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THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES - SIMPLE SIMON
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Gustav Hjortlund.
Stock no. 2125845
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. Good condition.

Yellow pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. 9.5 x 7.5". Boards are a little bowed. chipping along edges and to base of spine. Splash marks to front cover. Browning to rear cover. Ink marks to title page. Contents are generally very good.

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THROWING FIRE PROJECTILE TECHNOLOGY THROUGH HISTORY
Written by Alfred W. Crosby.
Stock no. 2125837
Published by Cambridge University Press; Press Syndicate Of The University Of Cambridge. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Historian Crosby looks at hard, accurate throwing and the manipulation of fire as unique human capabilities. ISBN: 0521791588. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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SADDLETRAMP
Written by Jeremy James.
Stock no. 2125821
Published by Merlin Unwin Books. 1st thus 2015. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the Ottoman Hills to Offa's Dyke on horseback. B/w photos. Originally published in 1989. ISBN: 9781910723005. Light bumping along cover edges. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is edge-creased with couple of nicks to corners.

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ESSAYS AND IMAGES
Written by Garry Kennard. Illustrated by Garry Kennard.
Stock no. 2125816
Published by Gv Art. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. A selection of the author's work as a painter and writer. ISBN: 9780956378392. Some light wear to cover edges.

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BILL OF THE BLACK HAND
Written by Wolf Durian.
Stock no. 2125813
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1935. Good condition.

A very tall story. Yellow cloth with black titles and vignette. B/w illustrations. Translated from the German by Marie L. Barker. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers are unevenly faded with cup ring and other grubby marks. Foxing.

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RAF BOMBER COMMAND AT WAR
Written by Rupert Matthews.
Stock no. 2125808
Published by Robert Hale. 1ST 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780709083641.

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NIAGARA FALLS AND RIVER
No author listed.
Stock no. 2125807
1948. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Card wraps. Colour illustrations. Title to front cover is 'Niagara Falls Canada' Colored Pictures and Story. Some scuff/surface paper damage marks to covers. Inscription in ink to inside front cover. Some foxing.

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EARLY CHILDREN'S BOOKS A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE
Written by Eric Quayle.
Stock no. 2125802
Published by David & Charles; Barnes & Noble Books. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An important reference work covering over 400 years of children's literature. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos. Green cloth with gilt titles top spine. 256 pages. ISBN: 0715383078. Bumping to base of spine. Wrapper is faded to spine and a couple of edges.

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SPYNEST BRITISH AND GERMAN ESPIONAGE FROM NEUTRAL HOLLAND 1914-1918
Written by Edwin Ruis.
Stock no. 2125801
Published by The History Press. 1st thus 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780750965064. A few grubby marks to outer page edges, else fine. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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UNCLE AND HIS DETECTIVE
Written by J.P. Martin. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 2125759
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1966. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Uncle (the elephant) is trunkdeep in trouble again! Bright yellow boards, silver title to spine. Green pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations. 172 pages. Bumping and browning along cover edges. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some foxing and browning to pages. Wrapper is browned with some edge-creasing; a couple of closed tears and chips; minimal loss.

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PROBLEM PARTY
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1317421
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story of the Lockett family. Peach cloth, green title to spine. B/w illustrations. 214 pages. Spine and corners bumped. A few light foxspots. Dustwrapper is edge worn with loss to spine ends. Remains of spine is browned and there are tape repairs on verso. Wrapper is foxed and marked on rear panel.

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OUR HOME RAILWAYS PART 9: THE NORTH EASTERN
Written by W.J. Gordon.
Stock no. 1816235
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1910. Almost very good condition.

Red cardwraps with colour pictorial onlay to front cover. B/w photos. B/w and colour plates. Part 9 of a 12 part series. Covers edge worn and faded at spine. Front cover starting to split from contents at top and tail. Some browning to contents.

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