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THE OTTERBURY INCIDENT
Written by Cecil Day Lewis. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 2136921
Published by Putnam & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. A tale of detection and high adventure for boys and girls. Small knocks to top and tail of spine. Couple of corners are bumped. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few tears and chips; small chips of loss; some marks and foxing.

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THE ADVENTURES OF WONK - THE SNOWMAN
Written by Muriel Levy. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 2136917
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 4th 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 417. Blue boards with pale blue vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Also contains: KIDNAPPED. Small knocks to top and tail of spine, which has become a little faded. Inscription in ink to verso of title page. Wrapper is price-cut with ink name stamps to front flap; some tears and chips; 1" piece loss to top edge of front panel.

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THE BOOK OF GNOMES
Written by F.E. Weatherly. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy.
Stock no. 1322248
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1903. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine, pictorial front board. 8 colour plates, b/w illustrations throughout. A story told in verse. Spine bumpe and rubbed, cover edges rubbed. Some slight scuffing/wear to covers. Small tear to lower margin of title-page. Title-page browned. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins but generally a nice copy of a scarce Nister book.

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FIRST TERM AT MALORY TOWERS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stanley Lloyd.
Stock no. 1322077
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth, green titles and vignette. Blue and green pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 153 pages. Spine and corners bumped, some slight fading to cover edges. Both pastedowns have faded (fading caused by glue in binding process?). Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small name and address in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just a little edge worn and faded to spine, slight chipping with minimal loss. A super copy of a very scarce first edition.

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MOKO AND KOKO IN THE JUNGLE
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2136065
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. No. 104 to bottom left corner. 7 page story, plus large pop-up scene to rear. Creasing to cover corners; a little chipping. Page creasing, with some browning and foxing. Pop-up is generally good - very good - some creases and repairs. Free swinging monkey is present - and two free standing characters/tress.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1940 - RUPERT'S ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1321969
Published by Daily Express. 1940. Fair condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Picture of Rupert drawing on wall on front cover. Colour pictures throughout. Covers are worn, grubby and scuffed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown and name and address in belongs to box. Doodles/scribbles to both pastedowns have been partially erased. Pencil doodles to verso of title-page. Contents are very grubby with some stains at margins and some tears. A good copy to work with.

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MY VERY OWN SISTER
Written by Astrid Lindgren. Illustrated by Hans Arnold.
Stock no. 1321866
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416814506. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Some light finger creases/marks to first few pages. Contents generally clean.

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THE MOOCHERS ABROAD
Written by Jane Shaw.
Stock no. 2135776
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black title to spine. Colour frontis. 3 numbers in ink to front pastedown. First few pages have light corner tip creasing. Wrapper is edge-creased with couple of small closed tears; some wear.

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THE MOOCHERS
Written by Jane Shaw.
Stock no. 2135775
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black title to spine. Colour frontis. Couple of small knocks to base of spine. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small chips and nicks; a few marks to rear panel.

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THE TWINS AT ST. CLARE'S
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 2135603
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A school story for girls. Yellow cloth with blue lettering. 8 b/w drawings. 217 pages. Fading and foxing to spine. Mottling/foxing to rest of covers. Bumping to corners. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning; some light foxing. Contents are still very good. Wrapper has bottom 2-3" of rear panel and base of spine torn off and MISSING; other corners of loss; front panel is mostly complete.

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LUCIE ATTWELL'S CHILDREN'S BOOK 1929
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 2135599
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows about twenty small characters including tin soldier and large yellow duck in blue bonnet. 8 gorgeous colour plates and numerous b/w drawings. Large format. Onlay to spine has chipping and a bit of loss in places. Onlay to front cover has scuffing and marks. Foxing and browning to various degrees throughout. 8 colour plates are all present.

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ROSAMUND'S VICTORY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 2135507
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1933. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles and two-tone blue diagonally striped front cover. Colour frontis. 256 pages. A Romance of the Abbey Girls. Light bumping to spine. Small inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Just under 1" tear to bottom margin of frontis, next to spine. A few margin marks. Wrapper is price-cut with tears and chips; some tape repairs to verso; a little loss; some creasing.

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