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THE STORY OF DIMPLE DOT
Written by Penn De Barthe.
Stock no. 1105824
Published by Stecher Litho. Co.. Circa 1916. Very good condition.

Small format. Colour pictorial stiff card wraps. Cute colour illustrations. A bright copy of this early book.

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WHAT ACORN-CUP SAW
No author listed.
Stock no. 1105804
Published by Sandle Brothers Ltd.. Circa 1949. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial paperwraps. Colour illustrations. Delightful story about a little pixie. New staples. Rust marks where old staples were.

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THE PENDLETONS
Written by E.M. Jameson. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse; Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1105791
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1912. Slightly better than very good condition.

Grey-green pictorial binding. 6 colour plates. 280 pages. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A bright copy.

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PIRATES
Written by Colin Hawkins; Jacqui Hawkins. Illustrated by Colin Hawkins.
Stock no. 1105752
Published by Collins. 1st 1987. Fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0001956833. SIGNED by author with dedication.

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THE FIRE-EATERS
Written by David Almond.
Stock no. 1105699
Published by Hodder Children's Books. 1st 2003. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

A tale of terror, joy and miracles. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 249 pages. ISBN: 0340773820. SIGNED by author.

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PADDLEFEET
Written by Christine Purkis.
Stock no. 1105696
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1997. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

The Water Folk who have made their home behind the waterfall. A story rooted in family life but branching into magic. ISBN: 0370324145. SIGNED by author.

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THE VALLEY OF SECRETS
Written by Charmian Hussey. Illustrated by Christopher Crump.
Stock no. 1105683
Published by Hodder Children's Books. 1st thus 2004. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

A unique tale beautifully decorated with Crump's highly detailed pen and ink drawings which sweeps from London to Cornwall, to the Amazonian rainforest on a journey which is unforgettable. Originally published in 2003 by Saint Piran Press and launched at Cornwall's exciting Eden Project. Blue boards, white title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. ISBN: 0340893494. SIGNED by author

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THE HAPPY FARM
No author listed.
Stock no. 1204409
Published by Collins. Nearly fine condition.

Magic Circle Books Series. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. 2 full page transforming pictures and two tone text illustrations. An immaculate copy of a scarce book. Undated but probably 1950s.

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GYP'S HOUR OF BLISS
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1305264
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1919. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth spine. Buff boards with blue title and white vignette of Gyp (a young white Aberdeen terrier) to front cover. 15 colour illustrations and b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn, cover edges rubbed. Some browning/foxing to endpapers. Two leaves have small patches of damage to them. A couple of hinges are cracked. Some fingering to contents but generally clean. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby, is edge chipped and rubbed and has a large closed tear to rear panel which has been repaired.

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THE ALL-NITE CAFE
Written by Philip Gross.
Stock no. 1204361
Published by Faber & Faber. Circa 1993. Fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Poetry for teenagers. Winner of the Signal Poetry Award 1994. ISBN: 0571167535. SIGNED by author. 4th printing.

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CHASING VERMEER
Written by Balliett. Blue. Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 1204343
Published by The Chicken House. 1st 2005. As new condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Tipped in colour illustration to verso of front endpaper. B/w illustrations. Two children are caught up in an international art sensation. ISBN: 1904442714. SIGNED by author and illustrator. Complete with original wraparound band.

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THE CURSE OF SALAMANDER STREET
Written by G.P. Taylor.
Stock no. 1204342
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 2006. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

Sequel to Shadowmancer. Colourful, dramatic, relentless, accessible to children and more frightening for their parents. Black boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780571228737. SIGNED by author

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