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SKY HIGH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 811890
Published by Newnes. 1st 1936. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. 251 pages. The First in the Steeley Series, a young adventurer of the skies. REDUCED FROM £800. Two inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Contained in 2nd impression wrapper (only difference from 1st is rear panel book titles). Wrapper has 2cm loss to base of spine and 3 to 7mm loss from top of spine, loss has been diguised by photocopy loosely laid underneath. Front flap has had price-cut - 2cm diameter hole. Rare to find any copy in a dustwrapper.

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US
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 811763
Published by Humphrey Milford. 1st 1922. Slightly better than good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale yellow cloth boards with black vignette of 'US' to front. Six colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 44 pages. 'A Story in Seven Breaths'. The story of Smut, a little black puppy of the Scotch terrier breed and his six-year old mistress. Covers a little grubby. Joints pulled exposing webbing. First three pages starting to detach from top half. Front hinge also pulled. Contents nice and bright. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn and torn with some loss and has a few marks to rear.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1988
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 440252
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

Tall 4to glazed boards - Rupert in Umbrella with Sage of Um. 1st story Rupert on Um Island. Pictured by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850791790. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Not price-cut or inscribed.

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AMELIARANNE GOES TOURING
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 440294
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine, pictorial boards. Charming colour pictures. A little browning to top and tail of spine. Bumping to a couple of corners. Light damp stains to lower edges of covers. Some light foxing internally. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut with browning to spine, small pieces of loss to top and tail of spine; piece of loss across top of rear panel.

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THE THRESHOLD OF HISTORY
Written by H.R. Hall. Illustrated by Nancy Smith; Hilda Booth.
Stock no. 381411
Published by George G. Harrap & Co.. 1st 1914. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Beige pictorial cloth. 4 colour plates mounted on grey card, b/w text illustrations. 158 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Light foxing. Some page corners lightly creased. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss at spine and corners, browned to spine.

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ENID BLYTON'S LITTLE BOOKS NO. 4 - HO-HO AND TOO SMART
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Alfred E. Kerr.
Stock no. 381355
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. Circa 1942. Almost very good condition.

Small format. White pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. Covers slightly grubby. Spine worn. Some page corner tips creased. Contents generally clean.

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GOOSIE GANDER RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Kenneth Lovell.
Stock no. 381362
Published by Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd.. Circa 1940. Good condition.

Rag Book 304. 10 pages of rhymes with colour illustrations. Covers a bit faded and grubby, small stain to base of spine. Contents grubby.

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MR. MUNCHAUSEN
Written by John Kendrick Bangs. Illustrated by Peter Newell.
Stock no. 440126
Published by Noyes, Platt & Company. 1st USA 1901. Very good condition.

Being a true account of some of the recent adventures beyond the Styx of the late hieronymus Carl Friedrich... Light brown cloth with black titles and colour decoration. 15 colour plates. 180 pages + 8 pages of adverts to rear. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Bookplate to front pastedown. Browning to outer page edges.

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MORE ABOUT MANDY
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Ann Kent Robinson.
Stock no. 439879
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. Blue/white endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. A second story about the King family. Damp mark to base of rear cover, which is also to corresponding parts of wrapper. Contents are excellent. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut, with damp marking and a couple of pencil words to front panel.

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WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 381320
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles to spine and front board. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. All edges green. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers lightly rubbed. Tiny nick to front edge of spine. Small address sticker and ink stamp to front pastedown. Front joint cracked. Rear endpapers replaced. Light foxing throughout.

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BERTIE AND THE BIG RED BALL
Written by Edward Lucie-Smith. Illustrated by Beryl Cook.
Stock no. 381285
Published by John Murray; Gallery Five. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition.

When Ruby takes Bertie for a quiet walk on the seafront little does she know what lies in store... Pictorial boards. Bright colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0719539765. Very slight wear to top of spine. Contents clean. A nice copy of a scarce book.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1994
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 381231
Published by Daily Express. 1994. Very good condition.

No. 59. Tall format, glazed pictorial boards showing Rupert being carried shoulder-high on the beach by Uncle Boris. ISBN: 1874507368. Very slight bumping to spine and corners. Colouring page messily attempted with some transfer of colours to facing pages. No names, NOT price-cut.

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