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THE SCARLET HERRING
Written by Edward Abbott Parry. Illustrated by A. D. Rusden.
Stock no. 317374
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

A collection of six stories. Green covers, red vignette of fish to front and spine. Red title to front cover, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis and text illustrations throughout. 252 pages plus small catalogue and specimen page. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Small mark to rear cover. Light browning to endpapers. Contents clean.

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CHURCH MICE AND MRS CLUCKABIDDY'S FRIENDS
Written by C.B. Nelson. Illustrated by C.B. Nelson.
Stock no. 317480
Published by Figurehead. Very good condition.

Brown slip case with pictorial onlay containing two volumes. Books have cream p/w with pictorial onlays, and b/w illustrations throughout. 9 x 6". Slip case and books a little bumped and marked. Otherwise nice.

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LITTLE PETER
Written by Lucas Malet. Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 317514
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. 1910. Very good condition.

A Christmas Morality. Pretty cream pictorial boards. Gilt titles. 8 colour plates mounted on grey captioned card. 175 pages. 8.75 x 6.5". boards a little grubby and bumped. Some browning and foxing. Otherwise a lovely copy.

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THE RUBY OF KISHMOOR
Written by Howard Pyle. Illustrated by Howard Pyle.
Stock no. 317517
Published by Harper & Bros. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Light blue cloth, gilt titles and skull & crossbones illustration to front cover. 2 full page colour plates, 8 other colour plates (3-tone). 74 pages. 9 x 5.75". Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Boards bumped and a little grubby. Joints loose and some cracked. Neat name to front endpaper. Otheriwse slight browning throughout.

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NORMAN AND ADA; or, THE FIRST VISIT
No author listed.
Stock no. 317565
Published by Seeley, Jackson, Halliday. 1868. Good condition.

By the author of "True Stories For Little People" etc. Burgundy cloth, gilt title and decoration to front cover. Black endpapers. 2 hand-coloured illustrations. 3 other b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped, cloth split to front side of spine. Some light stains to cover edges. Pages a little grubby with some slight tears. Generally a very nice copy of an antiquarian children's book.

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THE STORY OF HANS ANDERSEN SWAN OF DENMARK
Written by Ruth Manning-Sanders; Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Astrid Walford.
Stock no. 317675
Published by E.P.Dutton & Co.. 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Andersen's early life. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. American Edition. Slight foxing to contents. Spine bumped. price-cut from dustwrapper.

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STAMPS! A YOUNG PHILATELIST'S GUIDE
Written by Brenda Ralph-Lewis.
Stock no. 318551
Published by Simon & Schuster. 1990. Very good condition.

A great starter for any stamp collector. Photos and illustrations throughout. Contains two of 'the stanley gibbons collection' packages. 95pp. 11.25 x 8.5".

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WALT DISNEY'S BAMBI
Written by Walt Disney; Felix Salten. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 318554
Published by Collins. Slightly better than good condition.

Adapted from the novel by Felix Salten. Colour pictorial boards. Red cloth spine. Includes "A Bambi Gallery" at the beginning of the book are four extra full-colour pictures which can be easily taken out and used for framing. Boards and cloth spine bumped and rubbed. Some foxing to contents. Otherwise, a lovely early edition.

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LARKY LEGENDS
Written by Norman Hunter. Illustrated by James Arnold.
Stock no. 319562
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, red titles and decorations. Illustrated endpapers. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 220 pages. 8.5 x 7". Spine a little bumped. Some foxing, mostly to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Contents otherwise bright and clean. Dustwrapper a little edge worn, with chipping to spine - neatly tape repaired to rear. An excellent copy of the first edition.

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YVETTE IN THE U.S.A. WITH TITANIA'S PALACE
Written by Nevile Wilkinson.
Stock no. 320267
Published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Green boards with gilt vignette to front and title to spine. B/w plates throughout. 207pp. 8 x 5.5". Writing on front endpaper. Otherwise the book is bright and clean. Dustwrapper bright but a little chipped to edges.

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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 321289
Published by George G. Harrap & Company Ltd.. 1st 1929. Very good condition.

Publisher's de-luxe binding. Olive green morocco with gilt titles. Front cover has coloured leather inlaid illustration. Pictorial endpapers. 12 colour plates. A handsome book. Boards a little rubbed to edges. Some erased pencil writing (faint) to verso of Front endpaper Endpapers browned. Contents otherwise clean and bright. Front joint cracked. Tear to middle of one page at joint. Generally a superb 1st edition.

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BEARS
Written by Rose Fyleman. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 321510
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange boards. Colour frontis piece, b/w illustrations throughout. 102pp. 7.5 x 5". Dustwrapper spine faded. A little edge worn. Generally a VG copy.

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