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THE GREYFRIARS HOLIDAY ANNUAL 1976
Written by Frank Richards; Peter Todd; Martin Clifford; et al.
Stock no. 432022
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Howard Baker Omnibus Volume. ISBN: 0703000756. Light rubbing to a couple of corners and spine. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine and a little edge-chipped.

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MY PLAYTIME STORY BOOK
Written by Leila Berg; Ellen Elliott; Nellie Hibbart; Elizabeth Fleming; et al. Illustrated by L.R. Brightwell; H.G.C. Marsh Lambert; Isabel Veevers; et al..
Stock no. 585482
Published by Murray's Children's Books. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black title, pink pictorial boards. Two-tone text illustrations. First rhyme is "When I Was A Little Boy". Corners worn, covers edge rubbed. Old price (5p) written in red ink on front board. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Pale page edge browning. Contents clean.

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HERBERT STRANG'S ANNUAL 12TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Gordon Browne; et al..
Stock no. 584675
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1920. Slightly better than good condition.

12th year. Orange cloth spine. Brown pictorial front board showing sailor. 6 colour plates, 4 b/w plates plus b/w illustrations throughout. Interesting article on the Channel Tunnel! Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Corners worn. All plates present but one partially detached, and one with frayed edges.

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THE ORANGE BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang; Captain Charles Gilson; May Byron; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; H.J. Ford; Cyrus Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 584677
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1922. Very good condition.

Orange and pale blue pictorial boards. 9 colour plates. Numerous b/w illustrations. Book: all plates present, Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Corners worn.

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HAPPY PLAYHOURS
Written by L. Haskell; Helen J. Wood; et al. Illustrated by W. Rainey; et al..
Stock no. 584129
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1903. Good condition.

Green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing two children on a sledge. Blue floral patterned endpapers. Chromolithograph frontis, two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine slightly marked. Corners worn. Rear cover scratched and grubby. Front cover slightly grubby. Foxing to front endpaper and some foxing to contents. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. 1 page has closed margin tear. Some finger marks to page margins.

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HERBERT STRANG'S ANNUAL 16TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 582695
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1923. Very good condition.

Large format. Green pictorial boards show cricketer. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Exciting stories for boys. 176 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Some marks and wear to covers. A few small patches of colouring to a few pages. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. SOme foxing.

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SUPER SPORTS 25 YEARS OF CLASSIC MID-ENGINE LE MANS COUPES
Written by John Allen; Ian Bamsey; et al.
Stock no. 486033
Published by Foulis; Haynes Publishing Group. 1st 1988. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Celebrating 25 years of spectacular, sometimes dangerously so, high speed racing by some of the most beautiful and potent cars ever to have graced the circuits of the world. Large format. B/w and some colour photos. ISBN: 0854296891.

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MERRY STORIES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Ierne L. Plunket; Margaret Baker; Thora Stowell; et al.
Stock no. 426525
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Circa 1937. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards, colour plates. B/w illustrations. First story is 'The Witch's Cottage' by Ierne L. Plunket. Board edges worn, a few corners bumped. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Some light browning to verso of frontis. A few light foxspots to contents. Contents are tight. A little chipping to edges of wrapper, with some foxing and grubby marks - but nice and complete!

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NO MORE SCHOOL?
Written by Valerie Bierman; Vivien Alcock; Douglas Hill; Robert Swindells; et al.
Stock no. 425826
Published by Methuen. 1st 1991. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A New Collection of School Stories, edited by Valerie Bierman. Grey boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0416157025. SIGNED by editor, with inscription on title page.

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LISTED BUILDINGS
Written by Roger W. Suddards; et al.
Stock no. 574499
Published by Sweet & Maxwell. 1988. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The law and practice of historic buildings, ancient monuments and conservation areas. Second Edition. 307 pages includes index. ISBN: 0421381302. Wrapper slightly rubbed at corners.

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FLYING ADVENTURES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Stanley Orton Bradshaw; et al..
Stock no. 561097
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1936. Slightly better than very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 3 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. A lovely bright copy. Very pale foxing to verso of plates and very light browning to page margins.

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FLYING STORIES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 561098
Published by John Hamilton. 1st 1936. Very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 4 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Rear cover a little grubby. A few pale foxspots and light browning to page pages. A lovely copy of this scarce title.

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