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WILLIAM THE FOURTH
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1808079
Published by George Newnes Limited. 3rd 1924. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to front and spine. 250 pages and 2 pages of adverts to rear. B/w illustrations. Third impression. Uneven fading to top edge of boards. A few hinges pulled. Scattered foxing throughout. Top edge of text block grubby. Pictorial wrapper is torn with loss and faded.

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MO'S ADVENTURE
Written by Robert Hartman. Illustrated by Robert Hartman.
Stock no. 1402061
Published by Arthur Barker Ltd.. 1st 1947. Slightly better than good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The ninth Buffin book. Blue boards, gilt title and vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations. Mo is a duckling. Spine and corners bumped. Small tear and bump to top of front board which is faded to grey. A little fading to bottom of front board. A little surface paper damage to top of front endpaper. Some browning to endpapers and prelims. Stitching is loosening but contents are still firmly attached. Dustwrapper is edge worn and rubbed with a few small tears, which have been taped on verso. Front panel is creased. Verso of wrapper is foxed.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS AT HOME
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1808066
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1941. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Ninth Abbey Girls story. Orange cloth with silver titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. 276 pages. Minor uneven fading to covers. Silver titles nice and bright. Minor foxing to outer page edges. Price-cut pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with a few closed tears and small chips, lightly faded to spine and slightly grubby to rear panel. Overall a nice copy.

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THE DOGS PARTY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1501747
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Dean's Mother Goose Series No.2. Pictorial paperwraps, rear cover is advert. Colour and b/w illustrations. 10 pages with text and illustration on each page. Small splits to top and bottom of spine. Covers a bit grubby with name written to top corner of front cover and splash mark to bottom corner of rear cover. Staple rusty. Grubby fingermarks to a couple of pages.

Price: £50.00 £37.50.

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THE DANCING DAY
Written by Kathleen Colvile. Illustrated by May Bethell Jones.
Stock no. 1402031
Published by The Medici Society Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition.

Once a year in Queer Town, capital of Queer Country there is a day when everyone dances anywhere and everywhere. Cream pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. 24 pages. Spine and corners are bumped. Spine is a little scuffed. Covers are grubby. Contents clean.

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ERAN'S SUPRISE
Written by Anne Shirley. Illustrated by Anne Shirley.
Stock no. 1402029
Published by Edgar Backus. 1st 1933. Very good condition.

A child's novel written and illustrated by the author when she was seven and a half. Published without alteration or addition. Including a facsimile of original manuscript. Brown cardwrap. 8.5 x 7 ins. Written in 1927. Excellent sketches by child author. Spine bumped and rubbed with a little loss. Some hinges pulled as a result of the glue drying out which has left some brown marks to inner margins but binding remains firm. A little foxing and a few light finger marks otherwise contents are clean.

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THE NITEHOOD
Written by Will Nickless. Illustrated by Will Nickless.
Stock no. 1808026
Published by Oliver and Boyd. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An animal story. Green cloth with silver title to spine and vignettes to front cover. B/w illustrations throughout. 135 pages. 9 x 6". Pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-worn.

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PLACE MILL
Written by Barbara Softly. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1108690
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Orange boards with black titles and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Bumping to spine. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper has some closed tears and chips; a little loss to base of spine; creased.

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DRAGON FARM
Written by Emmeline Garnett. Illustrated by B. Kay.
Stock no. 1108684
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A New Adventure Story. Red boards with black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some page browning. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped; some loss to top and tail of spine; creased.

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TOM POES EN DE REUZENVOGEL
Written by Marten Toonder. Illustrated by Marten Toonder.
Stock no. 2001074
Published by Muinck & Co.. Circa 1946. Good condition.

Large oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Text in Dutch. De Avonturen Van Tom Poes Door Serie 1, Deel 1. Covers and contents browned. Contents detached from covers, also covers in two parts spilt at spine.

Price: £95.00 £71.25.

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TOM POES EN DE RARE UITVINDING
Written by Marten Toonder. Illustrated by Marten Toonder.
Stock no. 2001073
Published by Muinck & Co.. 1946. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Text in Dutch. De Avonturen Van Tom Poes Door Serie 1, Deel 2. Covers and contents browned. Covers detached. Contents secure.

Price: £95.00 £71.25.

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SPELL SEVEN
Written by Richard Parker. Illustrated by Trevor Ridley.
Stock no. 1108658
Published by Longman Young Books. 1st 1971. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

When Norman is given a conjuring set for his birthday, his younger sister Caroline can't resist experimenting with the magic wand....Blue covers, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0582152542. Front endpaper is MISSING. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few chips and nicks; damp marked to verso.

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