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OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Written by Dr. Seuss. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 1327538
Published by Random House Children'S Books. Circa 1993. Fine condition.

Deluxe edition contained in a blue slipcase. Book has glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780679805274. 3rd printing. Book and slipcase are fine.

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THE NATURE OF BARBEL
Written by Nick Giles; Chris Yates.
Stock no. 1827820
Published by Perca Press. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cardwraps. Foreword by Chris Yates. Colour photos and some b/w illustrations. 176 pages. Helping us to more clearly appreciate and understand the fish. ISBN: 0954323904. Minor creasing to top front corner. Text block slightly grubby. Name in ink to verso of front cover. Else contents clean.

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A BUNDLE OF RAGS IN A CYCLONE: THE IRISH WATER SPANIEL
Written by Nick Waters.
Stock no. 1827819
Published by Nick Waters. 1998. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A celebration of a unique and versatile dog - a breed now recognised at the very top levels of competition in the show ring, a working gundog; a sniffer dog; an obedience and agility dog, but, above all, a character and companion. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 095346590X. SIGNED by the author (with best wishes) to title page (slightly smudged). Corners lightly bumped. Text block slightly grubby. Pale marks to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is ligthly creased and lightly scuffed.

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RAILWAY PASSAGE
Written by Charles Keeping. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1327537
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Charming story of the residents of Railway Passage, and how their individual lives change when their Residents Consortium win the football pools! Illustrated endpapers and wonderful and extensive colour illustrations throughout. 11 x 8 ins. Pictorial boards. ISBN: 019279700X. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Pale page edge browning. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 'new' price sticker above, is slightly rubbed at corners with a tear to lower edge of front panel and is a little browned.

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LICHENS OF IRELAND
Written by Paul Whelan.
Stock no. 1827818
Published by The Collins Press. 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

An introduction to over 250 species. Limp, pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781848891371. Spine lightly faded. Corners lightly worn. Contents clean.

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THE ADVENTURES OF LITTLE MOUK
Written by Wilhelm Hauff. Illustrated by Monika Laimgruber.
Stock no. 1327536
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st UK 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large square format. White pictorial boards. Translated & adapted by Elizabeth Shub. Colour illustrations. Little Mouk, short in stature but large in spirit, sets out to seek his fortune, wearing only his father's clothes cut down to fit him... ISBN: 024189106X. Spine bumped. Some light foxing to covers and foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased with a few foxspots, tiny tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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THE NEVERENDING STORY
Written by Michael Ende. Illustrated by Roswitha Quadflieg.
Stock no. 1827817
Published by Allen Lane. 1st UK 1983. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

First published in German in 1979. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Marble effect endpapers. Full-page illustration of the first letter of each chapter. Green and pink text. A wonderful fantasy story about a magical kingdom. ISBN: 0713915099. Damp staining across top edge of boards and spine. One hinge pulled but binding is tight. Text block lightly grubby and with minor foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and lightly edge-rubbed.

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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1327535
Published by The Bodley Head. 1968. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

UK edition. Large oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0370007727. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to cover edges. Tiny dent to lower edge of rear cover. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is grubby, foxed and worn and torn (tape repairs on verso).

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THE TOWER TO THE SUN
Written by Colin Thompson. Illustrated by Colin Thompson.
Stock no. 1327534
Published by Alfred A. Knopf. 1st USA 1997. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. The richest man in the world builds a tower to the sun. American edition. ISBN: 0679883347. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn.

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DIDIER PIRONI - DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES
Written by Lorie Coffey; Jan Moller.
Stock no. 1827816
Published by Mercian Manuals Ltd. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A biography. Didier Pironi was the archetypal racing driver, a woman in every port, wealthy and good looking. He appeared to have it all but it was never enough. His ambition was to become the first French Formula One World Champion and he was going to do that what ever it cost to achieve the reult, no matter who he upset on route. Was he just a highly motivated man or was he dour and calculating as often reported? Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 190308816X. Small nick to base of spine and lower front corner. Contents clean. Red pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners, lightly scuffed and lightly faded to spine.

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SUZUKI TWO-STROKES (OSPREY COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY)
Written by Roy Bacon.
Stock no. 1827815
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

All Two-Stroke Singles, Twins and Triples (plus RE5) 1952 to 1979. B/w photos. Osprey Collector's Library. ISBN: 085045588X. Minor foxing to text block else a nice, clean copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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PADDINGTON: A TREASURY FOR THE VERY YOUNG
Written by Michael Bond. Illustrated by R.W. Alley.
Stock no. 1327533
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st thus 2020. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bringing together 7 hilarious stories. Large format. Pictorial boards. 188 pages. Wonderful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780008395742. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is just slightly edge creased.

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