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THE WESTOW TALISMAN
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull.
Stock no. 1325868
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An adventure story for boys. Lord Fancis Westow finds it necessary to send the famous Westow Talisman to Egypt by aeroplane... Light tan cloth, brown titles. 4 b/w plates. 224 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with very slight loss and grubby to rear panel and spine.

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CHUCKLES
Written by Jessie Pope. Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy.
Stock no. 1826484
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1926. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front cover showing kitten and puppy. Blue cloth spine. Colour plates and two-tone illustrations throughout. Minimal text in verse below pictures. Board edges rubbed and worn. Boards grubby. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. A few margin marks. All plates present. Musty odour present.

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THE LEADER OF THE LOWER SCHOOL
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by John Campbell.
Stock no. 1826261
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1927. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green pictorial cloth, cream titles. Colour frontis plate, 4 b/w plates. 7 x 5". 256 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Small split to base of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page browning; some foxing. Wrapper spine is very browned with foxing and couple of small pieces of loss to base; grubby marks also to wrapper; some edge-creasing.

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DADDY CAT
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1325677
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1915. Fair condition.

Cloth spine, dark green paper boards with pictorial onlay to front. 35 colour illustrations including half-title page and title page. All about 'Daddy Cat'. Covers are worn with some creasing and some slight surface paper damage. Spine bumped and rubbed. Contents are well fingered with creases and some small tears. Tiny patch of surface paper damage to lower margin of frontis (doesn't actually affect the illustration). Overall a good reading copy of a scarce Wain book.

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FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE SPRING
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1325641
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1936. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale brown paper boards with black title and chequerboard design. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Blue pictorial endpapers. Beautiful colour pictures. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, a little grubby and slightly stained to rear panel. Name and date in ink to top edge of front panel. A nice copy of an early edition.

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MY VERY OWN BOOK
Written by Natalie Joan; Marie Bayne; Harold Earnshaw; et al. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker; Honor C. Appleton; Ernest A. Aris; Florence Harrison; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1325503
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1934. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth spine. Pictorial boards showing child with teddy and book. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First item is A Feather in Her Cap. Spine bumped and worn, covers edge worn. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Grubby fingermarks to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn with slight loss and a bit grubby on rear panel.

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PEACOCKS OR WHAT LITTLE HANDS CAN DO
Written by W. Percy Smith. Illustrated by Paul Hardy.
Stock no. 1325340
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1900. Almost very good condition.

Red decorated cloth with gilt titles. 176 pages plus 32 page booklist to rear. B/w frontis. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers a bit grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to contents. Hinges pulled and cracked but binding still tight.

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THE RIFLE RANGERS
Written by Captain Mayne Reid.
Stock no. 1325334
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1909. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with decoration to spine and front cover. B/w frontis by Stanley L. Wood. 237 pages + booklist. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing throughut.

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SCHOOLGIRL KITTY
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by W.E. Wightman.
Stock no. 1325331
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Beige cloth with circular pictorial purple and blue vignette to centre of girls head and on spine. Titles in purple. 4 b/w plates. 320 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly darkened. Small mark to top of spine and a few small, light marks to rear cover. Name plate and small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing.

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DEERSLAYER OR, THE FIRST WAR-PATH
Written by James Fenimore Cooper.
Stock no. 1325266
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1899. Very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth with gilt titles. 252 pages plus 8 page booklist. B/w frontis. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name plate and a small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

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THE FINDING OF NINA
Written by Christine R. Shand.
Stock no. 1325261
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1899. Almost very good condition.

Red decorated cloth, gilt title to spine. 96 pages plus 8 page book list. B/w frontis. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a bit grubby. Prize inscription in ink to front free-endpaper, small margin tear to same page. Endpapers and contents are browned. Front joint is cracked showing webbing. Grubby fingermarks to contents.

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GIRL NEIGHBOURS
Written by Sarah Tytler. Illustrated by C.T. Garland.
Stock no. 1325212
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1903. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. 6 b/w plates. 351 pages plus catalogue to rear. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown and name plate to verso of half title-page. Foxing else a clean copy.

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