THEY WANTED ADVENTURE
Written by Kenneth Macfarlane. Illustrated by Walter Hodges.
Stock no. 1328833
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Two children set out for the usual orthodox Scottish holiday stumble upon deep matters... Cream cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. 254 pages. B/w illustrations. Second impression. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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ALL THE KING'S MEN
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1328823
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. 182 pages. ISBN: 0224020269. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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WINTER QUARTERS
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1328822
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

While searching for winter quarters, a group of gypsies celebrates the birth of a new chief and discovers why a former chief disappeared. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0224020358. Spine slightly bumped. Very pale browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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ESCAPE TO PERSIA
Written by Katharine Hull; Pamela Whitlock. Illustrated by Pamela Whitlock.
Stock no. 1328774
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black title to spine. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. 319 pages. Third impression. Spine very slightly bumped. Tiny, light spot to front cover. Endpapers are very slightly browned. Label to half title-page with inscription in ink on it. Contents otherwise lovely and bright. Dustwrapper is slightly grubby to rear panel and a tiny bit rubbed at corners.

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OXUS IN SUMMER
Written by Katharine Hull; Pamela Whitlock. Illustrated by Pamela Whitlock.
Stock no. 1328773
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Salmon cloth, gilt title to spine. Endpapers are maps of 'Country Round Peranwisa". B/w illustrations. 312 pages, top edge red. Spine slightly bumped and very slightly faded. Inscription in ink to front fly-leaf. Contents bright and clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and just a little grubby to rear panel.

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THE FAR-DISTANT OXUS
Written by Katharine Hull; Pamela Whitlock; Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Pamela Whitlock.
Stock no. 1328772
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Introduction by Arthur Ransome. Red cloth, black title to spine. Pictorial endpapers are maps of 'Country round Peran Wisa'. B/w illustrations. 350 numbered pages, top edge red. Seventh impression (in a 6th printing wrapper). Spine is slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to top margin of half title-page. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little bit edge rubbed and very slightly grubby to rear panel.

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THE KINGDOM UNDER THE SEA AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski.
Stock no. 1328766
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Delightful retelling of traditional East European folk tales. Dark green boards, gilt title to spine. Full-page colour pictures - exquisitely beautiful, black silhouettes against marble colours, plus numerous other silhouette illustrations. 104 pages. ISBN: 0224618822. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light vertical mark to centre of front cover. Slight foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss. Small red ink mark to front panel of wrapper, authors name partially rubbed to spine.

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THE HONEY SIEGE
Written by Gil Buhet; Geoffrey Sainsbury.
Stock no. 1328718
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The book society's fiction choice. Blue boards, red title to spine. 253 pages. Translated from the French by Sainsbury. Spine very slightly bumped. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, faded to spine, grubby to rear panel and foxed on verso.

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BORKA THE ADVENTURES OF A GOOSE WITH NO FEATHERS
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 1328662
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

50th Anniversary Edition. Large format. Green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780857550835. Some light/faint spotting to covers. Contents fine.

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RAYMOND BRIGGS BLOOMING BOOKS
Written by Raymond Briggs; Nicolette Jones. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1328654
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An exploration of Raymond Brigg's work from the time he left art school and began illustrating other people's texts, right up to his most recent publications. Large format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0224064789. Minimal bumping to spine. A few light marks/foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper has minimal rubbing to edges.

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PUSS IN BOOTS
Written by Christopher Logue. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1328650
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1976. Very good condition.

Wonderful full-colour pop-ups. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0224013009. Spine and corners slightly rubbed. Foxing else contents clean. Pop-ups in excellent working order.

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THE MOON'S REVENGE
Written by Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Alan Lee.
Stock no. 1328627
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0224024779. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. A few small marks to page margins.

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