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GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1327196
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cream boards, scottie dog design to covers, dark title to spine. 4 b/w plates plus text illustrations. Covers are nice and clean. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and has section missing to lower corner of front panel and also to front flap.

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BIGGLES FLIES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1327195
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Dark blue boards, black title to spine. 183 pages. Spine and corners bumped, slight fading to top and tail of spine. Crease along top of front cover. Child's name in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents are browned, there are a few ink spots to textblock else contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with some slight loss.

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BIGGLES IN THE CRUISE OF THE CONDOR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1327194
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 184 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Contents browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly foxed on verso.

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BIGGLES OF THE CAMEL SQUADRON
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1327193
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 182 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Browning to contents which are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly creased, small tear to lower corner of front panel and slight foxing on verso.

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BIGGLES HITS THE TRAIL
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1327192
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1951. Good condition.

Green cloth, dark red/brown title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby. Writing to front free-endpaper (and some blotted out with black crayon). Top 1" of front joint is cracked. Foxing to contents.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2015
Written by Stephanie Milton. Illustrated by Stuart Trotter; John Harrold; Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1327144
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. The 80th year! Front cover shows Rupert in diving suit, riding sea monster, with key in his hand. Contains stories and illustrations from different previous Rupert annuals. ISBN: 9781405279000. Small binding error to lower corner of inside front cover else a fine copy.

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BIGGLES AIR COMMODORE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1327141
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1950. Almost very good condition.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine faded. Some marks to covers. Front joint cracked. Contents clean.

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MAGICAL TALES: MYTH, LEGEND AND ENCHANTMENT IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Written by Carolyne Larrington; Diane Purkiss.
Stock no. 1327098
Published by Bodleian Library. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

An engaging blend of words and images showing how books make magic by weaving old myth into new fantasy... Cardwraps. 188 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781851242641. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.

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THAT'S JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Rodney Sutton.
Stock no. 1327096
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt titles to spine. Last of the Jennings books. Incorrect ISBN 0333611330 printed on publisher information page in some books. 121 pages. ISBN: 0333617932. SIGNED by the author to title page, tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Light foxing to top edge of textblock else contents fine. Dustwraoeor is just a little edge creased and slightly sunned to spine.

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LORD OF THE FOREST
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1327094
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards with gilt title to spine. B/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. 127 pages. A boy herding pigs in a Sussex forest plants an acorn in 1272. This is the story of the giant oak which grew from the acorn. ISBN: 0416836003. Spine very slightly bumped. Tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Contents fine. Price-cut wrapper ('new' price sticker above) is slightly sunned to spine and edges.

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THE SPRING OF THE YEAR
Written by Elfrida Vipont. Illustrated by T.R. Freeman.
Stock no. 1327090
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2012. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. B/w text illustrations. 190 pages. Just a few grammatical errors corrected from the first edition which was originally published in 1957. ISBN: 9781847451293. Corner tips of covers and pages are slightly creased. "1st published 1957" written in blue biro to title-page.

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MARDIE'S ADVENTURES
Written by Astrid Lindgren; Patricia Crampton. Illustrated by Ilon Wikland.
Stock no. 1327089
Published by Mammoth. 1st thus 1993. Very good condition.

Translated by Crampton. Cardwraps. 155 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 074971266X. Some creasing to covers. Light scratch marks to textblock.

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