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BILLY-BOB TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by May Smith.
Stock no. 1311995
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Pink cloth, blue titles. Full page b/w illustrations. 148 pages. Spine bumped and lightly browned at base. Small 'splash' mark to rear cover. Light page browning and foxing else contents clean. Contained in an original, extremely scarce dustwrapper which is slightly grubby/foxed, lightly faded to spine and has a very small tear to top edge of rear panel. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
Written by A.E. Bonser; Sidney Woolf; E.S. Bucheim. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2113416
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

A collection of stories and illustrations which originally appeared in "Little Folks" between 1896 and 1902, during which period most of the numbers of the magazine contained some of Rackham's drawings. Large format. 36 tinted line-drawn plates and text illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt titles to spine; brick red titles and vignette to front cover. 144 pages. One of the more unusual Rackham items. 2nd issue. Small splits and chips to top and tail of spine; some fraying to cloth. Corners are bumped and worn. Marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Some grubby margin marks. B/w line drawing to title page has been coloured with water colours.

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THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS
Written by R. Barham. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2113415
Published by William Heinemann. 1929. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Originally published in 1897 by J.M. Dent and then enlarged and revised in 1907. First reprinted by Heinnemann in 1909. 24 tipped-in colour plates and 12 full-page tinted illustrations. Brown cloth, gilt title, brown decorations to spine and front cover. 549pp. Cr 4to. Some light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Front joint next to half-title page is cracked. Some foxing. Creasing to tissue-guard of frontis. A few hinges are pulled - binding starting to become a little weak in a couple of places. Foxing to outer page edges. All plates present. Original wrapper is edge-creased, with some grubby marks; a couple of small pieces of loss to corners.

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PLANTATION FORESTRY IN THE TROPICS
Written by Julian Evans.
Stock no. 2113408
Published by Clarendon Press. 2nd 1992. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Second edition. Card wraps. B/w charts and photos. ISBN: 0198542577. Some creasing and wear to covers.

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ALMSHOUSES
Written by Brian Bailey.
Stock no. 2113397
Published by Robert Hale. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A fascinating insight into these ancient, charitable institutions which form a significant part of our national heritage. B/w illustrations. B/w photos. ISBN: 0709032927. Light wear to cover edges. Wrapper is edge-creased and a little faded to spine.

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ADHESIVES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
Written by G.C. Mays; A.R. Hutchinson.
Stock no. 2113396
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

A complete and clear introduction to the use of adhesives to form load-bearing joints in bridges, civil engineering and building structures. B/w diagrams and tables. ISBN: 052132677X. Spine is bumped and faded. Couple of corners are bumped. Contents are excellent.

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LE BEBE SCHTROUMPF
Written by Peyo. Illustrated by Peyo.
Stock no. 2113386
Published by Dupuis. 1984. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Text in French. Title translates as 'The Baby Smurf'. Also: Le Schrroumpf Bricoleur; La Peinture Schtroumpf; Une Fete Schtroumpfante. Colour cartoon style strips. ISBN: 2800111488. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers.

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THREE CHEERS SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 2113351
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The eighth adventure for the Secret Seven - finding out what was behind the drawn curtains of Bartlett Lodge. Pale blue boards, SS symbol. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Spine is browned, with a little bumping. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a little scuffing and a few small nicks; red marks to rear panel.

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JANE AND TOBY START SCHOOL
Written by Ann Thwaite. Illustrated by Janet Martin.
Stock no. 1502262
Published by Constable Young Books. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards with gilt vignette of children. Red, green and black illustrations. Unpaginated. Small dent to covers and text block. Small bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Erased numbers to rear pastedown. Price-cut dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and grubby. Three numbers written to top corner of rear panel.

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THE NEST OF THE SCARECROW
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1311942
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

An exiting adventure involving a remote and lonely bungalow and a cruel sea. Dark red cloth, black titles to spine. Blue pictorial endpapers, b/w illustrations. 214 pages. Spine bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with loss to spine and front corners, slightly grubby to rear panel.

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ANDY PANDY AND THE GINGERBREAD MAN
Written by Maria Bird. Illustrated by Matvyn Wright.
Stock no. 2113341
Published by The Potato Press. 1973. Very good condition.

American edition. Large format. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0879550147. A few grubby marks to covers. Ink stamp to title page. A little foxing to some pages.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) A SEASIDE HOLIDAY
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 2113326
Published by Country Life Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Large format, cloth spine, pictorial boards. Bright colour lithographic illustrations throughout. Heavy bumping to a couple of corners. A little foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with large tear to spine - 2/3rds of wrapper spine MISSING; other tears and chips; some with loss. Wrapper is also marked.

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