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BURGLARS AND BANDICOOTS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by J. Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328141
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Joan Warner was convinced her brother Alan and his friend David would get into trouble when they spent a week in London with Uncle Stuart - and she was right! Green boards, black title to spine and vignette of a rat to front cover. 192 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped, torn to spine and creased to rear panel.

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FOREST HOLIDAY
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328075
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A wonderful tale of adventure (or mis-adventure!). Orange cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. Front endpapers illustrated. B/w full page illustrations throughout. 220 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tears and minimal loss, foxing to verso.

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LOST LAGOON
Written by Armstrong Sperry. Illustrated by ARMSTRONG SPERRY.
Stock no. 1323358
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st UK 1943. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Pacific Adventure. Green cloth, blue title to spine. 160 pages. B/w text illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Small, neat inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.

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LEGIONS OF THE EAGLE
Written by Henry Treece. Illustrated by Christine Price.
Stock no. 1323270
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The story of Gwydion, son of a Belgic chieftain. Blue boards, red titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. 172 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Fading to cover edges. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Price-cut dustwrapper is very worn and edge chipped, front flap is almost detached.

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ANGLING IN BRITISH ART THROUGH FIVE CENTURIES: PRINTS, PICTURES, BOOKS
Written by Walter Shaw Sparrow; H.T. Sheringham. Illustrated by Norman Wilkinson; Ernest Briggs; et al..
Stock no. 2135850
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1923. Very good condition.

Large format. Black leather spine and corners; raised bands to spine with brown/red title block; gilt title. Brown cloth. With a foreword by Sheringham. 200 illustrations, 39 in colour. Foxing throughout the book and to outer page edges. A few plate pages have margin tears, but still present and complete.

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THE CHRIST CHILD
Written by Maud Petersham; Miska Petersham. Illustrated by Maud Petersham; Miska Petersham.
Stock no. 2126827
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. Circa 1931. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Colour picture to front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little scuffing/chipping along cover edges. Pale foxing to outer page edges and a few page margins.

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THE BRIDGE
Written by Christian Barman. Illustrated by Frank Brangwyn.
Stock no. 1504503
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1926. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Chapter in the History of Building. Green cloth covers with blind title to front cover, gilt to spine. 10.25 x 8". Top edge of text block green, others uncut. 24 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 249 pages. Spine bumped, a little wear to corners. Some blotches and uneven fading to spine and covers. Foxing, mainly to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Light browning to half-title page. Contents very good, just an odd mark mark. All plates present, one has creasing to margin. Dustwrapper has a few areas of loss along edges. Also grubby with some browning.

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