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BOMBER'S MOON
Written by Negley Farson. Illustrated by Tom Purvis.
Stock no. 714380
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1941. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 48 b/w pencil sketches. Dampstains to edges of covers. Tiny wormhole to side of spine. Name plate to front pastedown. Wrapper has very large piece missing to front.

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MR COGG AND HIS COMPUTER
Written by Carolyn Sloan. Illustrated by Glenys Ambrus.
Stock no. 714427
Published by Macmillan London Limited. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Sometimes Mr Cogg wondered whether having a computer with a mind of its own didn't create more problems than it solved! Pink boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0333227581. Spine bumped. Foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is worn at edges with a couple of small closed tears, one old tape repair on verso.

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THE WORLD OF THE NURSERY
Written by Colin White.
Stock no. 714438
Published by E.P. Dutton. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the objects and images made for nurseries during more than a hundred years from the middle of the nineteenth century. Large format. Orange boards, gilt title to spine. Packed with colour and b/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0525242600. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A bright copy.

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TOPSY TURVY
Written by W.J. Minnion. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 714443
Published by The Connoisseur. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

'Being Shreds and Patches of a Christmas Dream. A Book for Children from 7 to 70'. Cream cloth spine with gilt title and decoration, grey boards with gilt title and vignette to front. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Music by Mrs. W.J. Minnion. Corners slightly rubbed. Spine bumped at head and tail, browned to top 0.5". Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. A lovely copy of a scarce book.

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CAPTURING THE GOLDEN BIRD
Written by Jean Chapman. Illustrated by Sandra Laroche.
Stock no. 714601
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Hans Christian Andersen. Blue boards, gilt titles to spine. B/w silhouette illustrations. ISBN: 034041930X. Lower edges and corners rubbed. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is lightly edge creased.

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THE STORY OF SAMMY STICKLEPIN
Written by Margaret Alleyne. Illustrated by Mary Robinson.
Stock no. 714801
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Square format. Pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. Front endpaper missing. Contents clean. Damp staining and wear to base of spine on back of the book. Pretty pictorial wrapper has some slight loss to lower edge and an old tape repair to rear fold.

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ROBBUT A TALE OF TAILS
Written by Robert Lawson. Illustrated by Robert Lawson.
Stock no. 714819
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Robbut was a Rabbit of imagination and daring but without much common sense! Green cloth spine and rear cover. Green pictorial front board. Delightful b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. 2" closed tear to lower edge of front endpaper. Contents clean. Purple pictorial wrapper is worn at edges with loss and has a large tear to lower spine.

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THE FABLEOUS LAND OF PARENTEENIA
Written by Jim Grant. Illustrated by Herb Brame.
Stock no. 714910
Published by Moody Press. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. A book of fantasy-like stories of parent-teen issues. ISBN: 0802425089. Spine slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper rubbed at edges with a couple of tiny closed tears.

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THE CHILDREN OF DICKENS
Written by Samuel McChord Crothers. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 715051
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons. 1927. Good condition.

Black cloth, gilt title to spine. Large pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour plates. 259 pages. Spine and corners worn. Small hole to side of spine and rear cover slightly marked. Inscription in ink and name to front endpaper. Lower corner of front endpaper torn out. Foxing and some page browning.

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WILLIAM AND THE LORRY
Written by Diana Ross. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 715067
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1956. Very good condition.

Cream boards, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations. Corners bumped. Name to front endpaper. Some light foxing else contents clean.

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THE VALIANT CHATTI-MAKER
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Jeroo Roy.
Stock no. 715411
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Pale yellow boards with black title to spine. Based on an old Indian folk-tale. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0333352424. Spine slightly bumped. A nice bright copy.

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MICKEY MOUSE STORIES BOOK NO. 2
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 715833
Published by David McKay Company. 1st 1934. Good condition.

Pictorial card wraps showing Mickey giving a bone to Pluto. B/w illustrations. Small pictures to page corners which appear to move when pages flicked. Covers quite badly creased. Faint dampstains to side of spine and small patch of surface paper missing from rear cover. Some grubby marks to page margins. A respectable copy of a rare book.

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