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THE COTSWOLDS' FINEST GARDENS
Written by Tony Russell.
Stock no. 2118469
Published by Amberley. 1st 2009. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781848687028. SIGNED by author to title page. Wrapper is price-cut and faded to spine.

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PICNIC ON THE MOON
Written by Brian Morse. Illustrated by Joep Bertrams.
Stock no. 2118461
Published by Turton & Chambers. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

48 new and amusing and thoughtful poems for young readers. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 187214800X. SIGNED by author to verso of half-title page. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.

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THE FAIRIES' WEDDING
Written by Bassett Green. Illustrated by Ray Foster.
Stock no. 1314927
Published by The Mercian Publishers. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

An illustrated fairy tale for children of all ages. Black cloth spine, cream pictorial boards. Lovely colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned/foxed. SIGNED by the author by means of an inscription in ink to front endpaper - "Paula with love from the Author". Contents bright and clean. Dustwrapper is slightly grubby, has loss to base of spine, lower front corner and top spine corner.

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ASPECTS OF TOWNS AND VILLAGES
Written by Michael J. Elsden.
Stock no. 2118177
Published by Michael J. Elsden. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Bright orange cloth with gilt titles B/w photos. SIGNED by author to front endpaper. Wrapper is edge-creased, with some light fading to spine.

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A GEOGRAPHY OF BLOOD UNEARTHING MEMORY FROM A PRAIRIE LANDSCAPE
Written by Candace Savage.
Stock no. 2117995
Published by Greystone Books. Circa 2012. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. ISBN: 9781771003216. SIGNED by author to title page. A little wear to corners.

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STEPSISTERS FOR LORNA
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by John Bruce.
Stock no. 1504694
Published by C. & J. Temple Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition.

A "Wynyards" book. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis and b/w chapter headers. 238 pages. SIGNED by author, with dedication, to prelims. Book has been rebound and has new endpapers. Small stain near bottom corner of text block also slightly affects page edges. Light stain to person's name in dedication. Contents lightly browned with some foxing but generally clean. Contained in photocopy dustwrapper.

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THE HAUNTED VALLEY AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Mabel Esther Allan.
Stock no. 1404245
1st 1981. Very good condition.

Wartime poems. White cardwraps with dark titles and border to front cover. 44 pages. SIGNED by author to inside front cover. Couple of text corrections written in ink otherwise contents are clean.

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MORE ABOUT MANDY
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Ann Kent Robinson.
Stock no. 1404240
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1963. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. Blue/white endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. A second story about the King family. SIGNED by author to title page. A little bumping to spine and corners. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is a little edgeworn.

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THE BELLS OF ROME
Written by Mabel Esther Allan.
Stock no. 1314757
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How Flavia risks her life to foil a murder, and how she solves the mystery... Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 150 pages. ISBN: 0434926957. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Spine bumped. Faint marks to edge of front cover. Name in blue biro to top edge of front free-endpaper. Foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, slightly grubby to rear panel and lightly foxed on verso.

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CHILTERN SCHOOL
Written by Mabel Esther Allan.
Stock no. 1404200
Published by The Bemrose Press Limited. 1st 1990. Very good condition.

Grey cardwraps with b/w illustration and black titles to front cover. 177 pages. SIGNED with inscription to inside of front cover. Corners a little bumped. Contents clean.

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THE EMPTY COTTAGE
Written by Brian Read. Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 1504470
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Squirrel Series. Patrick and Andrew went to stay on a farm. They made friends with all the animals, and drove with Jill in a donkey-cart. George and Ron said town boys were silly, and they wouldn't let them play in Lonesome Cottage. But they all made friends when Harry came. Dark orange boards with dark titles and squirrel vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 62 pages. SIGNED by author on title page, in green pen with dedication and date. A little bumping to spine and corners. Light foxing to text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small chips and tears. Rear panel slightly grubby and spine lightly browned.

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MYSTERY ABOARD THE MURRABIT
Written by Nancy Parker. Illustrated by Nancy Parker.
Stock no. 1504467
Published by F.W. Cheshire. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Why did the uncle of 16 year old German acrobat Max Schiller try to murder him? and why did he set fire to the Murrabit, a paddle steamer on the Murray river. Grey boards with white map lines and titles. Illustrated endpapers. B/w illustrations. 132 pages. SIGNED by author on title page. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Heavy bump to top corner of front cover. Light page browning otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped at ends of spine and folds. Browning to spine, panels and edges of flaps.

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