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MRS. TICKLER'S CARAVAN A STORY FOR CHILDREN
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1506014
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1931. Slightly better than good condition.

Mr. Tickler led a hard life - he was never allowed inside Mrs. Tickler's beautiful caravan because he snored all night and sneezed all day! Then he bought a Magic Handkerchief at the fair... Delightful pastel colour illustrations. Pictorial boards and endpapers. Blue cloth spine. 91 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers a bit grubby with a few marks. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Small tear and crease to bottom of first text page. Foxing to contents throughout but generally clean otherwise.

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TRUE STORIES ABOUT BOYS AND GIRLS OF ALL NATIONS
Written by Milton Hadley.
Stock no. 1315864
circa 1915. Almost very good condition.

Title on front cover of book is "Boys and Girls of 21 Nations". "Containing full descriptions of the children and youth of France, Norway, Italy, Sicily, India, Africa, Arabia, China, Egypt, Mexico, Canada, Kaffir Tribes, Hawaii, Cuba, Greenland and other countries. Little Folks of Many Lands with captivating accounts of their manners, dress, amusements, social customs, education, employments, etc etc, including charming stories of the little Indian boys and girls in our Western States and Territories etc. Red cloth with white titles, circular onlay to front cover. Profusely embellished with superb phototype engravings. 250 pages. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light fingermarks to page margins and a few foxspots to contents which are otherwise clean.

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ENID BLYTON'S MYSTERY STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 2121523
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Enid Blyton's Junior Story Books. 2 titles in one volume: Secret of Cliff Castle and Smuggler Ben. Yellow boards, red title to spine. B/w illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners; some browning. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and nicks; a little loss; damp mark along bottom edge of rear panel.

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IT'S QUACKING TIME!
Written by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Jill Barton.
Stock no. 1315860
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A story that will be enjoyed by any family expecting a new arrival! Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1844280098. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little grubby at edges and slightly faded to spine.

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YUM, YUM, YUMMY
Written by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello.
Stock no. 1315858
Published by Candlewick Press. 1st USA 1998. Nearly fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Greedy Guzzley Bear takes the honey from the three little bears... what will they do? Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout surrounding text. ISBN: 0763604798. Light musty smell to contents and tiny bumps to spine and corners, otherwise fine.

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BEE FROG
Written by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Barbara Firth.
Stock no. 1315856
Published by Walker Books Ltd. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Bee Frog liked to pretend she was a very fierce dragon... Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to each page with text surrounding. ISBN: 9781844285419. Top corners bumped. Contents fine.

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THE OTHER POINT OF VIEW
Written by Chris Purkis. Illustrated by Chris Purkis.
Stock no. 1405526
circa 2008. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards. Blue pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. Top of spine a little rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a little edge rubbed. Remains of a white sticker to top of front panel. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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BLACK BEAUTY
Written by Anna Sewell. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1405520
Published by Jarrolds. Slightly better than good condition.

18 colour plates, specially drawn for this edition. Dark green cloth. Gilt titles to spine. Elaborate gilt decoration to front cover. 291 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small splits in cloth to top and bottom of spine. Gilt from spine has is very worn. Fading to spine and edge of rear cover. A few hinges are cracked. Foxing throughout including margins of plates. 2.5" closed tear to side margin of page 49/50.

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ST. NICHOLAS VOL XIII PART II MAY TO OCTOBER 1886
Written by Mary Mapes Dodge.
Stock no. 1505993
Published by The Century Co.; Frederick Warne & Co.. 1886. Slightly better than good condition.

An Illustrated Magazine For Young Folks Conducted by Dodge. Red cloth covers with black and gilt decoration. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, worn and browned with nicks to cloth at ends. Corners bumped and worn. Large chip to bottom edge of front cover and smaller one to outside edge. Covers grubby and darkened with white stains to front cover. Browning to endpapers with ink name stamp to front endpaper. Contents very good.

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THE RED-SPOTTED HANDKERCHIEF & OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Gell.
Stock no. 1405511
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1948. Slightly better than good condition.

Cream cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby and marked. Front and rear joints and some hinges cracked. Top corner of front endpaper missing. Title page and verso of last page of text browned. A little foxing otherwise contents are clean.

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THE FLYING GOAT AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by E.H. Davie.
Stock no. 1315840
Published by H.A. and W.L. Pitkin Ltd.. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pitkins Pleasure Series. Brown textured boards, gilt titles. 80 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, cover edge rubbed and small dent to top edge of front cover. Name and address in blue biro to front endpaper. Old tape marks to endpapers and flaps of dustwrapper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tears and worn along fold of front flap.

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TOBY THE TRAM ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby.
Stock no. 1405499
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 4th 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Railway Series No 7. Blue boards, light blue title and vignette to front. Colour illustrations. Small, oblong format. Spine slightly faded. Corners a little bumped. Light browning to endpapers. Light browning to endpapers. Couple of hinges are pulled. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with some tears. The rear panel is grubby. Slight fading to edge of front panel.

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