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TIM MOUSE
Written by Judy Brook. Illustrated by Judy Brook.
Stock no. 1327906
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1966. Good condition.

Oblong format. Cream pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations to each page with text below. Covers are worn and grubby with some small white correction fluid marks and split at top of spine. Name in ink to grubby front free-endpaper. Some light fingermarks and creases to page margins and some white correction fluid marks. Still a decent copy of a scarce book.

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NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Vita Sackville-West. Illustrated by Philippe Jullian.
Stock no. 1828235
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth, red titles. An essay on the history of nursery rhymes. Pink illustrations. Endpapers and text block browned. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and chipped to spine & corners, grubby.

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SOCIAL LIFE OF ANIMALS
Written by Marcel Sire.
Stock no. 1828234
Published by Studio Vista. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in French under the title 'La Vie Sociale des Animaux'. This edition translated into English by Constance D. Sherman. How much attention do animals pay to others of their own kind? And other similar questions. Small format. Black cloth boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Dustwrapper is covered with clear film and attached to the pastedowns.Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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THE LITTLE MERMAID
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Cathrin Pennell. Illustrated by Andre; Zoltan Wegner.
Stock no. 1327905
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

The famous fairy tale retold by Mrs Pennell and aided by colour photography with Andre's figures and sceneries visualize this tale. Numerous b/w text illustrations throughout. Grey decorated cloth boards. 36 pages. 10 x 7.5". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few light marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Helen Mary Petter. Illustrated by Natasha Kroll; Zoltan Wegner.
Stock no. 1327904
Published by Collins. 1st 1944. Very good condition.

Represented in figures and photographed in natural colours. Figures and scenes created by Kroll, photography by Wegner. Green decorated cloth with dark green and white decorations. Delightful colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed.

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WARLORDS AND HOLY MEN: SCOTLAND AD 80-1000 (THE NEW HISTORY OF SCOTLAND: 1)
Written by Alfred P. Smyth.
Stock no. 1828233
Published by Edward Arnold. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

A clear and spirited account of the tangled political and cultural web that constitutes the first 1,000 years of Scottish history. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0713163054. Covers lightly browned. Text block and margins browned. Else contents clean.

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CLASSIC WWI AIRCRAFT PROFILES VOLUME TWO
Written by Edward Shacklady; Terry C. Treadwell.
Stock no. 1828231
Published by Cerberus. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Bristol Fighter, Albatros Fighters, Nieuport Scouts, Pfalz Scouts, Sopwith Snipe, Caproni Bombers, LFG Roland. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations & b/w photos. ISBN: 1841451029. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and lightly scuffed.

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SPITFIRE! THE FULL STORY OF A UNIQUE BATTLE OF BRITAIN FIGHTER SQUADRON
Written by Dilip Sarkar.
Stock no. 1828230
Published by Pen & Sword Air World. 1st 2019. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Join 19 Squadron's Spitfire pilots during our Darkest and Finest Hours. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781526732811. A lovely copy.

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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Hugh Gee. Illustrated by Hugh Gee; Sylvia Gee; Zoltan Wegner.
Stock no. 1327903
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

Represented in figures and photographed in natural colour. Pale blue decorated cloth. Figures and scenes created by Hugh Gee, colour photography by Wegner and drawings by Sylvia Gee. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few light marks to covers. Tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Contents clean.

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LANCASHIRE: MANCHESTER AND THE SOUTH-EAST (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Clare Hartwell; Matthew Hyde.
Stock no. 1828229
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Pevsner Architectural Guides. Black vinyl boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations, colour photos. ISBN: 0300105835. Minor knock to top & tail of spine. Name initials and date in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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YORKSHIRE WEST RIDING: LEEDS, BRADFORD AND THE NORTH (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Peter Leach; et al.
Stock no. 1828228
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Pevsner Architectural Guides. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780300126655. Minor knock to lower front edge of board. Name initials & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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LITTLE IDA'S FLOWERS
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Trevelyan Katherine. Illustrated by M. Hoffer; Zoltan Wegner.
Stock no. 1327902
Published by Collins. 1st 1944. Almost very good condition.

Represented in figures and photographed in natural colours. Figures and scenes created by E. Katzer and photographed by Zoltan Wegner. Green decorated cloth with dark green titles. Colour photographs and b/w illustrations. 34 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Hinges pulled causing stitching to be a little loose.

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