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PIPER
Written by Laura Cecil. Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark.
Stock no. 1109352
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1ST 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0224038168. Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few small marks to endpapers. Contents are excellent.

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THE SOUTH AFRICAN TWINS
Written by Daphne Rooke. Illustrated by Biro.
Stock no. 1402576
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Orange boards, black titles to front cover and spine. B/w illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Bottom of spine and boards are a little faded. Rear board is marked. Foxing throughout. Yellow dustwrapper is edgeworn, chipped and grubby. Spine is browned and has yellow tape at bottom. Crayon marks to top of front panel. Verso is browned and has white sticky label at top of rear panel and flap.

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NICOLA BAYLEY'S BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 2113886
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1975. Good condition.

Nicola Bayley's first book. Favourite nursery rhymes illustrated by glorious full-colour pictures. Proof copy in paperwraps. ISBN: 0224011731. Contents detached from covers. Browning and a little creasing to paperwraps spine.

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EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES
Written by Erich Kastner.
Stock no. 1312102
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1947. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth. Black titles and vignettes. B/w text illustations. 222 pages. New and Cheaper Edition. With an introduction by Walter de la Mare. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine discoloured. Booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers. A couple of page corners are creased. Price-cut wrapper is edge chipped and has most of the spine missing and old tape stuck to inside edges (glue has browned).

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ASK DOCTOR PETE
Written by Peter Rowan. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1402381
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0224028693. Uneven fading to boards and spine. Page edged browned. Contents clean.

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THE BELGIAN TWINS
Written by Lucy Fitch Perkins. Illustrated by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
Stock no. 1502123
Published by Jonathan Cape. 2nd 1942. Very good condition.

With an introduction by Rhoda Power. Pink cloth, black titles to front cover and spine. B/w illustrations. 189 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers very faded, spine browned. Covers and spine are a bit grubby. Belongs to box completed in ink. Some light marks and stains to endpapers and contents but contents generally clean. Text block a bit grubby.

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DOCTOR DOLITTLE IN THE MOON
Written by Hugh Lofting. Illustrated by Hugh Lofting.
Stock no. 2111628
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Grey cloth, purple titles and borders. Pictorial endpapers. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Spine is browned, with some damp marks to edges. Chipping and fraying to cloth, especially to bottom edge of front cover. Some foxing and page browning, but contents are generally very good. Wrapper is very browned and marked; some damp stains, chipping, with a little loss and tears/creasing.

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THE MOULDY
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 2111605
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1983. Nearly fine condition.

In the great garden of the world there was peace before Mouldy came... Mouldy is a mole. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Blue endpapers. 10 x 7.5". Unpaginated. ISBN: 0224020927. Spine is faded. Light wear to cover edges. 'Proof copy' ink stamp to front endpaper.

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WINTER HOLIDAY
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 2110017
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1933. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth gilt title to spine, embossed title to front cover. B/w illustrations. 359 numbered pages. Uneven browning to covers. Corners and spine are bumped and worn, with some chipping; nick to side of spine. Front joint next to half-title page is cracked. Some foxing - mostly to outer page edges. Contents are still very good.

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CAPTAIN BOUNSABOARD AND THE PIRATES
Written by Ian Serraillier. Illustrated by Arline V. Bray; Michael Bartlett.
Stock no. 1309569
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, silver title to spine. 252 pages. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, a couple of small dents to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed, foxing also at page edges. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, 2.5" tear to lower spine.

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THE AMERICAN TWINS OF 1812
Written by Lucy Fitch Perkins. Illustrated by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
Stock no. 2109950
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, dark titles to front cover and spine. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. Bumping to corners. Fading to top and tail of spine. Foxing to pages and wrapper, which is also chipped and torn, with a little loss.

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THE FILIPINO TWINS
Written by Lucy Fitch Perkins. Illustrated by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
Stock no. 2109947
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green/blue cloth, black titles to front cover and spine. B/w illustrations. 151 pages. Spine is browned. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with browning to spine and grubby marks; a few edge-tears and nicks; creasing.

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