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CAPTAIN PEGGIE
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by W.E. Wightman.
Stock no. 383283
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1924. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pictorial blue cloth covers. Six b/w plates. 319 pages. 7.75 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped, a couple of tiny nicks to cover edges. Prize plate to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Some heavy foxing, mainly to outer page edges. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with tape repairs on verso, loss to corners, top of spine and to edges of rear panel.

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TUFTY TAKES A HOLIDAY
No author listed. Illustrated by Truus Vinger.
Stock no. 383249
Published by Sandle Brothers Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth backed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to each page. Spine slightly worn at top and bottom. Corners worn. covers a little grubby. Inscription in ink to top margin of first page. Some light fingering to page margins. Top and tail of spine and also corners are bumped (also to contents).

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RUPERT AND EDWARD AND THE CIRCUS
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 383253
Published by Sampson Low. 1st 1949. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. A Rupert Cut Out Story Book. B/w story panel plus colour figures to cut out. Slight rubbing to cover edges and some very slight scuffing to covers. Staples are rusty, cover has come away from lower staple. Contents unused. A super copy of an exceptionally scarce Rupert book.

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BIG PETER'S LITTLE PETER
Written by Lilian Cheesman. Illustrated by Lilian Cheesman.
Stock no. 445409
Published by Jarrolds. Circa 1918. Very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with brown title, buff boards with colour onlay to front. Colour plates throughout. SIGNED by author to title page (dated). Covers are worn and scuffed with a few marks. Corners bumped. Endpapers browned.

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THAT CURLY HEADED ROGUE
Written by Lilian Cheesman. Illustrated by Lilian Cheesman.
Stock no. 445410
Published by Jarrolds. Circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with dark title. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates. SIGNED by author, with dedication. Damp mark to front cover. Foxing to outer page edges. All plates clean and bright.

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HANSEL AND GRETTEL AND SNOW-DROP
No author listed. Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 630360
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

stiff cardwraps. Pictorial front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. Edges worn. Covers creased. Belongs to box completed in ink. Illustration on pastedowns starting to separate from covers.

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RIDE A-COCK HORSE TO BANBURY CROSS & A FARMER WENT TROTTING UPON HIS GREY MARE
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 445314
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1884. Fair condition.

R. Caldecott's Picture Books. Oblong format. Colour pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Covers almost detached and nearly in two pieces. Also has large closed tear. Grubby marks to pages internally. String binding pulled.

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BIRD PICTURES
Written by Alice Whitby. Illustrated by Sara W.M. Fallon.
Stock no. 445324
Published by George Allen. 1st 1901. Fair condition.

Cloth spine, black titles. Pictorial front cover. Three colour illustrations. Covers are very worn, with chipping to edges. Bookplate to front pastedown. Binding weak - stitching is starting to come loose. Grubby marks to some pages.

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AT AGINCOURT
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 818138
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. Covers grubby. Corners are bumped. Some light foxing throughout. All plates present.

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THE BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by H.M. Paget.
Stock no. 818039
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1902. Almost very good condition.

Or With Peterborough In Spain. Red pictorial cloth, gilt. 8 b/w plates. 32 page booklist to rear. Covers scuffed. Corners are bumped. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some foxing throughout.

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FACING DEATH
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 818043
Published by Blackie & Son. Circa 1915. Good condition.

Or The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines. Green cloth, gilt titles. Decorations to front cover and spine. 304 pages. B/w plates. 6 b/w plates present, however, there is no frontis or illustration list - so can not confirm how many plates originally present. Possible that 1 plate is missing. Top and tail of spine have small nicks with fraying to cloth. Bookplate to front pastedown.

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THE RED, WHITE, AND GREEN
Written by Herbert Hayens. Illustrated by Arch Webb.
Stock no. 818048
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1907. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt title box to spine. Part of the Lone Star Series. B/w plates. Pungent odour to book. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. All plates present. Foxing.

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