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BLACK BEAUTY
Written by Anna Sewell. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1324586
Published by Jarrolds. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

18 colour plates, specially drawn for this edition. Dark green cloth. Gilt titles to spine. Elaborate gilt decoration to front cover. 291 pages. Spine and corners bumped with some light damp staining to corners and a small hole to top of spine. Tiny white mark to rear cover. Name and price in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is grubby and worn with loss to spine and crease/tears to rear panel.

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NO PARACHUTE: A FIGHTER PILOT IN WORLD WAR I
Written by Arthur Gould Lee.
Stock no. 1823951
Published by Jarrolds. 1st 1968. Very good condition.

The letters in this volume were written in France in 1917 when the author was a pilot in No 46 Fighter Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. Dark mauve cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0090865901. Spine a little faded, board edges lightly rubbed. Text block browned.

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THAT CURLY HEADED ROGUE
Written by Lilian Cheesman. Illustrated by Lilian Cheesman.
Stock no. 1506734
Published by Jarrolds. circa 1921. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with dark title. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates. Covers grubby with water marks to some edges. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little foxing and browning to contents. All plates present.

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BLACK BEAUTY
Written by Anna Sewell. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1405520
Published by Jarrolds. Slightly better than good condition.

18 colour plates, specially drawn for this edition. Dark green cloth. Gilt titles to spine. Elaborate gilt decoration to front cover. 291 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small splits in cloth to top and bottom of spine. Gilt from spine has is very worn. Fading to spine and edge of rear cover. A few hinges are cracked. Foxing throughout including margins of plates. 2.5" closed tear to side margin of page 49/50.

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FIRST OF THE MANY THE STORY OF AN INDEPENDENT FORCE, RAF
Written by Alan Morris.
Stock no. 2108891
Published by Jarrolds. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. The Story of an Independant Force, RAF. ISBN: 0090873602. Fading to spine. Wear to cover edges. Wrapper is price-cut with browning; creasing and chipping; a little loss.

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THE FORTUNES OF JOYCE
Written by L.E. Tiddeman. Illustrated by Elizabeth Earnshaw.
Stock no. 1206066
Published by Jarrolds. Circa 1923. Good condition.

Blue decorative cloth, black titles. Large colour pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis. 288 pages. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pages browned at edges. Spine rubbed and slightly chipped at top.

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TRIXY AND HER TRIO
Written by L.E. Tiddeman. Illustrated by Bertram Gilbert.
Stock no. 1804553
Published by Jarrolds. Circa 1924. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis. Covers faded, corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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THAT CURLY HEADED ROGUE
Written by Lilian Cheesman. Illustrated by Lilian Cheesman.
Stock no. 445410
Published by Jarrolds. Circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with dark title. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates. SIGNED by author, with dedication. Damp mark to front cover. Foxing to outer page edges. All plates clean and bright.

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BIG PETER'S LITTLE PETER
Written by Lilian Cheesman. Illustrated by Lilian Cheesman.
Stock no. 445409
Published by Jarrolds. Circa 1918. Very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with brown title, buff boards with colour onlay to front. Colour plates throughout. SIGNED by author to title page (dated). Covers are worn and scuffed with a few marks. Corners bumped. Endpapers browned.

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ORDEAL BY SEA
Written by Archibald Hurd. Illustrated by J. Abbey.
Stock no. 574339
Published by Jarrolds. 1st 1918. Very good condition.

The story of the British Seaman's fight for freedom. Blue cloth, black titles. Colour frontis. Book: book plate to front endpaper. A few scattered foxspots throughout.

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