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RUPERT ANNUAL 1965
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1325472
Published by Daily Express. 1965. Very good condition.

Glazed boards. Front cover shows Rupert carrying a Christmas tree. 1st story Rupert & Gaffer. Magic Painting pages. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped, spine slightly browned. Child's name in ink to belongs to box. Price cut. Magic paintings have been completed with transfer of colour to facing pages.

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CARGO OF HORSES
Written by Monica Edwards. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1325465
Published by The Children's Book Club. 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small brown mark to front board. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little worn at edges with small section of loss to lower corner on rear panel.

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MAX'S DREAM
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Laszlo Acs.
Stock no. 1325464
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0241895464. Label removed from front pastedown. Small mark to centre of front cover. Dustwrapper is foxed to flaps and slightly browned.

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THE BORROWERS ALOFT
Written by Mary Norton. Illustrated by Diana Stanley.
Stock no. 1325462
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title on spine. B/w illustrations throughout. A tale full of surprises, excitement and laughter. The Childrens Book Club edition. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers and textblock are very slightly foxed. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges and rear panel is very very slightly grubby.

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WE DIDN'T MEAN TO GO TO SEA
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1325458
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine and blind title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers, b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0224021230. Spine very slightly bumped. Rear panel of wrapper is slightly grubby, slight rubbing to wrapper edges.

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THE RED BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Mary Cowden Clarke; Bessie Marchant; Angela Brazil; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by Lilian A. Govey; Harold C. Earnshaw; N.M. Price; Chas. Pears; et al..
Stock no. 1325454
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, spine, red boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small mark to top of spine. Foxing throughout.

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THE PURPLE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; G. Lusignan; Captain Charles Gilson; et al. Illustrated by Gordon Robinson; Thomas Somerfield; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325452
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1927. Good condition.

Beige cloth spine, purple pictorial boards. Colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout. First story is "William the Silent" by Lusignan. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Spine bumped. Endpapers are browned. Foxing. Name in pencil (heavy) in belongs to box.

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THE NEW BUFF BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Hugh Banstead; Gunby Hadath; Jeffrey Havilton; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325451
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1934. Almost very good condition.

Buff pictorial boards. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. First story is "Lost, Stolen or Strayed" by Banstead. Spine bumped, covers edge rubbed and a bit grubby (light white mark to rear cover). Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing, mainly to textblock. Some hinges cracked.

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THE GREEN BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Charles Dickens; Angela Brazil; Bessie Marchant; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by John Campbell; Lilian A. Govey; C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325450
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine and green decorated boards, pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates. B/w text illustrations. First story is "The Magic Fish Bone" by Charles Dickens. Spine and corners bumped and worn, cover edges rubbed. Spine browned. Contents are browned with heavy foxing to textblock (some to margins). Some hinges cracked.

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THE LILAC BOOK FOR GIRLS
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; E.L. Haverfield; Florence Bone; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; W. Rainey; C.E. Brock; Edward Thornton; et al..
Stock no. 1325449
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1930. Good condition.

Purple cloth spine with black title and illustration, Lilac pictorial boards. Colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Spine bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Grubby fingermarks to contents and some foxing. Slight paper damage to top corner of front free-endpaper (pencil erasure?).

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MYSTERY MINE
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Terry Freeman.
Stock no. 1325441
Published by Girls Gone By. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition.

The 12th Lone Pine story set in the Yorkshire moors. Cardwraps. 278 pages. Some b/w photos. ISBN: 9781847451200. Minimal rubbing to corners and a tiny mark to textblock else a fine copy.

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THE ENGLISH SPELLING-BOOK
Written by William Mavor. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1325430
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1885. Almost very good condition.

Accompanied by a progressive series of easy and familiar lessons. Pictorial boards. B/w text illustrations. 108 pages. Covers are a little grubby and worn. Circular cup(?) mark to front cover. Endpapers are lightly browned. Contents are clean.

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