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BLUE BELL HILL GAMES
Written by R.A. Smith. Illustrated by David McKee.
Stock no. 1710110
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Oblong format. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0722657269. Corners lightly bumped.

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FEE FI FO FUM A POP-UP KIT
No author listed. Illustrated by Rowan Barnes-Murphy.
Stock no. 1107281
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1979. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. With pieces and instruction booklet on how to make up the kit. ISBN: 0722656092. Some light creasing to covers. Contents unused and in excellent order.

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A PECULIAR GIFT
Written by Lance Salway.
Stock no. 1801717
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1976. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Nineteenth Century Writings on Books for Children. Selected and Introduced by Lance Salway. Beige/olive cloth boards, purple title to spine. B/w illustrations. 572 pages including index. ISBN: 0722651406. A nice, clean copy in a price-cut pictorial wrapper.

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OLD KING COLE A POP-UP KIT
No author listed. Illustrated by Rowan Barnes-Murphy.
Stock no. 822104
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition.

Contents loose inside a green pictorial cardwrap cover. Contents include instructions to make your pop-up and the pieces to do so. ISBN: 0722656084. Covers lightly edge-creased with a tiny closed tear to one edge. Contents complete and unused.

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JUNGLE JUMBLE
Written by Robert Crowther. Illustrated by Robert Crowther.
Stock no. 991330
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1982. Fine condition.

Will the fearless frog find his way home?... Shaped pages. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 072265815X. In perfect working order.

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JET, A GIFT TO THE FAMILY
Written by Geoffrey Kilner. Illustrated by Mary Dinsdale.
Stock no. 426396
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. When his father brought home a greyhound, David dreaded what his mother would say... ISBN: 0722652011. Spine a little bumped. Some very light foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine and a little chipped in a few places.

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A LONG WAY TO GO
Written by Marjorie Darke.
Stock no. 425427
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story of a boy's personal struggle to fight - in his own terms - for what he believes to be right, with all the characters on both sides of the fence who help to shape his future. Black boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0722654855. SIGNED by author on title page - 'with best wishes' 1978. JAB in pen to front endpaper. Spine darkened and bumped to top and tail. Some light browning to some pages. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine and has a few small edge-chips.

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IDLE JACK
No author listed. Illustrated by Antony Maitland.
Stock no. 620091
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1977. Almost very good condition.

Idle Jack was as stupid as he was large and as large as he was lazy, which was very lazy indeed. Re-Told by Anthony Maitland. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 072265121X. Top and tail of spine and corners bumped. Slight wear to base of spine. Hinges slightly pulled. Contents clean.

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THE LOST MERBABY AND THE WISHING-NUT TREE
Written by Margaret Baker. Illustrated by Mary Baker.
Stock no. 621680
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st thus 1979. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Illustrated with silhouttes throughout. ISBN: 0722655398. Base of spine lightly bumped. Pictorial wrapper very slightly faded at spine and lightly rubbed at corners.

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THE QUEST FOR THE MISSING QUEEN
Written by Paul Hulshof; Robert Vincent Schipper.
Stock no. 622572
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Translated from the Dutch by Lance Salway. Oblong format. Brown pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. A wandering minstrel takes shelter with the mysterious hermit Melas, little knowing that he had taken the first step on a dangerous quest in search of the missing queen... ISBN: 0722654022. Edges lightly rubbed, contents fine. Price-cut pictorial wrapper lightly edge-creased and lightly browned.

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THE KNEE-HIGH MAN AND OTHER TALES
Written by Julius Lester. Illustrated by Ralph Pinto.
Stock no. 692337
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of six animal tales from American Black Folk Literature. Green pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0582162602. Corners lightly rubbed. Some light finger creasing to page corners. Price-cut pictorial wrapper rubbed at corners with slight wear to top front edge.

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