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A BOOK OF RHYMES FOR YOUNG READERS
Written by Florence Harrison; Jessie Pope; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Nina K. Brisley; Helen Jacobs; et al..
Stock no. 1327691
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Orange cloth,black titles to spine. 4 colour plates including 2 by Harrison (one with fairies!), numerous b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front free-endpaper neatly removed. Foxing else contents clean.

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UNCLE AND CLAUDIUS THE CAMEL
Written by J.P. Martin. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327689
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A succession of fantastic adventures lead to the awesome moment when Uncle (the elephant) is chained and helpless and at the mercy of the Badford Crowd in Beave Hateman's Chamber of Horrors... Turquoise boards, gilt title to spine. Orange pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations throughout. 192 pages. ISBN: 0224616439. Spine slightly bumped and cover edges lightly rubbed. Book leans to one side very slightly. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to top edge of text block and a small mark to contents page else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just slightly rubbed/nicked at spine and corners.

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UNCLE CLEANS UP
Written by J.P. Martin. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327688
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Uncle (the elephant) is ignominiously captured by the Badfort crowd at a banana sale... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Yellow pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations. 176 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side a little. Inscription in ink and a name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss to corners, repaired tear on verso.

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WHIRLAWAY: A STORY OF THE AGES
Written by H. C. F. Morant. Illustrated by Jean Elder.
Stock no. 1327686
Published by Hutchinson. 1937. Good condition.

A delightful story of the Earth's past through successive geological eras, in the company of Helen and her little elf-like friend Whirlaway. Dark pink cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. 9 colour plates and numerous b/w drawings. 237 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers slightly dusty. Unfortunately, all of the b/w illustrations in this copy have been NEATLY coloured in. Name and address in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock and some pages.

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll.
Stock no. 1327685
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. Circa 1952. Good condition.

Cloth spine with black titles. Pictorial front board showing the mad hatters tea-party. 16 colour plates, not assigned to a named illustrator. The Sunshine Series. Covers are edge worn, damage to top of spine. Inscription in ink and a child's pencil adddress to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Some light fingering to page margins.

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RAIN MAKES APPLESAUCE
Written by Julian Scheer. Illustrated by Marvin Bileck.
Stock no. 1327684
Published by Holiday House, New York. Circa 1964. Almost very good condition.

Pink pictorial cloth, red titles. Wonderful colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped with slight fraying of cloth to spine ends. Some light finger creasing to endpapers.

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LUCKY BUTTON
Written by Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1327682
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Can one lucky token change two lives? White pictorial boards. 168 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781406371680. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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THE FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Gladys Peto. Illustrated by Gladys Peto.
Stock no. 1327652
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. 8 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn, small nicks to top and tail of spine. Child's name in biro to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock and contents else contents clean.

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WHO'S AFRAID?
Written by Ron Van Der Meer; Atie Van Der Meer.
Stock no. 1327651
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

A Lift-The-Flap counting book. Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0241107318. Minimal bumping to spine and corners and minimal grubbiness to covers. Foxing else contents clean.

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ENID BLYTON'S LITTLE BOOKS NO. 1 - BRER RABBIT
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Alfred E. Kerr.
Stock no. 1327649
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. Circa 1942. Very good condition.

Small format. White pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. Covers ever so slightly grubby/browned. Contents clean.

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FARDINGALES
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1327620
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2015. Very good condition.

Complete and unabridged. Cardwraps. 247 pages. ISBN: 9781847451941. Very slight creasing to page corner tips. Barcode sticker to rear cover (covering printed barcode).

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BILL BADGER AND THE SECRET WEAPON
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1327617
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st thus 1983. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Big Ginger and his gang of robber cats have found a secret weapon which endangers all canal travellers. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. 138 pages. First published in 1961 by Hamish Hamilton as Bill Badger's Finest Hour. ISBN: 041626770X. Ex-Lib with ink stamps to front pastedown colophon page and removal of front free-endpaper. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Small and faint mark to top edge of front cover. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine with a small mark to base of spine (from an old sticker, no longer present), creasing to top and tail of spine.

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