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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 1
Written by James Macaulay; W.H.G. Kingston; et al.
Stock no. 1829236
Published by Leisure Hour Office. 1879. Fair condition.

The very first Boy's Own Annual. Large format. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title block to spine, decorative 'B', 'O', 'A' in gilt to front board, remaining title letters are blue. 8 colour and b/w plates, Chess Board for separate use. B/w illustrations to text. iv and 588 pages. Board edges worn with some fraying of cloth. Top & tail of spine very worn with slight loss. Spine is browned. Boards a little scuffed. Text block browned. Endpapers grubby and marked. Transfers and hand-coloured clippings pasted in to prelims and last few pages. Contemporary inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Large plate 'The Death of Nelson' pasted to verso of frontispiece. Frontispiece is listed as 'Moths' but is of British Butterflies. Hinges are pulled but binding is tight. Grubby marks and foxspots to contents. Chess Board is missing. All other plates present. Overall a Good working copy of a scarce annual.

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A GAME OF DARK
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1328931
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A boy's relationship with his crippled father... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 143 pages. ISBN: 0241020506. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Light page browning. Initials in ink to front free-endpaper. Light mark to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed.

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AIR SPIES OF MALTA
Written by Peter T. Jackson.
Stock no. 1328901
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Three boys find a secret passage near their school at Malta. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and embossed title to front. 220 pages. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped, rear panel is grubby.

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THE DISAPPEARING DHOW
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by D.L. Mays.
Stock no. 1328900
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1939. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. Yellow outlines. Vignette of boat to spine. Frontis. 191 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper (dated 1942). Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is slightly grubby to rear panel else bright.

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AIR SCOUT
Written by H.B. Aldrich.
Stock no. 1328899
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A thrilling story about scouting, camping and adventure. Star Library. Red cloth, black titles. 191 pages. B/w frontis. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Spine bumped and rubbed. Slight discolouration to top and tail of spine and to rear cover. Foxing to contents, some slight damp staining to top edges of pastedowns. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with some pieces of loss. Rear panel is a bit grubby and has a pink stain.

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JIMMY
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1328854
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1949. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth covers. Title to front and spine, vignette of Jimmy also to spine. 272 pages. B/w illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Slight darkening to cover edges. Pencil erasure patch to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and prelims.

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WITH BEATTY OFF JUTLAND
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1328771
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

A Romance of the Great Sea Fight. Blue cloth with pictorial front board and spine. 6 b/w plates. 284 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Book leans to one side a little. Slight browning to endpapers.

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BILLY BUNTER AFLOAT
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1328703
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Billy Bunter book no. 21. Green boards, black titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 223 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing throughout and to lower edges of covers. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby, edge rubbed and foxed on verso.

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WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1328482
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1926. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 249 pages, with 3 adverts to rear. B/w illustrations. Second impression of December 1926. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Heavy foxing, mainly to first few and last few pages and textblock. Dustwrapper is worn and torn at edges with slight loss and some neat repairs on verso.

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WILLIAM THE GOOD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1328476
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth. black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 252 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some fading to spine. Tiny hole to inner margin of page 143. LATER dustwrapper (pink spine) is price-cut and edge rubbed.

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BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1328467
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Hampton Library edition. Orange boards, black title to spine. B/w chapter headers. Spine and corners bumped. Page edge browning and a few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tears at corners and scuffing to rear panel.

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SERGEANT BIGGLESWORTH C.I.D.
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1328466
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition.

Blue boards with black titles. Colour frontis and 8 other illustrations. The first post-war Biggles story. Third impression. Spine bumped and faded. Slight mark to rear cover (old tape?). Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing.

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