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FLY FISHING (HADDON HALL LIBRARY)
Written by Edward Grey. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1829675
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 4th 1907. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The Haddon Hall Library series. Fourth and cheaper edition. Red cloth, gilt titles. Deckle edged. Colour frontis and one plate of trout flies. Endpapers and chapter headers by Rackham. B/w plates by others. xiii and 276 pages including index. Top edge gilt. Some mottling to boards. Spine slightly faded. Name and date in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers .Text block browned with age. Small hole to tissue-guard protecting frontis. A few marks to contents. All plates present. Dustwrapper is browned and in two halves (front and rear) with edge-wear, spine is detached but present and is also in two halves (top and bottom).

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SPLIT-CANE AND SABLE: A BOOK OF FISH, MEN AND NATURE
Written by Robin Armstrong. Illustrated by Robin Armstrong.
Stock no. 1329328
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Proving by his distinctive skills with rod, line and brush, that there is far more to fishing than meets the eye, the author has given us a charming book about his life and occupations. Colour & b/w illustrations. Burgundy boards and gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0460047450. SIGNED by the author to title page (inscribed to previous owner). Spine and corners slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE ROSE & THE RING & THE MAGIC FISH-BONE
Written by William Makepeace Thackeray; Charles Dickens. Illustrated by W.M. Thackeray; John Gilbert; Paul Hogarth.
Stock no. 1829500
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st thus 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Childrens Illustrated Classics series. 2 classics in one volume. Blue and cream decorated cloth with matching endpapers. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. xi and 179 pages. Boards clean and bright. Text block lightly browned and foxed. Name & date in ink to verso of front endpaper. Some foxing to page margins. Else a lovely copy. Pink pictorial dustwrapper has a few foxsots, is a little grubby, lightly browned to spine.

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THE HUNDRED DAYS TO HITLER
Written by Roger Manvell; Heinrich Fraenkel.
Stock no. 1829447
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

What were the precise circumstances that made possible Hitler's seizure of power? A detailed day-to-day account of exactly how Hitler and the Nazi leaders manoeuvred their way to power. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 245 pages including index. ISBN: 0460078593. Text block browned with some foxing and a small stain. Grubby marks to page 15 and facing page else contents clean. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

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ALGERNON
Written by Helen Friedlaender. Illustrated by Myrtle Jerrett.
Stock no. 1329223
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1943. Good condition.

Oblong format, blue cloth spine and green boards. Attractive colour lithographs. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers a bit grubby and foxed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents. Front joint is cracked at top half.

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A VISIT TO GRANDPA'S AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Dylan Thomas. Illustrated by Robin Jacques.
Stock no. 1329191
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A splendidly illustrated collection of Dylan Thomas' stories chosen specially to appeal to the young. Light brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460061542. Minimal bumping to spine. Some pale browning to rear edge of wrapper spine.

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HOW TO SEE INSECTS
Written by Eric Fitch Daglish. Illustrated by Eric Fitch Daglish.
Stock no. 1329189
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

The Children's Nature Series. Beige boards. Black titles and small vignette. B/w illustrations. Spine and cover edges browned. Lower front corner bumped. Top 2" of front free-endpaper has been neatly cut out. Some light foxing to contents. Remains of dustwrapper is tucked into the back of the book (the wrapper is in two pieces and the spine is missing).

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HOW TO SEE POND LIFE
Written by Eric Fitch Daglish. Illustrated by Eric Fitch Daglish.
Stock no. 1329188
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

The Children's Nature Series. Beige boards. Black titles and small vignette. B/w illustrations. Spine and cover edges browned, slight loss to base of spine. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper.

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BONFIRES AND BROOMSTICKS
Written by Mary Norton. Illustrated by Mary Adshead.
Stock no. 1329159
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Mary Norton's second book following "The Magic Bed-Knob" which was the inspiration for Disney's "Bedknobs and Broomsticks". More exciting adventures for the children who with a backwards twist of the magic bed-knob were able to fly into the Past. Blue cloth. Yellow pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 119 pages. 8.5 x 5.5". Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers partly browned. Some light foxing. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is in two pieces with only 1/3 of the spine remaining. Edges of wrapper are worn and chipped, rear panel is slighty grubby and foxed.

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JOYCE STRANGER'S BOOK OF HANAK'S ANIMALS
Written by Joyce Stranger. Illustrated by Mirko Hanak.
Stock no. 1329021
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Prose and poems accompany enchanting pictures of animals. White cloth, gilt title to spine. 103 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0460066242. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Some slight browning at cover edges and foxing to top edges. Pale page browning and light foxing to top edge of textblock else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit edge rubbed.

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BEE THE PRINCESS OF THE DWARFS
Written by Anatole France; Peter Wright. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1328897
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

Pale grey cloth, gilt titles and vignette to spine and front cover. Gilt decorated endpapers. 17 exquisite mounted colour plates with tissue guards. Plus mounted colour chapter header illustrations. 128 pages. Retold in English by Peter Wright. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned. Foxing to contents, browning to tissue-guards.

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THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN
Written by Robert Browning. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328831
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1928. Very good condition.

Orange decorated cloth with black title to spine, gilt title to front. 8 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 41 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown.

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