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THE BORROWERS AFIELD
Written by Mary Norton. Illustrated by Diana Stanley.
Stock no. 1311434
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1973. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 193 pages. ISBN: 0460066307. Very minimal bumping to spine else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine.

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FIRST YEAR UP
Written by D.W. Hackman. Illustrated by W.A. Sillince.
Stock no. 1402153
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Katherine and Jane meet on the train on their way to Setterfield College. They are both 'freshers' and this is the story of their first year at college. Mustard cloth boards with black titles to spine and vignettes of two girls and a school on the front board. B/w line drawings. 208 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Small patch of damp staining to bottom of rear board. Erased pencil marks to front endpaper. Couple of marks to edge of text block otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with loss to top and bottom of spine and folds. Couple of small holes to rear panel. Browning to panels and verso.

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THE LITTLE STRANGER
Written by Susan Osborne. Illustrated by Jennifer Rope.
Stock no. 1108763
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Two-colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and cover edges. Some uneven browning to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges Wrapper is faded to spine with tears; loss to top and tail of spine; some white label 'repairs' to verso.

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THE GOLDEN CADDY
Written by Patricia Lynch. Illustrated by Juliette Palmer.
Stock no. 1501718
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Maroon boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 168 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Small indentation to rear cover. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and some light marks to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped but with very little loss. Spine is browned and rear panel grubby.

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RYAN'S FORT
Written by Patricia Lynch. Illustrated by Elisabeth Grant.
Stock no. 1501704
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1961. Slightly better than good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ryan's Fort is a small stone hut, the first real home the children of the Ryan family have ever known. Green boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 172 pages. Ex-library so stamps to publisher's page and removal of label from front pastedown. Tape residue to covers and endpapers. A little bumping to spine and corners. Small indentation to top edge of front cover. A few marks to contents. Dustwrapper is price-cut with revised label above. Slightly edge worn and grubby to rear panel, tape residue to flap.

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THE SMALLER BIRDS
Written by Eric Fitch Daglish. Illustrated by Eric Fitch Daglish.
Stock no. 1501577
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Animals in Black and White Volume Four. Text and woodcuts. Cream covers with black titles and ornate animal and bird themed border around titles on front cover. 47 pages. 20 birds featured. Some bumping to spine, corners and cover edges. Some edges darkened. Large presentation plate to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers. Contents very good. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped with large closed tear to front panel which has been repaired on verso. Small hole to fold of front flap. Wrapper is grubby with a browned spine.

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THE SEVEN-TIMES SEARCH
Written by Paul Biegel; Gillian Hume. Illustrated by Van Wely.
Stock no. 1807417
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1971. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in Holland in 1967. English version by Hume and Biegel. Red boards, black title to spine. 198 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0460057944. Foxing to text block and prelims. Surface paper loss to front endpaper where a label has been removed and some of the label remains. A few grubby marks to contents. Pictorial wrapper is not price-cut, is browned at spine and slightly grubby. A good copy in a scarce dustwrapper. Musty odour present.

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THE BORROWERS AFLOAT
Written by Mary Norton. Illustrated by Diana Stanley.
Stock no. 1401603
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red title and vignette. Illustrated endpapers. Colour frontis and many b/w illustrations throughout. 176 pages. Spine a little bumped. Board edges a little browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears and grubby. A few scratches to front panel and a little surface paper damage to bottom of spine.

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NICCOLO
Written by Karel Jaeger. Illustrated by Martin Wells.
Stock no. 1309585
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. 61 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light fingermarks to contents but generally clean. Dustwrapper has a large tear/crease to top edge of front panel which is tape repaired on verso and has slight loss at top of spine.

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EPPING FOREST ITS LITERARY AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
Written by William Addison.
Stock no. 1806141
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Ex-lib with library labels to endpapers and base of spine else a clean copy.

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RAMSES IN RIO MOTO
Written by Hans Dorflinger. Illustrated by Monika Beisner.
Stock no. 384255
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1977. Fine condition.

An apprentice magician chooses to demonstrate his skills in Rio Moto - the most dangerous city in the world. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0460068504.

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THE BOOK OF LOVAT CLAUD FRASER
Written by Haldane MacFall. Illustrated by Claude Lovat Fraser.
Stock no. 734958
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1923. Very good condition.

A biography of Lovat by one of his closest friends. Large format. Blue cloth spine, white pictorial boards. Decorated endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. Spine bumped and faded. Corners worn. Covers just slightly grubby. Name in ink to half-title page. A few hinges pulled but contents generally clean.

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