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1001 WONDERFUL THINGS
Written by Walter Hutchinson.
Stock no. 1324995
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. Very good condition.

Light brown cloth with black titles and vignettes to front and spine. 512 pages. B/w photos throughout of 1001 wonderful things, index at rear. Spine and corners bumped. A few small marks to covers. Page browning throughout out else contents clean.

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CHIMPY
Written by Harry Fleming.
Stock no. 1323692
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The idea of selling Chimpy to a zoo was altogether too much to bear... so Trudy and Dennis look to team up with the circus. Blue boards, black titles and vignettes. 135 numbered pages. Spine very slightly bumped and browned. Endpapers partly browned and foxed. Top edge of textblock is foxed. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped with minimal loss, a little grubby to rear panel and browned to spine. Verso of wrapper is heavily browned/foxed.

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FIFTY YEARS OF FIRE FIGHTING IN LONDON
Written by Jack While; Edgar Wallace.
Stock no. 2134063
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1931. Good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Jack While was an unofficial Recorder of the London Fire Brigade. Foreword by Wallace. B/w illustrations. Ex-lib. with some markings and stamps. Heavy wear to covers; uneven fading, some scuffing and some fraying to cloth. Foxing.

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A BOOK OF OLD BALLADS
Written by Beverley Nichols. Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 2132698
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. 16 superb colour plates. Poems that are 'the very essence of the British spirit' selected and introduced by Nichols. Bumping to spine and corners. Foxing/grubby marks to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Includes a card from Brock. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; some chips and nicks; some repaired to verso with sticky tape. Wrapper also has some grubby and brown marks.

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ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Joyce Mercer.
Stock no. 2132020
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. Circa 1936. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth with dark title to spine and pictorial onlay to front cover. 5 colour plates and many b/w illustrations. 320 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading/browning and some foxing to spine and unevenly to covers. Small corner of loss to pictorial onlay. Prize plate to half-title page. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. A few margin marks. All plates present.

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ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Joyce Mercer.
Stock no. 2130573
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth with dark title to spine and pictorial onlay to front cover. 5 colour plates and many b/w illustrations. 320 pages. Spine is faded, with foxing. Uneven fading and foxing to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. All plates present.

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JUST SMITH
Written by Dorothy Burroughes. Illustrated by Dorothy Burroughes.
Stock no. 2130299
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a friendship between a lamb and a deer. Oblong format. Green cloth, yellow titles. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 47 pages. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges; a few margin marks. Wrapper is torn and chipped, with creasing; a little loss.

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HEATH ROBINSON'S BOOK OF GOBLINS
No author listed. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1208807
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

A Collection of Folklore and Fairy Tales. Blue textured cloth boards, gilt titles and blind vignettes. Seven colour plates including frontis and over 50 b/w illustrations. 239 pages. All plates present, two have a creased corner. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few hinges are pulled but binding still sound. Very occasional foxspots to contents.

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HEATH ROBINSON'S BOOK OF GOBLINS
No author listed. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1506906
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

A Collection of Folklore and Fairy Tales. Blue textured cloth boards, gilt titles and blind vignettes. Seven colour plates including frontis and over 50 b/w illustrations. 239 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. A couple of tiny bumps to cover edges. Spine browned and gilt on spine and front dulled. A couple of marks to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxing to contents and text block otherwise very good.

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HEATH ROBINSON'S BOOK OF GOBLINS
No author listed. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1504631
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

A Collection of Folklore and Fairy Tales. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles and blind vignettes. Top edge blue. Seven colour plates including frontis plus numerous b/w illustrations. 239 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine darkened with a couple of nicks to cloth on top edge. Bump to lower edge of front cover. Covers have some scuffing causing light patches, darkening to some edges. Completed bookplate to front endpaper. A few hinges cracked, some showing webbing beneath. Light browing to endpapers. Contents very good, just an odd mark. All colour plates present, two are partially detached.

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A BOOK OF OLD BALLADS
Written by Beverley Nichols. Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 1314096
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. 16 superb colour plates. Poems that are 'the very essence of the British spirit' selected and introduced by Nichols. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers very slightly browned. Some slight page edge browning and a few fingermarks to margins else contents clean. Very scarce original blue dustwrapper (with green titles) is a bit grubby and edge worn.

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JUST SMITH
Written by Dorothy Burroughes. Illustrated by Dorothy Burroughes.
Stock no. 1310220
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. circa 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a friendship between a lamb and a deer. Oblong format. Green cloth, yellow titles. Beautiful colour and b/w illustrations throughout. 47 pages. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is creased and edge worn, tear to front panel repaired on verso.

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