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UNDER THE SUN
Written by John Verney; Patricia Campbell. Illustrated by Antony Maitland; Quentin Blake; John Verney; Brian Wildsmith; et al..
Stock no. 1329239
Published by Constable Young Books Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A collection of srories, poems and articles. Illustrated by 'many artists'. Black and white illustrations throughout. Peach cloth with gilt title to spine. 351 pages. 9.5 x 6". Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers partially browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and price-cut, small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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THE MAGIC FINGER
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1329196
Published by Viking. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The little girl next door to the Greggs can do magic with a flash from the tip of her finger... Green boards. Gilt title to spine. Black and white illustrations. ISBN: 067085252X. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some very light damp(?) staining to cover edges. Contents are browned but clean. Dustwrapper has minimal rubbing at spine.

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THE WITCHES
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1329193
Published by Jonathan Cape. Circa 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

'This is not a fairy-tale. This is about REAL Witches. None of your silly black hats and broomsticks - the truth is MUCH MORE SCARY...' Gloriously gruesome secrets aptly illustrated in b/w by Blake. Dark green boards, gilt titles to spine. 208 pages. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. ISBN: 0224021656. 7th printing. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges and slightly faded to spine.

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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1328990
Published by Viking. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

First illustrated edition with b/w illustrations. Black boards with silver title to spine. 154 numbered pages. ISBN: 0670852511. Full number line (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Spine slightly bumped. Heavy foxing and page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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THE LIFE OF BIRDS
Written by Quentin Blake. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1328638
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Wonderfully acute observations of how birds behave become a commentary - kindly, but penetrating - on human nature. The pictures in this book are bigger, broader, and more sombre, but no less lively than Blake's much-loved and hugely admired children's book illustrations. Oblong format. Lilac cloth, black title to spine. 59 pages. ISBN: 038560985X. Small mark to top corner of front panel of wrapper.

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THE GLORIUMPTIOUS WORLDS OF ROALD DAHL
Written by Roald Dahl; Stella Caldwell. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1328607
Published by Carlton Books Limited. 1st 2016. Very good condition.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. A spectacular scrapbook of stories, characters and creations. Colour illustrations. Full of unusual letters from odd characters, curious photographs of strange objects, and sensational newspaper clippings describing marvellous occasions - there are even illustrations by the fabulous Quentin Blake. ISBN: 9781783122158. Corners bumped, spine rubbed. Contents fine.

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SILVER JACKANORY
Written by Joan Aiken; Helen Cresswell; Dick King-Smith; Tony Robinson; et al. Illustrated by Quentin Blake; et al..
Stock no. 1328375
Published by BBC Books. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

To mark the 25th birthday of BBC TV's Jackanory a group of well-known writers were asked to write a story on the theme of silver... Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 2 stories illustrated by Blake. ISBN: 0563361719. Minimal bumping to spine.

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THE ROALD DAHL TREASURY
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake; Raymond Briggs; Patrick Benson; et al..
Stock no. 1327882
Published by Ted Smart. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Four themed sections - Animals, Magic, Friends and foes, and Matters of importance - take the reader on a journey into Dahls unique imagination. Large format. White glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. 444 pages. 3rd printing. Bumping to spine. Lower cover edges are lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly edge browned and creased.

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UNCLE AND CLAUDIUS THE CAMEL
Written by J.P. Martin. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327689
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A succession of fantastic adventures lead to the awesome moment when Uncle (the elephant) is chained and helpless and at the mercy of the Badford Crowd in Beave Hateman's Chamber of Horrors... Turquoise boards, gilt title to spine. Orange pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations throughout. 192 pages. ISBN: 0224616439. Spine slightly bumped and cover edges lightly rubbed. Book leans to one side very slightly. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to top edge of text block and a small mark to contents page else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just slightly rubbed/nicked at spine and corners.

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UNCLE CLEANS UP
Written by J.P. Martin. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327688
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Uncle (the elephant) is ignominiously captured by the Badfort crowd at a banana sale... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Yellow pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations. 176 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side a little. Inscription in ink and a name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss to corners, repaired tear on verso.

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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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FANCY THAT! (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1326734
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Three volumes of astonishing stories form the imaginations of Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake. Contains How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen, Rosie's Magic Horse and Monsters. All have pictorial boards and colour illustrations. Contained in a pictorial slipcase. ISBN: 9781406353242. Spines of books are slightly browned else a fine set.

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