THE CIRCUS OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1830025
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The seventh book of Enid Blyton's popular "Adventure" series. Cream pictorial cloth, blue titles. B/w illustrations. 316 pages. Mark to rear board, spine slightly faded to top & tail of spine, front board just very slightly grubby. Tape marks to endpapers. Text block lightly browned with some minor foxing. A few foxspots to a few pages else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at corners and top & tail of spine with some loss, spine is faded.

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MY SECOND NATURE BOOK THE SPELL THAT WENT WRONG AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1329592
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black titles, blue and black vignettes. Two-tone illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge worn/chipped with loss to base of spine.

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BAIRNSANGS: NURSERY RHYMES IN SCOTS
Written by Sandy Thomas Ross. Illustrated by Charles Summers.
Stock no. 1829598
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The suthor has composed in Scots rhymes and riddles for children. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Small scarecrow vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. vi and 44 pages. Text block and endpapers browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly browned and grubby with a few minor closed tears (no loss).

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"CARROTS:" JUST A LITTLE BOY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1829369
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth with red titles and borders. 7 b/w illustrations including frontis. 241 pages. Reprint. Mark to top of spine (horizontally) and light fading to base of spine. Boards otherwise clean. Foxing mainly to text block, endpapers and some margins. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Top corner of page 195 and 197 is mis-cut as too large and therefore folded over (binding error). Pictorial dustwrapper has loss to base of spine (in line with the fading to spine), top of spine and corners lightly worn and chipped, overall is grubby with green marks to rear panel and foxing.

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MOOLTIKI AND OTHER STORIES AND POEMS OF INDIA
Written by Rumer Godden.
Stock no. 1329064
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Poignant stories bring to life the real India. Bright red cloth, gilt title to spine. 135 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is browned to spine and slightly worn at top edges.

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PLAIN JANE
Written by Barbara Softly. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1329055
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Set in the time of the civil war between Charles I and Parliment. Jane and her twin brother find themselves unavoidable drawn into a struggle while helping their father, who is a leading Royalist. Red boards with black titles and vignette to front cover. 256 pages. Some b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped, browned/spotted to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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WINTER'S TALES FOR CHILDREN 2
Written by Caroline Hillier. Illustrated by Meg Stevens.
Stock no. 1328764
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An exciting miscellany of short stories and poems edited by Hillier. Blue boards with gilt vignette to front, red title strip with gilt title. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Endpapers browned, foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, slightly grubby to rear panel with a couple of small edge tears.

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IRISH FAIRY TALES
Written by James Stephens. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1828994
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

A book in which Rackham broke new ground in the illustration of Irish literature. Stephens had attempted to create an Irish equivalent of The Arabian Nights in his own poetic retelling of the stories which existed in the oral tradition. Rackham rose to the occasion and produced 37 memorable illustrations including 16 in full colour. Green cloth, gilt decoration to front cover and spine. 318 pages. Spine browned and thus gilt to spine is faded. Corners rubbed and a little worn, lower rear corner has tiny nibble to cloth at edge. Text block and endpapers browned. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. All plates present, pale foxing to plate edges, tissue guards browned. Plate facing page 214 has slight surface paper damage to margins where tissue-guard was stuck. Contents clean.

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MOUSE HOUSE
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Adrienne Adams.
Stock no. 1328615
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A delightful companion to "The Mousewife". Orange boards, red titles and vignette. Pictorial endpapers. Colour text illustrations throughout. Cover edges lightly rubbed, spine slightly bumped. Light foxing and some grubby fingering to contents. Erased pencil name(?) to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn and is grubby with a biro mark to the title on front panel. Wrapper is foxed on verso.

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ST. JEROME AND THE LION
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Jean Primrose.
Stock no. 1328612
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The legend of gentle St. Jerome who healed the injured paw of a lion. Written in poetry form. Cream boards. Red and black illustrations. Covers slightly grubby, spine slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small foxspots to textblock. Some grubby marks to preliminary pages. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and lightly browned to spine.

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THE VALLEY OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1828767
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. The third in the Adventure series. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Name & date in pencil to front endpaper. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at edges with slight loss, faded to spine. Slight musty odour present.

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THE RIVER OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1328404
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The eighth in the Adventure series. Cream pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 277 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Light mark to top corner of front cover else covers are bright and clean. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed with a few small tears.

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