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THE COCKPIT FLYING ADVENTURES FOR YOUNG PILOTS
Written by W.E. Johns; Arch Whitehouse; Rudolf Stark; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw; Howard Leigh.
Stock no. 1308325
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Flying Adventures For Young Pilots. Large format. Blue cloth with dark blue titles and vigette of a plane to front cover. Eight coloured plates by Bradshaw, other illustrations by Leigh. Johns story is "The Ace of Spades". Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded and foxed. Some light staining to covers. Front joint cracked. Contents browned but clean.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 25TH YEAR
Written by Alfred C. Playne; Evelyn Everett-Green; Clifton Bingham; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; E. Stuart Hardy; Gordon Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1307930
Published by Ernest Nister. 1913. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles, pictorial onlay to front cover shows little girl holding two young dogs. First story is "A Hole in Fairyland". 179 pages. Full-page colour and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some light wrinkles in cloth covers. Name and address in ink to front pastedown, date in crayon to endpaper. Front joint is just starting to crack. Some light fingering and page browning to margins else contents clean.

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ROVER P6 ANTHOLOGY 1963-1977 (2000 / 2200)
Written by Daniel Young.
Stock no. 1603407
Published by P4 Spares. 1st 1989. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. Articles reprinted from various motoring publications, especially Autocar amd Motor, compiled by Daniel Young. ISBN: 0951176072. Front cover creased. Contents clean. A scarce edition.

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A CLEAN SWEEP THE TALE OF A CAT AND A BROOMSTICK
Written by Laurence Housman. Illustrated by May Smith.
Stock no. 1805081
Published by Basil Blackwell. Circa 1933. Very good condition.

Paper boards, blue title to front with pictorial onlay of old lady with a cat on her back and young girl on a broomstick. 2 b/w illustrations. 32 pages. Boards slightly marked, spine browned. Prize-plate to front endpaper. A few margin marks.

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THE REVOLT OF THE YOUNG MACCORMACKS
Written by Violet Geraldine Finny. Illustrated by Edith Scannell.
Stock no. 1106745
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Pink/red pictorial covers. B/w illustrations. Spine is very browned. Covers are marked and worn. Ink stamp to front endpaper. Some page browning and a few foxspots.

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THE YOUNG PIONEERS
Written by Evelyn Everett-Green.
Stock no. 1106706
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. Almost very good condition.

Or With La Salle on The Mississippi. Blue cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Wear to covers edges; spine is browned, with chipping to cloth. Corners are bumped. Marks to covers. Some foxing.

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SABRINA FLUDDE
Written by Pauline Fisk.
Stock no. 2105524
Published by Bloomsbury. Circa 2001. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A young girl floats through the early morning mist, in the currents of the river. What is she doing in the water? Why does nobody notice her? and Who is she?... Matt pictorial boards. ISBN: 0747555230. SIGNED by author, with dedication. 2nd printing.

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YOUNG ELIZABETH GREEN
Written by Constance Savery.
Stock no. 1206276
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1954. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Elizabeth at 15 is sent by the orphanage to Deveril court as a governess, but her six-year-old charge is a headstrong tomboy who has no intention of being ordered about by an orphan! Green boards, b/w frontis. 128 pages. Book: book plate to front pastedown. Wrapper price-cut and edge-chipped.

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THE FIRE-EATERS
Written by David Almond.
Stock no. 1105699
Published by Hodder Children's Books. 1st 2003. As new condition in a as new dustwrapper.

A tale of terror, joy and miracles. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 249 pages. ISBN: 0340773820. SIGNED by author.

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GYP'S HOUR OF BLISS
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1305264
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1919. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth spine. Buff boards with blue title and white vignette of Gyp (a young white Aberdeen terrier) to front cover. 15 colour illustrations and b/w text illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and worn, cover edges rubbed. Some browning/foxing to endpapers. Two leaves have small patches of damage to them. A couple of hinges are cracked. Some fingering to contents but generally clean. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby, is edge chipped and rubbed and has a large closed tear to rear panel which has been repaired.

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SNAKEHEAD
Written by Anthony Horowitz.
Stock no. 1202800
Published by Walker Books. Circa 2007. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Alex Rider bites back! Black boards with silver title to spine and snake head vignette to front cover. 397 pages. ISBN: 9781406309355. 5th printing. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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GIRL, 15 CHARMING BUT INSANE
Written by Sue Limb.
Stock no. 1104264
Published by Bloomsbury. Circa 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Paperback edition. Like any self-respecting girl her age Jess wants to be devastatingly gorgeous, popular and intelligent... ISBN: 0747571856. SIGNED by author, 'for Tilda', best wishes to title page. Light wear to cover corners. 2nd printing.

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