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THE FIRST DAY OF THE HOLIDAYS
Written by A.J. Macgregor; W. Perring. Illustrated by A.J. Macgregor.
Stock no. 1325480
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1957. Good condition.

Ladybird series 401. Buff boards with square pictorial onlay to front and titles. Illustration to front is of Pen and Gwen shelling peas. Revised verses by Perring. Spine and corners bumped and worn, evidence of removal of a small label from rear cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper (dated 1957). Contents clean.

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LUCIE ATTWELL'S LITTLE POPPET ABC BOOK
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1325476
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1967. Very good condition.

Little Poppet Series. Small slim format. Green pictorial boards. Charming colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Crease to front cover. Small crease to lower corner of rear page and two small biro marks to rear pastedown.

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SARAH STONE: NATURAL CURIOSITIES FROM THE NEW WORLDS (ART OF NATURE)
Written by Christine E. Jackson. Illustrated by Sarah Stone.
Stock no. 1825865
Published by Merrell Holberton Publishers; Natural History Museum. 1st 1998. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From about 1777 the talented watercolourist Sarah Stone was employed by the entrepreneur Sir Ashton Lever to record the contents of his extraordinary private museum. This consisted of specimens and ethnographic material being brought back by British expeditions to Australia, the Americas, Africa and the Far East. The Lever Museum was tragically dispersed in 1806, and most of its zoological specimens have been lost. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 185894063X. A lovely copy.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1965
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1325472
Published by Daily Express. 1965. Very good condition.

Glazed boards. Front cover shows Rupert carrying a Christmas tree. 1st story Rupert & Gaffer. Magic Painting pages. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped, spine slightly browned. Child's name in ink to belongs to box. Price cut. Magic paintings have been completed with transfer of colour to facing pages.

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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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MAX'S DREAM
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Laszlo Acs.
Stock no. 1325464
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0241895464. Label removed from front pastedown. Small mark to centre of front cover. Dustwrapper is foxed to flaps and slightly browned.

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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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DEFENDING THE REICH: THE HISTORY OF JAGDGESCHWADER 1 "OESAU"
Written by Eric Mombeek.
Stock no. 1825856
Published by Jac Publications. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Red glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 332 pages. ISBN: 0951573713. Top edge of text block slightly browned. Minor mark to lower front edge of boards. Contents clean. A few minor grubby marks to rear panel of dustwrapper.

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HITLER'S MIRACLE WEAPONS: THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE ROCKETS AND FLYING CRAFT OF THE THIRD REICH VOLUME 2
Written by Friedrich Georg.
Stock no. 1825854
Published by Helion & Company. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Volume 2: From the V-1 to the A-9; Unconventional short - and medium-ranged weapons. Large format. Colour illustrations & b/w photos. ISBN: 1874622620. A nice, clean copy.

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WE DIDN'T MEAN TO GO TO SEA
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1325458
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine and blind title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers, b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0224021230. Spine very slightly bumped. Rear panel of wrapper is slightly grubby, slight rubbing to wrapper edges.

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GHOST BOMBERS: THE MOONLIGHT WAR OF NSG 9
Written by Nick Beale. Illustrated by Tom Tullis.
Stock no. 1825853
Published by Classic Publications. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Luftwaffe Night Attack Operations from Anzio to the Alps. Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1903223156. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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AVRO LANCASTER: THE DEFINITIVE RECORD
Written by Harry Holmes.
Stock no. 1825846
Published by Airlife. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 1853107212. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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