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ASK DOCTOR PETE
Written by Peter Rowan. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1204337
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1986. Fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards, b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0224028693. SIGNED by author 'To Alexander for a very happy christmas 1993 love Dr Peter. I've written in the book my favourite parts - which are yours?' Small annotations by the author throughout the text.

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THE AVENGERS
Written by Rich Cohen.
Stock no. 1204308
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2000. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A Jewish war story. This book tells one of the great untold stories of the Second World War. ISBN: 0224060015. Small nick to base of wrapper spine.

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AUGUST ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1204166
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1936. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Five children in a caravan, and a horse between its shafts, in pursuit of an absent-minded aunt whose address they didn't exactly know! A story of the Lockett family. Edges are worn. Corners are bumped. Some foxing.

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THE ROAD TO VERDUN
Written by Ian Ousby.
Stock no. 1601461
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

France, Nationalism and the First World War. 304 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0224059904. Wrapper is lightly edge creased.

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ARTHUR RANSOME AND CAPTAIN FLINT'S TRUNK
Written by Christina Hardyment.
Stock no. 1304165
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An essential companion to the Ransome books. Dark blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photo plates and illustrations. ISBN: 0224089894. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges and foxed on flaps. Printed price on front flap has been folded over causing a crease to the lower corner.

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ONE OLD OXFORD OX
Written by Nicola Bayley. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1203725
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

A counting book featuring a tongue-twister and lovely colour illustrations for each number from 1 to 12. Glazed pictorial boards. Unpaginated. 10 x 7. 5 inches. ISBN: 022401353X. Spine faded. Some foxing.

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SHADES OF GREENE
Written by Jeremy Lewis.
Stock no. 630874
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2010. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

One Generation of an English Family. Graham Greene and his five siblings and six cousins, of these twelve children, eight led exceptionally interesting, diverse and well-documented lives. A truly remarkable English family. This book is a riveting exercise in group biography and a masterly account of English society in the twentieth century. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xii and 580 pages including index. ISBN: 0224079211. A very nice copy.

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THE LIFE OF GRAHAM GREENE VOLUME ONE 1904-1939
Written by Norman Sherry.
Stock no. 630890
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0224026542. Top of spine lightly bumped. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is lightly browned. A decent copy.

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INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI
Written by Giles Neville. Illustrated by Patricia Neville.
Stock no. 446826
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1980. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Joseph Grimaldi was revered in his time for bringing to the London stage a unique comic genius that filled to capacity the vast old Covent Garden Theatre night after night for months on end. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0224018698.

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PUSS IN BOOTS
Written by Christopher Logue. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 991684
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition.

Wonderful full-colour pop-ups. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0224013009. All pop-ups in excellent working order. Corners rubbed.

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QUINTILIAN AND THE CURIOUS WEATHER SHOP
Written by John Hatfield. Illustrated by John Hatfield.
Stock no. 736964
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 110 pages. ISBN: 0224616897. Spine slightly bumped. White pictorial wrapper is a little grubby and edge rubbed. A nice copy.

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MISSEE LEE
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 735668
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers of Miss Lee's Islands. B/w illustrations. 335 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Bookworm damage to endpapers and fly-leaves. Textblock is slightly grubby but contents clean.

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