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2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE VOLUME FOUR: SQUADRONS, CAMOUFLAGE AND MARKINGS, WEAPONS AND TACTICS 1943-1945
Written by Christopher Shores; Chris Thomas.
Stock no. 1828760
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A definitive work of reference. Large format. B/w photos, colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781906537012. A lovely copy. Book, unusually, has three dustwrappers in lovely condition.

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APPLEY DAPPLY'S NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1328544
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1917. Very good condition.

Small format. Green boards with red lettering. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 52 numbered pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Some light page browning, fingering and other marks to generally clean contents.

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HOLLOW TREE HOUSE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Elizabeth Wall.
Stock no. 1328541
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Peter and Susan run away to the enormous old hollow tree they have discovered in the heart of the wood. Beige cloth, purple title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing (mainly at textblock) else a nice copy. In white pictorial dustwrapper which is slightly grubby and has loss to spine and corners.

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FIVE GO OFF TO CAMP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328540
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black titles. Blue illustrated endpapers. Two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine slightly bumped with slight fading at base. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss at edges, spine is very slightly grubby.

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FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1328536
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition.

To collect Danish atmosphere for this classic, Harrap's sent Rackham to Denmark for a week in November 1931 where he took "notes & notes for dear life". The resulting studies of cottages, architectural details, courtyards, farm machinery and so on appear in the 12 magnificent colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations in this book. Brick red cloth, gilt titles and decorations to spine and front cover. Peach and white pictorial endpapers. 288 pages.Large format. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Scuffing to covers. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper and inscription in ink to verso of same. Small margin tear to one page (23) and also to lower margin of plate opposite page 48 (does not affect the illustration at all). Foxing to textblock. A few small fingermarks to some pages.

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ALL SORTS OF COMICAL CATS
Written by Clifton Bingham. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1328534
Published by Ernest Nister. 1st 1902. Good condition.

Cloth spine, cream boards. Pictorial front board with blue title. Blue floral decorated endpapers. Mounted colour frontis of a lion and a monkey (not by Wain). Numerous b/w and two-tone illustrations of cats throughout (by Wain). Nister No. 742. Covers slightly scuffed and worn to spine and corners. Endpapers browned. Front joint is partly cracked. Some page browning and fingering. Some small margin tears and some corner creases. Still a decent copy of a scarce book.

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THE LOUIS WAIN NURSERY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1328533
Published by James Clarke & Co.. 1st 1902. Good condition.

Cream paper boards with red title to front, illustration of cat holding a kitten and rocking three kittens in cradle to front. Many b/w illustrations on Wain's anthropomorphic animals especially cats. Boards are edge worn with some slight loss of surface paper. Inscription in ink to top margin of title-page (dated 1902). Some small margin tears and one page has a large repaired tear (very neat repair). Small patch of surface paper loss to lower edge of one full-page b/w illustration. Light vertical crease to one page. Generally a very decent copy of a scarce book.

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BSA BANTAM
Written by Owen Wright.
Stock no. 1828653
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The diminutive BSA Bantam is one of the icons of British motoring int he twentieth century. This book charts the huge success of the little bike from Birmingham that started its life in pre-war Germany and went on to conquer the world in a way that the regime that spawned it could only have dreamed of. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & a few colour photos. 190 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265395. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly at top edge, lightly faded to spine and a little scuffed to rear panel.

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TOM TACKLES THE CHALET SCHOOL
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer.
Stock no. 1328483
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w frontis plate. 205 pages. Spine bumped. Contents are well browned but clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss, slightly grubby to rear panel and lightly creased to front panel. Lower corner of front flap has been torn off (but printed price still present).

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WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1328482
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1926. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 249 pages, with 3 adverts to rear. B/w illustrations. Second impression of December 1926. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Heavy foxing, mainly to first few and last few pages and textblock. Dustwrapper is worn and torn at edges with slight loss and some neat repairs on verso.

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THE WIZARD OF BOLAND
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1328462
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped with slight browning at top and tail. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Some light brown stains to margins of a few of the first few pages. Wrapper is price-cut by publisher ('new' price printed above) and edge worn with slight loss.

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SALLY SCATTERBRAIN
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Betty Ladler.
Stock no. 1328461
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 253 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and creased with minimal loss at spine and corners.

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