DRAGON RIDER
Written by Cornelia Funke. Illustrated by Cornelia Funke.
Stock no. 1330041
Published by The Chicken House. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Firedrake, a brave young dragon, and his loyal brownie friend Sorrell and a lonely boy called Ben are united as if by destiny. Together they embark on a magical journey to find the place where silver dragons can live in peace forever. Translated by Anthea Bell. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour folding pop-up map. B/w chapter headers and illustrations. ISBN: 1903434904. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE SIGN ON ROSIE'S DOOR
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1330040
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. Circa 2012. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780060287955. 11th printing of this edition. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. One lower page corner is creased. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tears.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1330038
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1938. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Hodder & Stoughton's Colour Books series. Grey cloth, red titles and vignettes. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some foxing to spine. Name and date in ink in belongs to box (partially faded). Foxing, otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed/worn with small tears at corners, slightly larger tear to top front corner by spine (2"). Rear panel is slightly grubby.

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THE DANDY BOOK 1968
No author listed.
Stock no. 1330037
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1968. Very good condition.

Covers show Korky as Santa Claus and mice up to mischief. Black glazed pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Laminate to spine edges is cracked. Some pencil initials(?) erased to front free-endpaper. Light musty smell to contents else clean.

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CROSSWORD BOOK 1
Written by Norman Pritchard. Illustrated by Lynn N. Grundy.
Stock no. 1330035
Published by Ladybird Books. 1st 1981. Very good condition.

Ladybird Series S812. Yellow pictorial paperwraps. Bright colour pictures. Crosswords to complete throughout. ISBN: 0721406491. Small green crayon mark to front cover. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Light foxing to covers. Approximately half of the puzzles have been completed with heavy pencil. A scarce item.

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BEVIS: THE STORY OF A BOY
Written by Richard Jefferies. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1830131
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book for boys who are still boys, and also for boys who are masquerading as men and fathers. New Illustrated Edition. Green cloth, cream titles and dark green vignette to front. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 519 pages. Top edge green. Third impression. A few minor foxspots to text block. Bookplate to verso of free front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Cream pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, faded to spine, browned across the top edge and a small closed tear to top front of spine edge (no loss).

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"LET'S GO CLIMBING!" (THE NELSONIAN LIBRARY)
Written by C.F. Kirkus.
Stock no. 1830129
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Mr. Kirkus has climbed in many places from the English Lake District to the Himalayas. Believing climbing to be an ideal exercise, he describes his childhood initiation, the importance of mountain walking, the preparation and equipment for serious ascents, methods of practice, the acquiring of a steady head, and the rest of the hundred and one directions in which a climber perfects his technique. Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and a map of the Berwyns, North Wales. Top edge green. 200 pages including index. Reprint. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and grubby, one tape repair to verso.

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THE ENCHANTED WOOD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Janet Grahame Johnstone; Anne Grahame Johnstone.
Stock no. 1330030
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1st thus 1979. Good condition.

"The De Luxe Edition". Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0603001629. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine sunned. Front joint was cracked and has been covered with magic tape. Large tear to title-page has been repaired (old tape mark still shows on both sides). Child's name in ink to top margin of first text page. Some light fingering but contents still very good.

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THE SECRET SEVEN ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1330027
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark and pale blue pictorial boards with vignettes of children holding hands. Red two-tone illustrations. 127 pages. Seventh impression. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Name and address in ink to belongs to box. Small, light brown spot to rear free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with a small brown spot to rear flap.

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THE MOUNTAIN OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1330026
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. Blue titles. 327 pages. The fifth story in the Adventure series. Third reprint of November 1949. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Rear cover is very very slightly grubby. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper, name and address in ink to half title-page. Pale splash marks to pages 54, 55 & 57. Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine and slightly worn to spine and corners (minimal loss).

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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES FROM THE OLD FRENCH
Written by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1330019
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1910. Very good condition.

First trade edition. Dark red-brown simulated leather cloth, stamped in gilt on both front and back covers with differing cupid designs. Gilt lettering and 4 gilt cupid designs on spine. White endpapers. 30 magnificent colour plates, mounted on vellum-like paper with black descriptive letterpress beneath and all framed with elaborate border design in black. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small nick to lower edge of rear cover. Heavy foxing to endpapers, prelims, last (blank) page and textblock. A few hinges are cracked but binding is still tight. A few tissue-guards are slightly torn or creased. A lovely copy which would make a wonderful gift.

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SWALLOWDALE
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1330016
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth gilt title to spine. Blind title to front. B/w illustrations. 453 pages. Twenty-Sixth impression. Spine slightly bumped. Slight rubbing and fading to cover edges. Light page browning to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and lightly browned at edges.

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