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THROUGH MERRIE ENGLAND
Written by F.L. Stevens. Illustrated by Francis D. Bedford.
Stock no. 712119
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

The Pageantry and Pastimes of the Village and the Towm. Blue cloth, black titles and illustration to front and spine. Pictorial endpapers. Delightful colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. A few tiny dents along cover top edges. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Minor foxing to outer page edges.

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DARK WORLD OF ANIMALS
Written by Eleanor Farjeon. Illustrated by T. Stoney.
Stock no. 712146
Published by Sylvan Press. 1st 1945. Good condition.

Large oblong format. Grey cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w drawings. Spine and corners a little worn. Front cover marked. Joints cracked. Endpapers foxed. Foxing affecting first few pages.

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DOROTHY Q
Written by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Illustrated by Howard Pyle.
Stock no. 712241
Published by Gay and Bird. Very good condition.

Together with A Ballad Of The Boston Tea Party and Grandmother's Story Of Bunker Hill Battle. Black cloth, silver titles and vignettes. B/w illustrations. Top edge silver. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing and fingering to prelims. A nice copy.

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BONZO'S ANNUAL 1948
Written by G.E. Studdy. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 712401
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1948. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows Bonzo wearing a crown and sat on a donkey. Colour frontis, two-tone illustrations throughout. Contains a story entitled "The Little Nigger Boy". Corners worn. Front cover scuffed & scratched. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots to outer page edges and contents otherwise contents very clean.

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SPIDER - THE HORRIBLE CAT
Written by Nanette Newman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 712616
Published by Pavilion Books Ltd.. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition.

Purple pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Spider isn't the sort of cat you usually read about. He is untidy, wriggly, fat in some places, thin in others, snarly, scratchy, and very, very mean... ISBN: 185145814X.

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THE MAGIC MOTH
Written by Virginia Lee. Illustrated by Richard Cuffari.
Stock no. 713130
Published by Longman Young Books. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A direct, honest, unsentimental story about death and its aftermath. Cream boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0582164729. Edges very slightly rubbed. Dustwrapper edge-rubbed and grubby, closed tear to rear edge with tape repair on verso.

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THE FOREST KING
Written by Major Charles Gilson.
Stock no. 713213
Published by George Newnes Limited. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black title and vignette. B/w frontis. 255 pages. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Some light foxing. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss and tape repairs on verso.

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CHILDREN IN VERSE
Written by Thomas Burke. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 713246
Published by Duckworth & Co.. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

50 songs of playful childhood. Blue cloth, gilt title and vignette to spine, embossed title and vignette to front cover (signifying 2nd issue). 8 beautiful tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. A few grubby spots to covers. Old booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Some light foxing. A desirable copy of the second issue of first edition (no gilt stamping to front cover).

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THERE'S A STORY TO TELL
Written by Blanche Winder. Illustrated by Harry G. Theaker.
Stock no. 713371
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1941. Good condition.

Stories from the Old and New Testaments. The Sunshine Series. Green cloth spine. Pictorial boards. 24 colour plates. Boards worn and scuffed. Rear board grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light foxing else contents and plates bright.

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THE WHITE KING'S DAUGHTER
Written by Emma Marshall.
Stock no. 713440
Published by Seeley and Co. Limited. 5th 1904. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Story of the Princess Elizabeth. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration. B/w frontis. Spine bumped, corners very slightly rubbed. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxspots to outer page edges. A bright copy.

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PLAYWAYS ANNUAL
Written by Enid Blyton; Chris Temple; Frank Varty; et al.
Stock no. 713469
Published by Playways Office. Almost very good condition.

Includes a full-length Blyton story "The Birthday Kitten". Colour plates plus two-tone illustrations. Lots of gollies! Corners worn, cover edges rubbed. Name to verso of frontis which is part detached at top. Contents clean.

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PETER PARLEY'S TALES ABOUT GREECE
Written by Peter Parley.
Stock no. 713508
Published by T. Allman. Almost very good condition.

Small format, 4.75 x 3.75". Brown embossed cloth, gilt title and decoration to spine. B/w frontis and illustration to title page. 184 pages. Corners bumped, spine worn at top and tail. Small mark to front cover. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Contents clean.

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