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BABY'S DOGGIE BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 381589
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. Circa 1912. Almost very good condition.

A board book, 8 stiff board pages showing full-page colour illustrations (featuring dogs) with a brief sentence of text below. Covers edge worn and scuffed, rear cover marked. Some light chipping to page edges, small crease to edge of 2nd page. Some light marks to page edges else contents clean.

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JOLLY SMILES
Written by Bertha Leonard; Edith Millard; Constance Heward; Ethel Talbot; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; Ruth Cobb; Grace Lodge; et al..
Stock no. 381602
Published by Lewis's Ltd.. Very good condition.

Orange cloth spine. Pictorial boards showing 2 children on donkeys with man behind them. 4 colour plates by wain (each plate with 2 illustrations) - unfortunately not of cats. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine bumped. Corners worn with some surface paper missing from lower corner of rear cover, cover edges lightly rubbed. Light page browning throughout.

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THE NEW BIG NODDY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Peter Wienk.
Stock no. 381585
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The eighth big Noddy book. Large format. Red cloth spine, pink pictorial boards show Noddy in an aeroplane. First story is "A Horrid Little Trick". Colour illustrations throughout. Spine slightly bumped. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Colouring page of Noddy and Tessie Bear has been completed with crayons. Some light fingering and foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, faded to spine and a bit grubby, ink doodles to front panel of wrapper.

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THE ODD ONES
Written by Christine Chaundler. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 381569
Published by Country Life Ltd.. 3rd 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The "Odd Ones" were Simon, the little brother who was always left out when the two older boys at the Rectory got together, and Larry the Cairn, whose master let Rufus, a lovely red setter, take his place in his affections. Beige cloth, green titles. Charming b/w illustrations. 106 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some fading to covers (mainly to top of spine edge on rear cover). Some light foxing else contents clean. Cream dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with some loss to spine edge on rear panel.

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SKY HIGH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 811890
Published by Newnes. 1st 1936. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. 251 pages. The First in the Steeley Series, a young adventurer of the skies. REDUCED FROM £800. Two inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Contained in 2nd impression wrapper (only difference from 1st is rear panel book titles). Wrapper has 2cm loss to base of spine and 3 to 7mm loss from top of spine, loss has been diguised by photocopy loosely laid underneath. Front flap has had price-cut - 2cm diameter hole. Rare to find any copy in a dustwrapper.

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US
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 811763
Published by Humphrey Milford. 1st 1922. Slightly better than good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale yellow cloth boards with black vignette of 'US' to front. Six colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 44 pages. 'A Story in Seven Breaths'. The story of Smut, a little black puppy of the Scotch terrier breed and his six-year old mistress. Covers a little grubby. Joints pulled exposing webbing. First three pages starting to detach from top half. Front hinge also pulled. Contents nice and bright. Pictorial wrapper is edge-worn and torn with some loss and has a few marks to rear.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1988
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 440252
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

Tall 4to glazed boards - Rupert in Umbrella with Sage of Um. 1st story Rupert on Um Island. Pictured by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850791790. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Not price-cut or inscribed.

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AMELIARANNE GOES TOURING
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 440294
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine, pictorial boards. Charming colour pictures. A little browning to top and tail of spine. Bumping to a couple of corners. Light damp stains to lower edges of covers. Some light foxing internally. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut with browning to spine, small pieces of loss to top and tail of spine; piece of loss across top of rear panel.

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THE THRESHOLD OF HISTORY
Written by H.R. Hall. Illustrated by Nancy Smith; Hilda Booth.
Stock no. 381411
Published by George G. Harrap & Co.. 1st 1914. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Beige pictorial cloth. 4 colour plates mounted on grey card, b/w text illustrations. 158 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Light foxing. Some page corners lightly creased. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss at spine and corners, browned to spine.

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ENID BLYTON'S LITTLE BOOKS NO. 4 - HO-HO AND TOO SMART
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Alfred E. Kerr.
Stock no. 381355
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. Circa 1942. Almost very good condition.

Small format. White pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. Covers slightly grubby. Spine worn. Some page corner tips creased. Contents generally clean.

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GOOSIE GANDER RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Kenneth Lovell.
Stock no. 381362
Published by Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd.. Circa 1940. Good condition.

Rag Book 304. 10 pages of rhymes with colour illustrations. Covers a bit faded and grubby, small stain to base of spine. Contents grubby.

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THE A-B-SEA BOOK TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SPELL
No author listed.
Stock no. 381343
Published by E.M.N. Ltd.. Very good condition.

"Also suitable for colouring paints". Small format (5.25 x 3.5"). Yellow pictorial paperwraps. Full page colour illustrations plus full-page b/w illustrations to paint. An A-Z of sea life. Some very light creases to covers and pages. Colouring pages NOT used. A nice copy of an unusual ABC.

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