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THE GREAT GALE
Written by Hester Burton. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1328832
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oxford Children's Library No. 12. The story of the floods that swept the Norfolk coats in 1953. Red boards, silver title to spine. 207 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0192770527. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Inscription in ink and a crease to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is price-cut with a couple of small, light marks to rear panel.

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THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN
Written by Robert Browning. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328831
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1928. Very good condition.

Orange decorated cloth with black title to spine, gilt title to front. 8 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 41 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown.

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PLAIN BABY
Written by Grace Couch. Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1328830
Circa 1945. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations of Potto the baby Hippo. A "Spikey" Book. Minimal wear to corners. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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SOMETHING LIKE A LION
Written by Grace Couch. Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1328829
Circa 1945. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations. A "Spikey" Book. Corners slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE
Written by Grace Couch. Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1328828
Circa 1945. Good condition.

A "Spikey" Book. Small oblong format. Orange cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Book has been bent in half at one point with creases to covers and light creases to pages. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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PRINCESS FINNY
Written by Grace Couch. Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1328827
Circa 1945. Very good condition.

A "Spikey" Book. Small oblong format. Orange cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Corners slightly worn. Cover edges slightly rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Neat inscription ink to front pastedown. A couple of light grubby marks to one of the last pages, light crease to one page corner tip and some light foxing to textblock.

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THE INCLINE
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1328826
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. A powerfully direct statement about adolescent emotions and human relationships. 191 pages. ISBN: 0241021383. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small brown spot affects a few pages (6-11). Dustwrapper is foxed to flaps and on verso and is just a little worn at corners.

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OLD TESTAMENT MINIATURES
Written by Sydney Cockerell; John Plummer.
Stock no. 1829105
Published by Phaidon Press Limited. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Medieval Picture Book with 283 Paintings From The Creation to The Story of David. Reproduced from the Illuminated Book belonging to The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, with additional leaves from the collections of The Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, and Dr. Peter and Irene Ludwig, Aachen. Introduction and Legends by Sydney C. Cockerell. Preface by Plummer. Very large format. Light grey speckled cloth boards, gilt title to spine, vignette to front. 208 pages. ISBN: 0714813265. Top & bottom edge of boards browned. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed & worn and a little scuffed.

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PIG IN THE MIDDLE
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Mary Russon.
Stock no. 1328825
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 160 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Top edge of textblock is slightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, creased at top edge of front panel with a couple of small tears, rear panel is very slightly grubby.

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UNDERGROUND ALLEY
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Marcia Lane Foster.
Stock no. 1328824
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Slight fading to cover edges. Prize inscription in ink to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with creases to top edge of front panel and a couple of large corner tears. Rear panel of wrapper is very very slightly grubby.

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ALL THE KING'S MEN
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1328823
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. 182 pages. ISBN: 0224020269. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed.

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GREEK AND ROMAN MOSAICS
Written by Umberto Pappalardo; Rosaria Ciardiello.
Stock no. 1829104
Published by Abbeville Press. 1st 2010. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Illustrated with photographs of ancient mosaics. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9780789211255. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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