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THE MOSS ROSE PRESS
Written by Ivor Waters. Illustrated by Mercedes Waters; Linda Waters; Bryan Woodfield.
Stock no. 1701714
Published by Moss Rose Press. 1st 1985. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Limited edition of 150 copies. A complete list of the Chepstow Society and Moss Rose Press publications from 1948 to 1985. Green cloth. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0906134331.

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POEMS OF PASSION AND PLEASURE
Written by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Illustrated by Dudley Tennant.
Stock no. 1302412
Published by Gay & Hancock. circa 1912. Very good condition.

Limited edition of 500 copies. 20 splendid tipped-in colour plates, reminiscent of Charles Robinson. Each plate has a captioned tissue guard. 267 pages, top edge gilt and others untrimmed. Full vellum binding with gilt titles and decoration. Large, heavy format. SIGNED by Wilcox and Tennant to limitation page, this is copy no. 178. Cover edges and spine are just a little grubby. Silk ties are missing. Name and date in ink to front endpaper. Untrimmed page edges are dusty and there is some very light fingering otherwise contents are clean. 1 plate has a very light crease to a lower corner, all others present and fine condition.

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AIR FEUD
Written by William Hansbro.
Stock no. 1701672
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. 1st 1936. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, black title to spine. B/w plates. Part of the 'Ace' Series. Spine faded with the odd mark.

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INGLE-NOOK STORIES
Written by Mrs. Stanley Leathes. Illustrated by M. Erwin.
Stock no. 1102227
Published by John F. Shaw & Co.. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt and silver titles. B/w illustrations. Corners are worn. Covers grubby.

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SUNNYSIDE TALES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1102138
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Circa 1937. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows boy and girl on barrel in the sea. Colour plates and b/w illustrations, all by the same artist, a few very similar to the style of Arthur Rackham. First story is "John, Topsy and the Raven". Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is torn with some chipping.

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THE NEW RUPERT COLOUR ADVENTURE BOOK
Written by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1102137
Published by L.T.A. Robinson Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial boards featuring Rupert and Prince on a pony (Dapple) with Rupert's father with the king in the background. 2 stories: Rupert and the Wonderful Boots plus Rupert and Dapple. Coloured pictures throughout. Printed L.T.A. Robinson. Spine is split to one side for approx. 3". Edges are worn.

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BOOK OF PETS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1701658
Almost very good condition.

Red and green pictorial boards. A board book with bright colour pictures and small amount of text to bottom of each page. Covers are scuffed and creased.

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PLAYBOX ANNUAL 1954
No author listed.
Stock no. 1701649
Published by The Fleetway House. 1954. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Front cover shows young girl and boy on raft. Corners are worn. Spine is faded. Surface damage to rear pastedown.

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THE PICTURE SHOW
No author listed.
Stock no. 1302306
Published by Ernest Nister. circa 1895. Good condition.

Green cloth spine. Pictorial front board showing girl dressed in clown suit. "A Novel Picture book For Children". Four pop-up colour pictures. B/w text illustrations. Spine worn at top and tail. Corners worn and cover edges rubbed. Joints and hinges cracked, front free-endpaper missing. A few loose pieces to first pop-up and skipping rope is twisted (but still intact), other 3 pop-ups in excellent working order. Some tears to inner margins and some loose pages caused by the cracked hinges. Some light page browning and fingering. Still a nice copy of a very scarce Nister pop-up.

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MISS DUTCH OF DOLLAND
No author listed.
Stock no. 1302259
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Valentine's Book Toys, Dolly Series, no. B221. A shaped book with card covers, face to front is moveable. Two-tone illustrations. Backstrip covering is mostly missing. Some creases to covers and crack to rear cover. Contents are fingered and foxed else clean.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 25 - RUPERT AND THE FRENCH POODLES
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1701597
Published by Daily Express. 1955. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Second story is 'Rupert and the New Jersey'. 22 pages. Colour illustrations. 2" split to base of spine. Covers creased.

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PUCK ON PEGASUS
Written by H. Cholmondeley-Pennell. Illustrated by John Leech; John Tenniel; et al..
Stock no. 1801549
Published by John Camden Hotten. 6th 1869. Fair condition.

Sixth edition, revised and enlarged. Blue cloth boards, bevelled edges, gilt titles, xii and 196 plus four page publisher adverts to rear. B/w illustrations. Boards marked, spine worn with loss to top. Front joint cracked. A few hinges split and one section detached. One or two margin marks but contents generally clean.

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