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CHANGE AT MAYTHORN
Written by Geoffrey Trease. Illustrated by Robert Hodgson.
Stock no. 1330200
Published by The Children's Book Club. 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Little Maythorn is a quiet country railway station and for Mike and his family it is a case of 'All Change' when his father becomes the station master there. Red boards, black titles. B/w illustrations. 215 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine bumped. Foxing to prelims and outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is a little grubby to rear panel with a few tiny closed tears.

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RALPH'S YEAR IN RUSSIA
Written by Robert Richardson.
Stock no. 1330199
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1893. Almost very good condition.

Our Boys' Select Library. Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 9 b/w engravings. 351 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded, affecting cover edges a little. Large prize plate to front pastedown. Booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. Foxing to textblock else contents clean.

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THE ADVENTURES OF TINKER THE HOLE-EATING DUCK
Written by Patrick Woodroffe. Illustrated by Patrick Woodroffe.
Stock no. 1330196
Published by Dragon's World. 1st 1976. Very good condition.

Anyone can make a hole, Tinker did something very different... he ate them! Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0905895444. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Rear cover is very slightly grubby, barcode label to base of same. Inscription in ink in belongs to box.

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CATLAND
Written by Rodney Dale. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1330194
Published by Magna Books; Promotional Reprint Company Ltd.. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tells the story of Wain's life. Large format. Red glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Published by the Promotional Reprint Company exclusively for Magna Books. ISBN: 1854229222. Spine and corners bumped. Top edge of textblock is foxed. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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THE NUTCRACKER
Written by E.T.A. Hoffmann. Illustrated by Robert Ingpen.
Stock no. 1330193
Published by Templar Publishing. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. Embossed vignette to front cover. 144 pages. Cream pictorial endpapers. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781783704859. Slight rubbing to cover edges and dustwrapper edges. Contents fine.

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LUCIE ATTWELL'S BOOK OF VERSE
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1330191
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1978. Very good condition.

White glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations every page. ISBN: 0603015484. Spine and corners bumped. Contents have been pulled and coming away from covers slightly.

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THE BIG MILLY-MOLLY-MANDY STORYBOOK
Written by Joyce Lankester Brisley. Illustrated by Clara Vulliamy.
Stock no. 1330189
Published by Kingfisher Books. Circa 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

75th Anniversary Edition. 9 stories. Large format, glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 76 pages. ISBN: 0753404834. 2nd printing. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to top edge of textblock and to cover edges. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.

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YOUR VERY OWN PICTURE DICTIONARY
No author listed. Illustrated by Jaro.
Stock no. 1330186
Published by Spring Books. Circa 1949. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards showing girl and boy with toys and dictionary. Spine slightly bumped, ink stain to edge of spine. Corners worn, cover edges rubbed. Child's name in sharp pencil to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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GREAT NORTHERN?
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1330180
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 351 numbered pages. 5th impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped, tiny nick to top of spine. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, rear panel is very slightly grubby from scuff marks.

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THE ARPINO ASSIGNMENT
Written by Geoffrey Trease. Illustrated by Paul Leith.
Stock no. 1330178
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A story based in the time of World War II. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 074450810X. Light bumping and fading to top of spine. Ink name stamp and date in ink to front endpaper. Some page browning and light foxing to textblock. Wrapper is very slightly edge-creased with a couple of small nicks.

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LAUGHTER AT THE DOOR: A CONTINUED AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Written by Geoffrey Trease.
Stock no. 1330177
Published by Macmillan London Limited. 1st 1974. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The second instalment of the authors autobiography, written in response to numerous individuals who enjoyed A Whiff of Burnt Boats and demanded more. Dark green boards, gilt title to spine. 186 pages. ISBN: 0333168119. EX-LIB with stamps and damage. Front free-endpaper torn out. Spine and corners bumped. Contents well fingered, textblock grubby. Dustwrapper has a small piece of tape to rear flap and remains of a library label to front flap. Wrapper is lightly browned.

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WARRIOR SCARLET
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1330175
Published by Oxford University Press. 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A historical novel based in the Bronze Age. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Light mark at cover edges. Booksellers (Foyles) sticker to front pastedown. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper has been covered with clear adhesive film (by publisher) which is stuck down on edges of verso.

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