THE VOYAGE OF THE ARCTIC TERN
Written by Hugh Montgomery. Illustrated by Nick Poullis.
Stock no. 403534
Published by Synapse Gb Ltd.. 1st 2000. Very good condition.

An epic tale of seamanship told in verse. Red cloth spine. Gilt title to spine. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. (A rare edition, published prior to the trade edition). ISBN: 0953915905. SIGNED with inscription by author on title page, Also SIGNED by various people mentioned in the acknowledgements by the author. Corners bumped. Title-page and foreword pages detached (due to binding error). A really nice copy.

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LITTLE SONGS OF LONG AGO
Written by Alfred Moffat. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 508200
Published by Augener Ltd.. Circa 1915. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Dark yellow cloth, oval pictorial onlay to front cover. Delightful colour illustrations. Traditional nursery rhymes with music. REDUCED from £160. Damp mark to corners of cloth covers. Contents bright and clean. Pictorial wrapper is torn and creased, with some loss, mainly to rear corner edges.

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FLYING ADVENTURES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Stanley Orton Bradshaw; et al..
Stock no. 561097
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1936. Slightly better than very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 3 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. A lovely bright copy. Very pale foxing to verso of plates and very light browning to page margins.

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FLYING STORIES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 561098
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1936. Very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 4 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Rear cover a little grubby. A few pale foxspots and light browning to page pages. A lovely copy of this scarce title.

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THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter.
Stock no. 561101
Published by Norman Wright. 1st 2003. Fine condition.

A fast paced thriller originally published in 1940 by John Hamilton. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w frontis. Limited to 300 numbered copies. Copy no. 260 SIGNED by Norman Wright.

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FLYING STORIES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 571263
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1936. Very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 4 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Covers scuffed. All plates present. Light page browning else contents clean.

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NODDY'S ARK OF BOOKS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 589049
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Five small format paperwrap books contained in shaped pictorial slipcase with opening door at front. Story books are: Noddy and the flying elephant; Big-ears loses some jewels; Noddy and the 3 bears; Noddy's car rides in the air; Noddy and the big balloon. B/w illustrations. Some surface paper damage to a couple of covers and edges. Child's writing to rear cover of 'Noddy and the Flying Elephant' and margin of page 9. Contents internally are beautifully clean and very good. Contained in the original Noddy's Ark slipcase, which is also in very good condition - still bright with only light wear.

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Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 595719
Published by Humphrey Milford. 1st 1922. Slightly better than good condition.

Black cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Six colour plates plust b/w illustrations. 44 pages. 'A Story in Seven Breaths'. The story of Smut, a little black puppy of the Scotch terrier breed and his six-year old mistress. Corners worn, cloth spine worn with holes and fraying. Covers grubby. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Front joint cracked. Contents clean.

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THE LONESOMEST DOLL
Written by Abbie Farwell Brown. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 596084
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A charming story of the proud little queen and her beautiful lonesome doll. 31 unique illustrations including four in colour. Attractive tan pictorial cloth, black title to spine. A rare Rackham title being published only in America. Spine just very slightly bumped. Pale stain to front cover which is hardly noticeable. Tiny bookseller's stamp to front pastedown. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Very light water stain to margins of pages in second half of book. Pages very lightly browned. First gathering pulled at hinges and slightly misaligned. Closed tear to gutter edges of first gathering. Prelims almost detached. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby with a few light stains, chipped at corners with a few small edge-tears. Difficult to find in good condition due to paper used being of poor quality, this is an exceptionally bright copy, rare in original wrapper.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S DESERT ISLAND
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 604491
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1906. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Large, oblong format. Wonderful colour illustrations. Corners worn. Small dent to top edge of front and rear cover. Rear cover slightly scuffed. One margin tear internally. Covers beautifully bright, contents near fine.

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THE GOLLIWOGG AT THE SEA-SIDE
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 615072
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. Circa 1902. Good condition.

Green cloth spine. Oblong format. Bold colour illustrations throughout. Inscription in ink to title-page. Vertical crease to front board, covers worn and stained at edges. A few pages with tape repairs and closed tears to margins. Pictures bright. Reduced from £250.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S BICYCLE CLUB
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 615075
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. Circa 1898. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Blue cloth spine. Profusely illustrated in bright colours. Corners worn, covers slightly grubby. Spine a little bit rubbed to head and tail. A few faint finger marks to margins otherwise contents bright and clean. A very nice early edition.

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