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FIRESONG
Written by William Nicholson.
Stock no. 736346
Published by Egmont Books Ltd.. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a as new dustwrapper.

The Manth people have left the ruined Mastery to seek their homeland, on the face of starvation, blizzards and the evil of the Morah. Blue boards. Gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. 341 pages. ISBN: 0749749164. SIGNED by author on a sticker which has been stuck to title-page.

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THE DANDY BOOK 1968
No author listed.
Stock no. 430184
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1968. Almost very good condition.

Covers show Korky as Santa Claus and mice up to mischief. Black glazed pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Spine has been slightly damaged and has been reglued. Corners are bumped. Some ink marks to endpapers. Price-cut.

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THE SCENERY AND ANTIQUITIES OF IRELAND
Written by J. Stirling Coyne. Illustrated by W.H. Bartlett.
Stock no. 584682
Published by George Virtue. Circa 1840. Good condition.

Large format. 11 x 8". Two volumes in one. Full brown diced calf binding, gilt titles and decorations to spine. 118 b/w plates plus vignette (lacks portrait of Mr. Willis). 170 pages + 186 pages. Marbled endpapers. Front board detached. Board edges worn. Covers scuffed. Bookplate of Francis T. Touzel of Jersey on front pastedown. Foxing throughout. Pages 173-178 of volume II have been bound in upside down and back to front (pages run from 172-178, 173-179). Rear joint a little fragile from the outside - leather split, else binding of contents is nice tight. A good candidate for rebinding.

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THE SECRET OF THE PLATEAU
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 584613
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Grey pictorial cloth. 4 b/w plates. 224 pages. Book: all plates present, name in ink to front endpaper. A few scattered foxspots to prelims.

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THE QUEST OF THE GOLDEN HOPE
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Frank E. Wiles.
Stock no. 584614
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1940. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, pictorial spine. 4 b/w plates + b/w map of the island. 255 pages. A 17th century story of adventure. Book: all plates present. A few foxspots to prelims and edge of textblock.

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SCOUTS OF THE GREAT WILD WEST
Written by Wingrove Willson.
Stock no. 584665
Published by The Shoe Lane Publishing Co.. Circa 1935. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine, colour pictorial front board. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. First story is "Buffalo Bill As Boy And Man". Page-edge browning. Wrapper a little edge-chipped and grubby to rear.

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HERBERT STRANG'S ANNUAL 12TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 584675
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1920. Slightly better than good condition.

12th year. Orange cloth spine. Brown pictorial front board showing sailor. 6 colour plates, 4 b/w plates plus b/w illustrations throughout. Interesting article on the Channel Tunnel! Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Corners worn. All plates present but one partially detached, and one with frayed edges.

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THE ORANGE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Captain Charles Gilson; May Byron; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; H.J. Ford; Cyrus Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 584677
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1922. Very good condition.

Orange and pale blue pictorial boards. 9 colour plates. Numerous b/w illustrations. Book: all plates present, Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Corners worn.

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SYCAMORE SQUARE AND OTHER VERSES
Written by Jan Struther. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 584504
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1932. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. Gilt vignette of tradesman to front cover. B/w illustrations. Poetry for children from Punch. Book: name in ink to front endpaper. Covers a little unevenly faded. Wrapper spine browned with 1" missing from base.

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THE MIGHTY SLIDE
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Charlotte Voake.
Stock no. 584542
Published by Viking Kestrel. 1st 1988. Fine condition.

Stories in verse about a mighty slide, a couple of baby-skinners, a thing that lived under a school and more... B/w pictures throughout. Glazed boards. 96 pages. 8 x 5". ISBN: 0670816779.

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THE ART OF THE ENGINEER
No author listed.
Stock no. 584579
Published by Welsh Arts Council. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

200 years in the development of drawings for the design of transport on land, sea and air. Pictorial card wrap folder containing introductory essay and catalogue and 12 loose sections. ISBN: 0905171357. Folder is edge-worn, especially at top & tail of spine. Glue to inside flap holding the broadsheets together has dried out. All 12 sheets present.

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LECTURES ILLUSTREES
Written by E. Magee; M. Anceau.
Stock no. 584475
Published by A. & C. Black. 1916. Slightly better than good condition.

2nd edition. Elements De Grammaire. Red pictorial cloth. 32 colour illustrations and other b/w illustrations. Text in French. Contents very good. Spine browned and split.

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