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LITTLE DWARF NOSE
Written by E. Gordon Browne. Illustrated by Florence Mary Anderson.
Stock no. 805393
Published by J. Coker & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial front board. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine faded, edges worn. Boards scuffed, rear board grubby. Light foxing throughout. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper.

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MISSEE LEE
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 805482
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1941. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and embossed title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers of Miss Lee's Islands. B/w illustrations. 335 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to prelims.

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RUPERT AND THE ANGRY IMP
Written by Norman Redfern. Illustrated by Marjorie Owens.
Stock no. 805500
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Small format pop-up book ISBN: 0416189369. Covers unevenly faded.

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CHILDREN IN VERSE
Written by Thomas Burke. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 805720
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. Bookplate to front pastedown. Endpapers foxed. Second issue of the first edition (no gilt stamping to front cover).

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DESERT WINGS
Written by Covington Clarke.
Stock no. 805958
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. 2nd 1935. Good condition.

Blue cloth with black title to spine. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. Part of the 'Ace' series. Spine chipped to top and tail, faded and rubbed and edges worn. Corners bumped. Contents bright and clean.

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FARM BABIES
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 811762
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1909. Good condition.

Large format. Green cloth boards, front cover shows puppy and ducklng with orange title. Cream pictorial endpapers. 24 colour plates. Told from the point of view of Decimus Duckling who goes out to explore the world at large. 'F' in 'Farm' on front cover title is dulled. Inscription in ink to half-title page partly crossed out. One page detached. All plates present. Light offsetting to text pages from the plate opposite. A few fox spots present. Hinges pulled, some cracked. Front hinge cracked, first folio section detached at lower half. One page (VIII) has a closed horizontal tear with no loss. Still a charming copy.

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THE REIGN OF WILLIAM AND MARY
Written by M. Morris. Illustrated by M. Morris.
Stock no. 811768
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1910. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Short and a Merry One! A tale for children about a Persian cat named Mary and a dog named William. Oblong format. Green cloth spine, green paper boards, oblong pictorial onlay to front. 8 full page colour plates plus b/w illustrations. REDUCED FROM £480. Covers lovely and bright. First gathering a little loose and pulled at hinges. A few pale foxspots/marks else contents bright. White pictorial wrapper is edge-worn and torn with a little loss and a little grubby. A nice copy of a scarce item.

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BRITISH BIRDS VOL. XLI
Written by Bernard W. Tucker.
Stock no. 875005
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1948. Slightly better than very good condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Name in ink to front endpaper.

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BRITISH BIRDS VOL. LXV
Written by Stanley Cramp.
Stock no. 875029
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1972. Fine condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles; Colour and b/w photos. Volume 65.

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BRITISH BIRDS VOL. LXVII
Written by Stanley Cramp.
Stock no. 875031
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1974. Fine condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles; Colour frontis and b/w photos.

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