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THE MYSTERIOUS TALE OF GENTLE JACK AND LORD BUMBLEBEE
Written by George Sand; Gela Jacobson. Illustrated by Gennady Spirin.
Stock no. 1325236
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

Told in English for the first time. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 74 pages. ISBN: 0416085326. Spine and corners bumped. Small old price label to rear cover. Contents clean.

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RAF LITTLE RISSINGTON: THE CENTRAL FLYING SCHOOL YEARS 1946-1976
Written by Roy Bagshaw; et al.
Stock no. 1825511
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A remarkable and lasting record of the highly significant contribution made by RAF Little Rissington and the Central Flying School to flying excellence within the Royal Air Force and beyond. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos. 316 pages plus Index. ISBN: 9781844153817. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded at spine and spine edges, remains of old label to front panel, else a lovely copy.

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THE MOTOR RAIL WORKS LIST
Written by Clive Walters; Robin Waywell.
Stock no. 1825509
Published by Mainline & Maritime Ltd. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

This book is the result of many years of research and brings the wealth of detail contained in the Motor Rail Ltd Works List into the public domain. Large format. White cardwraps. A few b/w photos. ISBN: 9780954919931. A lovely copy.

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QUEENS FOR CHOICE
Written by Dorothea Moore.
Stock no. 1325234
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1934. Good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - illustrated by E.E. Brier. Colour frontis. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly browned and rear cover very slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown partially removed. Heavy foxing. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked showing stitching/webbing beneath.

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BETTY LENDS A HAND
Written by Margaret Baines Reed.
Stock no. 1325233
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1932. Good condition.

Pictorial boards show people stood by car on front cover, black titles. Colour frontis. 96 pages. Spine is browned and worn, cover edges rubbed. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing throughout, mainly to textblock.

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THE TREASURE OF GLENTHORPE PRIORY
Written by Ierne L. Plunket. Illustrated by Edith Brier.
Stock no. 1325232
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1932. Very good condition.

Pictorial paper boards. Colour frontis. 96 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn. Rear cover is slightly grubby, spine is browned and rubbed. Heavy foxing.

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KATTIE OF THE BALKANS
Written by F.O.H. Nash. Illustrated by J.M. Pollock.
Stock no. 1325231
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1931. Good condition.

Warne's Adventure Library. An amazing adventure in which Bunnie is mistaken for Kattie and is taken far away into the wilds of Silaria, captive in a strange land. Cream pictorial boards. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 152 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby. Damage to top of front cover. Name plate to front pastedown. Heavy foxing to textblock affecting some page edges.

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THE SKY TRACKERS
Written by John E. Gurdon. Illustrated by S. Drigin.
Stock no. 1325229
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1931. Almost very good condition.

Warne's Adventure Library. Cream boards with blue titles and colour vignettes. 156 pages. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn, spine very slightly grubby. Fore-edge of front cover is worn. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Some hinges cracked. Some foxing to contents.

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JUST PEGGY
Written by Margaret Stuart Lane. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 1325228
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1925. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. 159 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn, covers edge rubbed. Prize inscription in ink to front free-endpaper (name has been blotted out). Foxing to contents.

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THE HEIR OF A HUNDRED KINGS
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1325227
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1924. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Pictorial paper boards. Colour frontis and numerous b/w illustrations. 160 pages. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some hinges cracked. Heavy foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and grubby and browned on verso.

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BRUNTON COMES BACK
Written by Michael Poole.
Stock no. 1325226
Published by Oxford University Press. 1938. Good condition.

Pictorial boards, front cover shows boys head surrounded by books, spine shows boy in pyjamas. Dark brown background with yellow titles. Colour frontis. 95 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Small hole to centre of spine, spine slightly darkened. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Front joint (between frontis and title-page) is cracked. Contents are browned.

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NORTHAMPTON TO PETERBOROUGH: INCLUDING THE SEATON ROUTE (COUNTRY RAILWAY ROUTES)
Written by Vic Mitchell; Keith Smith.
Stock no. 1825501
Published by Middleton Press. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

For almost three years, this was the main line between London and Peterborough, but it then became a rural route and closed early. Thus it had much charm and many aged trains. Both are seen in the varied historic photographs herein, along with the assorted stock of the present Nene Valley Railway. Green, white and red glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and track plans. ISBN: 9781908174925. A lovely copy.

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