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THE PERSIAN LADY
Written by Charles Burrard Nelson. Illustrated by Charles Burrard Nelson.
Stock no. 626236
Published by Figurehead. 1st 1930. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A whimsical woodland mystery. Grey buckram, black title and vignette of cat's paw prints to front and spine. With delightful sketches by the author. 64 pages. B/w plates. Light pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Brown/grey pictorial paper wrapper is edge-worn and has white mark to spine.

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CLOAKED MALICE
Written by Agnes Blundell. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 734545
Published by Hollis & Carter. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A thrilling historical romance. Red boards, black title to spine. 4 b/w illustrations. 278 pages. Spine bumped, a couple of tiny dents to cover edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. White pictorial wrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss at corners, grubby with damp spots (mainly to front panel).

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BLOSSOM A FAIRY STORY
Written by Ida Renthal Outhwaite. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 579880
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

A Fairy Story. Blue cloth, dark blue title to spine and front cover, with decoration to front cover. 8 Colour plates and 8 b/w plates, other b/w illustrations throughout text. A beautiful book. Some browning to covers, with a few marks. Couple of corners bumped, with very tiny amount of chipping and fraying to cloth on a couple. Light foxing/browning to endpapers, outer page edges and a few to contents. A few plates have grubby margin marks, with one plate having a little edge-chipping and a closed edge tear (though it doesn't affect picture). Still a lovely copy of this book. Reduced from £400.

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IB AND CHRISTINA
Written by Hans Christian Andersen.
Stock no. 734482
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Very good condition.

No 4. in this series (Andersen's Fairy Tales). Pictorial boards, slim format. Unpaginated. 2 colour plates (chromolithographs), 2 b/w woodcut illustrations. Spine slightly rubbed. Name in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing to page margins. A couple of small marginal tears.

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THE PICTURE GAME OF PREMA
No author listed.
Stock no. 734443
Published by United Council For Missionary Education. Good condition.

"A Picture of an Indian Home to be Made by the Littlest Ones. A short story for tiny ones with a picture to attach cut-out figures (picture contained in envelope, story on reverse of envelope). Envelope lightly browned and edge worn. Cut-out pieces used but present.

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THE SECRET TRAIL
Written by Mark Winchester.
Stock no. 734416
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A comradely story set in the mountainous country of Northern Canada. Red cloth, black titles. B/w frontis. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Prize plate to front endpaper. A couple of hinges cracked. Light foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut and edge chipped with slight loss.

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THE BIG NODDY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Beek.
Stock no. 579433
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; C.A. Publications, Ltd.. 1st 1953. Fair condition.

Red cloth spine. Green boards showing Big-Ears with bike and Noddy in front of his house. The Third Big Book. Title on front cover is "The New Big Noddy Book". Spine, corners and edges are worn and chipped. A few small splits to spine. Scuff marks to covers. Brown paper residue to pastedowns. Name and date in ink in belongs to box. Foxing to outer page edges and some to contents. Board game page has pen marks to it. Puzzle page has been messily and heavily coloured in with pencil crayons. A reading copy only.

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THE NEW BIG NODDY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 579434
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; D.V. Publications Ltd.. 1st 1958. Good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine. Pink pictorial glazed boards showing Noddy in his aeroplane. Colour illustrations. Big Noddy Book No. 8. Corners are bumped. Some grubby marks to covers. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. Some grubby margin marks to contents. Painting page has been messily completed.

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THE CHILDREN AT HAPPY HOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Gell.
Stock no. 579461
Published by Shakespeare Head Press. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth. Green title and vignette to front. Three-colour pictures plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners are bumped. A few small damp marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some to contents.

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OLD JACK
Written by W.H.G. Kingston.
Stock no. 734336
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Kingston Books series. Blue cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 472 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Tiny foxspots to outer page edges. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-chipped with 0.5" loss at top of spine.

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THE YOUNG CICERO
Written by James Barbary. Illustrated by Shirley Farrow.
Stock no. 734288
Published by Max Parrish. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Famous Childhoods series. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w chapter headers. Minimal bumping to corners. Two names in ink to front endpapers covered with white typing fluid. Dustwrapper is edge torn and creased with minimal loss at corners.

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AWAKENING
Written by John Galsworthy. Illustrated by R.H. Sauter.
Stock no. 734285
Published by William Heinemann. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title & vignette to front, and title to spine. Colour frontis plus numerous b/w and blue two tone illustrations. Spine and corners worn. Endpapers, prelims and outer page edges foxed else contents clean. Dustwrapper is torn at corners, rubbed to spine with slight loss at top and tail.

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