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MISCELLANY ONE
Written by Edward Blishen. Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith; Charles Keeping; Victor G. Ambrus; et al..
Stock no. 1328966
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book that has something for every young reader! Short-stories by well known authors, such as Rosemary Sutcliff and Eric Allen. There are also poems of all sorts scattered throughout the book. Cloth spine, pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Colour plates. 202 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is worn at top of spine.

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PICTURE AND PLAY
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang. Illustrated by E. Dorothy Rees; Millicent Sowerby; Angusine Macgregor; et al..
Stock no. 1328965
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Very good condition.

Mrs. Strang's Playbooks series. The Unbreakable Books. A board book with 6 thick board pages, each with large colour illustrations and a couple of sentences below. Pages bound together with 3 pieces of cloth. Slight wear to corners. Name in ink across top margin of rear cover. Some slight grubbiness to rear cover. Some marks to page margins but illustrations still bright.

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ROUGH WATER
Written by Roland Pertwee. Illustrated by Margery Gill.
Stock no. 1328933
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Continuing the story of the Islanders in the west country. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned and lightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly chipped, spine slightly browned.

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ANATOMY OF A DICTATORSHIP: INSIDE THE GDR 1949-1989
Written by Mary Fulbrook.
Stock no. 1829188
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The German Democratic Republic. Combining careful archival research with broader theoretical and historical interpretation, a major contribution to debates on recent German history and the character of contemporary Germany. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 307 pages including index. ISBN: 0198203128. Pencil erasure marks to front endpaper. Light blue pen marks to vertical edge of text block. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is scuffed.

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THE HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS
Written by D.W. Yalden; U. Albarella.
Stock no. 1829170
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reviewing our knowledge of avifaunal history over the last 15,000 years, setting it in its wider historical and European context. Dark navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and maps. vi and 263 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199217519. SIGNED by Derek Yalden with personal gift inscription to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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THE BIRDS OF THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC CONCISE EDITION VOLUMES 1 AND 2
Written by D.W. Snow; Christopher M. Perrins.
Stock no. 1829137
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A two volume set based on The Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour map to endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations and distribution maps throughout. ISBN: 019854099X. Volume 1 - spine is concave but the binding is tight. Contents of both volumes are clean. Dustwrapper of volume I is creased and faded to spine. Dustwrapper of volume 2 is lightly faded to spine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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FOLLOW THE FOOTPRINTS
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1328835
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Author's first book. An adventure story of two children, who embark on a hunt for ancient treasure from their new home in Cumberland. Cream cloth. B/w text illustrations. 208 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Mark to top of spine and covers (small) and small mark to top edge of front cover. Endpapers lightly browned. Heavy foxing to textblock and some pages. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and very slightly grubby to rear panel.

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THE GREAT GALE
Written by Hester Burton. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328832
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oxford Children's Library No. 12. The story of the floods that swept the Norfolk coats in 1953. Red boards, silver title to spine. 207 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0192770527. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Inscription in ink and a crease to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is price-cut with a couple of small, light marks to rear panel.

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UNDERGROUND ALLEY
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Marcia Lane Foster.
Stock no. 1328824
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Slight fading to cover edges. Prize inscription in ink to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with creases to top edge of front panel and a couple of large corner tears. Rear panel of wrapper is very very slightly grubby.

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THE ROLLING SEASON
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Christopher Brooker.
Stock no. 1328818
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The drought had lasted for many weeks and there was practically no water left in the wells of the village of Bourne Bridge. Hiram, Sykes, Michael and Ernest went down the canal each day to the town for water. One day Hiram found an ancient book which told how a wheel with a bell on it was rolled down the hill to find water. So he sets out to find water.... Cream boards, brown title to spine. B/w illustrations to text. 175 pages. Spine bumped and slightly damp stained. A few small spots to cover edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Textblock slightly foxed and a bit dusty to top edge. Dustwrapper is worn at spine and corners with small tears.

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THE EDUCATED PIG
Written by Monica Walker. Illustrated by Monica Walker.
Stock no. 1328800
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a little pig whose adventures began when it was found that he could count. Pictorial boards. Colour text illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn.

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THE TOYMAKER
Written by Helen M. Angus. Illustrated by Helen M. Angus.
Stock no. 1328759
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition.

Decorated boards. A book of paper dolls/toys to make. Colour illustrations/diagrams. Covers slightly grubby and browned. Endpapers browned. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper.

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