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ADVENTURES OF THE LITTLE WOODEN HORSE
Written by Ursula Moray Williams. Illustrated by Joyce Lankester Brisley.
Stock no. 1330467
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition.

Green cloth, black title to spine and border to front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers browned and foxed. Foxing to textblock. A few small marks to page margins.

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CRANFORD
Written by Mrs. Gaskell. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1330422
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Grey and dark pink decorated endpapers. 255 numbered pages. B/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Some foxing to textblock and top edge of textblock a little dusty. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, is slightly edge chipped with minimal loss and has a large tear to rear panel. There is a message from the publisher on the colophon page stating "the first impression of this edition of Cranford was published in 1940, and most of it was destroyed by enemy action".

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OUR VILLAGE
Written by Mary Russell Mitford. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1330421
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Introduction by William J. Roberts. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Grey and white decorated endpapers. B/w wood engravings. 228 pages. Spine slightly bumped, slight rubbing to spine and corners. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Endpapers are browned. Light foxing to textblock and top edge of textblock slightly dusty. Dustwrapper is chipped at edges with minimal loss and some loss to top of spine. Wrapper is slightly browned to spine and rear panel edges.

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THE TWINS AND TABIFFA
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 1330261
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1937. Good condition.

Tabiffa is a big black cat who belongs partly to Peter but mostly to Binkie and Dinkie the four-year old twins. Peach paperboards with large pictorial onlay to front. Cute colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Light damp stain to base of spine and some slight surface paper damage to the pictorial onlay. Names in ink to top margin of title-page. Browning to title-page and last text page. Some small margin tears and some light marks to pages but generally contents clean.

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THE ARTHUR RACKHAM FAIRY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1330074
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A book of old favourites with new illustrations! Red cloth covers with orange vignettes and black titles and decorations. 8 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 286 pages. 8.5 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped. Some browning to base of spine. Endpapers browned, creases to front free-endpaper. 'M13' stamped to rear pastedown. Some foxing to textblock. Large but neat inscription in ink to front fly-leaf. Price-cut wrapper is grubby and worn to spine and corners with loss at base of spine.

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THE COMPLEAT ANGLER
Written by Izaak Walton. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1329918
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Grey/green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. 12 pastoral colour plates capture the spirit of this well-loved book. B/w text illustrations. Grey/green pictorial endpapers. 224 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine is lightly browned. Mark to front cover. Endpapers and prelims lightly browned. Name and date in ink (neat) to half title-page. Some light fingermarks to margins of first few pages. A nice copy.

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FOUR GREEK HEROES
Written by Jennie Hall.
Stock no. 1329758
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1928. Almost very good condition.

All-Time Tales series. Leonidas, Phidias, Themistocles, Socrates. Blue cloth with red titles and decoration. 135 numbered pages. B/w frontis and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some rubbing to cover edges and spine faded. Name and address(?) in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout, heavy to textblock. Originally published in 1913, reprinted in this series 1928.

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ANNE OF INGLESIDE
Written by L.M. Montgomery.
Stock no. 1329631
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1940. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black titles to spine and front cover. 342 pages. Spine bumped, covers edge rubbed. Some foxing and page browning to contents. Light tobacco smell to contents. Printed edition details have been neatly erased from copyright page. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss. Damp stain to lower half of spine, grubby to rear panel. Dustwrapper is for the 3rd impression book.

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THE R.N.V.R.: A RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT
Written by J. Lennox Kerr; Wilfred Granville.
Stock no. 1829640
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A lively and provocative story of how a small band of amateur volunteers grew into the major part of the world's greatest navy. Navy blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 304 pages including index. Text block lightly browned, minor foxing. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small closed tears (no loss), scuffed and a little grubby.

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THE LITTLE ONE IN BETWEEN
Written by Marion St. John Webb. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1329063
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

A book of 26 delightful verses accompanied with 4 beautiful colour plates. Blue cloth covers, gilt title to spine and small embossed vignette. 59 pages. Cr 8vo. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing to contents.

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THE THREE TOYMAKERS
Written by Ursula Moray Williams. Illustrated by Ursula Moray Williams.
Stock no. 1328936
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1945. Good condition.

The story of three toymakers who live in the Black Forest and of the wonderful toys they made for the prize offered by the King. Orange cloth, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 2 double-sided colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Front free-endpaper removed. Neat inscription in ink to half title-page. Foxing and spotting to contents, some grubby fingermarks to margins of plates.

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THE TEASHOP BY THE WATER AND OTHER TALES
Written by Marjorie-Ann Watts. Illustrated by Marjorie-Ann Watts.
Stock no. 1328928
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Seven delightful stories of real living creatures. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 47 pages. Two-tone text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to spine ends. Some foxing to textblock and page margins else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn.

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