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RED SHIFT
Written by Alan Garner.
Stock no. 1328000
Published by Collins. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. A story in which lives which appear to be lived in different historical periods are bound together by a power outside of space and time. ISBN: 0001841572. Minimal bumping to spine. Name and date in biro to front free-endpaper. A few small spots to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut.

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RED SHIFT
Written by Alan Garner.
Stock no. 1327995
Published by Collins. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. A story in which lives which appear to be lived in different historical periods are bound together by a power outside of space and time. ISBN: 0001841572. Corners slightly bumped. Tiny mark to front cover. Foxing and page browning to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut with 'new' printed price erased, foxed on verso, small tear to top edge of front panel repaired on verso.

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THE LOST WORLD
Written by Arthur Conan Doyle; Andrew Lycett.
Stock no. 1827873
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Being an account of the recent amazing adventures of Professor George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Professor Summerlee, and Mr. E.D. Malone of the Daily Gazette. A novel about a scientific expedition to authenticate reports of prehistoric fauna in furthest South Americal. Introduced by Andrew Lycett. Red cloth pictorial boards with gilt borders and dinosaur images. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a crease created during binding process to one edge (VG+).

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RETURN TO MARS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1327301
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. 6 colour plates. A story of Interplanetary Flight. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight discolouration to spine. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss, rear panel is slightly grubby.

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THE QUEST FOR THE PERFECT PLANET
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326598
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The quest is to find a perfect planet as refuge from the day of doom. Red boards, black title to spine and vignette to front. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Ink stamp to front pastedown (St. Lukes C.E. Primary School). Endpapers and prelims a bit grubby. Textblock slightly grubby and foxed. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.

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KINGS OF SPACE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326385
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Story of Interplanetary Exploration. Blue boards, black titles and vignette of flying saucer. Colour plates. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Some slight darkening to cover edges. Two leaves (pages 79-82) are detached but still present. Textblock is very slightly grubby. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and slightly chipped, rear panel is a bit grubby.

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RETURN TO MARS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326282
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. 6 colour plates. A story of Interplanetary Flight. Spine bumped and slight bumping to corners. Light tape marks to cover edges and endpapers. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper has white sticker reinforcements to verso and has tape to edges which has browned a fair wrapper only because of these faults.

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THE TRIGAN EMPIRE
Written by Dan Lawrence.
Stock no. 1324870
Published by Hamlyn. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

A fantastic space world of adventure and conflict. Contains seven stories of the Trigan Empire. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0600387887. Spine and corners bumped and sligthly worn. Page corner tips are lightly creased. Light browning to page edges.

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THE TRIGAN EMPIRE
Written by Dan Lawrence.
Stock no. 1825097
Published by Hamlyn. 1978. Very good condition.

A fantastic space world of adventure and conflict. Contains seven stories of the Trigan Empire. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0600387887. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Boards scuffed. Text block browned and a little grubby. Couple of hinges pulled. Contents clean. Remains of label to rear board.

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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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JUDY & JULIA
Written by Vera Chapman.
Stock no. 1319862
Published by Rex Collings. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How Judy travels back in time to Roman Britain and there meets Julia, a Roman girl of her own age. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 87 pages. Some b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0860360202. Spine and corners bumped. Prize inscription in ink to half title-page. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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DARK VISITOR
Written by Madsen Pirie.
Stock no. 1501648
Published by Arctic Fox Books. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blacker than the night itself, the ship from deep space bears a single occupant: a sleeping boy. Black boards, silver title to spine. 139 pages. ISBN: 9780955584411. A lovely copy.

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