ESIO TROT
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1330069
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, has a secret passion for the attractive widow, Mrs Silver. But she, alas, lavishes all her affection on another - Alfie, her pet tortoise! Mr Hoppy hatches a wildly ingenious plot to defeat his rival which involves no fewer than 140 tortoises! Wonderful b/w illustrations throughout. A delight for Dahl fans. Blue boards with gilt tile to spine. 63 pages. ISBN: 0224027867. Base of spine is bumped. Contents are fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge creased/rubbed.

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THE SEPTEMBER BABY
Written by Noel Streatfeild.
Stock no. 1330066
Published by Arthur Barker Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition.

A gift for the mother of a new baby and, in fact for all parents and parents-to-be. An anthology giving suggestions for names, noting the influence of the stars and listing some of the distinguished people born on each day of the month as well as information about them. B/w illustrations. Red boards with blue titles and vignettes. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine. Light browning to half title-page and to rear free-endpaper.

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BILLY BUNTER AND THE BLUE MAURITIUS
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 1330064
Published by Charles Skilton Ltd.. 1st 1952. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green covers, dark titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 238 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Spine faded. Small mark to front cover and rear cover slightly grubby. Dustwrapper is very edge worn and faded to spine, front panel is slightly grubby. Front panel of another wrapper has been stuck to rear pastedown of the book.

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JENNINGS ABOUNDING
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Mays.
Stock no. 1330062
Published by Collins. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Grey boards, red title to spine, top edge red. 4 b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Slight bumping to spine. Light fading to cover edges and some light damp staining to corners. Small red mark to rear cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Damp spot to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is damp stained at edges and is a little faded to spine.

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TAKE JENNINGS FOR INSTANCE
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Mays.
Stock no. 1330061
Published by Collins. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Jennings joins the Natural History club. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. Red boards, black title to spine. 256 pages, top edge red. Spine bumped and a few tiny dents to cover edges. Old tape marks to endpapers and half title-page and some light browning to endpapers. Foxing to textblock. Slight surface paper loss (from pencil erasure) to verso of frontis. Very small annotation mark to margin of page 156. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with minimal loss at corners.

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THE KING'S BREAKFAST
Written by A.A. Milne; H. Fraser-Simson. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1830164
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.; Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

One of the most popular poems in that most popular book 'When We Were Young' is 'The King's Breakfast,' here is has been isolated with music written especially for it. Also contains 'Feed-my-Cow' set to music. Music by Fraser-Simpson. Cloth spine, pink pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. VI and 17 pages. A few minor foxspots to boards. Endpapers browned. Joints starting to crack but the binding is still tight. A few marks to contents but generally clean. Pink pictorial dustwrapper has a large piece missing from lower front panel and is edge-worn with a few closed tears (some of which have been repaired with clear tape to verso) and small chips, a little grubby.

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BIGGLES DEFIES THE SWASTIKA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1330054
Published by Oxford University Press. 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Light brown cloth with dark brown titles and vignette of plane flying over Oslo. Colour frontis plus 6 b/w plates. 249 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Fading to lower 0.5" of spine. Erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper has loss to lower 1" of rear panel and spine and is edge rubbed.

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BIGGLES AND THE PENITENT THIEF
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330052
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 151 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Large initials (S.B.) in black felt-tip pen to front free-endpaper. Original printed price has been crossed out to front flap of wrapper. Rear panel of wrapper is foxed. Wrapper edges rubbed.

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BIGGLES IN THE GOBI
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330049
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards. Black ram's horns vignette to front. 6 colour plates. Second impression. Endpapers lightly browned, very faint tape mark to rear free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Light creases to preliminary pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

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SUPERWORM
Written by Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Stock no. 1330048
Published by Alison Green Books. 1st 2012. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Who will rescue Superworm when he falls prey to a wicked Wizard Lizard? Large oblong format Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781407132044. Minimal bumping to corners. Tinypatch of surface paper damage to rear pastedown. A super copy contained in a dustwrapper which is slightly edge creased and a little worn at corners. Dustwrapper has a stick to front panel stating "Free Reward Chart Inside" but this chart is NOT present.

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TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE
Written by Charles Lamb; Mary Lamb; William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1330045
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Childrens Illustrated Classics Series. Beige and blue decorated cloth. 304 pages. 8 colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is just a little edge rubbed/worn with a small tear to top edge of front panel (neatly tape repaired on verso).

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OLIVER THE PAGE
Written by Ellen M. Dolan; Marcel Vermeulen. Illustrated by Marie Wabbes.
Stock no. 1330042
Published by Adam & Charles Black Ltd. Circa 1967. Very good condition.

Children of Other Times series. Green spine with black title. Glazed pictorial front board. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Rear cover is slightly scuffed. Some light finger creases else contents clean.

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