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THE SWISH OF THE CURTAIN
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830460
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1950. Very good condition.

A story broadcast on the BBC Children's Hour. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 345 pages. Reprint. A few marks to boards. Text block a little grubby. Some foxing present, mainly to rear endpapers.

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GOLDEN PAVEMENTS
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830459
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1949. Almost very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

The schoolboy and schoolgirl company who ran their own theatre, the "Blue Door", in Fenchester, come to London to finish their training at Dramatic School - and this is the story of their experiences. Red boards with gilt title to cream cloth spine. Colour frontis. B/w full page illustrations throughout. 261 pages. Reprint. Vertical reading crease to spine, boards a little grubby. Text block browned. Some foxing present, especially to prelims end endpapers. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is in two halves with most of the spine missing, edge worn with loss, creased, repaired to verso with clear tape, yellowed with age.

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MADDY ALONE
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1830458
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is the book of the successful play of the same title broadcast in the BBC children's Hour. It deals with the adventures of Maddy, the youngest member of the Blue Door Theatre Company, made famous in Pamela Brown's first book The Swish of the Curtain (broadcast twice), and the sequel, Golden Pavements. An exciting and amusing story to be enjoyed by all children interested in films and filming. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Top edge green. 134 pages. Reprint. Browning to endpapers. Some small foxspots present. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed iwht slight loss at corners, worn at top & tail of spine and is a little grubby to rear panel.

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ON DUTY WITH P.C. 49
Written by Alan Stranks; Brian Reece. Illustrated by F.G. Moorsom.
Stock no. 1330165
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows P.C. 49 looking out across the Thames river. Pictorial endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. First Story: The Case of the Rank Outsider. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers edge rubbed. Name and age in biro to front free-endpaper. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to textblock.

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GOOD AFTERNOON, CHILDREN
Written by Columbus. Illustrated by John Morton-Sale.
Stock no. 1326240
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition.

Wireless stories and plays from The Children's Hour. Edited by Columbus. Yellow cloth, grey titles and decorations. 4 Colour plates and many b/w illustrations. 267 pages. 9.5 x 6". Spine and corners bumped. Damp spotting to covers and a small ink blot to front cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some remains of paper which was stuck to the pastedowns. Child's writing in ink to verso of half title-page (this book belongs to...). Light foxing to textblock.

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TOYTOWN... THE WORLD OF S.G. HULME BEAMAN
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman; G.G. Grange. Illustrated by S.G. Hulme Beaman.
Stock no. 1324346
Published by Gerard Gaston Grange. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A compilation of the stories of all S.G. Hulme Beaman's popular Toytown plays which were broadcast exclusively on its former Home Service programme "Children's Hour" by BBC Radio in years now long gone. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt titles. 512 numbered pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0953944107. Spine bumped. Front joint cracked. Contents otherwise fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn/creased and faded to spine.

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THE LONG SILENCE FALLS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE MERCHANT NAVY RADIO OFFICER 1900-2000 (VOLUME II)
Written by Tony Selman; et al.
Stock no. 1824441
1st thus 2015. Nearly fine condition.

More stories from QSO. A cross section of articles that have been published in The Radio Officers' Asssociation quarterly newsletter 'QSO' between 1999 and 2012. Introduction by Tony Selman, Chairman of The Radio Officers' Association. Large format. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. A nice copy.

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THE LONG SILENCE FALLS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE MERCHANT NAVY RADIO OFFICER 1900-2000 (VOLUME I)
Written by Brian Cotton; Richard Woodman; et al.
Stock no. 1824438
1st thus 2012. Nearly fine condition.

A cross section of articles that have been published in The Radio Officers' Asssociation quarterly newsletter 'QSO' between 1999 and 2012. Introduction by Professor Brian Cotton, Life President of The Radio Officers' Association; Foreword by Captain Richard Woodman. Large format. Matt blue pictorial boards. B/w photos. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Contents clean.

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WIRELESS TRANSMISSION
Written by F.J. Camm.
Stock no. 2139065
Published by George Newnes Limited. 6th 1941. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive book on amateur wireless transmission consisting of a number of articles by well-known amateur transmitters, and covers all aspects of the subject from the obtaining of an amateur transmitting licence to the building of transmitters. Blue cloth with red titles to spine and front cover. B/w diagrams. 143 pages. Some marks to covers, with bumping to corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Dustwrapper is price-cut with browning and some foxing; small nick along bottom edge of front panel.

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LAST OF THE PIRATES
Written by Bob Noakes.
Stock no. 1322311
Published by Paul Harris Publishing. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Saga of Everyday Life on Board Radio Caroline. B/w photos. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0862280923. Spine and corners bumped. Some light marks to endpapers, top corner tip of front free-endpaper very slightly creased. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased, some tiny white spots to front panel.

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THE ADVENTURES OF LARRY THE LAMB - MR GROWSER MOVES
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman. Illustrated by Ernest Noble.
Stock no. 2133902
Published by George Lapworth & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Toy Town Series No. 5. Pictorial paperwraps. B/w illustrations. A few marks to covers. Name in pencil to inside front cover.

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THE ADVENTURES OF LARRY THE LAMB - DREADFUL DOINGS IN ARK STREET
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman. Illustrated by Ernest Noble.
Stock no. 2133901
Published by George Lapworth & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Toy Town Series No. 6. Cream pictorial wraps. B.w text illustrations. 18 pages. A few marks to covers. Name in pencil to inside front cover.

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