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THE BARNSTORMERS
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Charlotte Hough.
Stock no. 1329036
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cream boards, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Another exciting story about Fricka Hammond and her friends. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Brown patch to base of spine. Child's writing to front free-endpaper (the ink has partially smudged). Heavy foxing. Dustwrapper is chipped with loss and edge tears, foxed on verso. Rear panel is grubby.

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STEEPLE FOLLY
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Charlotte Hough.
Stock no. 1329032
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1950. Good condition.

Purple cloth, black titles to spine. A story of the Lockett family. Pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 271 pages. Spine bumped and slightly faded, small hole to front edge of spine. Covers are mottled. Foxing to textblock.

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HUNTER'S MOON
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Charlotte Hough.
Stock no. 1329030
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards with brown title to spine and vignette to front cover. 222 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Endpapers are browned. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Musty smell to contents. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped with loss, torn and creased. Rear panel of wrapper is a bit grubby.

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HORSESHOES AND HANDLEBARS
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Sheila Rose.
Stock no. 1329023
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Which is the best way to travel, by horse or by bicycle? Green boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 224 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and a tiny indentation to lower edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock, also affecting some page margins. Dustwrapper is browned on verso, slightly grubby to rear panel and just a little rubbed to spine.

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RIDERS AND RAIDS
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Sheila Rose.
Stock no. 1329022
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition.

Green boards, black titles and vignette. A pony story. Top corners bumped. Spine browned/foxed. Foxing throughout.

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RED CONKER
Written by Kathleen MacKenzie. Illustrated by Violet Morgan.
Stock no. 1829217
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Frances Pentire is delighted to be able to ride a beautiful chestnut horse after her own is injured. But someone is trying to get him away from his owner by unscrupulous methods. Brick red/brown cloth with silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 224 pages. Boards ligthly marked. Lower corners of boards lightly bumped, lower edges of boards lightly rubbed with light fraying. Spine is slightly cocked. Text block browned with a few foxspots. A few foxspots to contents, mainly prelims and rear endpapers. A few minor margin marks. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with tape repairs, loss to top & tail of spine, spine is faded, rear panel is scuffed and grubby.

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FLORIAN'S FARMYARD
Written by Pat Smythe. Illustrated by Keith Money.
Stock no. 1328971
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Florian is one of the smallest Shetland ponies ever bred (only 30" high). This book is about all the interesting characters that the author met among Florian's companions. B/w photos throughout by Money. Green boards, gilt title to spine. A couple of foxspots to spine. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock. Dustwrapper has small tears at corners and the printed price to front flap has been crossed out with pencil.

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LUDO AND THE STAR HORSE
Written by Mary Stewart. Illustrated by Gino D'Achille.
Stock no. 1328882
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A superb story of a boy and his love for his horse and their dangerous journey together through the star-country of the Zodiac. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0034091708. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Light foxing to textblock and prelims. Dustwrapper is edge creased and foxed on verso, has been folded incorrectly during the binding process so that the title goes round onto the front board (see photo).

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JERRY THE STORY OF AN EXMOOR PONY
Written by Eleanor Helme; Nance Paul. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1328179
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards. Black title to spine. B/w drawings. 160 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Page browning and slight foxing else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper has a few edge tears and some old tape marks on verso.

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PONIES AND POACHERS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328140
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. The story of an unusual summer holiday. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Some foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, rear panel and slightly chipped at top and tail of spine.

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QUEENIE THE BRONCO
Written by Harper Cory. Illustrated by W.N. Parker.
Stock no. 1328050
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1935. Very good condition.

Wild Life Ways series, supplementary readers for the Junior School. Green cloth covered cardwraps. 80 pages. B/w text illustrations. Foxing else contents clean.

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QUEENIE THE BRONCO
Written by Harper Cory. Illustrated by W.N. Parker.
Stock no. 1328048
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1935. Very good condition.

Wild Life Ways series, supplementary readers for the Junior School. Green cloth covered cardwraps. 80 pages. B/w text illustrations. Foxing else contents clean.

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