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BIGGLES FOLLOWS ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330620
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 4 double-sided b/w plates. 158 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some slight browning to cover edges. Name and address written in ink to front pastedown. '6' written in a small circle to both front pastedown and rear free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby to rear panel, a few small tape repairs to verso and name and address written on verso of wrapper.

BIGGLES TAKES A HOLIDAY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330619
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red titles and panther vignette. 8 full-page illustrations. 190 pages. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped. Front free-endpaper removed, front joint cracked. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and chipped, tape repairs on verso and faded to spine. Rear panel is a bit grubby.

THE EAGLE BOOK OF CUTAWAYS
Written by L. Ashwell Wood; Denis Gifford.
Stock no. 1830846
Published by Webb & Bower. 1st 1988. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The first book to bring together a selection of the best of the painstakingly accurate technical drawings that ran across the centre spreads of the Eagle comic for more than a decade. Oblong format. Red boards, black title to spine and vignette to front. Colour illustrations. 95 pages. ISBN: 0863502857. Light rubbing to lower board edges. Minor foxing and browning to top edge of text block. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is foxed to verso (not visible to front), has a 2" closed tear to lower edge of front panel repaired to verso with clear tape, lightly scuffed.

COPS AND ROBBERS
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
Stock no. 1330617
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

On Christmas Eve while children sleep the scallyway robbers prowl and creep... Glazed pictorial boards. Lively colour illustrations. ISBN: 0434925012. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Indentation to top edge of rear cover. Some light/faint scoremarks to covers. Foxing throughout. A couple of hinges pulled but binding still tight.

THE CORN DOLLY
Written by Margaret Elliot. Illustrated by Colin Dunbar.
Stock no. 1330612
Published by Abelard-Schuman. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Grasshopper Book. Susan and her brother Jack find a corn dolly which has powers for good, which are tested to the utmost when the enemy struck. An unusual adventure story based on folk lore of the English countryside. Bright green boards, gilt title to spine. 128 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0200723715. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Very pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed. Light fading to wrapper spine.

FOUR-AND-TWENTY BLACKBIRDS
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lilian Buchanan.
Stock no. 1330605
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A delightful story with the Sussex Downs as background, in which the Grays move from the Midlands to open a cafe in a little town near to the sea. Orange boards, black title to spine. 159 pages. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in red ink to front endpaper has been partially erased. Some page edge browning and foxing. Price-cut dustwrapper is just a little edge worn with a small brown mark to top edge of front flap.

TREASURE AT THE MILL
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Harry Pettit.
Stock no. 1330604
Published by George Newnes. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

When John Adams discovered Sprig Valley Mill it was empty: he often went there to play in the deserted garden and take the boat across the pond to an island. Suddenly all changed. The Mill was sold and although the new owners became his friends eager to help him, someone else - an enemy - was also after the hidden treasure. Orange boards. B/w illustrations. 152 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Page browning and foxing throughout else contents clean. One page is detached but still present (61/2). Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, creased and torn with neat tape repairs on verso.

SUSAN, BILL AND THE IVY-CLAD OAK
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1330603
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The story of Susan and Bill's Ivy-leaf Club. Red boards, black titles and vignette. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Pale page browning to endpapers and a few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased and has a large section of loss to front panel and slight loss to top of spine.

TWO FAIR PLAITS
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1330601
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

2nd in the 'Jilly family' series. Pale grey cloth, silver titles to spine. Pictorial endpapers are maps. Colour frontis, b/w pictures. 192 pages. 2nd impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock, light browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss, small hole to spine edge of front panel and rear panel slightly grubby.

THE LUCK OF SALLOWBY
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Tilden Reeves.
Stock no. 1330600
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A breathlessly exciting story about the famous Jillies. Light blue cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Damp(?) spotting to covers (mainly front cover). Light foxing to textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and slightly grubby to rear panel.

THE FOURTH KEY
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1330598
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The sixth adventure of Mike and Mary Bishop, with their Scottie Dog, Dougal. Blue boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations, 181pp. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small (and very faint) mark to centre of front cover. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly browned to spine.

THE SECRET OF BUZZARD SCAR
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330594
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1955. Good condition.

The fourth novel in the Nettleford series for boys and girls. Set in the lonely and dramatic countryside of the Yorkshire Dales. Green boards with black title to spine. Endpapers are sketch maps. B/w frontis and illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Some light staining to cover edges and a few other light marks to covers. Heavy foxing to textblock, also affecting some page margins and prelims. "LIB.63" written in ink to front free-endpaper.