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BIGGLES ON MYSTERY ISLAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1826507
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream boards, black title to spine. 6 colour plates. Base of spine lightly bumped. Text block and endpapers browned. Some foxing to page margins. All plates present. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, browned to spine and rear panel, minor chips to edges.

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CARGO OF HORSES
Written by Monica Edwards. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1325465
Published by The Children's Book Club. 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small brown mark to front board. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little worn at edges with small section of loss to lower corner on rear panel.

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THE BORROWERS ALOFT
Written by Mary Norton. Illustrated by Diana Stanley.
Stock no. 1325462
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title on spine. B/w illustrations throughout. A tale full of surprises, excitement and laughter. The Childrens Book Club edition. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers and textblock are very slightly foxed. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges and rear panel is very very slightly grubby.

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WILLIAM AND THE SPACE ANIMAL
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324555
Published by The Children's Book Club. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, some fading to top and tail of spine. Endpapers bowned with some old tape marks and evidence of removal of a label. Contents are browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly chipped.

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WILLIAM'S TREASURE TROVE
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1324554
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Endpapers lightly browned and light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, slightly grubby to spine and rear panel.

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ORCHIDS FOR BIGGLES
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323872
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1972. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, black title to spine. No illustrations despite accreditation to Leslie Stead. 168 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and a bit grubby.

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BIGGLES' CHINESE PUZZLE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323864
Published by The Children's Book Club. Fair condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some marking to rear cover. Front joint is broken with front free-endpaper and frontis MISSING. Number in ink to front pastedown (1021). First gathering of pages is loose but still attached. Dustwrapper is well worn and grubby with som loss to spine and edges.

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RETURN TO MARS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1323665
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Green boards, black title to spine. 6 colour plates. A story of Interplanetary Flight. Spine bumped and foxed. Foxing to endpapers. Textblock edges browned. Dustwrapper has large section of front panel missing and loss at edges, rear panel is grubby.

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BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323401
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards. Dark titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 182 pages. Slight bumping to spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly browned to spine and has an ink number (58) to base of spine.

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THE ROARING 40
Written by Nan Chauncy. Illustrated by Annette MacArthur-Onslow.
Stock no. 2123864
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boars, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and tears; a bit of loss; foxing to rear panel.

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HURRY HOME CANDY
Written by Meindert Dejong. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1316693
Published by The Children's Book Club. circa 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Children's book club edition. Green boards with black titles to spine. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Light musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, showing on white rear panel and is slightly worn to spine.

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THE BOX IN THE ATTIC
Written by Barbara Euphan Todd. Illustrated by Lynette Hemmant.
Stock no. 1316679
Published by The Children's Book Club. circa 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Perdita's diary of her holiday with relatives and the magical things they found in the box in the rectory attic. Blue boards with black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 208 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Light foxing to textblock and a light musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is just a little bit creased at corners.

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