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THE GOOD SHIP "GOLDEN EFFORT"
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1828238
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1940. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with black titles and illustration of ship to front. Four b/w plates. 256 pages. Top edge blue. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to endpapers and text block. Endpapers a little grubby. Pictorial dustwrapper is grubby/scuffed to rear panel.

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THE WESTOW TALISMAN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1325868
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An adventure story for boys. Lord Fancis Westow finds it necessary to send the famous Westow Talisman to Egypt by aeroplane... Light tan cloth, brown titles. 4 b/w plates. 224 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with very slight loss and grubby to rear panel and spine.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR BOYS
Written by W.K. Holmes; Percy F. Westerman; E.E. Cowper; S. Beresford Lucas; et al. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull; et al..
Stock no. 1325133
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows boys leaping over a fence. First story is 'Polton of the M.T.' by Holmes. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations and plates. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and faded. Page browning. Some hinges cracked.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by J.G. Fyfe; Percy F. Westerman; et al. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1324972
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1936. Very good condition.

Front cover shows boy hurdling over a gate. First story is 'Paid' by Fyfe. Colour and b/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly marked at top and bottom. A few light scratch marks to front cover. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock, prelims and page margins.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Percy F. Westerman; H. Mortimer Batten; Hylton Cleaver; E.E. Cowper; et al. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull; Warwick Reynolds; H.M. Brock; Chas. Pears; et al..
Stock no. 1324779
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1922. Good condition.

Front cover shows two boys playing rugby. First story is 'The Mystery of the S.S. Aracluta' by Westerman. Colour frontis and b/w plates. Boards edge worn and grubby. Spine bumped and darkened. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Richard Bird; Percy F. Westerman; E.E. Cowper; et al. Illustrated by Thomas Henry; Rowland Hilder; W. Edward Wigfull; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1324776
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1928. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Yellow cloth spine with pictorial front cover showing a boy hunting with natives holding spears in background. First story is 'Time Signals' by Richard Bird. Colour frontis + 3 other colour plates and b/w illustrations. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped and slightly grubby. Grubby marks to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout, heavy at textblock.

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THE SEA-GIRT FORTRESS
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1324490
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

A story of Heligoland. Grey pictorial cloth. 4 b/w plates. 296 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing to prelims and foxspots to textblock.

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THE TERROR OF THE SEAS
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 814855
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Circa 1927. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with black titles and decoration to front cover. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. Covers nice and clean. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing present else contents clean.

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STANDISH GETS HIS MAN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 814819
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1940. Slightly better than very good condition.

Grey cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. Decoration to spine. Blue line borders. 4 b/w plates. 224 pages. Small name in ink to front endpaper.

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STANDISH HOLDS ON
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 810143
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Brown cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 4 b/w plates. 222 pages. Fading to base of spine. Some white marks to cover edges. Just over 1" piece loss to top of front endpaper. A few hinges are pulled. Pictorial wrapper is heavily taped with yellowing and fragil tape to edges. 1" piece of loss to base of spine. A few other edge-chips/tears to edges of wrapper.

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THE GOOD SHIP GOLDEN EFFORT
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 809973
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1939. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with black titles and black/orange pictures to spine and front cover. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. SIGNED by author on title page. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Wear to cover edges. Marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Split next to joint next to title page. frontis is partially detached. A few gatherings ar starting to come a little loose. Foxing to outer page edges and to some page margins internally. One plate (last plate) is missing. REDUCED from £100.

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THE WESTOW TALISMAN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 809918
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

Brown boards with black titles to spine and front cover and b/w picture to spine. 4 b/w plates. 224 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. A few marks to covers. Foxing/browning to endpapers and outer page edges and some page margins. All plates are present.

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