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THE CAPTAIN VOL XLIV
Written by Percy F. Westerman; Herbert Strang; L.R. Brightwell; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; H.M. Brock; Chris Heaps; et al..
Stock no. 814757
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1921. Very good condition.

Burgundy pictorial cloth with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. A Magazine for Boys. October 1920-March 1921. Spine faded. Covers unevenly faded and rubbed. Light marking to endpapers.

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WINGS OF ROMANCE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 813619
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1939. Very good condition.

A Steeley Adventure. Orange cloth, black title to spine. 220 pages. Covers slightly faded and marked. Corners bumped. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Outer page edges a little foxed.

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DON'T BE SILLY, MR. TWIDDLE!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Hilda McGavin.
Stock no. 380160
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1967. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps priced at 2'6. B/w illustrations to text, 79 pages. Covers lightly creased, lower corner tip of rear cover torn off. Light page browning and foxing throughout. One page has a light blue mark to the margin else contents clean.

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MORE WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 380105
Published by George Newnes Limited. 5th 1923. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 254 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout else contents clean. Wrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with loss (mainly to top and tail of spine.

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THE CAPTAIN VOL XXIX
Written by P.G. Wodehouse; Percy F. Westerman; et al.
Stock no. 589323
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1913. Good condition.

April to September 1913. A magazine for boys and "old boys". Burgundy cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos and illustrations plus colour folding plate. "Aldershot, 1913" by P.G.Wodehouse. Spine split and worn. Covers grubby and marked. Page-edge browning.

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WILLIAM THE OUTLAW
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 732898
Published by George Newnes Limited. 2nd 1927. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations throughout. 256 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Fox spots to prelims and outer page edges. A bright copy in dustwrapper which is edge rubbed with a couple of small closed tears and slight chipping to corners. Large closed tear to top edge of rear panel continuing to spine, leading to some loss (1" x 0.5") to surrounding area of spine. Small patch of loss to top corner of front panel. Slight marking to rear panel. A nice copy of the 2nd edition.

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MORE WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 732891
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1929. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. 254 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers and outer page edges lightly foxed. Wrapper is just slightly edge chipped, but otherwise complete. Some small closed tears to outer edges, 1" closed tear to spine. Brown paper reinforcements to outer edges of verso. Overall, wrapper is grubby with small stain to front panel. Still a desirable copy of a very scarce wrapper.

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THE PLAY'S THE THING!
Written by Enid Blyton; Alec Rowley. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 576252
Published by The Home Library Book Company; George Newnes Limited. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

12 musical plays for children aged 8 to 15. 24 full-page b/w drawings by Alfred Bestall and music by Alec Rowley. Very large format. Russet cloth, gilt title and decorations to spine. Pictorial endpapers. 240 pages. A few marks to front cover. Spine and corners just very slightly bumped. Small piece missing from lower margin of page 109. Small closed margin tears on pages 111, 113 and 161. A few faint foxspots to endpapers and a few faint margins marks else contents bright and clean. A very nice copy of this handsome book.

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THE WAR OF THE NATIONS VOL I
Written by William Le Queux.
Stock no. 681029
Published by George Newnes Limited. Good condition.

Large format. Red pictorial cloth. B/w photos and illustrations. Spine faded. Top and bottom of spine worn with loss. Corners worn.

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THE ANIMAL BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Nixon.
Stock no. 621706
Published by George Newnes Limited. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Burgundy boards. Black titles and vignette of fawn to front cover. B/w illustrations. 152 pages including index. Light foxing else contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut and edge-creased with tiny chips to spine.

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THE CAPTAIN VOL XXIX
Written by P.G. Wodehouse; Percy F. Westerman; et al.
Stock no. 565446
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1913. Good condition.

April to September 1913. A magazine for boys and "old boys". Burgundy cloth, gilt titles. Colour folding frontis B/w illustrations. All edges gilt. "Aldershot, 1913" by P.G.Wodehouse. Spine chipped at bottom and small tear at top. Corners worn. Covers scuffed. Name stamp to front endpaper. A small tear to fold of frontis. Page edges lightly browned. Clear sellotape repair to first hinge.

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THE CAPTAIN VOL XLIV
Written by Percy F. Westerman; Herbert Strang; L.R. Brightwell; et al. Illustrated by Harry Rountree; H.M. Brock; Chris Heaps; et al..
Stock no. 692245
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1921. Almost very good condition.

Burgundy pictorial cloth with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. A Magazine for Boys. October 1920-March 1921. Spine browned and bumped. Corners slightly bumped. 2 small dents to top edges of front cover and lower edge of front cover. Rear cover marked. Front endpaper missing. Slight loss to margins of title and following page. Pages lightly browned.

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