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THE MECCANO MAGAZINE 1961-1981 (THE HORNBY COMPANION SERIES)
Written by Joseph Manduca.
Stock no. 1824569
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

seventh volume of the Hornby Companion series, dealing with the history, images and content of The Meccano Magazine. The Meccano Magazine was one of the greatest boys' magazines of its kind and a vivid reminder of Britain's engineering achievements. Large oblong format. Light grey cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0904568377. Text block has a few minor grubby marks. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper has a 1.5% closed tear to lower edge of front panel, small closed tear to either side of top of spine.

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OLD BEAR A POP-UP BOOK
Written by Jane Hissey. Illustrated by Jane Hissey.
Stock no. 1323647
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards. Enthralling action/pop-up version of Jane Hissey's much-loved Old Bear. Designed by Kathryn Siegler. Paper Engineering by Dennis K. Meyer. ISBN: 0091765064. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine.

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FLOOR GAMES
Written by H.G. Wells. Illustrated by J.R. Sinclair.
Stock no. 1824228
Published by Frank Palmer. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gold titles. Pictorial onlay to front cover. B/w photos throughout plus marginal drawings by Sinclair. 71 pages. Some light mottling to front board, board corners lightly rubbed and worn. Endpapers browned, foxing throughout. Binding tight.

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DESIGNING & MAKING ROCKING HORSES
Written by Margaret Spencer.
Stock no. 1824087
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

With detailed plans, instructions and explanations of the wood and tools required. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos plus b/w plans. ISBN: 1861263619. Some damp mottling to boards. Spine cocked. Minor foxing to text block. A few light marks to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a minor biro mark to front panel. Musty odour present.

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TALES OF TOYLAND
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1323047
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1st thus 1963. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Join Tiptoe the Fairy and Jolly the Sailor in their adventures. Red boards. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. A few small marks to covers. Contents browned else clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with slight loss to top and tail of spine and small patch of surface paper damage to top corner of front panel.

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SLEEPY TIME TALES OF PLAYTIME VILLAGE
Written by Sheila Hodgetts.
Stock no. 2138066
Published by Purnell. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Red pictorial card wraps. 12 new 5-minute bedtime stories. Two-tone illustrations of toys, including Gollies and Teddies. Some creasing to cover corners; wear to edges. Name in ink to top of title page. Some browning.

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SPLASH!
Written by Jane Hissey. Illustrated by Jane Hissey.
Stock no. 1322127
Published by Hutchinson. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. The story of Splash the seal who rescues Little Bear. ISBN: 0091885000. Minimal rubbing at corners and spine slightly faded. Contents fine.

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HAFFERTEE HAMSTER DIAMOND
Written by Janet Perkins; John Perkins. Illustrated by Gillian Gaze.
Stock no. 1321509
Published by Lion Publishing. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

Haffertee is a soft-toy hamster made for Yolanda when her real pet hamster died... the first in the Haffertee series. Glazed pictorial boards. Two-tone text illustrations. ISBN: 0856480657. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Spine faded. Contents clean.

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DINKY TOYS AND MODELLED MINIATURES
Written by Mike Richardson; Sue Richardson.
Stock no. 1821751
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Second Revised Edition (Third Edition). Oblong format. The Hornby Companion series. ISBN: 0904568334. Reprint. Lower front corner of board bumped. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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THE MAGIC TOYSHOP
Written by Peter Seymour. Illustrated by Michael Welply.
Stock no. 1319996
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

Step into the magic toyshop and enter a world where clowns walk, bears talk, and a toy soldier and ballerina can fall in love! Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Three-dimenstional panoramas. Paper engineering by Rodger Smith. ISBN: 0001386921. Spine and front cover spine edge is sunned. Contents fine.

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DIRTY WORK AT THE DOG AND WHISTLE
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman. Illustrated by Ernest Noble.
Stock no. 1319676
Published by George Lapworth & Co. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Cream pictorial boards. The Adventures of Larry the Lamb - Toytown Series. Covers slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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THE ART OF THE TOY SOLDIER: TWO CENTURIES OF METAL TOY SOLDIERS 1770-1970
Written by Henry I. Kurtz; Burtt R. Ehrlich; Roy Selwyn-Smith.
Stock no. 2133485
Published by New Cavendish Books. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Red cloth, gilt title. Colour photography throughout by Serge Nivelle. Based primarily on the Collection of Burtt R. Ehrlich. ISBN: 090456844X. Light bumping along cover edges.

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