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A CABIN FOR CRUSOE
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330342
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1943. Good condition.

Orange cloth with black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby, spine browned. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper (transferred slightly to half title-page). Textblock is dusty.

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THE CRUISE OF THE MAIDEN CASTLE
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330341
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1948. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A holiday on the canals! Green cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper has been reinforced on inside edges with clear tape. There is minimal loss to top and tail of wrapper spine.

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THE FUTURE TOOK US
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Jillian Richards.
Stock no. 1330339
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1958. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue covers with black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Spine lightly browned. Covers lightly foxed and marked, some biro marks to front cover. Endpapers browned. Foxing throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is foxed and edge worn with some loss, spine and rear panel of wrapper foxed and marked. No. 1 written to base of spine of wrapper.

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DRUMBEATS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Richard Kennedy.
Stock no. 1330334
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A desperate drama taking place in the steaming, tortuous jungle of Central Africa. Orange boards, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 155 pages. B/w illustrations. Contains a SIGNED letter from the author (to the binder?). Spine bumped. Slight mark to top corner of front cover. Some light foxing and page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with small tears at corners and slightly grubby to rear panel. "Collins Young Elizabethan Book of the Month" wrapround label to wrapper (loose).

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THE GIRL IN THE GROVE
Written by David Severn.
Stock no. 1330331
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

At 15, it was hard to begin all over again. A stranger in a strange village. Jonquil was badly in need of a friend. Paul Hunter might have helped, he could have welcomed her to Wethersham, but Paul, for some reason, seemed determined to be difficult. Purple/blue boards with silver titles to spine. 238 pages. ISBN: 0048231118. Spine bumped. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut, edge rubbed and slightly browned to spine and front panel.

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BURGLARS AND BANDICOOTS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330328
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Joan Warner was convinced her brother Alan and his friend David would get into trouble when they spent a week in London with Uncle Stuart - and she was right! Green boards, black title to spine and vignette of a rat to front cover. 192 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Heavy foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock, affecting some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn, rear panel slightly grubby.

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DRUMBEATS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Richard Kennedy.
Stock no. 1328142
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A desperate drama taking place in the steaming, tortuous jungle of Central Africa. Orange boards, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 155 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, slight browing to cover edges. Heavy foxing, mainly at textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and browned to rear panel.

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BURGLARS AND BANDICOOTS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328141
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Joan Warner was convinced her brother Alan and his friend David would get into trouble when they spent a week in London with Uncle Stuart - and she was right! Green boards, black title to spine and vignette of a rat to front cover. 192 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped, torn to spine and creased to rear panel.

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PONIES AND POACHERS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328140
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. The story of an unusual summer holiday. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Some foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, rear panel and slightly chipped at top and tail of spine.

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RICK AFIRE!
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328139
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w text illustrations, endpapers are maps. Corners bumped, cover edges very slightly dusty. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is grubby to spine and rear panel.

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THE CRUISE OF THE MAIDEN CASTLE
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328138
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A holiday on the canals! Green cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, slight rubbing to cover edges. Name and address in blue biro to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper has loss to top and tail of spine and is torn at edges.

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HERMIT IN THE HILLS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328076
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss and grubby to rear panel.

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