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THE TALKING PARCEL
Written by Gerald Durrell.
Stock no. 1330702
Published by Collins. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A delightful, fast-moving fantasty which is a delicioous blend of adventure and lovely Durrell humour. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 190 pages. ISBN: 0001848283. Spine and corners bumped. Pale browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears at top edges.

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SUSAN, BILL AND THE IVY-CLAD OAK
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1330603
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The story of Susan and Bill's Ivy-leaf Club. Red boards, black titles and vignette. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Pale page browning to endpapers and a few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased and has a large section of loss to front panel and slight loss to top of spine.

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TWO FAIR PLAITS
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1330601
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1950. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

2nd in the 'Jilly family' series. Pale grey cloth, silver titles to spine. Pictorial endpapers are maps. Colour frontis, b/w pictures. 192 pages. 2nd impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock, light browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss, small hole to spine edge of front panel and rear panel slightly grubby.

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THE FLYING FISH ADVENTURE
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1330591
Published by John Murray. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Michael and Mary are sent to the Cornish coast to recover from whooping cough; there they meet John and their adventures begin... A thrilling mystery story. Light blue cloth, red titles. B/w drawings. 174 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly browned. Tiny dent to top edge of front cover. Page edges are lightly browned and spotted. Price-cut wrapper is well worn and torn with repairs on verso. Rear panel is grubby.

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THE MASTER OF MARYKNOLL
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1330588
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1971. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

As Charles, Juliet and Simon play hide-and-seek with danger in the shadow of the hills encircling Ludlow, the story builds up to a terrific climax. A 'Buckingham' story, this is the new edition of the first story about Juliet and Simon Buckingham. Originally published in 1950 by Evans, this is the new revised edition. Dark blue boards, gilt title to spine. 160 pages. ISBN: 0001606018. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight fading to cover edges. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Light browning to endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is browned and edge worn, spine and front panel are also slightly sunned.

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THE VOYAGE OF THE ARCTIC TERN
Written by Hugh Montgomery. Illustrated by Nick Poullis.
Stock no. 1330514
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A classic tale of treason, treachery and treasure that sweeps across many centuries and different lands. Mottled green boards with browne spine. Blue pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744592518. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Some light foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper has the remains of a small price label to rear panel and has a tiny mark to top edge of front panel on verso (not visible to front of wrapper). Wrapper is very slightly edge creased. The wrapper sounds awful but it is still very nice!

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AUGUST ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1330409
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1936. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Five children in a caravan, and a horse between its shafts, in pursuit of an absent-minded aunt whose address they didn't exactly know! A story of the Lockett family. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some foxing to textblock and page margins else contents clean.

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GREAT NORTHERN?
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1330362
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 351 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss to top of spine and 1" loss to base of spine. Spine of wrapper is llightly browned and has a small patch of surface paper damage (removal of a small label?).

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HERMIT IN THE HILLS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330340
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and grubby to rear panel.

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RICK AFIRE!
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330337
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1942. Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w text illustrations, endpapers are maps. Spine bumped. Damp staining to cover edges. Some light foxing and page browning. A couple of small marks to lower edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is grubby, well worn and almost in two pieces (torn along rear edge of spine), 1" loss to base of browned spine.

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CRAZY CASTLE
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330335
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Heather Stubbs' new pony, Pride of Persia has been stolen... Green boards, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. 179 pages plus booklist to rear. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Front joint is cracked. Foxing to endpapers and textblock, affecting some page margins. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed and browned to spine with a small black mark at top.

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TREASURE FOR THREE
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330330
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A sequel to Ponies and Poachers and The Cruise of the Maiden Castle. Green boards, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. 212 pages. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Ink school stamp and presentation inscription in black biro to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock, affecting some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with minimal loss and rear panel grubby.

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