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THE MIGHTY SLIDE
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Charlotte Voake.
Stock no. 584542
Published by Viking Kestrel. 1st 1988. Fine condition.

Stories in verse about a mighty slide, a couple of baby-skinners, a thing that lived under a school and more... B/w pictures throughout. Glazed boards. 96 pages. 8 x 5". ISBN: 0670816779.

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LECTURES ILLUSTREES
Written by E. Magee; M. Anceau.
Stock no. 584475
Published by A. & C. Black. 1916. Slightly better than good condition.

2nd edition. Elements De Grammaire. Red pictorial cloth. 32 colour illustrations and other b/w illustrations. Text in French. Contents very good. Spine browned and split.

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THE RUNAWAY KITTEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 584369
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. Very good condition.

An Enid Blyton Picture Book. Dark pink pictorial boards. Colour and b/w pictures. 8.5 x 5.5". 31 pages. Top and tail of spine chipped, a few cracks to spine. Corners slightly rubbed. Covers bright and clean. Contents near fine.

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AN EDWARDIAN SEASON
Written by John S. Goodall. Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 584389
Published by Macmillan London Limited. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The fourth of Goodall's excursions into the Edwardian era follows the course of the London 'Season'. An enchanting evocation of a vanished age. Double-page colour spreads say it all without the need for text. Maroon boards, gilt titles and border. 5.5 x 7". ISBN: 0333264584. SIGNED by the author on title-page with inscription to Peter on front endpaper. Spine and top corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is very slightly rubbed at edges.

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MERRY AND GLAD
No author listed.
Stock no. 584194
Published by John F. Shaw & Co.. Circa 1902. Good condition.

Red cloth spine, colour pictorial front board shows girls and boys playing instruments. B/w illustrations. Book: book plate to front endpaper. Joints split. Corners worn.

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LITTLE SUNBEAMS
No author listed.
Stock no. 584201
Fair condition.

Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial front board shows two children playing with a handcart. B/w illustrations. Contents detached. Corner torn from one page. Front cover is clean and bright.

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SEE-SAW
Written by William M. Hutchison.
Stock no. 584211
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Fair condition.

A Book of Songs and Pictures with Original Music. Grey cloth spine with black title. Attractive colour pictorial front board shows children on a see-saw. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Quaint and intriguing rhymes. Contents almost detached. One page torn. Corners rubbed.

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HAPPY PLAYHOURS
Written by L. Haskell; Helen J. Wood; et al. Illustrated by W. Rainey; et al..
Stock no. 584129
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1903. Good condition.

Green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing two children on a sledge. Blue floral patterned endpapers. Chromolithograph frontis, two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine slightly marked. Corners worn. Rear cover scratched and grubby. Front cover slightly grubby. Foxing to front endpaper and some foxing to contents. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. 1 page has closed margin tear. Some finger marks to page margins.

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PADDY FINDS A JOB
Written by John S. Goodall. Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 584147
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1981. Fine condition.

A pop-up picture book featuring Paddy the Pig. Glazed pictorial boards. Delightful colour pop-ups. No text. Oblong format. ISBN: 0333315782. SIGNED by author on front cover. A superb copy.

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SELWYN THE SEALION
Written by Myrtle Jerrett. Illustrated by Myrtle Jerrett.
Stock no. 736197
Published by Country Life Limited. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The fact the Selwyn was proved a dunce turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. Oblong format. Blue cloth spine, white pictorial boards. Colour lithograph illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners slightly bumped. Pale foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, minimal loss to top and tail of spine, grubby and foxed.

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YOUNG JACK
Written by Herbert Strang. Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 584013
Published by Oxford University Press. 1930. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Light blue cloth, dark blue title to spine and blind vignettes. Colour frontis plus 4 b/w illustrations. A Story of Road and Moor. Book: book plate to front endpaper. A few light foxspots to endpapers. A fine bright copy in pictorial wrapper which is edge-chipped with large closed tear to front.

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HONOUR FIRST
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 584019
Published by Oxford University Press. 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A tale of the 'Forty-Five. Colour pictorial boards and spine. Colour frontis. 280 pages. Book: book plate to front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper has rubbed corners, tear to rear and is slightly stained.

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