark but contents generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with area of loss at top of spine and label repairs to spine and folds on verso. Spine browned and rear panel a bit grubby.

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THE PIED PIPER AND OTHER FAIRY TALES OF JOSEPH JACOBS
Written by Joseph Jacobs; W.H. Auden. Illustrated by James Hill.
Stock no. 1605644
Published by The Macmillan Company. 1963. Good condition.

Large format. White illustrated boards. With commentary by W.H. Auden. Colour illustrations. 40 pages. Top and tail of spine split with a little loss and signs of previous glue repair. New endpapers. Some finger marks to margins.

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