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THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO
Written by Carlo Collodi; Francis Wainwright.
Illustrated by Francis Wainwright.
Stock no. 1826381
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd..
1st thus
1986.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Translated by Francis Wainwright. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Lavishly illustrated with over 60 full colour drawings. 96 pages. ISBN: 0416596606. A nice, clean copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased, lightly scuffed to rear panel, has a security barcode stuck to inside spine.
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ENID BLYTON'S SCHOOL STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton; Mary Cadogan; Norman Wright; Anne Fine.
Stock no. 1826380
Published by Hodder Children's Books.
1st thus
2002.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Treasury compiled by Mary Cadogan and Norman Wright. Foreword by Anne Fine, Children's Laureate. Stories and extracts from The Naughtiest Girl, Malory Towers, The O'Sullivan Twins and St. Clare's, as well as classic out of print stories from the Enig Blyton Magazine and Sunny Stories. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340841451. Pencil erasure marks to prelims. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and foxed to verso (not visible to front).
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- ENID BLYTON
- SCHOOL STORIES
FLAP YOUR WINGS
Written by P.D. Eastman.
Illustrated by P.D. Eastman.
Stock no. 1826362
Published by Collins.
1972.
Very good condition.
A Collins Early Bird Book. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0001381571. Rear board lightly faded. Green pen mark to last printed page else contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- EARLY READERS
- ANIMAL STORY
- ALLIGATORS
BUNTER THE BAD LAD
Written by Frank Richards.
Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1826360
Published by Cassell.
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, yellow titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Boards clean and bright. Top edge of text block a little dusty with pale foxing. Front joint is split but binding still tight. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed and grubby.
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- CHILDRENS
- BILLY BUNTER
- BOYS
- SCHOOL STORIES
- SCHOOL STORIES (BOYS)
MADAME DOUBTFIRE
Written by Anne Fine.
Stock no. 1826329
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books.
1st
1987.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
This is a bittersweet, touching, and above all very funny book, about a family which has split up, yet finds its own way to function effectively. Cream cloth boards, black title to spine. ISBN: 0241120012. Boards browned at horizontal edges. Top & tail of spine have light shelf wear. Contents heavily browned and crinkled vertically. Slight musty odour. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly creased at top edge of spine.
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THE PURPLE VALLEY
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1826327
Published by Heinemann.
1st
1964.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The second in a series of Secret Service novels. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 215 pages. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, grubby to rear panel, and has surface paper loss to base of spine.
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- CHILDRENS
- MYSTERY STORY
- ESPIONAGE
CHILD OF FIRE
Written by Elizabeth Webster.
Stock no. 1826322
Published by Judy Piatkus (publishers) Limited.
1st thus
1983.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The story of a Vietnamese boat-child and her family. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Originally serialised in My Weekly magazine under the title Bright Phoenix. ISBN: 0861882849. Text block browned, page browning throughout. A few pale foxspots to margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
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- CHILDRENS
- CHILDRENS (YOUNG ADULTS)
- VIETNAM
A WAGGON-LOAD OF MONKEYS (DOMINION LIBRARY)
Written by D.M. Percy Smith.
Stock no. 1826321
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st thus
1949.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Not many children, intent on raising money for the Missionary Fair, end by setting the next-door house thoroughly on fire... Green boards, dark title to spine. Part of the Dominion Library series. Colour frontis. Endpapers and text block browned. A few pale foxspots to prelims. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at edges with minor chips to corners, grubby to rear panel and a few small closed tears.
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ON YOUR TOES, SUSIE!
Written by Lee Wyndham.
Illustrated by Gwyneth Mamlok.
Stock no. 1826291
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd.
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
After four years of hard training Susie is to dance on her points. A book for all ballet lovers; for little girls who see themselves as great ballerinas but who do not quite understand how hard they must work. Green boards, blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. Minor foxing to endpapers, prelims and text block. Name in ink to front endpaper. One or two margin marks to contents. Pink pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased with a few small closed tears and is a little grubby.
SANDI, THE KING-MAKER
Written by Edgar Wallace.
Stock no. 1826289
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
No. 26 in the Target Series. "Sanders of the River," who with a handful of Houssas, and a steam launch, kept order in a Central African territory larger than Great Britain. As soon as native Chiefs realised that "Sandi" had gone the fat was in the fire. This story stells of his recall and how he restored peace to the land. Red cloth boards, black title to spine. Endpapers and text block browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at top & tail of spine, lightly edge-worn and is scuffed and grubby to rear panel.
THE ARMOURER'S HOUSE
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff.
Illustrated by C. Walter Hodges.
Stock no. 1826287
Published by Oxford University Press.
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Oxford Children's Library series. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. A story of Tudor London. ISBN: 0192770276. Reprint. Pale horizontal glue mark to lower end of boards (caused by the glue on the dustwrapper laminate). Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is clean but creased to rear panel where the publisher's laminate has been attached.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
- OXFORD CHILDRENS LIBRARY
THREE JAYS GO TO ROME
Written by Pat Smythe.
Illustrated by Keith Money.
Stock no. 1826286
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd.
1st
1960.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The sixth adventure of the Three Jays. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Boards clean and bright. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to text block. A little (very minor) grubbiness to prelims. Some top corner creases (where page has been turned over to mark position in book). Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at edges, has a few small stains, surface paper loss to spine andlower front panel, a little grubby to rear panel. Sounds much worse than it is.
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- CHILDRENS
- HORSE AND PONY STORY
- ADVENTURE