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THE YELLOW STORY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Gell.
Stock no. 1326749
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1950. Good condition.

The fourth of Enid Blyton's Colour books. Yellow cloth, dark green title to spine. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, spine very slightly grubby. There is a small patch to the front cover where a compass has been used to pierece the cloth, the indentations from this go through the prelims of the contents. Name and address in biro to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock which is also slightly grubby. Rear page is browned.

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FIFTEEN-MINUTE TALES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1326747
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 14th 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A follow-up to Five-Minute and Ten-Minute tales containing 19 stories, all original and wholly delightful. Small format. Blue cloth with dark blue titles. 164 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped, slight fading to base of spine. Light foxing to textblock, contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with minimal loss at corners.

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FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE AUTUMN
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1326741
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown paperboards with chequerboard design and colour pictorial onlay. Exquisite colour plates. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to front endpapers and to textblock. Dustwrapper (price 2/6) is lightly foxed and has a couple of very small edge tears. Last title listed on rear panel is A Little Picture Hymn Book.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1944 - RUPERT IN MORE ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326738
Published by Daily Express. 1944. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps showing Rupert with chums, waving from a tree. First story Rupert and Rollo. 119 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. Spine slightly worn with small nicks at top and tail. Creases to lower corner of front panel. Name and address in ink to belongs to box, child's writing in ink to inside front cover. Foxing to textblock. Some lower page corner tips creased.

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FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE SPRING
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1326737
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1930. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale brown paper boards with black title and chequerboard design. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Blue pictorial endpapers. Beautiful colour pictures. Spine and corners bumped. Slight foxing to spine. Some hinges pulled. Pencil tick marks to the margins of a couple of the plates. Light foxing to contents. Dustwrapper (price 1/6) is edge worn and grubby, last title listed on rear panel is Mrs Bunny's Refugee.

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A TREASURY OF VERSE FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
Written by M.G. Edgar. Illustrated by Willy Pogany.
Stock no. 1326735
Published by Thomas Y. Crowell Co.. Circa 1908. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 8 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations throughout. 258 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Some light marks to covers. Foxing to contents else clean.

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FANCY THAT! (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1326734
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Three volumes of astonishing stories form the imaginations of Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake. Contains How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen, Rosie's Magic Horse and Monsters. All have pictorial boards and colour illustrations. Contained in a pictorial slipcase. ISBN: 9781406353242. Spines of books are slightly browned else a fine set.

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GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
Written by Jonathan Swift; F.C. Tilney. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1326727
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Tales for Children From Many Lands Series. Green cloth with gilt decoration, pictorial onlay. 8 colour plates. 7 x 5". 128 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine worn and gilt to spine has faded. Name in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 9 - RUPERT AND THE NEW ROSE
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326718
Published by Daily Express. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Title story Rupert and the New Rose. Also includes Rupert and the Ticking Box - 2 original Bestall stories for the series. Front cover shows Rupert holding a black and white rose. 24 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Spine edge & corners rubbed. Rear cover just a little grubby/lightly browned. Staples rusty. Small one inch split at base of spine up to the first staple.

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8192 CRAZY PEOPLE
No author listed. Illustrated by Walter Trier.
Stock no. 1326712
Published by Atrium Press Ltd.. Fine condition.

Spiral bound, pictorial boards. Pages divided into three-parts to turn over and make 8192 crazy people. Fifth impression. A super copy.

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THE SHIP OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1326711
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1950. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The sixth book in the Adventure series. Cream pictorial cloth, blue titles. B/w illustrations throughout. 327 pages. 8 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped. Wear to lower cover edges, mark to base of spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Front joint cracked. Foxing to free-endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss and foxed to verso (showing on flaps), spine of wrapper is slightly browned.

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STRANGERS TO THE MARSH
Written by Monica Edwards. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1326708
Published by Collins. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Dark blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. It started off with the scuppering of The Emma, old Jim Deck's ancient and unroadworthy bicycle... Spine bumped with very slight fading at top and tail. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Small, light marks to lower margins of first 30 pages. Price-cut wrapper is creased to front flap, is slightly grubby to rear panel, and is edge worn with slight loss to top and tail of spine.

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