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THE BUCKINGHAMS AT RAVENSWYKE
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Alice Bush.
Stock no. 1303035
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost 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. Spine and corners bumped, a few marks to covers. Small dent to edge of front cover. A small brown spot to edge of textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge worn, faded to spine.

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ROSALY'S NEW SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.J. Overnell.
Stock no. 1103869
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1913. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 4 colour plates. 303 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Presentation plate, partially removed to front pastedown. Some foxing to outer page edges and page margins internally. All colour plates are present.

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THE ADVENTURES OF BINKLE AND FLIP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Nixon.
Stock no. 1702597
Published by George Newnes Limited. Circa 1950. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red covers with black titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pencil marks to prelims. 1 illustration coloured in. Wrapper has closed tears, repaired to verso with tape, and some chips of loss.

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APPLEY DAPPLY'S NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1103802
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1917. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Green boards with red lettering. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 52 numbered pages. Colour illustrations. Edition is identified by the endpapers. Book has been professionally rebacked. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Some foxing and browning to outer page edges and a few page margins.

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THE ROYAL PROGRESS OF KING PEPITO
Written by Beatrix F. Cresswell. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1302924
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1st 1889. Good condition.

Brown pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Cover edges are worn, title-strip to spine almost all chipped off. Covers are lightly browned and there is a damp stain to the top corners. Endpapers are browned. There is some light fingering and light page wrinkling. Hinge at page 17 is cracked showing webbing beneath. A decent copy of a scarce Greenaway book.

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TUFTY OPENS A REST-HOME
No author listed. Illustrated by Truus Vinger.
Stock no. 1103764
Published by Sandle Brothers Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format board book. Red cloth spine. Delightful colour pictures of Tufty the Wood-baby. Some foxing and uneven fading to covers. Small patch of surface paper damage to front cover, where a small sticker has been removed. Contents are still very nice and bright.

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Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1302906
Published by Humphrey Milford. 1st 1922. Very good condition.

Black cloth spine, pictorial paper boards. Six colour plates plust b/w illustrations. 44 pages. 'A Story in Seven Breaths'. The story of Smut, a little black puppy of the Scotch terrier breed and his six-year old mistress. Spine slightly frayed at top and bottom. Corners just a little worn and edges slightly rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Joints cracked. Some light fingering else contents clean.

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LITTLE ANN AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Jane Taylor; Ann Taylor. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1302889
Published by George Routledge & Sons. 1st 1882. Very good condition.

Olive green spine and corners, cream pictorial boards. Yellow endpapers. Blue edges. 64 pages. 9.25 x 6". Printed by Edmund Evans. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Cover edges lightly rubbed and covers slightly scuffed. Inscription in ink to front fly-leaf. Joints cracked. Grubby fingering and other marks and light page browning but contents are generally clean.

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MEET MY FOLKS!
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by George Adamson.
Stock no. 1103741
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The authors first book for children. Yellow and red pictorial boards. Full-page b/w illustrations. 42 pages. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some foxing. Wrapper is edge-torn to top of spine for a few inches with 1" loss to very top; repaired to verso with tape. A couple of other edge-tears. Grubby marks to wrapper.

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MISS MOUSE AND HER BOYS
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1302863
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1897. Very good condition.

Orange cloth with black illustration to front and spine, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers are a little bit grubby. Gilt to spine is a bit dull. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed, tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Foxing to title-page. Some hinges pulled. Some light fingering else contents clean.

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A BOOK OF DAYS FOR LITTLE ONES
Written by Clare Bridgman. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1702347
Published by J.M. Dent & Co.; E.P. Dutton & Co.. 1st 1901. Fair condition.

The Bairn Books. Pictorial cloth. Colour & b/w illustrations. 120 Pages. Covers scuffed and faded. Front joint broken with rest of binding weak. One page tipped back in with tape. Some colouring, and a little pencil writing to a couple of pages.

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MICKEY MOUSE WINS THE RACE
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 1702344
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Circa 1936. Very good condition.

Book 6 of the Wee Little Books. Small format (3.5 x 3"). Blue pictorial cardwraps. 32 pages. B/w illustrations. Covers a little grubby.

Price: £55.00 £41.25.

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