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GIMLET GOES AGAIN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1327203
Published by University of London Press. 1st 1944. Good condition.

King of the Commandos in another adventure with fighting France and the Grey Fleas of the North. Blue/green cloth, vignette of commando on front cover. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby and spine slightly darkened. Rear joint is weak, old tape marks to the joint (tape no longer present).

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IN TIMES OF PERIL
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1325220
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1933. Almost very good condition.

The New Ensign series. Pictorial boards. Colour frontis. 368 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Marks to rear cover. Removal of a name plate to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock.

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JACK LOCKE
Written by Gordon Stables.
Stock no. 1324699
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1888. Very good condition.

A tale of the War and the Wave. Green pictorial cloth with gilt title-blocks. 192 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers very slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Some foxing else contents clean.

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WITH ROBERTS TO CANDAHAR
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1324689
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. 1st 1907. Very good condition.

A tale of the third Afghan war. Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 6 b/w plates. 352 pages plus 16 page catalogue to rear. All edges are olivine. Spine and corners bumped, spine slightly darkened. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper and name in ink to half title-page. Foxing otherwise contents clean.

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A LIVELY BIT OF THE FRONT
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1324679
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 4 b/w plates. 288 pages. A tale of the New Zealand Rifles on the Western Front. Spine and corners bumped. Some light scuffing and a light mark to rear cover. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to textblock.

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THE OTHER WAY ROUND
Written by Judith Kerr.
Stock no. 1824943
Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1983. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

In this book, Judith Kerr describes how the family introduced in her first novel, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, lived through the war. Brown cloth baords, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0001846043. Third impression. Minor mark to rear free endpaper else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is price-cut.

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THE SWORD OF FREEDOM
Written by Charles Gilson. Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1324666
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

A tale of the English Revolution. Brown pictorial coth with gilt titles. 6 colour plates. xi + 420 pages. Spine bumped. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked showing webbing beneath. Foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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UNDER THE WHITE ENSIGN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 1324664
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Fair condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. A Naval story of the Great War. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A few light marks to covers. Name plate to front pastedown, name and address in pencil to front free-endpaper. Hinges pulled and joints cracked causing contents to be a little loose. Frontis has been re-inserted with tape which has now browned with age. Unfortunately 2 of the b/w plates are MISSING.

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WITH FRENCH AT THE FRONT
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by Arch Webb.
Stock no. 1324651
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

A story of the Great European War down to the Battle of the Aisne. Beige pictorial cloth. 6 b/w plates. 292 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name in ink to front pastedown. Small booksellers embossed stamp to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Foxing to textblock and some fingering to page margins.

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THE THICK OF THE FRAY AT ZEEBRUGGE APRIL 1918
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1324471
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. Colour frontis. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Book leans to one side a little. Name plate to front free-endpaper, evidence of some erased pencil markings to same page. Foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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UNDER THE SPANGLED BANNER
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by C.M. Padday.
Stock no. 1324470
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Circa 1919. Almost very good condition.

A tale of the Spanish-American War. New Edition. Grey pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 6 b/w plates. 352 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Name plate to front pastedown. Foxing, mainly to textblock.

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ROUNDING UP THE RAIDER
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 1324464
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A Naval Story of the Great War. Green boards with pictorial front cover and spine. Black titles to both spine and front covers. Colour frontis + 3 other b/w plates. 255 pages. Spine bumped. Yellow stain(?) to rear edge of spine. Removal of an inscription to front pastedown has caused some surface paper loss. Foxing, mainly to prelims and textblock.

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