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SLAVES OF THE MASTERY
Written by William Nicholson.
Stock no. 1805493
Published by Mammoth. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Wind On Fire II. Blue boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. ISBN: 074974152X.

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SPIDER IN THE SKY
Written by Anne Rose. Illustrated by Gail Owens.
Stock no. 1805487
Published by Harper & Row. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Based upon the story 'How the Sun Came' from American Indian Mythology by Alice Marriott and Carol K. Rachlin. Relates how Grandmother Spider brought fire and light to the animals in the long ago. Matt blue pictorial paper boards. B/w and two tone illustrations. ISBN: 0060250739. Corners lightly rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper is a little grubby and worn at corners.

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RIP VAN WINKLE
Written by Washington Irving. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2106668
Published by Van Holkema & Warendorf. 1st 1906. Almost very good condition.

Full leather binding with gilt titles and pictorial onlay to front cover. Ribbon ties weaved into binding of covers. 50 colour plates; tipped-in. Heavy, hand-made paper. Text is in Dutch. A lovely edition! Limited edition to 325 copies. 8" split to top of spine next to front cover. 3-4" split to base of spine on rear side of covers. Bumping and wear to corners and spine. A little chipping along cover edges. Original ribbon ties are still present on binding - one to bottom of front cover has partly torn off, so can not be tied to ribbon on rear cover; original piece of torn of ribbon still present inside, but detached. A few marks to covers. Looks like repair work has been professionally done at some point; new overlap edges have been very neatly added, so protecting more original corners. The book also appears to have new endpapers. Some foxing to outer page edges and a few to some pages internally. Some creasing to uncut page edges. All plates are present and in excellent condition!

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KING STORK
Written by Howard Pyle. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.
Stock no. 1805448
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A story that is filled with all the things a good tale should have - magic, a handsome hero, a beautiful, heartless princess and an evil witch! Dark green cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0437676730. Corners lightly rubbed, covers nice and bright. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with a little loss to top & tail of spine.

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JUMPING MOUSE
Written by Brian Patten. Illustrated by Mary Moore.
Stock no. 1805435
Published by The Hawthorn Press. 2nd 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. A folk-tale. Purple pictorial boards and endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781903458990. Light scuffing to covers, contents fine.

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TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSECUTED
Written by Raymond Belton.
Stock no. 1307278
Published by Victory Press. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, black title to spine. 106 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Prize plate to front pastedown. Joints just starting to crack. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is badly worn, chipped and torn with loss, torn at front fold of spine and flap fold with tape repairs on verso (glue from tape showing through to front).

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1989
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1805377
Published by Daily Express. 1989. Very good condition.

No. 54. Tall format glazed boards - Rupert & chums with snowman. 1st story Rupert and the Boomerarrow. Pictured by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850791871. Spine & corners lightly worn. A few light grubby marks to covers. Not price-cut or inscribed. Text block a little browned. One or two grubby marks to margins.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 24 - RUPERT AND THE BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1805370
Published by Daily Express. 1955. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Also includes story 'Rupert and The Crooked Jug'. 22 pages. Colour illustrations. Corners lightly rubbed. Rear cover grubby. A few grubby marks to contents else generally clean.

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LITTLE LAMB
Written by Dahris Martin. Illustrated by Lilly Somppi.
Stock no. 2106463
Published by Collins. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Green cloth with dark green title to front. Charming colour illustrations to every other page. Browning to endpapers. Some foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with browning, foxing, a few marks and some chips/nicks; closed tear to rear panel. A lovely little book!

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TIM'S LAST VOYAGE
Written by Edward Ardizzone. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1805216
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Water-colour and b/w line drawings, many double spread. Pink and green pictorial boards. ISBN: 0370020030. Corners rubbed. Contents fine. Price-cut pictorial wrapper is edge-worn with a closed tear to top edge of front panel which is repaired to verso with tape.

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THE FAMILY AT MISRULE
Written by Ethel Turner.
Stock no. 1805211
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1934. Good condition.

New Edition. The further adventures of the "Seven Little Australians". Cream cloth boards, black title to spine, two-tone green title and vignette to front. B/w plates. 255 pages. Spine heavily worn, boards scuffed. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Hinges pulled. Foxing throughout. A good reading-copy.

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TEDDY TAIL AND HIS FRIENDS PAINTING AND CRAYON BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1307188
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Very good condition.

No. 3651. Pictorial cardwraps. 7 b/w illustrations to colour in (with colour pictures opposite to copy from). Slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents clean and unused.

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