THE ELEPHANT WAR
Written by Gillian Avery. Illustrated by John Verney.
Stock no. 1401947
Published by Collins. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The fourth story of the Smith family, beginning with a misunderstanding (like many wars before and since). Red boards, silver title to spine. 256 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. A few light marks to bottom of boards. Bottom edge of text block marked (possibly damp) which also affects bottom corners of some pages. Endpapers browned. Foxing mostly to prelims and page edges. Top edge of text block a little dusty. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears. Spine and edges are browned. Rear panel is grubby. Damp staining to bottom - more noticeable on verso which is heavily foxed.

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THE AVENUE
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 2111935
Published by Collins. 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 221 pages. B/w illustrations. Light bumping to cover edges. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Some page browning and foxing; mostly to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and chipping; a little loss.

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PONGO THE TERRIBLE
Written by Denis Cleaver. Illustrated by G.W. Backhouse.
Stock no. 1501536
Published by Collins. 1st 1946. Slightly better than good condition.

Pongo is a black poodle. Red boards, white title to spine and vignette to front board. Colour frontis plate, b/w and two-tone text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine darkened and title has lost some of its colour. Covers grubby and discoloured in places. Front endpaper MISSING. Small area of surface paper damage to page 24 but text still readable. Grubby marks to title page and frontis and some marks to contents.

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THE BETRAYER
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1310641
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Light green cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. Black and white illustrations. 285 pages. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges rubbed. Damp staining to cover edges with colour running to edges of pastedowns. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with damp staining to edges.

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A CHILD IS BORN
Written by Edna Baker. Illustrated by Mary Royt.
Stock no. 1310584
Published by Collins. circa 1930. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A child's story of Jesus. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. 60 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some foxing to covers, endpapers and page edges. Some light fingering to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss, also grubby and foxed.

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POTTER PINNER MEADOW
Written by Mollie Kaye. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1401657
Published by Collins. 1st 1937. Fair condition.

Large square format. Cloth spine. Green and white pictorial boards. Cute colour pictures. Corners bumped, board edges worn and rubbed. Spine browned. Boards are grubby with a couple of stains to rear board. Front joint cracked, causing first gathering of pages to feel a little loose. A few pages a little detached. One page has large tear which affects a little of the text. Couple of erased pencil marks. Some grubby marks.

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THE BOY IN RED
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 2111072
Published by Collins. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Boy in Red is Maurice St. Annalands, page to William the Silent, the heroic leader of the Netherlands in the fight for freedom. Yellow cloth with red title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Some grubby marks to covers. Spine is bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing. Colouring to some b/w illustrations. Wrapper is edge-torn with over 1" loss to top of spine; price-cut; edge-creased with chips that have some small loss.

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THE OPERATORS INSIDE THE WORLD'S SPECIAL FORCES
Written by Mike Ryan.
Stock no. 1708275
Published by Collins. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Colour photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 0007199376.

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STOWAWAYS IN THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1604679
Published by Collins. 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine and "The Abbey School Series" vignette to front board. Colour frontis. 256 pages, top edge red. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers foxed, pages browned. Top edge faded. Wrapper is creased and grubby with 1 inch loss at top of spine, with tape and sticky paper repairs / strengthening to verso.

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THE ADVENTURES OF PETER AND JUDY IN BUNNYLAND
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Lennie Young.
Stock no. 1501331
Published by Collins. 1st 1935. Very good condition.

Large format. Yellow cloth spine. Black pictorial boards. Superb vivid full-page colour illustrations. Spine is bumped, a little worn and browned. Corners and cover edges are worn. Some scratch marks and small areas of surface paper damage to front cover. Back cover is slightly grubby with some light stains. Endpapers are browned. Closed tear of approx. 3cm to bottom edge of page 29/30. Only a very odd mark mark. Illustrations lovely and bright.

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MAMMALS IN THE BRITISH ISLES (NN 68)
Written by L. Harrison Matthews.
Stock no. 2110330
Published by Collins. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Green cloth. B/w photos. A synthesis of modern knowledge derived from living animals studies in the field and covering all facets of mammalian life in the British Isles. ISBN: 0002197383. Uneven fading and marks to covers. Page browning. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-creasing and small nicks.

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BRITISH BATS (NN 93)
Written by John Altringham.
Stock no. 2110323
Published by Collins. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series 93. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0002201402.

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