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FOLK AND FAIRY TALES
Written by Ruth Manning-Sanders. Illustrated by Robin Jacques.
Stock no. 1828647
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Legendary stories of witches, wizards, monsters and dragons, giants and mermaids; kings and queens, ogres and trolls, devils and demons and magic animals fill the pages of this anthology. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Full-page colour illustrations, b/w text illustrations. 253 numbered pages. 9.5 x 6.25". ISBN: 0416826705. Faint stain to boards. Text block browned and stained. Light page edge browning else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is quite heavily browned.

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WIZZIL
Written by William Steig. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327309
Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Wizzil is a bored witch. So she turns herself into a common housefly and sets off to Frimp Farm to cause a little trouble. ISBN: 0747550328. SIGNED by the illustrator to title-page.

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PURE DEAD BRILLIANT
Written by Debi Gliori. Illustrated by Debi Gliori.
Stock no. 1323352
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The third deliciously rich read in the Pure Dead sequence. Green imitation suede covers with gilt title and vignette. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0385602529. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Some pale page browning.

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THE GRANDMOTHER STONE
Written by Margaret Greaves.
Stock no. 1805506
Published by Methuen. 1st 1972. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A finely perceived drawing of adolescent love against a turbulent background of witch-craft and passion. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0416660606. SIGNED by the author (with dedication) to front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine.

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OLD CORNWALL VOL. XIII No. 6 SPRING 2006
Written by Terry Knight.
Stock no. 1802405
Published by The Federation Of Old Cornwall Societies. 2006. Fine condition.

A twice yearly publication edited by Terry Knight. Colour cardwraps. Includes articles: Restoration of Zennor Church; Tales of Cornish Witches; Otho Bathurst Peter, Architect; Kea Wayside Cross; and other short items. 64 pages. B/w photos. A fine copy.

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WITCH'S GOLD
Written by Margaret Elliot. Illustrated by Colin Dunbar.
Stock no. 384276
Published by Abelard-Schuman. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Grasshopper Book. A hilarious story of witchcraft and trickery. Bright green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 126 pages. ISBN: 0200726129. SIGNED by author and illustrator to front pastedown - "To Ann love Maggi & Colin xxx". A few tiny foxspots to outer page edges. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit creased at top of spine else fine.

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SORCERESS
Written by Celia Rees.
Stock no. 724168
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a as new dustwrapper.

The Sequel to the bestseller Witch Child. Matt pictorial boards. ISBN: 0747550360. SIGNED by author on title page else a mint copy.

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PURE DEAD BRILLIANT
Written by Debi Gliori. Illustrated by Debi Gliori.
Stock no. 724344
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2003. Fine condition.

The third deliciously rich read in the Pure Dead sequence. Green imitation suede covers with gilt title and vignette. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0385602529. SIGNED by author on title page.

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