THE SEMAPHORE
Written by T.W. Holmes.
Stock no. 1828624
Published by Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd.. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book describes how methods were found to communicate between the Admiralty in London and ships at Portsmouth and Plymouth during, and after, the Napoleonic Wars, when only hiterhto horsemen could take messages. The Shutter Telegraph and The Semaphore. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and diagrams. 223 pages. ISBN: 0722316291. Front edge of spine lightly worn from reading wear. Previous owner's bookplate to rear of free front endpaper, along with minor paperclip marks. Contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is rubbed and scuffed, lightly faded to spine and worn at top of spine.

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TOPSY THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A WINTER LAMB
Written by Muriel Catling. Illustrated by Muriel Catling.
Stock no. 1319066
Published by Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd.. Very good condition.

Brown cloth with green title to front cover. B/w illustrations. 11.25 x 8.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. A few small spots to covers. Foxing to contents else clean.

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LIMPY THE DWARF AND OTHER STORIES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Ann Griffiths.
Stock no. 1506491
Published by Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small format, 7.25 x 5", pale blue stiff card covers with black titles and illustration to front cover. 5 stories. B/w illustrations to text. 47 pages. Spine bumped. Contents clean. Contained in original plain opaque dustwrapper which is slightly edge worn with browning to spine and folds.

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THE ADVENTURES OF BILLY BUNNY
Written by Anthony Cowdery. Illustrated by Anthony Cowdery.
Stock no. 1315825
Published by Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd.. circa 1945. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. 112 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Minimal fading to base of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing else contents clean. Wrapper is worn with slight loss at spine and corners and a bit grubby to rear panel.

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WHISKERS TO THE RESCUE AND OTHER CHILDREN'S STORIES
Written by Elizabeth Kimber; W.H. Hunter; et al.
Stock no. 1108546
Published by Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd.. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Larger format. Red/brown cloth with black titles to spine and front cover, with rabbit vignette also to front cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Some damp marks to covers. Corners are bumped. Wrapper is nearly torn in two down one fold; chipping and some nicks; a little loss; creased.

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BO-BELL QUINN
Written by Jennie A. Oliver. Illustrated by Cora E.M. Paterson.
Stock no. 568062
Published by Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd.. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A tale about some pixies who lived in Smokey City and their journey to Cornwall, the place where pixies first came from, to become Cornish Pixies at last! Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0722313942. Large inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial wrapper.

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