SECRET WATER
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1328874
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1939. Very good condition.

The Swallows and Amazons are busy again, in a book which Explorers and Savages, of whatever age, will enjoy! Green cloth, gilt lettering to spine and blind title to front. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations throughout. 380 pages. Spine bumped, lightly browned and very slightly scratched. Top edge of textblock is very slightly dusty.

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COOT CLUB
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1328873
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1944. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind title to front cover. Maps to endpapers. 22 illustrations. 351 numbered pages. 11th impression. Spine very slightly bumped. Tiny white spot to front cover (paint?) with no. 5 written inside it. Very light foxing to top edge of textblock. Ex-Libris label to half title-page with name and date in ink written on it. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed with slight browning to spine.

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IN THE WINDOW-SEAT
Written by Gillian Avery. Illustrated by Susan Einzig.
Stock no. 1328871
Published by D. Van Nostrand Company. 1st USA 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A selection of Victorian stories edited by Avery. Green boards, white title to spine. B/w illustrations. Authors include Gatty, Ewing, Yonge, etc. Spine and corners slightly bumped, cover edges rubbed. Top page corners haven't been cut very well during printing/binding process causing some slight ragged edges, one page has small piece missing from top margin due to this error (text unaffected). Wrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed with evidence of removal of small label to front panel, slightly grubby rear panel and very slightly browned spine.

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A PECULIAR GIFT
Written by Lance Salway.
Stock no. 1328870
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Nineteenth Century Writings on Books for Children. Selected and Introduced by Lance Salway. Beige/olive boards, purple title to spine. B/w illustrations. 572 pages including index. ISBN: 0722651406. Spine bumped. Top edge of textblock is lightly foxed and partially stained. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

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THE CLOCK STRUCK TWELVE
Written by Paul Biegel; Patricia Crampton. Illustrated by Tineke Schinkel.
Stock no. 1328869
Published by Glover & Blair Limited. 1st UK 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A fairy story about Ninochka, the fairy with broken wings who feared she would never dance again and her faithful companion Yaaling the frog. Translated from the Dutch into English by Crampton. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 115 pages. ISBN: 0906681006. Spine bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and just a little grubby to rear panel.

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ACE
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by Liz Graham-Yooll.
Stock no. 1328868
Published by Victor Gollancz. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ace is a young pig that befriends the farmer so that he can't bear to send him to market wtih the other piglets. 'Who ever heard of a pig that can understand the Queen's English! Can you imagine such a thing, Ace...?' Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0575047259. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge creased and slightly faded to spine.

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THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS
Written by Katherine B. Bamfield. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328866
Published by The Medici Society. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Covers slightly rubbed and very very slightly grubby. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Small, light stain to top margins of pages 3-5.

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AUGUSTINE CAME TO KENT
Written by Barbara Willard. Illustrated by Hans Guggenheim.
Stock no. 1328865
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Portraying all the drama of lives and stirring times in sixth century England. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 194 pages. Spine bumped. Foxing to textblock and prelims. Prize inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is foxed on verso, grubby to rear panel, edge rubbed with minimal loss at corners.

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THE KEYS OF MANTLEMASS
Written by Barbara Willard.
Stock no. 1328864
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark green boards, metallic green title to spine. 175 pages. ISBN: 0722656998. Light foxing to textblock, mainly at top edge. Wrapper is very slightly edge rubbed.

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THE SPANISH GALLEON
Written by Tudur Watkins. Illustrated by Jack Matthews.
Stock no. 1328863
Published by Peter Lunn (publishers) Ltd. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An unusual adventure story set in the early 19th century and packed with thrills. Yellow cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and some full-page colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Slight fading to cover edges. Foxing, mainly to textblock but also affecting some pages. Dustwrapper is browned and edge worn with tear to top corner of rear panel.

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THE CITY CATS
Written by Colin Dann.
Stock no. 1328862
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An exciting follow-up to King of the Vagabonds. Brown boards, silver title to spine. 135 pages. ISBN: 0091763703. Contents are browned and foxed. Erased pencil mark to front free-endpaper. Spine bumped, small indentation to top edge of front cover. Dustwrapper has a small tear to lower corner of front panel.

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HUNTER'S MOON
Written by Garry Kilworth.
Stock no. 1328861
Published by Unwin Hyman Ltd.. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story of foxes. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 330 pages. ISBN: 0044403011. Spine and corners bumped. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed.

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