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RUPERT ANNUAL 1966
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1712305
Published by Daily Express. 1966. Good condition.

Dark blue laminated boards. Front cover shows Rupert and chums in a flying saucer. First story - Rupert and the Magic Ball. Includes Magic Paintings. Spine has a little loss to top and tail, repaired with tape. Corners worn. NOT Price-cut or inscribed. 3 magic paintings have been touched. There are two repaired closed tear to magic painting pages. Some margin marks.

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THE SENIOR CADET
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Rowland Hilder.
Stock no. 1503106
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1932. Very good condition.

Green cloth with black titles and small picture to front cover. 255 page. 6 b/w plates. Bumping and some wear to spine and corners. Spine browned, covers unevenly browned and slightly grubby. Book plate and name to front endpaper. Some marks to margins. Erased ticks to list of titles in prelims. All plates present.

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BILLY BUNTER AT BUTLIN'S
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1503101
Published by Cassell & Co.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Beaver Club edition. Red boards. B/w illustrations. 217 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Front joint starting to crack. Light browning and a couple of marks to endpapers. Some foxing to text block and pale page edge browning. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with a few small tears and foxing. Four small squares of tape stuck to verso.

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HELLO, MR. TWIDDLE!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Hilda McGavin.
Stock no. 1313504
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1944. Good condition.

More stories of Mr. Twiddle, who makes the most ridiculous mistakes and does the most amazing things, much to the surprise and annoyance of his wife! Green cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. Covers are faded, some foxing to spine edges. A few small, light crayon marks to covers. Heavy foxing to endpapers and light foxing to contents. A few small red biro doodles to front free-endpaper.

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THE MYSTERY THAT NEVER WAS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1402821
Published by Collins. 1st 1961. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This most peculiar mystery was made up by four children to entertain Uncle Bob. Cream boards, red title to spine. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Spine and corners a little bumped. Light foxing to endpapers and page edges otherwise contents are in very good condition. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn with a couple of small tears. Rear panel and flap slightly grubby. A few brown marks to verso.

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THE TOPPER BOOK 1971
No author listed.
Stock no. 1809467
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1971. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Laminate cracking to spine. Corners lightly worn. Boards slightly grubby. NOT price-cut. Name in belongs to box. Contents clean.

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A NON STOP RUN
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1313490
Published by Birn Brothers. 1st 1929. Good condition.

Stories and rhymes of our railways by Blyton. Pictorial boards. B/w and red, black and white text illustrations. Binding is a little fragile in that the joints are cracked and staples have been pulled making contents a bit loose. There is chipping to the title-strip with some loss. Contents are browned but generally clean. A decent copy of a very scarce item.

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AUNT JUDY'S MAY-DAY VOLUME FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Written by Aunt Judy; Mrs. Gatty. Illustrated by F. Gilbert; A.W. Cooper; R. Newcombe.
Stock no. 1503072
Published by Bell and Daldy. 1869. Almost very good condition.

For young people edited by Mrs Gatty. Red three quarter leather binding with marbled boards and text block. Raised bands to spine with gilt lines and titles. Black title block. Contains November 1868 to April 1869. B/w illustrations. 380 pages. Spine worn with chip from top and bottom edge. Bumping to corners. Wear to corners, cover edges and some of leather. Slight loss from edge of marbling on front cover. Slight scuffing to marbling. Marks to pastedowns, appear to correspond with leather. Pencil writing about contents to title page. A few marks/fingermarks to prelims, contents generally clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1313469
Published by Daily Express. 1938. Good condition.

The third Rupert annual. 1st story Rupert and the Daffodils. Colour pictorial boards. Red cloth spine. 126 pages. 10x7.5". Covers are edge worn, spine and corners bumped. Front joint is almost broken. Name and address in ink in belongs to box. Margin tear to base of title-page. Some page corner tips creased. Hinges cracked, some very weak, because of cracked joints/hinges front cover doesn't sit as is should. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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PUSS IN BOOTS
Written by Charles Perrault. Illustrated by Gunars Krollis.
Stock no. 1503061
Published by Liesma Publishers. Slightly better than good condition.

Translated from French by Michelle MacGrath. Also contains story called The Fairy. Large format 11.75 x 9". Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Creasing and bubbles to laminate on covers. Lower corners creased. Spine bumped and faded. Two small numbers stamped on verso of last text page. Contents generally clean but have slight musty smell.

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STRAVAGANZA CITY OF MASKS
Written by Mary Hoffman. Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
Stock no. 1711991
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A compelling, poweful novel about the parrallel world of Talia. Colour decorated boards. Map of Talia to front endpaper, b/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0747555338. SIGNED by author. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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PURE DEAD WICKED
Written by Debi Gliori. Illustrated by Debi Gliori.
Stock no. 1711981
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Red suede (imitation?) covers with silver titles and vignette. B/w chapter headers. 252 pages. ISBN: 038560159X.

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