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A NURSERY COMPANION
Written by Iona Opie; Peter Opie.
Stock no. 1301028
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This volume, the celebration of an epoch, brings together the contents of more than a score of early 19th century children's booklets including classics such as 'Dame Wiggins Of Lee', 'House That Jack Built' etc. Hundrens of illustrations throughout - many in colour. Grey boards, red title to spine. Red endpapers. 12 x 8". 128 pages. ISBN: 0192122134. Corners bumped. A few tiny dents to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and has a little wear to spine and corners.

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TINY TOT'S FIRST BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by E.e. Houghton; et al..
Stock no. 1301041
Published by Nister & Co.. circa 1929. Very good condition.

No. 3812. Blue cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing mother on a bench with little boy and girl reading Tiny Tot's First Book. Contains ABC, Alphabet in writing letters, counting, telling the time, rhymes, short stories etc. B/w text illustrations and a few full-page colour illustrations. Slight wear to top and tail of spine, corners slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Page edge browning else contents clean. Small tear to lower edge of rear free-endpaper.

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STORIES OF THE DOG
Written by Mrs. Hugh Miller.
Stock no. 1201021
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. circa 1880. Very good condition.

Small format. Green pictorial cloth. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Book: book plate to front pastedown. Corners bumped and rubbed.

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HELLO TWINS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Molly Brett.
Stock no. 1301015
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Enid Blyton 'Little' Book No 4. Small format. Pictorial card wraps with cloth spine. Colour and b/w illustrations to text. Illustrations in the 1st edition are wrongly credited to Molly Brett - they were actually done by E. Soper. Light rubbing to cover edges and some light fraying to spine covering. Page corner tips lightly creased.

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MICHAEL AND THE OK
Written by Keith Dadds; Jane Dadds. Illustrated by David Kidger.
Stock no. 824404
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a boy who helps an antique motor car, the OK, to escape from the wreckers and from a ditch full of nettles. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Covers clean. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn and a little grubby.

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MERCURY THE STORY TELLER
Written by A.M. Campbell; W. Mord. Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 386479
Published by T. Fisher Unwin. Very good condition.

Olympian Series. Large format. Red cloth spine with black title, pictorial front board. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Spine bumped and slightly faded. Corners worn, some light fading/browning to top edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Small bookworn hole to inner margin beside title-page. Light browning to endpapers. Contents clean.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 386401
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

Red decorated cloth with pictorial onlays to spine and front cover. 5 colour plates (including title-page). 316 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a bit grubby and soiled. Front free-endpaper removed. Foxing and some grubby marks to contents but generally clean.

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MARMADUKE GOES TO HOLLAND
Written by Elizabeth Chapman. Illustrated by Eccles Williams.
Stock no. 823987
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

For Reading Alone or Reading Aloud. A children's novel. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine. B/w and orange two tone illustrations. Pictorial endpapers. A few marks to rear cover. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is worn with a few small tears and a little grubby.

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SECOND SUMMER WITH LADIS
Written by Jose Maria Sanchez-Silva. Illustrated by David Knight.
Stock no. 824003
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1969. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Translated from the Spanish by Isabel Quigley. A children's novel. Yellow cloth boards, black title to spine and vignette of Acorn to front. Dark green endpapers with acorn illustration. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0370009061. Top corners lightly bumped. Text block a little dusty. Contents clean. Blue pictorial wrapper is lightly worn at corners and has a small biro scribble to rear panel. Still a nice copy.

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TIGER TIM'S ANNUAL 1926
No author listed.
Stock no. 386276
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1926. Very good condition.

Large, heavy format. Cloth spine with pictorial boards. Colour, two-tone and b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Corners worn, edges rubbed. A small mark to rear cover. Light foxing to endpapers. Prelims (pages 1-4) were detached and have been fixed with clear tape (although there is some old tape staining to inner margins). Contents are clean.

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TIGER TIM'S ANNUAL 1935
No author listed.
Stock no. 386278
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1935. Almost very good condition.

Large, heavy format. Cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Spine worn (possibly reglued?). Corners worn, cover edges rubbed. Small booksellers ink stamp to front endpaper. Some foxing and fingering but contents generally clean. Front joint was cracked (repaired with glue?).

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TIGER TIM'S ANNUAL 1936
No author listed.
Stock no. 386281
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1936. Good condition.

Large, heavy format. Cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Spine bumped and discoloured. Corners worn and edges rubbed. Covers are grubby. Some slight wear to cover edges (with slight loss of surface paper). Joints cracked. Some light damp staining to inner margins. Hinges cracked. Light page browning.

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