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SNUGGLEPOT AND CUDDLEPIE ON BOARD THE SNAG
Written by May Gibbs. Illustrated by Noela Young.
Stock no. 1815923
Published by Angus & Robertson Publishers. 1988. Very good condition.

Original characters created by May Gibbs, redrawn by Young. Adapted by David Harris. Large format, glazed pictorial boards. Blue endpapers. Colour illustrations. Young Australia series. ISBN: 020713264X. Reprint. Light creasing to prelims. One or two foxspots to margins.

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NICE STORIES
Written by Angela Brazil; Maud E. Sargent; et al. Illustrated by George Morrow.
Stock no. 2124563
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows a young girl reading a book, with the help of pixies/fairies! Angela Brazil Story is 'The Slap-Bang Boys'. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and some cover edges; chipping along cover edges. Damp mark to corner of rear cover. Front endpaper is MISSING. Biro to page 29 and to contents page. Some foxing. 4 colour plates.

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THE ENGLISH WESTERNERS' BRAND BOOK 1973-75
Written by Francis B. Taunton; Barry C. Johnson; M.C. Eden; Robert J. Wybrow; et al. Illustrated by S.B.M. Young.
Stock no. 2124528
Published by The English Westerners' Society. 1976. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by Taunton. Includes 4 different articles.

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BLACKIE'S STORY-TIME BOOK
Written by Chris Tent; Gladys Davidson; Theodora Wilson Wilson; May Byron; Florence Harrison; et al. Illustrated by Agnes Richardson; Thomas Maybank; Harold C. Earnshaw; Louis Wain; Florence Harrison; N. Buchanan; Hilda Cowham; H.M. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 2124405
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine with black title. Pictorial paper boards show young boy saluting behind a young girl waving a handkerchief. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. A book of stories by various authors and illustrated by various illustrators. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some uneven fading to spine. Scuffing and marks to covers, with heavy wear and chipping to corners. Some foxing and finger marks.

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THE BEST OF GIRL
No author listed.
Stock no. 1815627
Published by Prion Books. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition.

For girls growing up in 1950s Britain, Girl, companion to the legendary Eagle, was essential reading. The Best of Girl is a fascinating window onto this hilariously wholesome bygone age of fine upstanding virtue for those too young to remember it, and a completely compulsive nostalgia trip for those who aren't. Very Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour pictorial endpapers. 144 pages. ISBN: 9781853756115.

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THE CLOTHES HORSE AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
Stock no. 2124375
Published by Viking Kestrel. 1ST 1987. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Stories for young and old. Glazed pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations throughout. 31 pages. ISBN: 0670812676. Some bumping along cover edges. Foxing to outer page edges and a few page margins. Wrapper is edge-creased and has large tear to base of spine, which has been repaired to verso with sticky tape.

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THE MATING LIVES OF BIRDS
Written by James Parry.
Stock no. 1317100
Published by New Holland Publishers (uk) Ltd. 1st 2012. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A fascinating book covering all aspects of mating behaviour of birds, including courtship, display, nest-building, eggs and egg-laying and the rearing of young. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. 160 pages. ISBN: 9781847739377. Very slight wrinkling of pages. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed at edges with slight lifting of laminate to top of spine.

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FERGUS CRANE
Written by Paul Stewart. Illustrated by Chris Riddell.
Stock no. 1208833
Published by Doubleday. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Thrill to the Stupendous Adventure as young Fergus attempts to rescue his schoolfriends from a dastardly villain. Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 215 pages plus epilogue. ISBN: 0385607199. SIGNED by author and illustrator on title page.

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WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE, DANNY?
Written by Helen Young. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1814619
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Danny, a young boy with epilepsy. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 023397248X. SIGNED by the author 'With the Author's best wishes, Helen Young' to front endpaper. A few light marks to covers. Some light wrinkling of pages from damp. Pictorial dustwrapper is damp stained across top rear panel edge.

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LISTEN TO THIS
Written by Laura Cecil; et al. Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark.
Stock no. 1814590
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1987. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of 13 stories selected for reading aloud to young children. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0370311000. Uneven browning to dustwrapper.

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SIMPLE TALES FOR THE VERY YOUNG
Written by Doris Rust. Illustrated by Cecil Elgee.
Stock no. 2123580
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, dark red title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. 6 tales. Damp mark to bottom edge and spine. Splash mark to top edge of outer page edges, going to page margins. Wrapper is price-cut with heavy browning/foxing, especially to rear panel; a few closed tears and nicks. White marks to front panel.

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THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY FROM GWENT
Written by Ivor Waters.
Stock no. 1609698
Published by Ivor Waters. 1st 1976. Very good condition.

Yellow card wraps. Poetry by the Chepstow historian. ISBN: 0950007978. SIGNED by author on title page (no dedication). Staples rusted.

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