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WANDY THE WILD PONY
Written by Allen Chaffee. Illustrated by D.L. Mays.
Stock no. 1828212
Published by John Murray. 1937. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story for youngsters about a wild pony born on a Devon moor. Green cloth boards, red titles and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Reprint. Pale foxing to spine else boards clean. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and grubby marks to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, foxed and is grubby to rear panel.

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TOM MERRY'S SCHOOLDAYS
Written by Frank Richards; Martin Clifford.
Stock no. 1327866
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st 1976. Nearly fine condition.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 5. Collectors edition limited to 400 copies. Facsimile of The Gem issue nos. 1-15 of 1907. Green simulated leather. Gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703000934. This is copy no 250 of 400 signed by the publisher. A fine copy in slipcase which is slighty rubbed at corners and has minimal fading at opening edges.

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THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley; John Berry.
Stock no. 1327864
Published by Ladybird Books. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Ladybird series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721403840. Minimal rubbing to corners, slight fading to spine. Gold address sticker to front pastedown. Contents clean. Tally 350, this is the last title listed on the rear cover.

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THE ENORMOUS TURNIP
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley.
Stock no. 1327863
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1970. Good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Green pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402674. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges rubbed. Some slight markings to page edges and light finger creases to endpapers. Tally 260, this is the last title listed on the rear cover.

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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS: FROM THIS WORLD TO THAT WHICH IS TO COME
Written by John Bunyan. Illustrated by Thomas Dalziel.
Stock no. 1828179
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A new edition with a memoir of the author by H.W. Dulcken and 100 b/w text illustrations by Dalziel. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles & vignettes. Bevelled edges. xix plus 304 pages. All edges gilt. Undated. Spine faded and rear board faded to spine edge and top edge. Top & tail of spine worn. Corners lightly worn. Boards are scuffed. Foxing to prelims and last few pages. A few grubby marks to prelims. Hinges pulled else binding tight. Contents otherwise clean.

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NEW TALES FOR OLD
Written by Geraldine Elliot. Illustrated by R.W. Coulter.
Stock no. 1828154
Published by Elkin Mathews & Marrot. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A book of African folk stories for children. Yellow cloth boards, blue titles and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Boards just a little grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. A few small foxspots and margin marks to contents. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with a few small chips, is browned and foxed.

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A DIVERSITY OF DRAGONS
Written by Anne McCaffrey; Richard Woods. Illustrated by John Howe.
Stock no. 1327825
Published by Simon & Schuster. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

Everything you ever wanted to know about dragons. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Wonderful colour illustrations. ISBN: 0684821125. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

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GIMLET GOES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1327813
Published by Youth Book Club Ltd.. Circa 1950. Good condition.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 185 pages. A grubby and well worn copy. Spine is browned. Foxing and marks to contents. Front joint cracked.

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RANDOLPH CALDECOTT'S JOHN GILPIN AND OTHER STORIES
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 1327764
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st thus 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Containing The Diverting History of John Gilpin, The House That Jack Built, The Frog He Would A-Wooing Go and The Milkmaid. Brown boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front board. Mustard yellow endpapers. Colour illustrations and b/w text illustrations throughout. 80 pages. 12 x 8.5". ISBN: 072322062X. Spine and corners bumped. Evidence of erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased.

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AESOP'S FABLES
Written by Aesop; Margaret Hughes. Illustrated by Sara Silcock.
Stock no. 1327760
Published by Albany Books. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Told by Hughes. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock and page edge browning.

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HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Written by Mark Twain. Illustrated by Edward Burra.
Stock no. 1327758
Published by Paul Elek. 1st thus 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Camden Classics series with introduction by Walter Allen. Grey cloth, gilt title to spine. 307 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, slightly rubbed and a little faded with fading at cover edges as well. Light page browning and some light foxing to textblock. Initial M written in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with some loss (small tape repairs on verso), a couple of small ink marks to front panel.

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SLEEPY TIME TALES
Written by Kathryn Jackson; Janette Sebring Lowrey; Ruth Krauss; et al. Illustrated by Richard Scarry; Alice Provensen; Martin Provensen; et al..
Stock no. 1327755
Published by Golden Pleasure Books Ltd.. 1964. Almost very good condition.

Grey cloth spine with gilt title. Blue pictorial boards. First story is Tawny Scrawny Lion. 61 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Corners worn, cover edges rubbed. Spine bumped and slightly faded, gilt to spine has dulled. Contents are clean.

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