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MUMMY'S BEDTIME STORY BOOK
Written by Marion. Illustrated by Jessie M. King.
Stock no. 1108298
Published by Cecil Palmer. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial printed paper boards. Yellow, blue & white pictorial endpapers. Bright two tone and full colour illustrations throughout. 56 pages. An excellent example of Jessie M. King's illustrative style. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few scuff marks and indentation marks to covers. Bottom 2-3" of backstrip are MISSING. Some wear to rest of spine. Child's name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Inscription in ink dated 1930 to verso of frontis. Some grubby marks to some pages, with foxing/browning; tiny spots of surface paper damage. Illustrations are still bright.

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MR. PETTIGREW'S HARVEST FESTIVAL
Written by Leonard Clark. Illustrated by Toffee Sanders.
Stock no. 1206910
Published by Thornhill Press. 1975. As new condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards. 9 ins. x 5.5 ins. Black and white illustrations on every double page and on majority of pages. ISBN: 0904110001. 2nd impression. Wrapper: Price-cut

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WONDER WHY BOOK OF EXPLORING THE SEASHORE
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1206725
Published by Transworld Publishers Ltd.. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0552570338.

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TROUBLE AT TOWNSEND
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1206716
Published by Transatlantic Arts Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of two city children sent to stay on a farm where they thought nothing ever happened. They soon changed their minds. The story was also filmed on Malcolm Saville's farm in Hertfordshire. Green cloth, yellow title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 128 pages. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper price-clipped, slightly edge-chipped and a little grubby to rear.

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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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GRIMM COMPLETE FAIRY TALES
Written by Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm Grimm. Illustrated by Josef Scharl.
Stock no. 1707403
Published by Routledge. 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

B/w illustrations. 772 pages. ISBN: 041528595x. Corners bumped.

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WHEN LONDON BURNED
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by J. Finnemore.
Stock no. 1206545
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1899. Almost very good condition.

Blue and gilt pictorial cloth. Grey endpapers. 12 b/w plates. 388 pages plus 32 page booklist. A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some scattered foxing throughout. Corners bumped and rubbed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1206532
Published by Daily Express. 1938. Good condition.

The third Rupert annual. 1st story Rupert and the Black Daffodil. (Contents page differs to title). Colour pictorial boards. Red cloth spine. 126 pages. 10 x 7.5 inches. Edges and corners worn. Spine slightly faded and spotted. No name in belongs to box. Top corners of title page torn off. Some colouring to contents. Pages 68/69 have remains of silver foil partially covering pictures and text. Front joint cracked. Some hinges pulled. Foxspots throughout.

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CAPTAIN W.E. JOHNS CATALOGUS
Written by Marvel M. Wagenaar-Wilm.
Stock no. 1108252
Published by International Biggles Association. 1998. Very good condition.

Biography and worldwide bibliography of W.E. Johns of Biggles fame. Text in Dutch. Large format. Spiral bound pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations and photographs. ISBN: 9080142719. Some browning to covers. Crease to lower corner of front cover. Contents slightly fingered but generally clean.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 22 - RUPERT AND THE HOLIDAY SHIP
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1206521
Published by Daily Express. 1954. Very good condition.

Rupert and the Holiday Ship, Rupert and the Colour Mixers. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations throughout. Cover edges lightly foxed. Puzzle solutions in pencil. Light brown marks to a few margins.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 20 - RUPERT AND THE WILD GOOSE CHASE
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1206520
Published by Daily Express. 1954. Slightly better than very good condition.

Title story Rupert And The Wild Goose Chase. Also includes Rupert And The Glowing Pool. 22 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Faint browning to edge of rear cover. Front cover beautifully bright and clean. A few pages have light fingermarks and foxspots mainly to margins.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 16 - RUPERT AND THE BOY PIRATE
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1206518
Published by Daily Express. 1953. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Rupert and the Boy Pirate, Rupert and the Hospital Flowers. Colour illustrations. Rear cover slightly foxed at edges, front cover has one small foxspot else is bright and clean. A few faint margin marks else contents near fine.

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