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RUPERT ADVENTURE BOOK No. 45
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 573706
Published by Daily Express. 1961. Very good condition.

Front cover shows Rupert adorned with a pair of water-wings, flying above a small island. 1st story: Rupert and the Water-wings, 2nd story: Rupert and the Pillar-Box. Pictorial paperwraps. Colour illustrations. Clear tape repair to lower spine. Light creasing to last few page margins. Dot-to-dot puzzle completed otherwise contents clean.

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TEDDY'S BUSY DAY
No author listed.
Stock no. 573808
Published by Bancroft & Co. Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Board book with white cloth spine. Bright colour pictures. No text.

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ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON & THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Written by S. Lyle Cummins. Illustrated by G.L. Stampa.
Stock no. 573817
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1922. Slightly better than very good condition.

Small format. Grey boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 2 plays for children. Book: book plate to front endpaper. Spine browned. A lovely little book.

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THE STORY OF GINGER HARE
No author listed. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 573842
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

The Uncle Toby Tales. Orange cloth spine, pictorial boards. Super colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Corners lightly rubbed. Rear board a little unevenly faded. Contents near fine. A lovely copy.

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THE BRUIN BOYS ANNUAL 1931
No author listed. Illustrated by Frank Jennems; et al..
Stock no. 573955
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1931. Good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Front endpaper missing. A few light margin marks. Pencil note to front endpaper about the book. Corners worn.

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RAINBOW ANNUAL 1932
No author listed. Illustrated by Herbert Foxwell; et al..
Stock no. 573960
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1932. Very good condition.

Blue cloth spine. Red pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Slight foxing to last pages. Colouring to one page else contents near fine. Corners worn. A lovely bright copy.

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PLAYBOX ANNUAL 1934
No author listed. Illustrated by Herbert Foxwell; et al..
Stock no. 573969
Published by The Amalgamated Press. 1934. Good condition.

Green cloth spine. Yellow pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Pale brown stain to lower corners of two pages. A couple of hinges pulled. Front and rear joints repaired. A few small margin tears. Owner's page missing. Corners worn. Front cover beautifully bright and clean.

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PLAYBOX ANNUAL 1951
No author listed.
Stock no. 573985
Published by The Fleetway House. 1951. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows 2 children in an aeroplane, with a dog. Remains of inscription in ink to front pastedown. Front joint cracked. Contents in general very good. Corners worn.

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COUNTRY WALKS OF A NATURALIST WITH HIS CHILDREN
Written by Rev. W. Houghton.
Stock no. 576307
Published by Groombridge & Sons. 1870. Very good condition.

Full blue leather binding. Gilt titles, decorations and raised bands to spine. Marbled edges and endpapers. 8 colour plates and numerous b/w wood engravings. 2nd edition. Inscription in ink to half-title. Prelims and last few pages foxed. Corners worn.

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NODDY'S ARK OF BOOKS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 589049
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Five small format paperwrap books contained in shaped pictorial slipcase with opening door at front. Story books are: Noddy and the flying elephant; Big-ears loses some jewels; Noddy and the 3 bears; Noddy's car rides in the air; Noddy and the big balloon. B/w illustrations. Some surface paper damage to a couple of covers and edges. Child's writing to rear cover of 'Noddy and the Flying Elephant' and margin of page 9. Contents internally are beautifully clean and very good. Contained in the original Noddy's Ark slipcase, which is also in very good condition - still bright with only light wear.

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Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 595719
Published by Humphrey Milford. 1st 1922. Slightly better than 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. Corners worn, cloth spine worn with holes and fraying. Covers grubby. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Front joint cracked. Contents clean.

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THE LONESOMEST DOLL
Written by Abbie Farwell Brown. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 596084
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A charming story of the proud little queen and her beautiful lonesome doll. 31 unique illustrations including four in colour. Attractive tan pictorial cloth, black title to spine. A rare Rackham title being published only in America. Spine just very slightly bumped. Pale stain to front cover which is hardly noticeable. Tiny bookseller's stamp to front pastedown. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Very light water stain to margins of pages in second half of book. Pages very lightly browned. First gathering pulled at hinges and slightly misaligned. Closed tear to gutter edges of first gathering. Prelims almost detached. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby with a few light stains, chipped at corners with a few small edge-tears. Difficult to find in good condition due to paper used being of poor quality, this is an exceptionally bright copy, rare in original wrapper.

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