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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 1329911
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1926. Very good condition.

12 very pretty colour plates plus b/w decorations. Blue cloth, gilt titles and decoration to front cover. Pictorial endpapers. 125 pages. 8.5 x 6.25". A New Edition. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small 'bubbles' in the cloth to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Light foxing to contents, mainly at textblock. Front joint is cracked at lower 3". A nice copy of an early reprint.

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THE RUBADUB MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1329910
Published by Collins. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A seaside holiday at a queer old inn with strange and unusual guests... Another exciting mystery-adventure book. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Top edge red. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge-rubbed.

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GOLD GOLD IN CARIBOO
Written by Clive Phillipps-Wolley. Illustrated by Godfrey C. Hindley.
Stock no. 1329909
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A story of adventure in British Columbia. Red cloth with black title to spine and black border lines. 6 frontis. 288 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed, slightly marked to spine.

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TOYTOWN... THE WORLD OF S.G. HULME BEAMAN
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman; G.G. Grange. Illustrated by S.G. Hulme Beaman.
Stock no. 1329908
Published by Gerard Gaston Grange. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A compilation of the stories of all S.G. Hulme Beaman's popular Toytown plays which were broadcast exclusively on its former Home Service programme "Children's Hour" by BBC Radio in years now long gone. Large, heavy format. Red cloth, gilt titles. 512 numbered pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0953944107. A couple of small, light marks to front free-endpaper and textblock slightly fingered. Dustwrapper is creased at edges.

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MORGAN: FIRST AND LAST OF THE REAL SPORTS CARS
Written by Gregory Houston Bowden.
Stock no. 1329907
Published by Haynes Publishing Group. 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

2nd edition. The Morgan Motor Company is the world's oldest privately-owned car manufacturer. Green cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0854294430. Spine slightly bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn/creased.

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HAWKER AIRCRAFT SINCE 1920
Written by Francis K. Mason.
Stock no. 1329906
Published by Putnam Aeronautical Books. 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Hawker products are described in great detail and illustrated by photographs and drawings. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 657 pages. 3rd edition. ISBN: 0851778399. Spine bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed/creased.

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RUPERT, THE MANIKIN AND THE BLACK KNIGHT - RUPERT LITTLE BEAR LIBRARY No. 18 (WOOLWORTH)
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 1329905
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1970. Almost very good condition.

Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 62 pages. ISBN: 0361029608. Spine and corners bumped with slight wear to corners. Contents are browned, fox(?) spots to last text page else contents clean.

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MAGNESIUM OVERCAST: THE STORY OF THE CONVAIR B-36
Written by Dennis R. Jenkins.
Stock no. 1830062
Published by Speciality Press. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the B-36 in American aviation history. An aircraft with an interesting blend of concepts prove during World War II combined with budding 1950s high-tech systems. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and some colour photos, b/w diagrams. VII and 256 pages. ISBN: 1580070426. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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PETLYAKOV PE-2 'PESHKA' (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Peter C. Smith.
Stock no. 1830061
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

the twin-engined Petlyakov Pe-2, or 'Peshka', formed the mainstay of the Soviet dive-and light-bomber force in World War Two. Large format. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w & colour photos. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861265883. Minor scuffing to rear panel of dustwrapper. Else a lovely copy, feels unread!

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THE ROSE AND THE ARROW: A LIFE STORY OF 136TH (1ST WEST LANCASHIRE)FIELD REGIMENT ROYAL ARTILLERY 1939-1946
Written by G.W. Robertson. Illustrated by Frank Pash.
Stock no. 1830059
Published by The Friary Press. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition.

Large, oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. 338 pages including index. ISBN: 0951319906. A lovely copy.

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SEA HAWK (FROM THE COCKPIT 3)
Written by Michael J. Doust.
Stock no. 1830058
Published by Ad Hoc Publications. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout and 4 pages colour illustrations. 136 pages. ISBN: 9780946958573. Rear spine edge lightly curved vertically at spine edge else a lovely copy.

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DEADLY DUO: THE B-25 AND B-26 IN WW-II
Written by Charles A. Mendenhall.
Stock no. 1830057
Published by Speciality Press. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A highly photographic review covering two of the most fascinating medium bombers of WWII, the North American B-25 Mitchell and the Martin B-26 Marauder. Large format. Grey cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos, blue & white diagrams. 159 pages including index. ISBN: 0933424221. Top & tail of spine lightly worn. Contents clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased to top & tail of spine, a few minor marks to rear panel.

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