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MERCURY THE STORY TELLER
Written by A.M. Campbell; W. Mord. Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 386479
Published by T. Fisher Unwin. Very good condition.

Olympian Series. Large format. Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial front board. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Spine bumped and slightly faded. Corners worn, some light fading/browning to top edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Small bookworn hole to inner margin beside title-page. Light browning to endpapers. Contents clean.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 386401
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

Red decorated cloth with pictorial onlays to spine and front cover. 5 colour plates (including title-page). 316 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a bit grubby and soiled. Front free-endpaper removed. Foxing and some grubby marks to contents but generally clean.

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MARMADUKE GOES TO HOLLAND
Written by Elizabeth Chapman. Illustrated by Eccles Williams.
Stock no. 823987
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

For Reading Alone or Reading Aloud. A children's novel. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w and orange two tone illustrations. Pictorial endpapers. A few marks to rear cover. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is worn with a few small tears and a little grubby.

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SECOND SUMMER WITH LADIS
Written by Jose Maria Sanchez-Silva. Illustrated by David Knight.
Stock no. 824003
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1969. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Translated from the Spanish by Isabel Quigley. A children's novel. Yellow cloth boards, black title to spine and vignette of Acorn to front. Dark green endpapers with acorn illustration. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0370009061. Top corners lightly bumped. Text block a little dusty. Contents clean. Blue pictorial wrapper is lightly worn at corners and has a small biro scribble to rear panel. Still a nice copy.

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TIGER TIM'S ANNUAL 1926
No author listed.
Stock no. 386276
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1926. Very good condition.

Large, heavy format. Cloth spine with pictorial boards. Colour, two-tone and b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Corners worn, edges rubbed. A small mark to rear cover. Light foxing to endpapers. Prelims (pages 1-4) were detached and have been fixed with clear tape (although there is some old tape staining to inner margins). Contents are clean.

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TIGER TIM'S ANNUAL 1935
No author listed.
Stock no. 386278
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1935. Almost very good condition.

Large, heavy format. Cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Spine worn (possibly reglued?). Corners worn, cover edges rubbed. Small booksellers ink stamp to front endpaper. Some foxing and fingering but contents generally clean. Front joint was cracked (repaired with glue?).

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TIGER TIM'S ANNUAL 1936
No author listed.
Stock no. 386281
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1936. Good condition.

Large, heavy format. Cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Spine bumped and discoloured. Corners worn and edges rubbed. Covers are grubby. Some slight wear to cover edges (with slight loss of surface paper). Joints cracked. Some light damp staining to inner margins. Hinges cracked. Light page browning.

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MRS. HIPPO'S ANNUAL 1926
No author listed.
Stock no. 386194
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1926. Very good condition.

The first Mrs. Hippo's Annual. Large format. Green cloth spine, pictorial boards. Spine bumped. Corners worn, cover edges rubbed. Rear cover just a little grubby. Light browning to endpapers. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. A few light marks to contents but generally very clean. A nice copy of the first Mrs. Hippo's annual.

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LITTLE FOLKS VOL 116
Written by Doris Pocock; Alfred Judd; Bessie Marchant; et al. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Harry Rountree; D. Newsome; Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 385985
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1932. Good condition.

Blue cloth spine, red pictorial front board (illustration by Lawson Wood) of dog harassing jester. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 476 pages. Spine bumped. Corners and cover edges worn. Covers scuffed and a little scratched. First gathering of pages (prelims) detached - held in by small piece of tape. Name in ink to front endpaper. Old glue marks to inner margins of endpapers. Some hinges cracked. Contents are generally clean.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE
Written by Gilbert White.
Stock no. 823567
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1833. Slightly better than good condition.

Small format. Full black leather binding, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. x + 316 pages. Arranged for Young Persons. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few scattered foxspots throughout. Spine and corners worn. 0.5 inch missing from base of spine.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 44
Written by Charles Gilson; Harold Avery; et al.
Stock no. 823452
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial cloth. 12 colour and b/w plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. Vol XLIV on spine. Book: all plates present. Corners worn. Dent to edge of front cover. Top and tail and edges of spine rubbed.

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THE TALE OF SQUEAKY MOUSE
Written by Arthur S. Gibson. Illustrated by Arthur S. Gibson.
Stock no. 823374
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1904. Slightly better than good condition.

Small format. Green covers, white title and colour pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations and text printed on one side only. Contents clean and bright. Spine neatly replaced with green cloth. Cover edges and corners are slightly worn. Stitching pulled causing some looseness to contents.

Price: £70.00 £52.50.

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