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THE THIRD CLASS AT MISS KAYE'S
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by A.A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1326279
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt title blocks. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages plus publication list to rear. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some light scuffing and a small damp stain to rear cover. Remains of a label to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing and a light tobacco smell to contents. A nice copy of the first edition.

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WATERY WHIRLIGIG OR MOXI IN A MIX UP
Written by Joan Cooper. Illustrated by Elizabeth Campbell.
Stock no. 1326275
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Moxi Mackerel is a fish of imagination and courage... Pale blue boards, dark blue tittles and vignettes. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some fading and some browning to cover edges. Endpapers are partly browned. Slight tobacco smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby with slight loss.

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THE JAPANESE GARDEN
Written by Molly Brett. Illustrated by Molly Brett.
Stock no. 1326274
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. Covers are edge rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with tape repairs on verso, some surface paper damage to front panel.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by George Soper.
Stock no. 1326273
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. Circa 1934. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 259 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Neat gilt school stamp to rear cover (Welsh School Ashford). Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing and a light fingermark to textblock. Light tobacco smell to contents.

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VISITING MR. ANT
Written by Nicolas Bebbington. Illustrated by Rosalind M. Turvey.
Stock no. 1326272
Published by Blandford Press Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story for children. Delightful & instructive look at the life of the ant. Green cloth with black title and vignette to front. 69 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Dustwrapper is grubby, worn and torn with loss and tape repairs on verso.

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THE TENEMENT TREE
Written by Kate Seredy. Illustrated by Kate Seredy.
Stock no. 1326270
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, white title to spine and vignette to front cover. 96 pages. Superb b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Some light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with minimal loss. Wrapper slightly grubby and lightly foxed on verso.

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WILLIAM AND THE BRAINS TRUST
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326262
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1961. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards with small vignette of William's head to front and title in red on black square background to spine. 252 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers are damp stained. Front joint is cracked. Foxing and page browning to contents. Price-cut wrapper is worn, torn and creased with magic tape repairs.

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HEROIC LEGENDS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson. Illustrated by Helen Stratton.
Stock no. 1326259
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt. Crossed swords and laurel wreath decoration. 16 colour plates. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped, spine sunned. Some light scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink and an owl sticker to half title-page. There is pale edge browning else the contents are clean.

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CINDERELLA
Written by Charles Perrault. Illustrated by Rie Cramer.
Stock no. 1326255
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1964. Very good condition.

The immortal story from Perrault retold. Blue and white decorated covers. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Some light fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

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WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT: 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Written by Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
Stock no. 1326247
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Large oblong format. Matt pictorial boards with title to spine. Full page colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781406319408. A couple of page corner tips creased else covers and contents fine. Slipcase is just a tiny bit bumped and rubbed at edges and has a small split at top edge.

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MELISANDE
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by P.J. Lynch.
Stock no. 1326246
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1989. Good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

With an introduction by Naomi Lewis. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744511054. Covers unfortunately are badly damp(?) stained and edge rubbed. Contents fine and dustwrapper slightly rubbed at spine and corners.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1952 - MORE RUPERT ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326245
Published by Daily Express. 1952. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards - Rupert waving from tree branch. 1st story Rupert & the Mare's Nest. 120 pages. 10 x 7 ins. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some foxspots to covers and some light scratch marks to front cover. Light vertical crease to centre of front cover. Inscription in pink ink above belongs to box and name (in same ink) in belongs to box. Price-cut. Puzzle pages clean. Light fingermarks to a couple of page margins. A nice copy of the original 1952 annual.

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