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FLUTES AND CYMBALS
Written by Leonard Clark. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1313416
Published by The Bodley Head. 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Poetry for the young. Large format. Orange pictorial boards. 103 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0370010906. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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THE TIGER MOTH STORY
Written by Alan Bramson; Neville Birch.
Stock no. 1809342
Published by Air Review Ltd.. 3rd 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Third edition, up-dated and enlarged, contains 12 extra pages of text, 12 extra pages of photographs and a LOG listing the Registration Nos., owners, date of manufacture- works and/or service number(s)-where known, of over 250 Tiger Moths with current C or A's in September 1970. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 268 pages. ISBN: 0902853007. Dustwrapper edge-rubbed and scuffed.

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A BUNNY AFFAIR
Written by Blacker Hopkinson.
Stock no. 1313382
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1940. Very good condition.

The Nelson Theatre (under the management of Nora Ratcliff, M.A.), Show Plays No. 11, Section III. Yellow and red decorated cardwraps. 15 pages. Very slight rubbing at corners. Contents clean. A nice copy of this scarce little booklet.

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THE CHILDREN'S PRIZE 1869
Written by J. Erskine Clarke.
Stock no. 1402784
Published by William Macintosh. 1869. Fair condition.

Blue patterned boards with gilt titles to front. Contains 9 issues (January - September). Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Board edges are rubbed. Some darkening to boards and a few marks. Front Joint cracked meaning frontis is partially detached. Rear joint is also cracked as are several hinges meaning the binding is a little loose. Possibly two plates and rear endpaper missing. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (dated 1927) and to verso of frontis. Some colouring of b/w illustrations. Some page browning. Grubby marks. A reading copy only.

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METHODISM IN MAIDENHEAD 1829-1979
Written by Peter Hardiment.
Stock no. 1711780
Published by Barracuda Books. 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. B/w photos. Includes a list of ministers. ISBN: 0860231119. Wrapper unevenly faded.

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BEARING THE YOKE
Written by Helen Shipton. Illustrated by Walter J. Allen.
Stock no. 1502985
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. circa 1895. Slightly better than good condition.

Dark blue covers with gilt titles and yellow fan decoration. Black endapers. B/w illustrations and chapter headers. 223 pages plus publication list. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby with a little scuffing. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Rear endpaper is partially stuck to rear pastedown and has a tear. Some foxing and marks to contents.

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARCO POLO
Written by Clarence Dalrymple Bruce.
Stock no. 1711750
Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles and vignette. B/w plates. Map to end of volume. Being the account of a journey overland from Simla to Pekin. Spine faded. Corners bumped. Some mottling to covers. A little foxing to contents. All plates present. Map has some edge-creasing but generally very good. Name in ink to front free endpaper. Front and rear joints just starting to crack.

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BY CONDUCT AND COURAGE
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1313330
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1905. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth, gilt titles, bevelled edges. Grey endpapers. 8 b/w plates. 384 pages and 16 page catalogue to rear. All edges olivine. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Uneven fading to rear cover. Title to front cover is slightly grubby. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Some light foxing and page browning otherwise contents clean.

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AN ANALYSIS OF BRITISH FERNS AND THEIR ALLIES
Written by G.W. Francis; Arthur Henfrey.
Stock no. 1711745
Published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co.. 1856. Very good condition.

Fifth edition. Revised and enlarged by Henfrey. 10 b/w plates (9 numbered and one supplementary.) Spine faded. Possible new endpaper. Some foxing.

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THE DOG CRUSOE AND HIS MASTER
Written by R.M. Ballantyne.
Stock no. 1313322
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1897. Very good condition.

R.M.Ballantyne's Books For Boys series. New Edition. Red pictorial cloth with gilt title-labels. Colour frontis and title-page. Floral decorated endpapers. 336 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine very slightly darkened. Prize plate to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly browned. Grubby fingermarks to page margins and some pink stains to edges of first few pages.

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A SPORTING GARLAND
No author listed. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1711743
Published by Sands & Co.. 1st 1902. Fair condition.

Large oblong format. Green cloth spine. Green front board with white banner to left edge. A delightful selection of colour plates throughout contents. Binding weak with 3 plates and rear endpaper detached. Believed to be complete. Detached plates are also have some loss to margins and generally browned. Front endpaper creased. Front joint almost broken. Spine has some splitting and fraying to top and tail. Board edges worn.

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ABOARD THE ATALANTA
Written by Henry Frith.
Stock no. 1313315
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. circa 1902. Very good condition.

The story of a truant. Blue cloth with gilt titles. 3 b/w plates. 192 pages plus 32 page adverts. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small grubby marks to covers. Prize plate to front endpaper. Foxing to page edges else contents clean.

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