MRS. FOX'S WEDDING
Written by Brothers Grimm; Sara Corrin; Stephen Corrin. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1830899
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1980. Very good condition.

A very sweet teling of a lady fox with many tails who is a widow. She soon finds herself facing many suitors, most of whom she rejects, until finally she finds one who reminds her of her late husband. As well as being a lovely story there are beautiful illustrations. Adapted from Grimm's Fairy Tales. Re-told by Sara and Stephen Corrin. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Superb colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0571114571. Spine faded. Small nick to top rear edge of spine. Name in ink to front pastedown. Else contents clean.

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THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
Written by Barbara Hazen. Illustrated by Tomi Ungerer.
Stock no. 1830898
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1971. Very good condition.

More than anything in the world Humboldt wants to be a magician. His master, a famous sorcerer, teaches him witchcraft and wizardry, but also makes him clean the castle! So when Humboldt finds the secret book, Complete Magic Spells and Incantations, the first thing he looks for is a spell to magic the housework away! Large format. Black pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Not paginated. ISBN: 0416080804. Boards are covered with clear sticky-backed laminate, spine is cocked. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Contents are clean. Musty odour present.

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WHEN THE WIND BLOWS
Written by Raymond Briggs. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1830897
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

A graphic account of one ordinary couple's attempt to stand firm in the face of nuclear annihilation. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Story related in cartoon script. Not paginated. ISBN: 0241107210. Boards lightly scuffed. Small name & address label to front pastedown. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Contents clean.

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HOW RABBIT STOLE THE FIRE
Written by Joanna Troughton. Illustrated by Joanna Troughton.
Stock no. 1830896
Published by Blackie. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

As the leaves fall from the trees and the wind blows colder, the animals wish they had fire to keep them warm. But only the Sky People living high in the mountains have fire, and they guard it jealously. Rabbit has a plan, however: he makes a special resin-covered headdress, tricks the Sky People and steals some fire. A North American Indian folk tale. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Not paginated. ISBN: 0216907071. Spine faded else boards clean. Old price label to rear board. Endpapers browned. Name in ink to front pastedown. Else contents are clean.

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TORTOISE'S DREAM (FOLK-TALES OF THE WORLD)
Written by Joanna Troughton. Illustrated by Joanna Troughton.
Stock no. 1830895
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.; Peter Bedrick Books. 1st USA 1986. Very good condition.

Tortoise dreams of a miraculous tree, bearing all the fruits of the earth - but who will be clever enough to find it? A folk-tale from the Bantu people of Africa. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0872260399. Spine lightly faded. A few minor scuffs to board edges. Name in black pencil to front pastedown. Contents clean and bright. Musty odour present.

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BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330741
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 182 pages. 5th impression. Minimal bumping to spine. Child's name in ink to front free-endpaper. Rear free-endpaper is missing. Old tape marks to front free-endpaper and last text page (because the endpaper is missing). Price-cut wrapper is slightly wrinkled and has a light vertical crease to front edge of spine.

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BIGGLES FAILS TO RETURN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330740
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 223 pages. 3rd impression. Spine and corners bumped. A few foxpspots to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is in several pieces and is edge chipped and torn with slight loss to top of spine and tiny chip to lower edge of front panel. Rear panel is slightly grubby. Front flap is detached but held in place by old tape (which is now browned and loosing the glue!).

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THE FIRST BIGGLES OMNIBUS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330739
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1953. Good condition.

Contains 4 full-length stories: Biggles Sweeps The Desert, Biggles In The Orient, Biggles Delivers The Goods and Biggles Fails To Return. Red boards, black titles. B/w illustrations. 640 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Cover edges are rubbed. Spine has a 1" split to lower front edge. Endpapers are browned. Ink school stamp to front free-endpaper. Rear pastedown is slightly damaged (possibly from the book being dropped and grabbed to stop its fall?). Small brown marks affects top margins of some pages.

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ORCHIDS FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330738
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1962. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, black title to spine. No illustrations despite accreditation to Leslie Stead. 168 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with small tape repairs on verso, rear panel is grubby.

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BIGGLES THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY
Written by John Pearson.
Stock no. 1330737
Published by Hamlyn Paperbacks. 1st PB 1980. Very good condition.

Paperback edition. ISBN: 0600200620. Covers are edge rubbed. Tiny printed price to rear cover has been scratched off. Contents are lightly browned else clean.

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BIGGLES GOES TO SCHOOL
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330736
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Even in his schooldays Biggles attracted adventure. Red boards, black titles and vignette. Yellow and black full-page illustrations. 193 pages. 2nd impression. Minimal bumping to spine. A few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and has a tiny tear/hole to top of spine.

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COMRADES IN ARMS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330735
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, red titles. Stories of Biggles, Worrals and Gimlet. Colour frontis and title pages plus double-page green and black illustrations. 2nd impression. Fading to spine and a couple of cover edges. 'Letter' from Johns taped to front endpaper; tape is yellowing and brittle. Wrapper has taped to edges and is browned/yellowed. Some marks to cover edges from old tape. Some chipping to wrapper.

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