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THE SECRET OF HOLLOW HILL
Written by Garry Hogg.
Illustrated by Drake Brookshaw.
Stock no. 1501692
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1951.
Very good condition.
Green covers with gilt title to spine. Endpapers are maps. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 214 pages. Spine bumped and worn. Top corners worn, lower corners worn and frayed. A little foxing.
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TUNNEL
Written by Carol Kendall.
Illustrated by Lilian Buchanan.
Stock no. 1309974
Published by The Bodley Head.
1973.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Bodley Head Library Reprint. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 192 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0370009258. Minimal bumping to spine. Price-cut wrapper is lightly browned to spine and has a couple of tiny marks to panels.
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THE GIRLS OF GWYNFA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1401412
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1st
1924.
Almost very good condition.
Brown cloth with embossed decoration to front and blind titles, gilt title to spine with author/publisher name in black. Colour frontis plate. 310 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine a little fades. Boards a little grubby. Endpapers are browned. Top of text block is a little grubby. A couple of joints slightly cracked.
CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1108350
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Very good condition.
A Story of Siberia. Red cloth with black titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. Colour frontis and 4 other b/w plates. 352 pages and 2 page booklist. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading to spine. A little fraying to cloth at very edges and corners. Some page browning and foxing.
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THE FAR ISLAND
Written by M. Pardoe.
Illustrated by R. Turvey.
Stock no. 1309281
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd..
1st
1936.
Good condition.
Green cloth, brown titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. The authors first book. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few small marks to covers. Frontis has been coloured in with felt-tip pens. Heavy foxing throughout. Contained in photocopy wrapper.
THE FOURTH KEY
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1309051
Published by John Murray.
1st
1957.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Michael and Mary Story. Light blue boards, red titles. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and torn with tape repairs on verso.
THE BUCKINGHAMS AT RAVENSWYKE
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Alice Bush.
Stock no. 1206570
Published by Evans Brothers Limited.
1st
1952.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A thrilling story set in and around Whitby and the moors of North Yorkshire. Blue boards, gilt titles and author signature vignette to front. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 216 pages. Top and tail of spine very slightly bumped and very slightly discoloured. Top and bottom edges and corners of wrapper are slightly chipped with loss.
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THE THIN GREY MAN
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Illustrated by Desmond Knight.
Stock no. 1308934
Published by MacMillan.
1st
1966.
Almost very good condition.
Crown Books Series. Grey/blue/black pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Ex-lib with slight damage to endpapers/pastedowns. Library stamp to verso of title-page. Some light marks to page margins. Old tape marks to covers and spine slightly bumped/rubbed.
CHARLEY ASHLEY
Written by J.G. Walker.
Stock no. 2109151
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
Very good condition.
Or the Adventures of an Orphan Boy. Pale green cloth with brown titles and decorations. B/w plates. Some spotting to covers, with browning. Corners are bumped. Presentation plate to front endpaper. Some foxing and browning to page edges.
THE ADVENTURES OF SPIDER AND CO.
Written by S.H. Hamer.
Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 2109150
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
Very good condition.
Red cloth with light titles and b/w decorations. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little fading along a couple of cover edges. Ink stamp to front endpaper. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to outer page edges. Some page browning.
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ALISON'S CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE
Written by Sheila Stuart.
Illustrated by Gervase.
Stock no. 1706472
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Circa
1948.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth. B/w frontis and 3 other plates. Cream titles. Possible a first edition, war economy edition so pre 1949. White erase fluid over inscription to front endpaper. A little foxing Wrapper edge-chipped and grubby, slight foxing.
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THE COCKPIT FLYING ADVENTURES FOR YOUNG PILOTS
Written by W.E. Johns; Arch Whitehouse; Rudolf Stark; et al.
Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw; Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 1308325
Published by John Hamilton Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
Flying Adventures For Young Pilots. Large format. Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vigette of a plane to front cover. Eight coloured plates by Bradshaw, other illustrations by Leigh. Johns story is "The Ace of Spades". Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded and foxed. Some light staining to covers. Front joint cracked. Contents browned but clean.
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