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NANCY TO THE RESCUE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 2110597
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1929. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with black title to spine and blind title and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and four b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Erased inscriptions to prelims. Some foxing.

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THAT BOARDING-SCHOOL GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by R.H. Brock.
Stock no. 2110595
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1935. Almost very good condition.

Embossed red cloth covers, black title to spine. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine is faded, with a little fraying to top corner. Old ink price written to front cover. Some other marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.

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A DAY IN A CHILD'S LIFE
Written by Myles B. Foster. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1310073
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth spine. Cream pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to text throughout. Music by Foster. Spine bumped, corners worn. Covers just slightly grubby. Endpapers foxed, some grubby fingermarks at margins.

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THE LITTLE BOOK OF CHILDREN
Written by John Brown. Illustrated by H.C. Preston MacGoun.
Stock no. 1310065
Published by T.N. Foulis. circa 1923. Very good condition.

Being the child stories of Dr. John Brown. Beige cloth spine with black title and two small vignettes. Cream paper boards, gilt titles and vignettes to front. 56 pages. 8 colour plates (including title-page). Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Some page browning but generally contents clean. Some marking to rear cover.

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TOY-TUNES AND OTHER VERSES
Written by May Belben.
Stock no. 1310064
Published by W. Mate & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Grey boards with gilt titles. 113 numbered pages with book list to rear. Illustrated with b/w photographs taken by the author. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front endpaper. Centre hinge pulled but stitching still holding.

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THE GIRLS OF GWYNFA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1310057
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1940. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black titles and borders. B/w frontis. 310 pages. Spine and corners bumped, very slight fading to spine. Small name in ink to front pastedown and another to dedication page. Contents are browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (with new price-sticker above), is edge worn with 1" loss to top of spine.

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THE ADVENTURES OF PETER AND JUDY IN BUNNYLAND
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Lennie Young.
Stock no. 1501331
Published by Collins. 1st 1935. Very good condition.

Large format. Yellow cloth spine. Black pictorial boards. Superb vivid full-page colour illustrations. Spine is bumped, a little worn and browned. Corners and cover edges are worn. Some scratch marks and small areas of surface paper damage to front cover. Back cover is slightly grubby with some light stains. Endpapers are browned. Closed tear of approx. 3cm to bottom edge of page 29/30. Only a very odd mark mark. Illustrations lovely and bright.

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JUMBLES
Written by Lewis Baumer. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1501329
Published by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd.. circa 1897. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Decorated endpapers. Unpaginated. Colour illustrations. Spine, corners and cover edges bumped and worn. Covers browned and a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pages are edge browned with an odd margin mark or fox spot but generally clean. A couple of small page corner creases.

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THE BOUNCING OF BIG BEN SMALL
Written by Rose Hagar-Marvell. Illustrated by Leonard Matthews.
Stock no. 1310046
Published by T.V. Boardman & Company Limited. 1st 1946. Good condition.

An adventure in fun for boys and girls. White pictorial boards. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations throughout. 2" loss to base and 0.5" loss to top of backstrip. Corners worn. Covers slightly grubby. Foxing to endpapers. Contents clean.

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THE GIGGLER TREATMENT
Written by Roddy Doyle.
Stock no. 1401555
Published by Scholastic Children'S Books. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. Blue endpapers. Mr. Mack is about to step foot first into a fate he doesn't deserve. He is about to experience ... the Giggler Treatment. ISBN: 0439997941. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Some scuffing to rear board. A little foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is lightly creases. Damp mark to bottom - more noticeable on verso, where there is a little discolouration and surface paper damage. Scratch mark to rear panel.

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THERE'S A KANGAROO IN MY SOUP!
Written by Joan Lennon. Illustrated by Wendy Rasmussen.
Stock no. 1401554
Published by Cricket Books. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Kevin thinks life is dull until a runaway circus kangaroo named Cynthia bounds into his life! Blue and purple boards, gilt title to spine. B/W illustrations throughout. Kangaroo jokes to endpapers. ISBN: 0812628985. SIGNED by the author with inscription on title page. Contents fine. Dustwrapper has small crease to front flap. Large scratch mark to rear panel.

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HOW THEY WENT TO SCHOOL
Written by S. Rosamond Praeger. Illustrated by S. Rosamond Praeger.
Stock no. 2110405
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1904. Good condition.

Kitty and Hal didn't mean to be late for school but so many things happened on the way... Delightful full-page colour pictures. Pictorial paper boards, green cloth spine. Publisher information states 'Blackie & Son, Limited' Glasgow and Dublin, which makes this edition pre-1910 (in 1910, Blackie dropped 'and Dublin' from the publisher information). This book has been rebound and rebacked, with new spine, but original covers and endpapers laid down. Appears to have new pastedowns. Some bumping and heavy wear to corners and cover edges. Names and inscriptions in ink to prelims. A few page edge tears, foxing and some grubby marks. Illustrations are lovely and bright for the age! This is a very early edition (the first being published in 1903). One gift inscription is dated 1904.

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