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PLAYETTE PHONE BOOK
Written by Larry Wise; M. Goldsmith. Illustrated by Dick Briefer.
Stock no. 1318330
Published by Playette Corp.. Circa 1945. Good condition.

Spiral bound pictorial boards. Front board has a picture of a telephone with centre piece cut out and handset which can be lifted from the cradle. All pages have a circle cut out where dial of telephone (situated on inside rear cover) fits through. The phone dial makes a clicking noise when turned. Corners bumped, covers edge worn. Numbers showing through dial are a little worn. Receiver is worn where it 'rests' on front of book. Contents clean. Unfortunately the phone dial no longer makes the clicking noise.

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GIANTS OF THE SEA AND SKY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318254
Published by B.B. Ltd.. Circa 1950. Very good condition.

A magic cover book. Blue pictorial cardwraps. Scene on front cover changes with movement of tab. 5 full-page colour illustrations (double-spread to centre pages) and b/w text illustrations to other pages. Changing scene to front works. Slight creases to cover corners and light rubbing to edges. 2" tear to base of spine. Contents clean.

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HURRAY FOR PEREGRINE PIG
No author listed. Illustrated by Tatjana Hauptmann.
Stock no. 1318181
Published by Ernest Benn. 1st 1980. Good condition.

Large square format. Matt pictorial boards. Follow Peregrine Pig's adventures through the full-page colour pictures (no text). Some pages shaped and cut-out to provide 3D scenes. A delightful picture book. ISBN: 0510000916. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Foxing to covers. Front joint is just starting to crack. There is light foxing on the reverse of the pages (white paper, not visible on illustrated sides).

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BRIGHT EYES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1317939
Published by P.M. (Productions) Ltd.. Very good condition.

A 'Magic Book' with eyes that move and glow in the dark. Pictorial cardwraps, front shows an owl with moving eyes. Colour illustrations throughout different animals, with holes cut out so that the moving eyes show through. Covers edge rubbed, foxed and browned on rear cover. Page browning and foxing to contents. Contents part detached from cover at lower staple.

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ROBINSON CRUSOE
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2130266
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brightly coloured pictorial paper boards with clear window in centre showing Crusoe looking through a spyglass. Top corner of boards & contents cut in shape of parrot. First and last double page spread is a colourful pop-up by Kubasta. Colour illustrations to story. Top 3" of spine have split with chipping. Damp marking/spotting to top of pages next to binding on pages throughout book. Pop-ups are very good - although it appears that one tab has come unstuck to last pop-up.

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ABC IN LIVING MODELS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2130170
Published by Bookano Strand Publications Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Bookano Series. A book in which all the letters of the alphabet stand up in life-like form when the pages open. Blue cloth spine, pictorial boards. Scuffing and marks to covers. Bumping to corners and spine. A bit of fading to spine. Vertical tear to the 'A' on pop-up one. Margin marks.

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FOXY PLAYS HIDE AND SEEK
Written by Colin Hawkins; Jacqui Hawkins. Illustrated by Colin Hawkins.
Stock no. 1317691
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1996. Fine condition.

Lift-the-flaps and play hide-and-seek with Foxy, his little sister and his friends Dog and Badger. Also includes 3 pop-ups. ISBN: 0001360183.

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TYRANNOSAURUS REX THE TYRANT KING
No author listed. Illustrated by John Sibbick; David Hawcock.
Stock no. 2126648
Published by Tango Books. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

A spectacular pop-up book exploring the life and times of this ferocious dinosaur. After lifting the flaps and learning the facts, open out the book into a sixty-centimetre-long three-dimensional T-Rex model which will stand on a shelf or on the floor! Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. ISBN: 1857070704. One tab has come unstuck, else in very good working order.

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ANNIE ATE APPLES
Written by Lynette Ruschak. Illustrated by Bonnie Matthews.
Stock no. 2126594
Published by Dorling Kindersley. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

A lift-the-flap, pull-the-tab, turn-the-wheel, pop-up alphabet book! Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 075137153X. All in excellent working order, except for one tab (Dawn), which is not working.

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MY SURPRISE BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 2125251
Published by Young World Productions. Almost very good condition.

Spiral bound, stiff card covers. Only a few pages long, with lift-the-flaps to every page, including front and rear covers! Easy-to-read captioned text. Some creasing and browning to covers. Lift-the-flap to rear cover has torn off, rest are all in very good working order.

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WHERE'S MY BABY?
Written by H.A. Rey. Illustrated by H.A. Rey.
Stock no. 2125250
Published by Chatto & Windus; Jarrold & Sons. Circa 1950. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards, spiral bound. Large open-out colour illustrations with small paragraph of text opposite. A lovely learning book for children. Scuffing and wear to corners and edges of covers. A few marks also to covers. Light foxing to some pages. Illustrations are still lovely and bright.

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THE BLACK PEARL: A POP-UP PIRATE SHIP
Written by Rich Thomas. Illustrated by Jean-Paul Orpinas; Marco Colletti.
Stock no. 1815951
Published by Disney Press. 1st 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Disney: Pirates of the Caribbean. Relive the story of the Black Pearl in this fearsome pop-up book. Contains punch-out figures featuring nasty pirate villains and the Pearl's swashbuckling crew, including, of course, the notorious Captain Jack Sparrow. Large format. Blue pictorial glazed boards. Paper engineering by Wayne Kalama. ISBN: 9781423108085. Vertical crease to spine. Contents unused.

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