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RED LETTER DAYS
Written by Peter Rogers; et al. Illustrated by John Searl.
Stock no. 2131848
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A tribute to Bernard Venables. Peter Rogers has compiled and edited 48 golden memories from the most famous names in angling. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 185223783X. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing and small amount of fading to spine.

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THE CHUMMY BOOK - NINTH YEAR
Written by Edwin Chisholm; Dorothy Russell; Constance Heward; Dixon Rutherford; et al. Illustrated by Peter Fraser; Honor C. Appleton; Hilda Cowham; Mabel Lucie Attwell; et al..
Stock no. 1318355
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows black cat and white dog, blue spine with white titles and horse's head. First story is 'The Housing Problem'. 287 pages plus one page book list. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby. Small dent to top edge of rear cover. Vertical crease to rear cover. Endpapers browned. Heavy foxing to contents, mainly textblock and some other marks.

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LITTLE FOLKS' PICTURE STORY BOOK
Written by Ethel Talbot; Constance Heward; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; Alan Wright.
Stock no. 1318325
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1921. Good condition.

Large format. Cream cloth spine. Pictorial front board shwoing girl and boy running after a small dog with a doll in its mouth. 6 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. An anthology of stories and verse, first story is "Betty". Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges worn with some small indentations. Damp stain to lower edge of rear cover and spine edge browned. Small brown stain to edge of front cover and "Miss Ruck" and "5" written in red biro to top of front cover. Name and address in ink to front pastedown, name and date in ink to free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some light foxing and grubby fingermarks to contents (including a few plate margins but pictures unaffected).

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WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by D.J. Davies; et al.
Stock no. 1317976
Published by Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1954. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles to front and spine. An Illustrated review of the industry, tourism and holidays. The Official Handbook of The National Industrial Development Council of Wales and Monmouthshire. B/w photos. Spine bumped. Some light foxing else contents clean.

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WELSH GUARDS 1915-1965
Written by L.F. Ellis; R.M. Stevenson; S. Tapper-Jones; et al.
Stock no. 1317971
1965. Fair condition.

An informal account of the fifty years. Green cloth, gilt title and vignette to front. Colour frontis of HM The Queen and HRH The Prince Philip, b/w photos throughout. Spine bumped and split. Neat presentation inscription in ink to front fly-leaf. Binding has broken between frontis and letter from Buckingham Palace (not sure if any prelims are missing). This is copy no. 15.

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LITTLE FOLKS VOL 26
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Edward S. Ellis; et al.
Stock no. 1317860
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Circa 1887. Almost very good condition.

New and Enlarged series. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board showing girl looking out window towards a dog. 3 colour plates plus b/w illustrations throughout. 380 pages. Serial stories are Aunt Clotilda's Guests and The Boy-Hunters of Kentucky. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn, a little grubby and scuffed. Rear joint cracked. Foxing to contents. I can only see two colour plates in this volume so possibly one is missing?

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THE PENGUIN ATLAS OF BRITISH & IRISH HISTORY
Written by Barry Cunliffe; Robert Bartlett; et al.
Stock no. 1817863
Published by Penguin. 2001. Nearly fine condition.

From Earliest Times to the Present Day. Black pictorial cardwraps. Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0140295186.

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FASCINATING STORIES FOR GIRLS
Written by Jessie Leckie Herbertson; Ethel Talbot; Mary Shrewsbury; Barbara E. Todd; et al. Illustrated by Francis E. Hiley; G.E. Studdy; et al..
Stock no. 2131182
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

The Jolly Bookshelf series. Yellow pictorial covers, tennis player to front, hockey player to spine. 9 stories and 1 poem. 4 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 96 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Grubby marks to covers. Inscription in pencil to front pastedown. Foxing throughout.

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JUST WHAT I LIKE
Written by K.E. King; A.R.T. Haverfield; Norman Hunter; Madeline Barnes; et al. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Warwick Reynolds; Gordon Robinson; Florence Mary Anderson; Ruth Cobb; et al..
Stock no. 1317823
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards with cloth spine. A collection of short stories by various authors. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. First story 'The Little Brass Knob'. Spine bumped. Corners worn. Covers slightlty edge rubbed. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Frontis is part detached at top.

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FLYING ADVENTURES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Stanley Orton Bradshaw; et al..
Stock no. 2131067
Published by John Hamilton. Almost very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 3 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Bumping and chipping to corners and top and tail of spine. Grubby marks to covers. Foxing.

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SUPER STORY BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Leonard Matthews; Richard Stone; Clive Fenn; et al.
Stock no. 2130503
Published by Hamlyn. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. Anthology of stories for boys, complied and edited by Matthews. ISBN: 0600303101. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with a browned spine.

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THE CHELSEA SONG BOOK
Written by Charles Kennedy Scott; et al. Illustrated by Juliet Wigan.
Stock no. 2130310
Published by The Cresset Press. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations. Covers are grubby with wear. What appears to be a damp stain to edge of rear cover. Joints are a bit weak. Name in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing.

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