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THE QUEEN OF THE PHARISEES' CHILDREN
Written by Barbara Willard.
Stock no. 1328881
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 130 pages. Moll Swayne was a magical creature to her children, a creature of light and air and sunshine, the Queen of the Pharisees who danced in a fairy ring... Winner of the Whitbread Award 1984. ISBN: 0862031486. Spine and corners bumped. Top edge of textblock is dusty and foxed. Dustwrapper has a blue felt-tip pen mark crossing out the printed price on the front flap.

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THE MENNYMS
Written by Sylvia Waugh.
Stock no. 1328847
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Mennyms are a devoted family living together at No. 5 Brocklehurst Grove, but are they as normal as they seem? Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 212 numbered pages. ISBN: 1856812081. Spine and corners bumped. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty/foxed else contents are fine. Dustwrapper is slightly creased at top edges and is faded to edges and spine. Bookends sticker (very small) to rear panel of wrapper.

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FU-DOG
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Valerie Littlewood.
Stock no. 1328658
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format, glazed pictorial boards. Blue endpapers. Full-page colour illustrations. Fu-Dog is a small ornamental Chinese dog made of satin and fur. ISBN: 0862033683. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Minimal foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is very slightly browned to spine and edges and is slightly rubbed at top of spine.

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THE TUNNEL
Written by Anthony Browne. Illustrated by Anthony Browne.
Stock no. 2135567
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1989. Very good condition.

Once upon a time there lived a sister and brother who were not at all alike. In every way they were different. Oblong format. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862033748. A few marks to covers. Bottom corner of rear cover has small chip and bump.

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TALES FROM AESOP
Written by Aesop; Harold Jones. Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1318528
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1981. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. 10 x 6.5". ISBN: 0862030188. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine.

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CHANGES
Written by Anthony Browne. Illustrated by Anthony Browne.
Stock no. 1815452
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1990. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

"In this masterly book Anthony Browne explores the inner and outer worlds of change, with a spare text and powerful pictures which will be returned to again and again" - dustwrapper blurb. Very large format. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0862034353. Top edge of front panel of dustwrapper lightly creased.

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A STEP OFF THE PATH
Written by Peter Hunt.
Stock no. 2116991
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A children's story set in Wales. Green boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0862031923. Some light fading to cover edges. Pale foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with fading to spine.

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ANTHONY BROWNE'S KING KONG
Written by Edgar Wallace; Merian C. Cooper. Illustrated by Anthony Browne.
Stock no. 1109104
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Anthony Browne has always acknowledged this classic cult movie to be one of the most potent influences on his work. Never before appearing as a full colour book, there will not be a dry eye in the house as the last page is turned. Blue cloth. 92 pages. 11.75 x 9". ISBN: 1856812588. Some light wear along cover edges. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is edge-creased, with 1" closed tear to top of front panel.

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LITTLE STOWAWAY
Written by Theresa Tomlinson. Illustrated by Jane Browne.
Stock no. 1311539
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

John Robert loves his fisherman father and more than anything else longs to follow him out to sea... Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1856816915. Spine and corners slightly bumped, a few light scratch marks to rear cover. Contents fine.

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WE HIDE, YOU SEEK
Written by Jose Aruego; Ariane Dewey. Illustrated by Jose Aruego; Ariane Dewey.
Stock no. 383969
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st UK 1980. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Using the animals of East Africa as protagonists, Aruego and Dewey present and ingenious lession in camouflage and provide young viewers with endless hours of delightful seeking - and finding. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout, some easy to read text. ISBN: 0862030099.

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THE NATURE OF THE BEAST
Written by Janni Howker.
Stock no. 582340
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1986. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. On the moors abover Haverston, there is a mysterious beast at large... ISBN: 086203194X. SIGNED by author - 'For Jennie, With all Good Wishes'. Pictorial wrapper is a little faded to spine and has some light edge-creasing.

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GOING TO EGYPT
Written by Helen Dunmore.
Stock no. 426618
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colette dreams of going to exotic places - but the only holiday she's going on this year is to Weston with her dad! ISBN: 1856811034. Top of spine lightly bumped. Some light browning to pages. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut with a few tiny chips to edges and some edge-creasing.

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