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THE CUCKOO CLOCK AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Edna Cooke.
Stock no. 1327305
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. Circa 1940. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth, blue titles to front cover and spine. 8 colour plates. 353 pages, top edge blue. Spine and corners bumped. Some fading to cover edges and dust at spine gutters. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers and page margins browned. Some neat colouring to the illustration on the rear free-endpaper. Pencil scribble to lower edge of textblock. Contained in a good quality PHOTOCOPY dustwrapper.

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JACKANAPES AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Juliana Horatia Ewing. Illustrated by Edna Cooke.
Stock no. 1325872
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with light blue titles. 8 colour plates. 426 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spotting to covers. Endpapers partly browned. Light foxing to contents and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with damp stain to front fold and rear panel is grubby. Loss to top of spine.

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THE STORY OF MISS JEMIMA
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Nellie H. Farnam.
Stock no. 1322947
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. 1st USA 1940. Good condition.

Blue cloth spine, yellow pictorial boards. 55 numbered pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Child's pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Some light fingermarks at page margins else contents clean.

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TRAMP THE SHEEP DOG
Written by Don Lang. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
Stock no. 2138750
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. Circa 1951. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Story Parade Picture Book. Almost square format. Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Some bumping to spine and corners; wear and browning. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some grubby margin marks. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; a bit of loss; browned/foxed.

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BROTHER, BABY AND I
No author listed. Illustrated by Pelagie Doane.
Stock no. 1322249
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. Circa 1947. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A collection of 44 favourite poems and rhymes of childhood, selected and illustrated by Doane. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Covers edge rubbed. Spine split at top and tail. Small mark to front cover. Tiny patch of surface paper damage to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and browned, splits at spine ends with loss at base.

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THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
Written by Howard Pyle. Illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith.
Stock no. 2124989
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. 1981. Very good condition.

Larger format. Colour pictorial boards, with gilt titles. An Illustrated Junior Library Edition. All edges green. ISBN: 0448060205. Some wear and chips to cover edges and top and tail of spine. A few foxspots and small stain to outer page edges.

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THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE AND THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE
Written by Mrs. Dinah Craik. Illustrated by Lucille Corcos.
Stock no. 1403272
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. circa 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Little Lame Prince was banished to a solitary tower on a barren plain by his wicked uncle. He led a lonely life until one day his fairy godmother brought him a miraculous travelling cloak. The Brownie is full of tricks and mischief but never does anyone any harm. Purple spine black titles in cream text block and vignette of a prince. Crown symbols to boards. pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 291 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Top corners of many pages bumped or creased. Top of text block is dusty. Browning to some pages otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, creased with chipping and a couple of closed tears. Spine is browned. White label to verso to cover one of the tears.

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POLLY AND ELEANOR
Written by Lillian Elizabeth Roy. Illustrated by H.S. Barbour.
Stock no. 1106455
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth. B/w frontis. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Uneven mottling to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing. Wrapper is edge-torn, with some chips of loss to corners; creased and browned.

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SALLY FOR SHORT
Written by Lilian Garis. Illustrated by Thelma Gooch.
Stock no. 1106129
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. 1st USA 1930. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Mystery upon mystery develop as Sally and her friends are ar summer camp. Grey cloth, black title to spine, green title and black vignette to front cover. B/w plates. 262 pages. Book: name in ink to front endpaper. spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Attractive pictorial dustwrapper is browned and edge-torn with some loss.

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THE STORY OF A CANDY RABBIT
Written by Laura Lee Hope. Illustrated by Harry L. Smith.
Stock no. 1204165
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. 1920. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth. B/w frontis + 3 other plates. Cover edges are worn. Spine is faded. Hinges are slightly pulled.

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THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM
Written by David Belasco. Illustrated by John Rae.
Stock no. 383556
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. Very good condition.

A harrowing ghost story, novelised from the play. Red cloth with black title to spine, large pictorial onlay to front cover. 344 pages. Spine and corners bumped with slight wear to base of spine. Spine faded. Some light scuffing to pictorial onlay. Front free-endpaper is slightly browned else contents clean.

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