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DIANA OF THE RANGES
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by C. Caney.
Stock no. 1804685
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pink cloth, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 240pp. SIGNED by the author by way of a gift inscription to front endpaper. Spine faded, cover edges faded. Pictorial wrapper is slightly edge-chipped and has 1.5" loss to top of spine.

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AFRICAN RAINBOW
Written by H.K. Binks.
Stock no. 1206071
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The author's adventures in Kenya illustrated by his own b/w photographs. From farming to nature photography and ivory hunting. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 264 pages. SIGNED by author with dedication and date. Top of spine lightly shelf-worn, lower edge of boards knocked. Spine slightly cocked. Text block browned. Some foxing present, mainly to prelims and endpapers. Wrapper price-cut, somewhat browned and a little edge-chipped.

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UNCLE NEPTUNE
Written by Chris Powling.
Stock no. 1206070
Published by Abelard. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Kate and the magic shell. 108 pages. Blue boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0200727818. SIGNED by author. Corners bumped.

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GERALD THE WELSHMAN
Written by Henry Owen.
Stock no. 1205628
Published by Whiting & Co.. 1st 1889. Very good condition.

Giraldus Cambrensis. Three-quarters vellum binding. Blue boards with red dragon vignette. SIGNED by author. Endpapers very lightly browned.

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THE FORESHADOWING
Written by Marcus Sedgwick.
Stock no. 1204643
Published by Orion Children's Books. 1st 2005. As new condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Sasha Fox has a terrible gift, she can see the future. Black boards, silver title to spine. Blue endpapers. ISBN: 1842552198. SIGNED by author. One corner of wrapper very lightly rubbed else mint.

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UNDINE
Written by Friedrich De La Motte Fouque. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1204481
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1909. Very good condition.

Deluxe edition limited to 1,000 SIGNED copies. Bound in vellum with gilt decoration to spine, gilt title and vignette to front. 15 beautiful tipped-in colour plates with tissue guards. 30 b/w drawings. SIGNED by illustrator. Copy no. 683. Book: all plates present. Spine darkened, cover edges grubby. Contents clean and bright.

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PIRATES
Written by Colin Hawkins; Jacqui Hawkins. Illustrated by Colin Hawkins.
Stock no. 1105752
Published by Collins. 1st 1987. Fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0001956833. SIGNED by author with dedication.

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THE FIRE-EATERS
Written by David Almond.
Stock no. 1105699
Published by Hodder Children's Books. 1st 2003. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

A tale of terror, joy and miracles. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 249 pages. ISBN: 0340773820. SIGNED by author.

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PADDLEFEET
Written by Christine Purkis.
Stock no. 1105696
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1997. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

The Water Folk who have made their home behind the waterfall. A story rooted in family life but branching into magic. ISBN: 0370324145. SIGNED by author.

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THE VALLEY OF SECRETS
Written by Charmian Hussey. Illustrated by Christopher Crump.
Stock no. 1105683
Published by Hodder Children's Books. 1st thus 2004. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

A unique tale beautifully decorated with Crump's highly detailed pen and ink drawings which sweeps from London to Cornwall, to the Amazonian rainforest on a journey which is unforgettable. Originally published in 2003 by Saint Piran Press and launched at Cornwall's exciting Eden Project. Blue boards, white title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. ISBN: 0340893494. SIGNED by author

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THE ALL-NITE CAFE
Written by Philip Gross.
Stock no. 1204361
Published by Faber & Faber. Circa 1993. Fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Poetry for teenagers. Winner of the Signal Poetry Award 1994. ISBN: 0571167535. SIGNED by author. 4th printing.

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CHASING VERMEER
Written by Balliett. Blue. Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 1204343
Published by The Chicken House. 1st 2005. As new condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Tipped in colour illustration to verso of front endpaper. B/w illustrations. Two children are caught up in an international art sensation. ISBN: 1904442714. SIGNED by author and illustrator. Complete with original wraparound band.

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