A WHIFF OF BURNT BOATS
Written by Geoffrey Trease.
Stock no. 1330231
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1971. Very good condition.

An early autobiography. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Yellow endpapers. A few b/w photos. 191 pages. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Evidence of a small label removed from front free-endpaper and a larger label removed from pastedown.

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Tove Jansson.
Stock no. 1330229
Published by Tate Publishing. 1st thus 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Alice comes to new life in Tove Jansson's drawings. Her wit and imagination are a perfect match for the humour and enchantment of the world at the end of the rabbit hole. Pale blue boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Wonderful colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781854379573. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased with a small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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DRAWN FROM MEMORY
Written by E.H. Shepard. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1330226
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A charming autobiography of Shepard's childhood. Green cloth, gilt titles. Top edge red. B/w text illustrations throughout. 190 pages. 8.5" x 6.5". Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers partly browned. Evidence of erased pencil marks to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to spine and corners and a little grubby to rear panel.

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FIVE ON A SECRET TRAIL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1330217
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1960. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The 15th Famous Five adventure which all began because of Timmy's wounded ear and the collar he had to wear... Red boards, black lettering. Pictorial blue and black endpapers. Two-tone & b/w illustrations throughout. 182 pages. 2nd impression. Spine and corners bumped. Wear to base of spine and to lower rear corner. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to textblock, prelims and page margins. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Dustwrapper is browned on spine and on verso, slight damp staining to top and tail of spine, dustwrapper is edge worn with split to rear edge of spine.

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Written by L.M. Montgomery; Margaret Atwood. Illustrated by Anna Cynthia Leplar.
Stock no. 1830346
Published by Folio Society. 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Margaret Atwood. Pretty green pictorial cloth. Colour plates. 266 pages. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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FAVOURITE FAIRY STORIES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1330216
Published by Birn Brothers Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

An All Colour Book. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to each page. Contents have been pulled away from binding a bit (stitching loose at top and tail). Page browning to title-page. Light musty smell else contents clean. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers are slightly grubby.

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THE LITTLE RED HEN AND THE GRAINS OF WHEAT
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley.
Stock no. 1330215
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1969. Fair condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Red pictorial paper boards. Full-page colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721400841. Covers are well worn with marks to rear. Child's name and address in green ink inside front cover. Some light foxing and light finger creasing throughout. Tally 240 and price of 2'6 net to rear cover.

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A WHIFF OF BURNT BOATS
Written by Geoffrey Trease.
Stock no. 1330208
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2009. Good condition.

An early autobiography. Originally published by Macmillan in 1971. Cardwraps. 163 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781847450715. EX-LIB with labels and stamps to prelims. Covers and contents otherwise clean.

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UNDER BLACK BANNER
Written by Geoffrey Trease. Illustrated by Richard Kennedy.
Stock no. 1330207
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2005. Fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w illustrations. This Girls Gone By edition also contains Foreword, Further Reading and Publishing History, as well as the story itself. ISBN: 1904417655.

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BRITAIN YESTERDAY
Written by Geoffrey Trease. Illustrated by Robert Hodgson.
Stock no. 1330204
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

Blackwell's Learning Library No. 86 (edited by John Cutforth and J.C. Gagg). Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations throughout, some colour plates. 61 pages. ISBN: 0631133305. Spine bumped, faded and slightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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MIST OVER ATHELNEY
Written by Geoffrey Trease. Illustrated by Robert Stewart Sherriffs; J.L. Stokle.
Stock no. 1330203
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story from the dark winter of A.D. 878, when Danish King Guthrum launched his treacherous attack on the kingdom of Wessex. Orange cloth, black titles and vignettes. 243 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped with tiny nicks to top and tail of spine. Some slight fading to cover edges. Foxing to textblock, endpapers and prelims else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso and a little edge rubbed.

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THE MAYTHORN STORY
Written by Geoffrey Trease. Illustrated by Robert Hodgson.
Stock no. 1330202
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. 217 pages. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Foxing to textblock and endpapers, affecting some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, very slightly grubby to rear panel with a crease and light stain to rear flap.

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