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ANIMALS WE USE
Written by Arnrid Johnston. Illustrated by Arnrid Johnston.
Stock no. 1328636
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Yellow cloth spine. Colour illustrations throughout. Covers are edge worna nd grubby, spine faded. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown.

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THE TALE OF A WYE FISHERMAN
Written by H.A. Gilbert.
Stock no. 1828866
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1929. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The history of the River Wye from a fisherman's point of view, from early times until the abolition of fresh-water netting. Light brown cloth boards, black titles. B/w photos. vii and 160 pages including index, plus 8 page Methuen's general literature list to rear. Pale fading to lower edge of boards with some rubbing of edges. Text block is browned and heavily foxed. Some scattered foxing to contents, mainly to margins. Blue dustwrapper is very browned (discoloured) and grubby, spine is scuffed, top & tail of spine and corners worn with a chip to top of spine.

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BABAR'S FAIR
Written by Laurent De Brunhoff; Olive Jones.
Stock no. 1328502
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition.

First published under the title 'La Fete de Celesteville'. Translated from French by Jones. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416933807. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Slight cracking to spine edges. Contents clean.

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BABAR'S KINGDOM
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 1328363
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1970. Almost very good condition.

Little Babar Books 7. Smaller format, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416154808. Old price sticker to rear cover. Some slight scuffing to cover edges. Musty smell to contents.

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SEVEN O'CLOCK TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1328045
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 2nd 1943. Good condition.

Thirty short stories for children. Yellow cloth, red titles. B/w illustrations. 185 pages. Covers damp stained. Light vertical crease to centre of front cover. Spine and corners bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some slight damp marking to prelims and light foxing to textblock else contents clean.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE VANISHED PRINCE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Treyer Evans.
Stock no. 1326918
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Grey boards, red title. Magnifying glass vignette to front. B/w illustrations. The 9th adventure of the Five Find-Outers and Dog. Spine and corners bumped, some slight browning to top and tail of spine. Minor dents to front cover edge. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and creased. Substantial loss to front panel (top half of front panel mostly missing).

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THE RED STORY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326827
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 5th 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth. Black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight darkening to spine. Endpapers partly browned. Name and address in pencil to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some slight loss.

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EIGHT O'CLOCK TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1326752
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 5th 1950. Very good condition.

A book of short stories by the children's favourite writer. Small format. Green cloth, dark titles. 185 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners have minimal bumping and rubbing. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Very light foxing to textblock. Contents clean.

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THE YELLOW STORY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Gell.
Stock no. 1326749
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1950. Good condition.

The fourth of Enid Blyton's Colour books. Yellow cloth, dark green title to spine. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, spine very slightly grubby. There is a small patch to the front cover where a compass has been used to pierece the cloth, the indentations from this go through the prelims of the contents. Name and address in biro to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock which is also slightly grubby. Rear page is browned.

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FIFTEEN-MINUTE TALES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1326747
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 14th 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A follow-up to Five-Minute and Ten-Minute tales containing 19 stories, all original and wholly delightful. Small format. Blue cloth with dark blue titles. 164 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped, slight fading to base of spine. Light foxing to textblock, contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with minimal loss at corners.

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WATERY WHIRLIGIG OR MOXI IN A MIX UP
Written by Joan Cooper. Illustrated by Elizabeth Campbell.
Stock no. 1326275
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Moxi Mackerel is a fish of imagination and courage... Pale blue boards, dark blue tittles and vignettes. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some fading and some browning to cover edges. Endpapers are partly browned. Slight tobacco smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby with slight loss.

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THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARWHOPPLE
Written by Rose Fyleman. Illustrated by Gertrude Lindsay.
Stock no. 1324219
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Foxing to covers, endpapers and textblock. White dustwrapper is ever so slightly grubby and foxed on verso.

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