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UNDER THE SUN
Written by John Verney; Patricia Campbell. Illustrated by Antony Maitland; Quentin Blake; John Verney; Brian Wildsmith; et al..
Stock no. 1329239
Published by Constable Young Books Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A collection of srories, poems and articles. Illustrated by 'many artists'. Black and white illustrations throughout. Peach cloth with gilt title to spine. 351 pages. 9.5 x 6". Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers partially browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and price-cut, small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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FRIDAY'S TUNNEL
Written by John Verney. Illustrated by John Verney.
Stock no. 1328815
Published by Collins. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Callendar novel. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. 320 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Pale browning to endpapers and light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is a little worn at corners and is grubby to rear panel.

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ISMO
Written by John Verney. Illustrated by John Verney.
Stock no. 1328811
Published by Collins. 1st 1964. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Callendar novel. Partly a straight adventure story, partly a study of adolescent psychology and partly a fable of our time. Red/orange mottled boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped and rubbed. Small mark to top edge of front cover. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 'new' (80p) price printed alongside. Wrapper is well worn, rubbed and creased with tears at top of spine.

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THE ITALIAN SPRING
Written by Gillian Avery. Illustrated by John Verney.
Stock no. 1328713
Published by Collins. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Maria Henniker-Hadden's (the delightful heroine of The Warden's Niece) adventures in Italy spring of 1877. Blue mottle boards, silver title to spine. 256 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Name, date and old price in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly grubby to rear panel.

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TO TAME A SISTER
Written by Gillian Avery. Illustrated by John Verney.
Stock no. 1328711
Published by D. Van Nostrand Company. 1st USA 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In summer 1875 Margaret had the chance to escape to her cousins in the country, she hardly knew whether to be delighted at the prospect of mingling with artists and poets or to be apprehensive of the inevitable misdeeds of her brothers. Yellow boards, blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Name and date in pencil to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is just a little edge rubbed/chipped and slightly browned to top edge of rear panel.

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THE ELEPHANT WAR
Written by Gillian Avery. Illustrated by John Verney.
Stock no. 1328710
Published by Collins. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The fourth story of the Smith family, beginning with a misunderstanding (like many wars before and since). Red boards, silver title to spine. 256 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Light tape mark to front cover. Name in ink and also evidence of removal of a label to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn, chipped with slight loss, a bit grubby to rear panel and has a large tear across front panel which has been tape repaired on verso and is not very noticeable to front.

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THE ELEPHANT WAR
Written by Gillian Avery. Illustrated by John Verney.
Stock no. 1401947
Published by Collins. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The fourth story of the Smith family, beginning with a misunderstanding (like many wars before and since). Red boards, silver title to spine. 256 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. A few light marks to bottom of boards. Bottom edge of text block marked (possibly damp) which also affects bottom corners of some pages. Endpapers browned. Foxing mostly to prelims and page edges. Top edge of text block a little dusty. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears. Spine and edges are browned. Rear panel is grubby. Damp staining to bottom - more noticeable on verso which is heavily foxed.

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