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THE BEANO BOOK 1976
No author listed.
Stock no. 1328202
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1976. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed and a few tiny knocks to lower cover edges. Small margin tear to title-page. Contents clean. NOT inscribed or price-cut.

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THE MAMMOTH WONDER BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by J.R. Crossland; J.M. Parrish. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1328201
Published by Odhams Press Ltd.. 1st 1935. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Crossland and Parrish. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth with embossed illustration to front and spine, gilt title to spine. Colour plates by Anne Anderson, b/w illustrations by various artists to text throughout. 768 pages. First story is "The Story of Hiawatha". Minimal bumping to spine. Looks unread. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge rubbed and lightly faded.

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OUR TRAINS
No author listed. Illustrated by Frank H. Mason.
Stock no. 1328200
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1948. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Stiff card covers. A Tuck Book. A little text to bottom of each page, which is a colour illustration of trains/railways. Covers are edge rubbed and slightly creased. Light creases to page corner tips else contents clean.

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THE CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1328198
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st thus 1980. Fine condition.

A reproduction from "The Children's Tableaux", first published in 1896 by Ernest Nister. Glazed pictorial boards. 5 wonderful pop-up scenes. ISBN: 0510000908. Minimal rubbing to corners.

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UNCLE REMUS STORIES
Written by Joel Chandler Harris; Jane Shaw. Illustrated by William Backhouse.
Stock no. 1328197
Published by Collins. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format, cream boards with red title and vignette. Delightful colour illustrations. Retold by Jane Shaw. 13 stories. 61 pages. Spine bumped. Child's name and age in belongs to box. Foxing and a light musty smell else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge creased and lightly foxed on verso.

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THE BRAMBLY HEDGE POP-UP BOOK
Written by Jill Barklem. Illustrated by Jill Barklem; Damian Johnston.
Stock no. 1328196
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st thus 2022. Nearly fine condition.

Reminisce all your favourite seasonal moments from mthe hedgerow in this beautiful pop-up book. First published in 1993, this edition 2022. Large format. Blue pictorial boards. 6 glorious 3D scenes by Johnston plus other colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780008547110. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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MEMOIRS OF MONMOUTH-SHIRE 1708
Written by Nathan Rogers. Illustrated by Linda Waters.
Stock no. 1328194
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st thus 1983. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited to 200 copies. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0906134021. Slight rubbing to wrapper edges and a small tear to top edge of rear panel.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 (FACSIMILE) - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328193
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Collectors' Limited Edition Reproduction. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1904329330. Copy no. 9853 (certificate enclosed). A few foxspots to slipcase.

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SHAKESPEARE'S LIFE AND WORLD
Written by Katherine Duncan-Jones; William Shakespeare.
Stock no. 1328192
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Compiled and introduced by Katherine Duncan-Jones. Mauve cloth spine with gilt title, pictorial paper boards. Cream endpapers depicting street maps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing to corners. Small patch of surface paper damage to top corrner of rear slipcase panel.

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THE COWARD OF MINDEN: THE AFFAIR OF LORD GEORGE SACKVILLE
Written by Piers Mackesy.
Stock no. 1828462
Published by Allen Lane. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Lord George Sackville was court-martialled for disobedience at the battle of Minden in 1759 and pronounced to be 'unfit to serve His Majesty in any military capacity whatsover'. What caused him to disobey the orders of his German Commander-in-Chief to bring up the cavalry? Was it cowardice? Or incompetence? Or a determination to be awkward? Or was he an unlucky victim of circumstance? Yellow cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0713908513. Small black mark to front endpaper. Pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Top edge of text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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THUD RIDGE
Written by Jack Broughton.
Stock no. 1828460
Published by Crecy Publishing Limited. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

The classic story of a special breed of warrior, the fighterbomber pilot who flew the F105 Thunderchief 'Thud' Fighter-Bomber over the hostile skies of North Vietnam. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0859791165. Text block slightly grubby. Corners lightly rubbed. Overall, a very nice copy.

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A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SEABIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA AND THE WORLD
Written by Gerald S. Tuck. Illustrated by Hermann Heinzel.
Stock no. 1828459
Published by Collins. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition.

A comprehensive guide. Matt pictorial boards. B/w line drawings, colour illustrations. xxviii and 292 pages including index. ISBN: 0002197146. Boards browned and a little marked. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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