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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Florence Harrison; Natalie Joan; K.W. Coales; M.A. Peart; Margaret Baker; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; May Smith; K.W. Coales; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1325496
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1933. Good condition.

Pictorial boards, front shows two children on a bike "merry days". Colour frontis (possibly by Harrison?) plus b/w and 3-colour illustrations. First story is The Magic Goose Quill. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Rear cover scuffed. Endpapers are browned. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Rear joint is broken but the binding is still holding (by glue?). Some hinges cracked. Foxing else contents clean.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; S.M. Hills; M. Horace Smith; M.A. Peart; et al. Illustrated by A.H. Watson; May Smith; et al..
Stock no. 1325495
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1932. Good condition.

Pictorial boards showing children "in the hayfield". First story is Cornpop and Wen - Two Milllers. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations (some 3-colour). Spine and corners bumped. Corners bumped, top rear corner worn. Dent to lower edge of rear cover. Heavy foxing to contents.

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THE GREAT BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Dorothy Brown; Catherine A. Morin; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Alan Wright; Grace Lodge; Winifred M. Ackroyd; Lilian A. Govey; et al..
Stock no. 1325494
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1936. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Scene shows children with kites "play-time". Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. First story is "Crinkley's Lamb". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers a bit faded and grubby. Some evidence of erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper. Some grubby fingermarks and also some light foxing.

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JO OF THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1325493
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1939. Good condition.

Blue cloth, dark blue title to spine. B/w frontis. 336 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers lightly scuffed. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Some hinges cracked/pulled. Some marks to margins.

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ALTHEA JOINS THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer; Clarissa Cridland. Illustrated by D. Brook.
Stock no. 1325488
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

"For this GGBP edition we have used the text of the original hardback edition. It contained a great many apparent errors, and the appendix explains how we dealt with them. We hope we have not added any new ones". Pictorial cardwraps. Introduction by Clarissa Cridland. 191 pages. ISBN: 1904417930. Minimal rubbing to corners.

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REDHEADS AT THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1325483
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Cardwraps. 235 pages. ISBN: 9781847451095. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Small, light mark to textblock.

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THE FIRST DAY OF THE HOLIDAYS
Written by A.J. Macgregor; W. Perring. Illustrated by A.J. Macgregor.
Stock no. 1325480
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1957. Good condition.

Ladybird series 401. Buff boards with square pictorial onlay to front and titles. Illustration to front is of Pen and Gwen shelling peas. Revised verses by Perring. Spine and corners bumped and worn, evidence of removal of a small label from rear cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper (dated 1957). Contents clean.

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LUCIE ATTWELL'S LITTLE POPPET ABC BOOK
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1325476
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1967. Very good condition.

Little Poppet Series. Small slim format. Green pictorial boards. Charming colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Crease to front cover. Small crease to lower corner of rear page and two small biro marks to rear pastedown.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1965
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1325472
Published by Daily Express. 1965. Very good condition.

Glazed boards. Front cover shows Rupert carrying a Christmas tree. 1st story Rupert & Gaffer. Magic Painting pages. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped, spine slightly browned. Child's name in ink to belongs to box. Price cut. Magic paintings have been completed with transfer of colour to facing pages.

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CARGO OF HORSES
Written by Monica Edwards. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1325465
Published by The Children's Book Club. 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small brown mark to front board. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little worn at edges with small section of loss to lower corner on rear panel.

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MAX'S DREAM
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Laszlo Acs.
Stock no. 1325464
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0241895464. Label removed from front pastedown. Small mark to centre of front cover. Dustwrapper is foxed to flaps and slightly browned.

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THE BORROWERS ALOFT
Written by Mary Norton. Illustrated by Diana Stanley.
Stock no. 1325462
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title on spine. B/w illustrations throughout. A tale full of surprises, excitement and laughter. The Childrens Book Club edition. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers and textblock are very slightly foxed. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges and rear panel is very very slightly grubby.

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