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GETTING TO KNOW DOGS
Written by Cynthia Harnett. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes.
Stock no. 1402327
Published by Collins. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

All the necessary information and guidance for the boy or girl who is bent on acquiring the best friend and comrade a human can have outside his own kind. Beige cloth, green titles. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers a little faded at edges. Top edges are a little foxed. Inscription to front endpaper. A little foxing to endpapers otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with several tears. Small piece missing from spine which is browned. Panels are grubby. Couple of tape repairs to verso plus a couple of white labels at spine, one which covers the missing piece.

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THE PODGY-PUPPY BOOK
Written by Clara G. Dennis. Illustrated by Alan Wright; Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1207965
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

A story for children. Brown cloth spine, pictorial front board shows Podgy Puppy with a chewed slipper! B/w text illustrations and colour plates. Printed on one side of the page only - one page of text facing one colour plate. Free endpapers lightly browned.

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BONZO IN DER SOMMERFRISCHE
Written by G.E. Studdy; George Jellicoe. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1402136
Published by Artur Wolf. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Pictorial cardwraps. Text in German. Translated by Helga Kundt. Bonzo in the Summer. Covers are creased and worn. Spine is rubbed. Rear cover is grubby. Split to top and bottom of spine. Browning and light foxing to pages. Contents split at bottom of spine to first staple. Contents are detached.

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TINKER THE STORY OF A PUPPY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1501867
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1948. Very good condition.

A Tuck Book. Oblong format. Pictorial stiff card covers. 10 full page colour illustrations and 4 pages of text. Corners are bumped, bottom corners of pages are creased. Wear to spine and corners. Covers grubby with a few small marks. Ink inscription to inside of front cover. Staples are rusty. Contents very good.

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ROCKY GOES RACING
Written by K. Hatchwell. Illustrated by Raffray.
Stock no. 1311291
Published by Litor Publishers Ltd.. Very good condition.

Tots' Tale Series. Small format. Red pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Covers edge rubbed with 2" split to spine. Staples pulled inside covers causing contents to be nearly detached from covers. Pale page browning.

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JOSEPHINE, JOHN AND THE PUPPY
Written by Mrs. H.C. Cradock. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 1311079
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Miniature edition. Colour pictorial boards. 8 colour plates. 62 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is a bit grubby, booksellers ink stamp to lower edge of rear panel.

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PICKLES
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2110088
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Telling the story of Pickles the puppy who is always getting into a pickle! Large format. Brick red cloth spine, with gilt title. Green cloth covers with orange and gilt titles. 24 delightful colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Very light mark to front cover else covers clean. Couple of tiny holes to spine. Front joint is partially cracked. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some foxing, mostly to endpapers and prelims. Plates are bright and clean. Guards at gutter edges are worn in places and coming unglued. Plate XII has a green scuff vertically to verso (not affecting the illustration). Plate XVI is edge-worn. A few small closed edge tears to margins. Rear endpaper has been repaired at edges with magic tape and has one other closed tear. Despite faults this is a decent copy of a rare Aldin title.

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BORN TO RUN
Written by Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1501174
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Dark blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0007230575. Top of spine bumped. A few small white marks to cover edges. Top edge of text block is foxed. Contents clean. Wrapper is a little edge creased at top of spine.

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SIMPLE READING STEPS: RAGS AND BONES
Written by Mary W. McClure. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1806821
Published by The Grant Educational Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Step 17; reading primer. Blue cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 12 pages. Slight crease to lower corners else a nice, clean copy.

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THE DOG WHO WOULD GO DIGGING
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1306766
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1966. Very good condition.

John & Mary Book No. 3. Yellow cloth spine with pictorial covers. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A couple of light marks to rear cover. Slight foxing else contents clean.

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THE DOGS OF WAR
Written by Walter Emanuel. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1105958
Published by Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1906. Good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine, red title to front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine darkened. Rear board stained. Same area of damage to cloth on front cover. Pencil name to front endpaper, a few foxspots and fingermarks but otherwise contents very good.

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FORAGER HIS ADVENTURES
Written by May Byron. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1105953
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1912. Good condition.

Happy Family Series No. 6. Brown boards, pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Title on cover is 'Cecil Aldin's Happy Family'. 8 x 7.5 inches. Joints badly cracked showing webbing. Lacks front endpaper. Rear endpaper detached and torn with loss. Three pages with an edge tear. Spine slightly split and worn at base. Corners rubbed. Covers grubby. Colour plates bright.

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