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THE LION HAS WINGS
Written by John Ware.
Stock no. 1812965
Published by Collins. 1st 1940. Very good condition.

The Epic of the famous Korda film. White Circle Film Edition. Collins Novel Volume 504. Blue pictorial cardwraps. Small format. 188 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. Spine creased from reading. Pages browned.

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THE STORY OF MOSES, THE STORY OF RUTH, THE STORY OF SOLOMON
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506755
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. Almost very good condition.

Dark blue covers with gilt border. 11 x 8.5". Three stories bound in one volume. 8 text pages plus 4 full page chromolithograph illustrations to each volume. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A few marks to covers. Tiny nick to front edge of spine. Front joint cracked. Name to top edge of verso of frontis in each volume, some transfer of ink to page opposite. Brown mark to edge of Moses title page. Water stain to outside edge of both sets of endpapers. Some browning to contents but is mostly from colour illustration opposite.

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LE GRAND LIVRE DES PETITS SKIEURS
Written by Antje Vogel.
Stock no. 1506744
Published by Coppenrath. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

Large format, 13.25 x 9.5". Blue cloth covers with white vignettes of skiers, dogs and birds. Title and decoration on onlay on front cover. Colour illustrations with tips and advice for young skiers. All text in French. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Sticker to top corner of front cover and small mark near bottom. Crease to top corner of last page. Contents clean.

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THE THREE GOOD FRIENDS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506743
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Almost very good condition.

A Coloured Picture Book For The Nursery. Containing nursery rhymes and Little Red Riding Hood plus sixteen coloured (chromolithograph) illustrations. Untearable - pages mounted on cloth. Brown decorated cloth with gilt title labels and small oval floral onlay to front cover. Large format 11.5 x 8.75". Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Some darkening to cover edges. Onlay and gilt on front cover ribbed. A few short scratches to rear cover. Endpapers browned. Light foxing to contents but colours are bright and pages are generally clean.

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THAT CURLY HEADED ROGUE
Written by Lilian Cheesman. Illustrated by Lilian Cheesman.
Stock no. 1506734
Published by Jarrolds. circa 1921. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with dark title. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates. Covers grubby with water marks to some edges. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little foxing and browning to contents. All plates present.

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LITTLE PICKY GOES TO SCHOOL
Written by Henry Phelps. Illustrated by Bruno Frost.
Stock no. 1506732
Published by The Conrad Press Ltd.. 1st 1944. Almost very good condition.

Picky's mother took him all round the neighbourhood showing him many people and things. Would you like to know where they went and what they saw? Cloth spine, black front cover shows two birds sat on signpost. Colour illustration and verse for each letter of the alphabet. A little bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Light crease to bottom corner of front cover. Covers slightly grubby. Ink inscription and corner crease to front endpaper. One hinge cracked. Light foxing to endpapers and an odd mark to contents.

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THE LION AND THE UNICORN
Written by Hans Baumann. Illustrated by Ulrik Schramm.
Stock no. 1506730
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st UK 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Anne is afraid of the dark and to her brother's surprise it is from the gentle unicorns her uncle carves as figure-heads for sailing ships that she finally learns courage. Red cloth, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. 49 pages. Translated by Katharine Potts. A little wear to spine and corners. Nick to top edge of rear cover. Small bookseller's label to front pastedown. Light page edge browning to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few tears and chips, slight loss from top of spine. Rear panel grubby.

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OLD RHYMES IN A NEW SETTING
Written by Edmund V. Megson. Illustrated by Ethel Hall.
Stock no. 1506728
circa 1904. Almost very good condition.

First Series. Brown cloth covers with black titles and vignettes of geese and windmill. 9.5 x 9.5". Nursery rhymes with b/w illustrations and musical score. Pages printed on one side only. Music by Megson. SIGNED by Megson, with inscription, on verso of front endpaper. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks and some darkening to covers. Joints just starting to crack. A few marks/fingermarks to contents.

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WINGS OF WAR FIGHTING WWII IN THE AIR
Written by Jeffrey L. Ethell.
Stock no. 2122740
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour photos. ISBN: 1853671916.

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DESIGNED FOR THE KILL THE JET FIGHTER - DEVELOPMENT & EXPERIENCE
Written by Mike Spick.
Stock no. 2122738
Published by Airlife. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1853101214. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few grubby marks.

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SPEED IN THE AIR
Written by David W. Wragg.
Stock no. 2122737
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0850451752. Light fading to cover edges. Spine is bumped. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and a few small nicks.

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THE GIANT SURPRISE - A NARNIA STORY
Written by Hiawyn Oram. Illustrated by Tudor Humphries.
Stock no. 1406226
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Inspired by the stories of C.S.Lewis. Large square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 10" x 10" ISBN: 0007143206. Spine a little bumped. Contents excellent. Dustwrapper is a little edge worn. Chip to top rear corner.

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