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SIRIUS AND SABA
Written by Deborah King. Illustrated by Deborah King.
Stock no. 624433
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Sirius and Saba are dogs who undertake a journey round the exotic Caribbean island of Saint Lucia... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0241105994. Small pink pen mark to title page and just a few light margin marks. Pictorial wrapper a little grubby with a couple of tiny nicks.

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JACKO'S PLAY
Written by Ray Smith.
Stock no. 624435
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

Jacko, Teddy and Barley, the toys, decide to put on a musical play which Jacko has written specially for them. Starring Barley as the Shepherdess with Teddy as teh Farmer and Jacko as the Photographer. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0333306090. Corners lightly rubbed, top front edge of cover has 0.75" loss to surface paper. Pale foxing to endpapers.

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THE CRUISE OF THE MIDGE
Written by Michael Scott.
Stock no. 624489
Published by Collins. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Eight colour plates. 304 pages. Top & tail of spine rubbed, covers darkened. Top & side edge of front endpaper neatly removed, inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few margin marks.

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MR. BUNNILUMP'S ADVENTURES
Written by Nicolas Bebbington. Illustrated by Rosalind M. Turvey.
Stock no. 624494
Published by Marcus Harris & Lewis Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format, blue boards, 15 colour plates. A few marks to boards, Top & tail of spine lightly worn. Front joint cracked with yellowed tape mark which was strengthening joint. Large name in red pen to front pastedown. All plates present. Rear joint starting to crack. Contents generally clean & tight.

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OUR DARLINGS
No author listed. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Ambrose Dudley; et al..
Stock no. 624506
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Circa 1913. Almost very good condition.

Green decorated cloth with red title to front and gilt title block to spine. Circular pictorial onlay to front shows three young people with lantern carol singing. Tipped in colour plates & b/w illustrations. All edges green. Corners lightly worn, small splits to top & tail of spine. Joints cracked & weak. Front endpaper torn at spine edge & repaired with clear tape. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few foxspots. One plate creased else plates in excellent condition.

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TEDDY TAIL'S ANNUAL 1939
No author listed.
Stock no. 624605
Published by Wm. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.. 1939. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Front cover shows Teddy Tail in motorbike challenge. First story is 'When the Roundheads Came...'. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Top & tail of spine nicked. Rear cover a little marked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Name in belongs to box. Page edge browning and a few margin marks. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Top & tail of spine nicked. Rear cover a Edges rubbed, corners worn. Top & tail of spine nicked. Rear cover a little marked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Name in belongs to box. Page e dge browning and a few margin marks. Page 25/26 missing

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DARING DEEDS AMONG WILD BEASTS
Written by H.W.G. Hyrst. Illustrated by John F. Campbell.
Stock no. 624610
Published by Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1924. Very good condition.

True Stories of Adventure & Pluck in Many Parts of the World. Beige & blue pictorial cloth. Colour frontis, b/w plates. Front joint cracked. A few foxspots present.

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COLETTE
Written by Elaine Marks.
Stock no. 625065
Published by Secker & Warburg. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A vivid & original examination of Colette and her work. Colette is a French woman writer. Pink cloth, silver title to spine. 2" rubbing to surface paper on front endpaper. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper lightly edge-worn & a little grubby.

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THE MONSTER RUPERT
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 625291
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pale green boards with red cloth spine. Front cover shows Rupert helping a boy from a hole in the ground. A Story and Picture Book with 120 cut-outs in colour. The cut-outs are Tourtel pictures taken from the stories. Numerous other b/w illustrations. (This is a 1950's reprint of the original which was published with 200 cut-outs and five stories). Contains: Rupert In Trouble Again; Rupert and the Old Man of the Sea; Rupert and the Wilful Princess; Rupert Goes Hiking. Corners slightly rubbed. First 5 pages of cut-outs removed. Last two pages have tear to lower margin with slight loss from last page and rear pastedown. Name in belongs to box. Covers and contents bright and clean. Protected by original pictorial wrapper which is torn with loss at base of spine, slight loss at top of spine and corners, with a few repaired tears.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1963
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 625318
Published by Daily Express. 1963. Almost very good condition.

Laminated pictorial boards showing Rupert sitting on a rock having just caught a Merchild in his fishing net. 1st story Rupert and the Birthday Present. 115 pages. Corners rubbed. Small nick and slight damage at top of spine. Light creasing to front cover. Name in ink in belongs to box. price-cut. Toy camera puzzle not done. Light brown stains on a few pages. Magic paintings completed. Still a nice copy.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1963
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 625321
Published by Daily Express. 1963. Very good condition.

Laminated pictorial boards showing Rupert sitting on a rock having just caught a Merchild in his fishing net. 1st story Rupert and the Birthday Present. 115 pages. Spine and corners bumped with small nick to top of spine. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. price-cut. Rupert's Toy Camera not cut out. Magic painting pages done. Contents clean.

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MONSTER RUPERT 1934
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 625325
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

Orange boards and spine. Front cover shows Rupert and his friend Peter in a room with two barrels and a trunk. Coloured picture of Rupert on spine. 6 stories, first one is 'Rupert at the Seaside'. Colour frontis as cover. 50mm thick. 9 x 6". Unpaginated. Repaired spine has been restored at top. Covers scuffed and slightly grubby. Foxing to endpapers. Inscription in ink to verso of first page. A few faint margin marks but contents generally bright and clean.

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