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CAROLINE'S CIRCUS
Written by Jane Carruth. Illustrated by Peter Probst.
Stock no. 2138937
Published by Collins. Circa 1972. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 000122204X. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to first few and last few pages.

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MARCHEN
Written by August Strindberg. Illustrated by Thorsten Schonberg.
Stock no. 2138601
Published by Georg W. Dietrich. Circa 1916. Very good condition.

"Fairy Tales", text in gothic german script. Limited edition of 200 copies. Bound in red leather with gilt title to spine. Green silk page marker. Colour illustrations. Unpaginated. Top edge gilt. Uneven fading to covers. Boards slightly scuffed, with a few marks. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean, but some browning.

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BIGGLES SEES TOO MUCH
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter.
Stock no. 2138313
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. Originally published by Brockhampton Press, this was the last novel completed by the author before his death. This is a Limited to 300 overall copies, this edition is further Limited and contains a hand-drawn illustration to front endpaper by Skilleter. SIGNED by Illustrator (Skilleter) and Publisher (Wright) to title page. This is Copy No. 16. Original hand drawn illustration to front endpaper has been protected by a loose tissue guard. Glue shadows to joints at front and rear (production error).

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BIGGLES IN FRANCE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter.
Stock no. 2138312
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Limited to 300 Copies, this edition also has an original hand drawn illustration by Skilleter to front endpaper. The first and only hardback edition. 12 stories, plus b/w illustrations. This is Copy No. 229. Tiny knock to top of spine of book and to wrapper. Pale browning to top edge of rear panel of wrapper. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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BIGGLES OF THE CAMEL SQUADRON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter; Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 2138308
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. Originally these stories were serialised in Modern Boy between 15th of July and 7th October 1933. The first 13 stories in this edition follows that of the John Hamilton editions, with some spelling corrections. As a bonus story, the R.F.C. adventure 'The Ace of Spades' is also included in this collection. The Colour frontis and 4 half-tone illustrations from the John Hamilton editions have also been included. B/w illustrations originally printed in Modern Boy have also been included where possible. Limited to 300 overall copies, this edition is further Limited to 50 copies and includes a hand drawn and coloured illustration to front endpaper by Skilleter. SIGNED by Illustrator (Skilleter) and Publisher (Wright) to title page. This is Copy No. 16. Hand drawn and coloured illustration to front endpaper is protected by loose tissue-guard; illustration is lovely and bright! Colour frontis is browned. Wrapper also has some light browning. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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BIGGLES IN THE UNDERWORLD
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter.
Stock no. 2138307
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2011. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. This title was originally published by Brockhampton Press in 1968, the republished as a Green Knight Paperback during the 1970s. Limited to 300 overall copies, this edition is Limited even further and contains a hand-drawn b/w sketch by illustrator to front endpaper. SIGNED by illustrator (Skilleter) and Publisher (Wright) to title page. This is Copy No. 16. Original hand drawn illustration to front endpaper has been protected with a loose tissue-guard (slight browning). This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE RESCUE FLIGHT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter; Howard Leigh; Radcliffe Wilson.
Stock no. 2138303
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. Limited to 300 Copies, this edition is Limited even further and contains a hand drawn and coloured illustration to front endpaper, by Skilleter. Front cover art is also by Skilleter. Frontis by Howard Leigh and internal line drawings by Radcliffe Wilson. SIGNED by illustrator Skilleter and Publisher Norman Wright to title page. This is Copy No. 16. Hand drawn and coloured illustration to front endpaper is covered with loose tissue guard (creased and browned). Joints show glue shadows (production error). Couple of tiny marks to covers.

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JUST SO STORIES
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 2138093
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1902. Almost very good condition.

Red and black and white pictorial cloth with white titles. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Colour to titles and decorations on spine has worn away and spine is browned. A few marks to covers and more fading to cover edges. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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WINGS AND THE CHILD
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by George Barraud.
Stock no. 2138090
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1913. Very good condition.

Or The Building of Magic Cities. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine, black titles and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations and photographs. 197 pages. Spine is browned with some wear. A few light marks to covers. Inscription in pencil to front pastedown. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges. The odd margin mark.

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TIME FOR THE STARS
Written by Robert A. Heinlein.
Stock no. 2138007
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with gilt title to spine. A Science Fiction Adventure. Spine is faded. Bumping along couple of cover edges. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine with small stain to top; worn at edges; a few small nicks.

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PETER QUIP IN SEARCH OF A FRIEND
Written by W. Heath Robinson. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2137923
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth spine. Red covers with large picture to front cover. Full page colour illustrations and other small b/w illustrations throughout. Easy-to-read text. Chipping and splitting to top 1" of spine; wear to rest of spine. Wear also to cover edges and corners. A few scuff marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint is a little cracked. Some foxing and grubby marks to pages. Small b/w illustration to title page has been coloured in. Hinge between pages 24/25 is pulled, with stitching being seen at top. Colour illustrations are still nice and bright! Other light foxing and margin marks.

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AN ABBEY CHAMPION
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 2137920
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd.. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 219 pages. White and brown marks (possible small cup ring marks) to front cover. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Some wrinkling to tops of pages. Wrapper is torn and chipped, with a little loss; some browning to spine.

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