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THE SHATTERED STONE
Written by Robert Newman.
Stock no. 2118484
Published by Hutchinson of London. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

There were mysteries about their life in the forest that Neva and Ivo did not understand. ISBN: 0091266203. Cover edges are browned, with a bit of bumping. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing. Wrapper is browned with some edge-creasing.

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BARTLETT AND THE CITY OF FLAMES
Written by Odo Hirsch. Illustrated by Andrew McLean.
Stock no. 2118411
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2000. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

An exciting adventure story in which Bartlett must draw on all his legendary powers of Inventiveness, Desperation and Perserverance. Pictorial boards. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0747546096.

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WINGED VENTURERS
Written by Guy Dempster. Illustrated by Savile Lumley.
Stock no. 2118379
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1942. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Light brown cloth with red title to spine. Black and white frontis by Lumley. Spine is bumped and darkened to top. A few grubby marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has 2" missing from top of spine; rest is browned. A few marks to covers; uneven browning and grubby marks to edges; some closed tears and chips, with minimal loss.

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SHIPWRECK
Written by James Norman Hall.
Stock no. 2117802
Published by Chapman & Hall Ltd. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The adventure of the author in 1933 when he sailed from Tahiti to Pitcairn. Some uneven fading and a little mottling to covers. Vertical creasing to some pages of prelims. Page browning with a little foxing. Wrapper is a bit grubby with some creasing and small nicks.

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CONDEMNED AS A NIHILIST
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 1404263
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1893. Almost very good condition.

Greyish blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles to front and spine. Burgundy endpapers. B/w frontis and 7 other plates, plus 1 map. 352 pages plus 32 pages of adverts to rear. All edges olivine. Spine bumped, worn and faded. Corners bumped and rubbed. White mark to rear panel and small red mark to top of front panel. Board edges a little rubbed. Writing to top of title page - possibly an inscription - some of the writing is faded. Several hinges are cracked. Heavy foxing to first couple and last couple of pages. Foxing to some other pages but many pages are clean.

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THE ADVENTURES OF SAMUEL AND SELINA
Written by Jean C. Archer. Illustrated by Jean C. Archer.
Stock no. 2117195
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1902. Almost very good condition.

Small format. The Dumpy Books For Children Series No. 13. Green cloth with dark green titles and borders. Colour illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Grubby marks to covers. Front cover is a bit bowed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint a little cracked. Some browning to pages, a few grubby marks; couple of small nicks to page edges.

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BY PIKE AND DYKE
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Maynard Brown.
Stock no. 1403692
Published by Blackie & Son. 1st 1890. Slightly better than good condition.

A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic. Brown cloth with gilt title area and decorations. 10 b/w plates + 4 plans. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. Spine bumped and worn with small splits to top and bottom. Small split to cloth between top of spine and rear board. Board edges are rubbed. Couple of white marks to front cover. Gilt and colour in vignettee are a little faded. Rear cover is marked and has a few scratches. Several hinges are cracked leaving the binding a little loose. Foxing and some fingering to contents. Plates are all clean.

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TALES OF DARING AND DANGER
Written by G.A. Henty.
Stock no. 1403687
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Almost very good condition.

Green decorated cloth with green titles on orange to front and yellow titles to spine. 3 b/w plates. 160 pages plus two page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and a little rubbed. Spine is a little faded. Couple of small indentations to rear board. Inscription in ink and small booksellers label to front pastedown. Frontis is loose with ragged edge and has marks to verso. Some hinges are pulled. Endpapers are browned. Foxing mainly to page edges and occasional fingering otherwise contents are clean.

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IN THE HEART OF THE ROCKIES
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Godfrey C. Hindley.
Stock no. 1403482
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1895. Almost very good condition.

A Story of Adventure In Colorado. Grey cloth with gilt titles and two colour decorations to spine and front cover. 8 plates. 352 pages + 32 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers grubby and slightly rubbed. Name and address in ink to verso of front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Light foxing and grubby fingermarks to page margins throughout. Rear endpaper is creased. A few hinges are cracked.

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THE BOAT SEEKERS
Written by M. Pardoe. Illustrated by B. Kay.
Stock no. 1314179
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1953. Good condition.

Blue boards, dark blue titles and vignettes. 191 pages. B/w illustrations. Covers are badly faded. Spine and corners bumped. Textblock browned. A few corner tips creased.

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DEMON ISLAND
Written by Cecil R. Baldock. Illustrated by W. Bryce Hamilton.
Stock no. 1402968
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The Bannister twins know how to look after themselves and they need all their resourcefulness when they are kidnapped and taken to Demon Island . Light brown boards, black titles. B/w illustrations. Tower House Series. 128 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Board edges browned. Crease to bottom of first few pages. A little foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with some tears, Patch of surface paper damage to front panel. Wrapper is grubby.

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SEVEN WHITE GATES
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1711828
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Lone Pine Story. Red cloth, black titles. Full-page b/w illustrations plus b/w maps to the endpapers. 200 pages. Small splash mark to front cover. Spine faded at top and tail. Wrapper is torn and creased with some loss, approx. 1/2" to top and tail of spine and similar across top of rear panel, plus some loss at corners.

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