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CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Written by Olive Cook.
Stock no. 2133689
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A representative selection of the characteristic scenes of this surprising county. B/w photos. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some tape repairs to verso; a few small pieces of loss.

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MISS FLUFFY BEAR'S SCHOOL
Written by E.E. Ellsworth.
Stock no. 1319035
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

6 delightful stories with b/w illustrations in Blackie's Easy-To-Read Series. Light brown cloth with dark brown titles and vignette of fox to front. Child's ink marks to front free-endpaper and to small illustration on title-page, a few light fingermarks to endpapers. Contents otherwise clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly worn to spine and corners, rear panel is a grubby.

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FAITHFUL FRIENDS
No author listed. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin; Arthur Rackham; et al..
Stock no. 1819578
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Fair condition.

Green cloth spine, green patterned boards with colour pictorial onlay by Frank Adams, showing boy holding dog with horse. Colour & b/w illustrations. Boards rubbed. Joints split, rear joint just holding on by one cord. Name in pencil to front pastedown. Front section detached. Foxint to endpapers. Contents grubby. A good reading copy.

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SOME TRIUMPHS OF MODERN EXPLORATION
Written by B. Webster Smith.
Stock no. 2132964
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Grey cloth with black titles and decoration. 6 b/w plates. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and marks to endpapers and outer page edges. All plates present. Wrapper is price-cut with large tears and chips; some loss; very creased.

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BLACKIE'S BOYS' ANNUAL
Written by Jeffrey Havilton; Percy F. Westerman; Geoffrey Prout; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Reginald Cleaver; Rowland Hilder; et al..
Stock no. 2132738
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with vignette of cowboy standing, front board shows cowboy on horseback. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "Rabbit" Unwin by Richard Bird. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; Some scuffing to cover edges. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks.

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THE FIRELIGHT BOOK OF NURSERY STORIES
No author listed. Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 2132133
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1954. Almost very good condition.

Fairy tales for Little Folk. Cloth spine. Pictorial front board. Full page colour and b/w text illustrations. First story is Puss in Boots. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Heavy wear and chipping to corners. Presentation plate stuck to front pastedown. Foxing to outer page edges. Contents are still very good.

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THE HOUSE ON THE RIVER
Written by Charlotte Baker. Illustrated by Charlotte Baker.
Stock no. 2132022
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Davy wishes his houseboat would float away... Blue cloth, dark blue title to spine and vignettes to front cover. B/w illustrations. A couple of knocks to corners. Browning to endpapers. Wrapper is price-cut with creasing; tears and chips; some loss; also foxed.

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ADVANCE IN THE AIR
Written by F.V. Monk; H.T. Winter.
Stock no. 1818733
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The advances in the science and art of aerial travel of the time. Written for boys and girls. Blue cloth. B/w photos and diagrams. Top edge blue. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing to text block and prelims. A few grubby marks present. One gathering is bound upside-down pages 128-144. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and scuffed to rear panel.

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ROBINSON CRUSOE, THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON AND GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
Written by Daniel Defoe; J.R. Wyss; Jonathan Swift. Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 1318464
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Retold For Little Folk. Pictorial front board showing ship on rough sea. Colour & b/w illustrations. Covers are edge worn. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Front joint has been repaired but free-endpaper is missing. Foxing to some pages and to textblock.

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LIE-DOWN STORIES
Written by Natalie Joan. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1318353
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

Stories by Natalie Joan, delightfully illustrated with 8 colour plates and b/w drawings in the text. Beige cloth spine with black title, pictorial front board showing mother putting child to bed. 77 pages. 10" x 7.25". Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Front joint has been repaired with white paper tape. Contents are pulled causing them to be a little loose. Some light foxing and other marks but generally contents clean.

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THE JENNY WREN STORY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1318352
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Green cloth spine, pictorial front board. 2 colour plates by Lucie Attwell, B/w text illustrations by various artists. First story is "The Sick Doll's Diary". 9.75" x 7". Spine and corners worn, lower 1" of spine was split and has been glued down. Edges rubbed. Joints cracked. Foxing and grubby fingermarks to contents.

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DO YOUR DUTY
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 2131403
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1904. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth and spine, with gilt title to spine. Colour frontis + 7 b/w illustrations. 112 pages + catalogue to rear. 7x 4.75". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine browned. Covers mottled and a little rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing to contents, some heavy.

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