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BIGGLES GOES TO WAR
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Martin Tyas.
Stock no. 1326286
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1951. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, dark title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to endpapers, pages margins and textblock. Flying Jacket wrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and a little spotting to spine.

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BIGGLES FLIES NORTH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326285
Published by Brockhampton Press. Circa 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Hampton Library edition. Orange mottled boards. 184 pages Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn.

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BIGGLES DELIVERS THE GOODS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326284
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with silver titles to front and spine. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Fourth impression. Spine slightly bumped, some light fading and browning to cover edges. Pale foxing to endpapers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, rear panjel and spine are a little grubby.

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RETURN TO MARS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326282
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. 6 colour plates. A story of Interplanetary Flight. Spine bumped and slight bumping to corners. Light tape marks to cover edges and endpapers. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper has white sticker reinforcements to verso and has tape to edges which has browned a fair wrapper only because of these faults.

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THE THIRD CLASS AT MISS KAYE'S
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by A.A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1326279
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt title blocks. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages plus publication list to rear. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some light scuffing and a small damp stain to rear cover. Remains of a label to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing and a light tobacco smell to contents. A nice copy of the first edition.

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WATERY WHIRLIGIG OR MOXI IN A MIX UP
Written by Joan Cooper. Illustrated by Elizabeth Campbell.
Stock no. 1326275
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Moxi Mackerel is a fish of imagination and courage... Pale blue boards, dark blue tittles and vignettes. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some fading and some browning to cover edges. Endpapers are partly browned. Slight tobacco smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby with slight loss.

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THE JAPANESE GARDEN
Written by Molly Brett. Illustrated by Molly Brett.
Stock no. 1326274
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. Covers are edge rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with tape repairs on verso, some surface paper damage to front panel.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by George Soper.
Stock no. 1326273
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. Circa 1934. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 259 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Neat gilt school stamp to rear cover (Welsh School Ashford). Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing and a light fingermark to textblock. Light tobacco smell to contents.

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VISITING MR. ANT
Written by Nicolas Bebbington. Illustrated by Rosalind M. Turvey.
Stock no. 1326272
Published by Blandford Press Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story for children. Delightful & instructive look at the life of the ant. Green cloth with black title and vignette to front. 69 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Dustwrapper is grubby, worn and torn with loss and tape repairs on verso.

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THE TENEMENT TREE
Written by Kate Seredy. Illustrated by Kate Seredy.
Stock no. 1326270
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, white title to spine and vignette to front cover. 96 pages. Superb b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Some light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with minimal loss. Wrapper slightly grubby and lightly foxed on verso.

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WILLIAM AND THE BRAINS TRUST
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326262
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1961. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards with small vignette of William's head to front and title in red on black square background to spine. 252 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers are damp stained. Front joint is cracked. Foxing and page browning to contents. Price-cut wrapper is worn, torn and creased with magic tape repairs.

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HEROIC LEGENDS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson. Illustrated by Helen Stratton.
Stock no. 1326259
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt. Crossed swords and laurel wreath decoration. 16 colour plates. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped, spine sunned. Some light scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink and an owl sticker to half title-page. There is pale edge browning else the contents are clean.

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