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PAMELA GUIDE AND CAPTAIN
Written by Reginald Callender.
Stock no. 1106612
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

A Story for Guides. Red cloth with black titles. Colour frontis. Spine is faded. Corners are bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing.

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SWITZERLAND CALLING
Written by Eileen Montague Jackson.
Stock no. 1204121
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1927. Almost very good condition.

A True Tale of A Boy and Girl's Wonderful Summer Holidays Climbing in the Alps. B/w photos. Corners are bumped. Spine faded. Some foxing. Front joint weak.

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THE TWIN UMBRELLAS
Written by Marjorie Wilson. Illustrated by Mary Ball.
Stock no. 381154
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1930. Very good condition.

Light blue cloth with black titles and vignette to front cover. 4 colour plates plus 4 full-page b/w illustrations. 51 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Spine slightly faded. A few light marks to covers. Some light foxing and some grubby fingermarks to page margins. A nice copy.

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SEA SCOUTS OF THE 'PETREL'
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Stock no. 808311
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1914. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with pictorial front cover and spine. 8 full colour plates. 292 pages + catalogue to rear. Boards scuffed and worn. Couple chips with a little fraying to top and tail of spine. Corners bumped. Name in ink to front endpaper. Frontis has been reinserted. All plates present.

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ANNESLEY'S DOUBLE
Written by Percy F. Westerman.
Stock no. 808246
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1926. Very good condition.

A story for boys. Red cloth, black titles. Colour frontis. 245 pages. Black's Boys' Library. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Hinges lightly pulled. Contents clean.

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ENGLISH CHILDREN'S COSTUME SINCE 1775
Written by Iris Brooke. Illustrated by Iris Brooke.
Stock no. 430267
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1935. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. Pictorial wrapper is missing most of its spine and it edge-torn, chipped, creased and repaired with sticky tape in some places.

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BLOSSOM A FAIRY STORY
Written by Ida Renthal Outhwaite. Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Stock no. 579880
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

A Fairy Story. Blue cloth, dark blue title to spine and front cover, with decoration to front cover. 8 Colour plates and 8 b/w plates, other b/w illustrations throughout text. A beautiful book. Some browning to covers, with a few marks. Couple of corners bumped, with very tiny amount of chipping and fraying to cloth on a couple. Light foxing/browning to endpapers, outer page edges and a few to contents. A few plates have grubby margin marks, with one plate having a little edge-chipping and a closed edge tear (though it doesn't affect picture). Still a lovely copy of this book. Reduced from £400.

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GRANDAD'S CONCRETE GARDEN
Written by Shoo Rayner. Illustrated by Shoo Rayner.
Stock no. 732053
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1994. Fine condition.

Jets Series. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w text illustrations. For children who are just beginning to enjoy reading. ISBN: 0713638419. SIGNED by author with inscription and original drawing on front endpaper.

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ROME
Written by M.A.R. Tuker; Hope Malleson. Illustrated by Alberto Pisa.
Stock no. 602274
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st thus 1925. Very good condition.

Revised edition. Popular Series. 32 colour plates. Blue cloth. Covers marked, light stain to rear, joints just starting to crack. Some light foxing throughout.

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LOST PROPERTY
Written by Pat Thomson. Illustrated by Caroline Crossland.
Stock no. 403083
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1995. Fine condition.

Jets Series. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713641800. SIGNED by author to title page. "With best wishes and thanks for a lovely lunch Pat Thomson".

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THE MAN IN SHADES
Written by Pat Thomson. Illustrated by Caroline Crossland.
Stock no. 403084
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1994. Fine condition.

Jumbo Jets series. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713638400. SIGNED by author to verso of front endpaper. "For David (the shady man) best wishes Pat Thomson".

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MESSAGES
Written by Pat Thomson. Illustrated by Caroline Crossland.
Stock no. 730472
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1992. Fine condition.

Jets series. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. When Jo tries to rescue the boy down the road he may have sent one message too many... ISBN: 071363555X. SIGNED by author to front endpaper "For David Best Wishes, Pat Thomson".

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