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DREAM DAYS
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 1310588
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1942. Very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis plus 11 full-page b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. A couple of small dents to cover edges. Prize plate to front pastedown has been partially removed. Foxing to contents.

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A HISTORY OF THE FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN THE PARISH OF LLANTILIO-CROSSENNY IN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH
Written by Joseph Bradney.
Stock no. 1807551
Published by Mitchell Hughes and Clarke. 1st 1924. Good condition.

Founded 10 August 1654 by James Powell of Cymmerau, Gentleman. Grey card wraps. 44 pages. Splash stains to front cover. Pages are uncut at top edge suggesting the book has never been read. Pages untrimmed at vertical edge so that the contents are wider than the covers, ageing the unprotected paper. Else contents clean.

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TIM IN DANGER
Written by Edward Ardizzone. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1401716
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Purple and yellow pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. The fifth book in the chronicles of this legendary small boy. ISBN: 0192795643. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Bottom of boards also rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light foxing mainly to endpapers. Pale browning to some pages else contents are cleam. Dustwrapper has piece missing at top. Large tear to front panel and smaller tear to rear. Edge worn with small tears and foxing to rear.

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THE LITTLE BIPLANE
Written by James Kruss. Illustrated by Lisl Stich.
Stock no. 1401715
Published by Wheaton. 1st UK 1967. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial boards, black title to spine. Colour illustrations. Unpaginated. Originally published in German as Der kleine Doppeldecker. ISBN: 0080087485. Spine, corners and board edges rubbed. Spine and corners also bumped. Covers a little foxed and grubby. Name in ink to top of front pastedown. A few grubby marks else contents generally clean.

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SOIL MECHANICS
Written by R.F. Craig.
Stock no. 2111459
Published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. 1976. Very good condition.

A useful text for civil engineering students. B/w diagrams and tables. Cardwraps. ISBN: 0442300131. Fading to spine and front cover. Corners rubbed. Pages are browned.

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ATLANTIC SALMON: PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
Written by Derek Mills; David Piggins.
Stock no. 2111454
Published by Croom Helm. Circa 1988. Very good condition.

The Proceedings of the Third International Atlantic Salmon Symposium - held in Biarritz, France, 21-23 October 1986. Minimal bumping to spine. A couple of very small, light marks to covers. Erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper.

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GUIDE TO HAWAIIAN REEF FISHES
Written by John E. Randall.
Stock no. 2111448
Published by Harrowood Books. 1985. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. 204 colour figures. ISBN: 0915180294. Spine is faded.

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A CHILD IS BORN
Written by Edna Baker. Illustrated by Mary Royt.
Stock no. 1310584
Published by Collins. circa 1930. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A child's story of Jesus. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. 60 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some foxing to covers, endpapers and page edges. Some light fingering to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss, also grubby and foxed.

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THE BONNIE BIG STORY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; Topham.
Stock no. 1310576
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Front cover shows children on a sledge. Four colour plates. Many b/w illustrations. Spine bumped, corners slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some pale page browning else contents clean.

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THE ELIZABETH GIFT BOOK
Written by Ida May.
Stock no. 1310575
Published by Albert E. Marriott. circa 1931. Very good condition.

Blue boards, black titles. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Colour photos of the very young Princess Elizabeth and two-tone illustrations for the children's stories. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Small nick to lower edge of spine. Inscription in ink and small Xmas sticker to front endpaper. Pale page browning and light foxing to first few and last few pages else contents clean.

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YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND NODDY!
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 2111424
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co.; The Richards Press Ltd.. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pale green pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Noddy Book no. 16. Colour title to front and spine. ISBN: 0361004176. Uneven fading to spine and cover edges. Crossed out name in ink to front pastedown. Wrapper is unevenly faded with edge-creasing and chips and nicks.

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THE CHALET GIRLS IN CAMP
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 2111410
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 3rd 1937. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with dark blue title to spine. B/w frontis piece by Brisley. 234 pages. 7.5 x 5 inches. Light wear to covers. Bumping to spine. Pale foxing/browning to endpapers and outer page edges. A few hinges are pulled.

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