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THE STORY OF FLIGHT
Written by Richard Bowood. Illustrated by Robert Ayton.
Stock no. 1324671
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1962. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 601. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at edges and a little scuffed to rear panel.

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KING OF THE SKY
Written by Nicola Davies. Illustrated by Laura Carlin.
Stock no. 1824964
Published by Walker Books Ltd. 1st 2017. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Starting a new life in a new country, a young boy feels lost and along - till he meets an old man who keeps racing pigeons. Together they pin their dreams on a race across Euorpe and the special bird they hope can win it: King of the Sky. A moving story about the meaning of home. Large oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781406348613. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly grubby.

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AN IDEAL BOY: CHARTS FROM INDIA
Written by Sirish Rao; V. Geetha; Gita Wolf.
Stock no. 1824961
Published by Dewi Lewis Publishing. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Indian market is full of educational charts on every imaginable subject. Intended primarily as educational material, they also act as guides to morality and correct social behaviour and offer marvellous cautionary tales. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour charts throughout. ISBN: 1899235833. Spine lightly faded. Corners lightly rubbed. Publisher's price scratched out from rear panel (not bad). Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper else contents fine.

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NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF
Written by Jan Mark. Illustrated by David Parkins.
Stock no. 1824958
Published by Kestrel Books. 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of stories, set in pre-television days of the early fifties, when people created thier own imaginary worlds of horrors.... Yellow boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0722656777. SIGNED by the author to free front endpaper (Best wishes and date). Foxing to text block. Browning to endpapers. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and foxed mainly to top edges and inside flaps.

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KENNY & THE DRAGON
Written by Tony Diterlizzi. Illustrated by Tony Diterlizzi.
Stock no. 1824953
Published by Simon & Schuster. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Kenny is a little rabbit with a very big problem... Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 151 pages. B/w text illustrations throughtout. ISBN: 9781847384072. Text block foxed else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at top & tail of spine.

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DAVID LIVINGSTONE
Written by L. Du Garde Peach. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1824952
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 561. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Buff spine lightly browned. Mark to free front endpaper. Otherwise contents clean. A few marks to pictorial dustwrapper and light wear to top & tail of spine, small closed tear (no loss) to top front panel edge rear panel a little grubby. David Livingstone is the last title to rear flap.

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A TREASURY OF KATE GREENAWAY
Written by Kate Greenaway. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1824950
Published by Robert Frederick Ltd.. 1st thus 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

A collection of extracts from favourites by Greenaway (including Apple Pie, Mother Goose, Under the Window etc). Large format. Title to boards is A Treasury of Kate Greenaway Stories. White pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations throughout. 265 pages, printed on yellow paper. ISBN: 0907789137. Two or three pages has a tiny closed tear to lower margin. Else a fine copy.

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THE MICE AND THE FLYING BASKET
Written by Rodney Peppe. Illustrated by Rodney Peppe.
Stock no. 1824949
Published by Viking Kestrel. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

The mice who live in a shoe are in trouble. The earn their living making baskets for D. Rat the junk merchant but it is very hard work and they are paid so little. So they try to think of other ways to make money and decide to build a flying basket and learn to fly! Slim format. White glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations and little text. ISBN: 0670801909. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. A few minor marks to front board. Contents clean.

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KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS
Written by Anthony Mockler. Illustrated by Nick Harris.
Stock no. 1824946
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oxford illustrated classics. Blue boards, gilt titles. Full page colour and B/W illustrations. 294 pages. ISBN: 019274531X. Lower corners and base of spine lightly rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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THE OTHER WAY ROUND
Written by Judith Kerr.
Stock no. 1824943
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1983. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In this book, Judith Kerr describes how the family introduced in her first novel, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, lived through the war. Brown cloth baords, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0001846043. Third impression. Minor mark to rear free endpaper else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut.

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THE SWORD OF FREEDOM
Written by Charles Gilson. Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1324666
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

A tale of the English Revolution. Brown pictorial coth with gilt titles. 6 colour plates. xi + 420 pages. Spine bumped. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked showing webbing beneath. Foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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THE CHANCELLOR'S SPY
Written by Tom Bevan. Illustrated by Richard Tod.
Stock no. 1324665
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

A vivid picture of life in the reign of Henry the eighth. Green pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. 2 colour plates. 263 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing and page browning. Some hinges pulled.

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