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WILLIAM AND A.R.P.
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326056
Published by George Newnes Limited; Dymock's Book Arcade Ltd.. 1st thus 1952. Almost very good condition.

Australian Edition. Red boards, gilt title to spine. 252 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, some rubbing to cover edges. Front and rear joints both cracked showing webbing. Contents are browned but clean.

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PRINCE FOAMYTAIL: OR PROFESSOR TOVEY'S INVENTION
Written by James Kenward.
Stock no. 1826784
Published by Comyns (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

A story about rabbits. Yellow paper boards. B/w illustrations. Boards grubby, surface paper loss to top front board with the removal of a label. Backstrip is worn and torn. Contents browned and a few marks. One hinge pulled wide but still tight.

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A CLOCK OF STARS: THE GREATEST KINGDOM
Written by Francesca Gibbons. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
Stock no. 1826781
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The conclusion to the Clock of Stars trilogy. When Anneshka's hunt for the greatest kingdom brings her into our world, Imogen and Marie know it is bad news. And this isn't their only problem - Mum's boyfriend, Mark, is sick and getting sicker, thanks to the monsters he accidentally carried home. Can the girls find a cure before it is too late? Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780008355135. A lovely copy. Bright pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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JENNINGS AS USUAL
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Mays.
Stock no. 1326051
Published by Collins. 1963. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

It was Jennings as usual who took the lead in the more original enterprises of the Christmas term at Linbury Court School... And, as usual, it was Jennings who was largely to blame for the disasters which followed. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. 256 pages. Spine very slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Contents browned. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with slight loss, spine slightly faded.

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WORRALS OF THE W.A.A.F.
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326038
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. Colour frontis, 220 pages. 5th impression. Some faint staining to edge of front cover. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly grubby to rear panel. Front flap of wrapper is creased and has been price-cut by publisher with 7s 6d net printed above.

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BIGGLES TAKES A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326031
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1963. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing and fading to spine. Erased pencil writing to top corner of front free-endpaper. Some slight foxing to textblock.

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BIGGLES OF THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326028
Published by Purnell Books. 1st thus 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark blue boards with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. An anthology of Biggles Stories originally published in the 30's, edited by Piers Williams. 127 pages. ISBN: 0361041799. Spine slightly bumped. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly browned to top edge of front panel.

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WORRALS ON THE WAR-PATH
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326025
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1948. Very good condition.

Worrals of the W.A.A.F. on her second dangerous wartime sortie into France, where she meets an old enemy. Peach cloth with red titles and vignette to front. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing, mainly to textblock and to prelims.

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BIGGLES AND THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326024
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Biggles & Co. are on a trail of a yacht that sailed away and never came back. Blue boards, black titles. Not illustrated. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, grubby to rear panel with biro doodle mark to edge.

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BIGGLES FLIES TO WORK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326019
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1965. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Some unusual cases of Biggles and his Air Police. Red boards. 184 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Contents are browned but clean. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and creased with some slight loss to spine. Last title listed on rear panel of wrapper is this one.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1995
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1326014
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1995. Very good condition.

No. 60. 75th anniversary edition. Front cover shows Rupert on winged horse. ISBN: 1874507465. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Light crease to top corner tip of title-page and light foxing to textblock.

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THE WIND IN THE WOOD
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1326011
Published by Hollis & Carter. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

A collection of fairy-stories illustrated by 12 glorious colour plates plus b/w chapter head and tail decorations. 143 pages. Blue boards, silver titles. Spine bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Foxing to covers. Endpapers are lightly browned. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. There is a light musty smell to the contents (old book smell).

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