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FAIRY TALES AND ROMANCES
Written by Count Anthony Hamilton.
Stock no. 383546
Published by Henry G. Bohn. 1st 1849. Good condition.

Translated from the french by M. Lewis, H.T. Ryde and C. Kenney. Brown cloth with gilt title to spine and blind stamped decorations. Pale yellow endpapers. 562 pages. B/w fronis portrait of the author. Spine and corners worn. Covers lightly rubbed. Grubby marks to some page margins throughout and some light foxing. There is a musty smell to contents (as usual with books this old!). A decent copy of a scarce book.

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THE MAGIC MIRROR
Written by William Gilbert. Illustrated by W.S. Gilbert.
Stock no. 383552
Published by Alexander Strahan. 1st 1866. Good condition.

A round of tales for young and old. Purple cloth with gilt titles and decorative borders. 290 pages, all edges gilt. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine faded and rear cover just lightly spotted. Front joint is cracked and a couple of hinges also cracked. Light foxing throughout. A few marks to page margins but contents are generally clean.

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THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM
Written by David Belasco. Illustrated by John Rae.
Stock no. 383556
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. Very good condition.

A harrowing ghost story, novelised from the play. Red cloth with black title to spine, large pictorial onlay to front cover. 344 pages. Spine and corners bumped with slight wear to base of spine. Spine faded. Some light scuffing to pictorial onlay. Front free-endpaper is slightly browned else contents clean.

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A MARCH ON LONDON
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.H. Margetson.
Stock no. 819213
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection. Blue pictorial cloth. 8 b/w plates. 352 pages + 32 page booklist. All edges green. First edition produced in 1897 but dated 1898. Front cover marked and title rubbed. Spine lightly worn but gilt title bright. Corners lightly worn. Bookplate to front endpapers. All plates present. Scattered foxing and margin marks throughout.

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WILFRED'S ANNUAL 1935
No author listed. Illustrated by S.G. Hulme Beaman; et al..
Stock no. 819216
Published by Daily Mirror. 1935. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth spine. Blue pictorial front board shows Wilfred's underground birthday party. Colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine and covers unusually clean and bright due to presence of glassine wrapper which is edge-worn and torn with slight loss and also repaired with tape. Joints starting to crack and have been neatly repaired with glue. Foxing to text block and page browning. A super copy.

Price: £78.00 £58.50.

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BOOKANO STORIES NO. 4
Written by S. Louis Giraud.
Stock no. 819001
Published by Strand Publications. 1937. Good condition.

With Pictures that Spring Up in Model Form. 5 pop-ups; first one is "Pipes Of Pan". Edges rubbed, corners worn. Backstrip very worn with loss. Pencil tick marks to contents page. Faint pencil inscription to front endpaper. Many of the b/w illustrations have been coloured in with pencil crayon. 'The Enchanted Horse' model is in need of some repair and is missing the horse. Other models in good working order.

Price: £54.00 £40.50.

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SPRING-HEELED JACK
Written by Philip Pullman. Illustrated by David Mostyn.
Stock no. 383494
Published by Doubleday. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition.

A Story of Bravery and Evil. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w text illustrations throughout. 112 pages. ISBN: 0385269757. Minimal bumping to base of spine. One very light mark to edge of textblock else contents seem unread.

Price: £110.00 £77.00.

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AT AGINCOURT
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 818984
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1897. Good condition.

Olive green pictorial binding. 12 b/w plates. Grey endpapers. 384 pages + 32 pages booklist. Covers marked and scuffed with a few small patches of damage. Bookplate to front pastedown. All plates present.

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OUT ON THE PAMPAS
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Frank Feller.
Stock no. 818985
Published by Griffith Farran Browne & Co Limited.. Circa 1897. Very good condition.

The Young Settlers. Blue ribbbed cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 8 b/w plates. Top edge gilt. Corners bumped. Spine browned. Front and rear joints cracked. Endpapers browned and foxed.

Price: £50.00 £37.50.

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THE NEW HOUSE MISTRESS
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 383401
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The Peerless series. Green boards, black titles. B/w frontis. 94 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Lower edge of rear cover is slightly knocked causing some light creasing to the board. Foxing throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is foxed, edge worn and grubby, price-cut.

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REDSKIN AND COWBOY
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Alfred Pearse.
Stock no. 818949
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1893. Fair condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. A Tale Of The Western Plains. Front endpaper and one plate missing. Half-title page has some loss and remains of sticker. Hinges pulled. One plate detached. Covers marked and worn to corners.

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THE NEW BIG NODDY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 818955
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; D.V. Publications Ltd.. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth spine. Pink pictorial glazed boards showing Noddy in his aeroplane. Colour illustrations. Big Noddy Book No. 8. Insription in ink to half-title page. Coulouring page neatly completed in crayon. Wrapper has large closed tear to front panel, 1/2 loss to base of spine.

Price: £60.00 £45.00.

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