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ASH PETER (A TREASURE HOUR STORY BOOK LR 4)
Written by Lornie Leete-Hodge; Ana Cartianu.
Illustrated by Roni Noel.
Stock no. 1826905
Published by Murrays Sales & Service Co.; Ion Creanga Publishing House.
1st
1974.
Very good condition.
A Romanian folk tale, translated by Ana Cartianu and Retold by Lornie Leete-Hodge. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0719602939. Spine lightly rubbed, covers slightly creased. Contents lightly browned and a few grubby margin marks.
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- CHILDRENS
- FOLK TALES
THE LION AND THE RAT
Written by Jean De La Fontaine; Brian Wildsmith.
Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith.
Stock no. 1826903
Published by Oxford University Press.
1970.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Fable retold by Wildsmith for younger children. Large format 11.25 x 8.5". Pictorial boards. Striking colour pictures. Reprint. Boards rubbed at edges. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few minor marks to prelims else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is covered with laminate by the publisher which has a small tear to lower front vertical edge and is creased across the top horizontal edge.
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- CHILDRENS
- FABLES
- ANIMAL STORY
- LIONS
- RATS
WILLY VISITS THE SQUARE WORLD
Written by Jeffrey Archer.
Illustrated by Derek Matthews.
Stock no. 1826901
Published by Octopus Books Ltd..
1st
1980.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Jeffery Archer's first venture into children's fiction. Join Willy and his nervous teddy bear, Randolph, as they go in search of Yo-Yo, the lost kitten, and find themselves in the Square World. Pictorial glazed boards. Full page colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0706412001. Boards lightly scuffed. Small patch of surface paper damage where front endpaper has stuck to front pastedown to lower gutter edge. Contents clean.
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BATS AT THE LIBRARY
Written by Brian Lies.
Illustrated by Brian Lies.
Stock no. 1826899
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company Boston.
Circa
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Bored with another normal, inky evening, bats discover an open library window and fly in to enjoy the photocopier, water fountain, and especially the books and stories found there. Join the free-for-all fun at the public library with these book-loving bats! Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations throughout with minimal text in rhyme. ISBN: 9780618999231. 2nd printing. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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- CHILDRENS
- BATS
- ANIMAL STORY
- PICTURE BOOK
- RHYME
BUZBY'S CHALLENGE
Written by Hilary Alcock.
Illustrated by Mary Roberts.
Stock no. 1826893
Published by Severn House Paperbacks Limited.
1st
1979.
Very good condition.
Buzby challenges four big black crows to a contest. Small format. Card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0906461030. Covers browned and corners lightly rubbed. A few minor marks to contents.
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BIGGLES PRESENTE... 16 AVIONS DE CHASSE DE LA II GUERRE MONDIALE
No author listed.
Illustrated by Francis Bergese.
Stock no. 1326229
Published by Miklo.
1st
2003.
Nearly fine condition.
Large format. 16 numbered and 2 other, large postcard style illustrations of fighters of World War II by Bergese, contained in card case and slip-case. Text to bottom of postcards is in French. ISBN: 2930234148. Contents are fine. Top edge of slipcase has become unglued.
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- CHILDRENS
- BIGGLES
- AVIATION
- WORLD WAR II
- POSTCARDS
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
MURDER BY AIR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326227
Published by Latimer House Ltd..
1951.
Good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A "Steeley" story. Blue boards, black title to spine. 150 pages. 7.5 x 5". Completely revised and reset. Spine and corners bumped. Some damp stains to spine and a small spot to centre of spine. Light vertical crease to front cover. Page browning/foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 'new' price printed beside the cut. Wrapper is edge rubbed and slightly creased.
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- CHILDRENS
- STEELEY
- DETECTIVE STORY (CHILDRENS)
GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1326225
Published by Brockhampton Press.
1st
1948.
Almost very good condition.
A 'King of the Commandos' Adventure. A desperate treasure hunt in siamese jungle, which began harmlessly enough as a fishing holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. Gimlet and 'Cub' Peters lead an expedition to vindicate a dead man's faith. Green cloth, colour frontis. 8 b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Pale page browning and foxing else contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- GIMLET
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
BIGGLES FLIES SOUTH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Jack Nicolle.
Stock no. 1326222
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege.
1951.
Very good condition.
Green cloth, dark title to spine. 255 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Slight rubbing to spine edges. Faint damp stains to edges of covers. Contents clean.
BIGGLES SWEEPS THE DESERT
Written by W.E. Johns.
Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1326221
Published by Hodder & Stoughton.
1950.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis and 8 b/w illustrations, 2 double page spreads. 208 pages. Third impression. Spine bumped. Foxing to page edges and margins. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss, grubby to rear panel and creased to spine.
CHESTER CRICKET'S NEW HOME
Written by George Selden.
Illustrated by Garth Williams.
Stock no. 1326218
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1st
1983.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
After Chester's home is crushed, by two overweight picnickers, his friends try to find him a new one. Blue cloth covers with silver titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 144 pages. ISBN: 0460061488. Some slight spotting to cover edges and page margins. Textblock lightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
ALICE AND ALFIE AND THE MAGIC WINDMILL
Written by Loykey.
Illustrated by Lillybit.
Stock no. 1326216
Published by Loykey & Lillybit.
1st
2009.
Very good condition.
Alice and Alfie are two rag dolls who accidentally get left behind in a beautful windmill in France... they magically come alive and this is where there journey begins! Cream glazed boards. Colour illustrations. 298 pages. ISBN: 9780956233301. SIGNED by the author/illustrator with a dedication to Isobella on front free-endpaper. Spine bumped and faded, corners slightly rubbed. Contents fine.