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ONE SUN, TWO EYES, AND A MILLION STARS
Written by Joanna Stobbs. Illustrated by William Stobbs.
Stock no. 383860
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1981. As new condition.

A very attractive, simple counting book for small children. Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0192797476.

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THE SERPENT TOWER
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by David Scott.
Stock no. 383862
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.; Walker Books. 1st 1981. As new condition.

Mystery and adventure are combined in this story about a boy who builds a tower from some old iron weights. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416056008.

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LET'S PLAY
Written by Satomi Ichikawa. Illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa.
Stock no. 383909
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition.

A very first book of pictures of favourite playthings. Oblong format. White glazed pictorial boards. Beautiful colour illustrations, easy to read words. ISBN: 0434943657. Lower corners slightly bumped otherwise a fine copy.

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TORTOISESHELL
Written by Nigel McMullen. Illustrated by Nigel Mcmullen.
Stock no. 383918
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1984. As new condition.

The touching story of a tortoise who loses his shell, but manages to solve this awkward problem with the help of a mouse and a squirrel. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0434949809.

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THE CALIPH'S MAGIC POWDER
Written by Wilhelm Hauff. Illustrated by Monika Laimbruger.
Stock no. 383919
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1984. As new condition.

Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0241113326.

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ANIMALS AND THEIR FUNNY DOINGS
No author listed.
Stock no. 383823
Good condition.

A board book. Large format. Red spine covering. Pictorial front board showing a rabbit with a blue jacket and a satchel on his back. Full-page colour illustrations of animals wearing clothes (very cute!) and a small section of text below. Corners worn, covers edge rubbed. Rear cover is grubby, lightly foxed and stained, front cover is just a little grubby and lightly scratched. Front and rear joints are cracked. Creases to inner margins. Light page edge browning. One hinge is cracked at top and bottom. Colour are still bright.

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THE MAGIC BOWL AND THE BLUE-STONE RING
Written by R. Andom. Illustrated by Louis Gunnis.
Stock no. 383799
Published by Jarrold & Sons. 2nd Very good condition.

Oriental tales with Occi (or acci)dental fittings. Green cloth, black and red titles and black vignettes. 312 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some light browning to spine and light fading to title. Endpapers and outer page edges lightly browned. A couple of light marks to page margins and a couple of hinges are just starting to crack.

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THE WONDER-PATH AND OTHER TALES
Written by K.M. Morton.
Stock no. 383802
Published by George Roberts. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

Blue boards, tan spine. Gilt title to spine. 86 pages. 3 fantasy tales. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight scuffing to covers and a very small, faint stain to front edge. Spine is browned. Light page edge browning else contents clean.

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THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM
Written by David Belasco. Illustrated by John Rae.
Stock no. 383810
Published by Dodd, Mead & Company. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

A harrowing ghost story, novelised from the play. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine, large pictorial onlay to front cover. 344 pages. 3 colour plates (tissue-guard to frontis). Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges rubbed. A few small ink spots to rear cover and small dent to edge. Some scuffing to pictorial onlay. Grubby fingermark to margin of title-page and a few other margins. Ink stamp (Eastern Oregon State Hospital) to illustrations contents page. Contents generally clean.

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AJAX ADVENTURE ANNUAL
No author listed.
Stock no. 819739
Published by Popular Press Ltd.. Circa 1952. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Front cover shows elephant being attacked by a tiger. Contains stories of Plastic Man and Doll Man. Edges are worn and bumped. Couple of hinges are a little pulled. Some pages have a little margin loss.

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THE BUCKINGHAMS AT RAVENSWYKE
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Alice Bush.
Stock no. 383741
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A thrilling story set in and around Whitby and the moors of North Yorkshire. Blue boards, gilt titles and author signature vignette to front. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 216 pages. Very minimal bumping to spine and corners and some very light browning to top and tail of spine. Faint fading to top edges of covers, a tiny brown mark to lower edge of front cover. Some foxing to endpapers. A small brown mark to edge of textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is a little edge worn, slightly faded, foxed on verso and a bit grubby on rear panel.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) KEEPS A DOG
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 630766
Published by Country Life. 2nd 1950. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Large format, purple pictorial boards, cloth spine. Delightful lithographed colour illustrations throughout. Contents are slightly pulled from panel disguised by photocopy beneath existing wrappers. Wrapper has substantial loss to front panel disguised by photocopy beneath existing wrapper, and some loss to other smaller areas to rear panel.

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