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SILVER JACKANORY
Written by Joan Aiken; Helen Cresswell; Dick King-Smith; Tony Robinson; et al. Illustrated by Quentin Blake; et al..
Stock no. 1328375
Published by BBC Books. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

To mark the 25th birthday of BBC TV's Jackanory a group of well-known writers were asked to write a story on the theme of silver... Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 2 stories illustrated by Blake. ISBN: 0563361719. Minimal bumping to spine.

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THE MAMMOTH WONDER BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by J.R. Crossland; J.M. Parrish. Illustrated by Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1328201
Published by Odhams Press Ltd.. 1st 1935. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Crossland and Parrish. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth with embossed illustration to front and spine, gilt title to spine. Colour plates by Anne Anderson, b/w illustrations by various artists to text throughout. 768 pages. First story is "The Story of Hiawatha". Minimal bumping to spine. Looks unread. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge rubbed and lightly faded.

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SEAHORSES: CONNEMARA AND ITS PONIES
Written by Stephanie Brooks; Karen Mannion.
Stock no. 1828148
Published by Meredith Praed. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

An anthology of stories and poems, and a history of Connemara, Ireland, and its ponies. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 095439920X. SIGNED by the authors to front endpaper (no dedication). A lovely copy.

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SLEEPY TIME TALES
Written by Kathryn Jackson; Janette Sebring Lowrey; Ruth Krauss; et al. Illustrated by Richard Scarry; Alice Provensen; Martin Provensen; et al..
Stock no. 1327755
Published by Golden Pleasure Books Ltd.. 1964. Almost very good condition.

Grey cloth spine with gilt title. Blue pictorial boards. First story is Tawny Scrawny Lion. 61 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Corners worn, cover edges rubbed. Spine bumped and slightly faded, gilt to spine has dulled. Contents are clean.

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FRENCH SHORT STORIES
Written by Brian Masters. Illustrated by Veronique Bour.
Stock no. 1827045
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt. Introduced by Masters. Classic Short Stories series. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed & bumped/knocked at open edges (minor).

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GREAT SHORT STORIES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827002
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Based upon the Folio Society editions of Russian Short Stories, Japanese Short Stories, American Short Stories, Irish Short Stories, French Short Stories and English Short Stories. Black and red chequered cloth design, gilt titles. Red endpapers. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is bumped at one open corner and a little scuffed.

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BEYOND THE PALE & OTHER STORIES
Written by William Trevor. Illustrated by Lyndon Hayes.
Stock no. 1826938
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Short stories selected and introduced by William Trevor. Pictorial cloth boards with silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed.

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BIGGLES OF THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326028
Published by Purnell Books. 1st thus 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark blue boards with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. An anthology of Biggles Stories originally published in the 30's, edited by Piers Williams. 127 pages. ISBN: 0361041799. Spine slightly bumped. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed and slightly browned to top edge of front panel.

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THE BIG BUDGET FOR CHILDREN
Written by Natalie Joan; W. Kersley Holmes; Ethel Talbot; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by R.H. Brock; et al..
Stock no. 1325970
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1933. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine. Covers show children ice skating and on a sledge. First piece is 'The Warning' by Natalie Joan. B/w illustrations and some plates. Covers are slightly edge worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing else contents clean.

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COUNTRY NOTES
Written by V. Sackville-West.
Stock no. 1826314
Published by Michael Joseph Ltd. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

Most of these notes have appeared at fortnightly intervals during 1938 and 1939 in the New Statesman and Nation. The author's ramblings of country life. Beige cloth boards, brown titles. B/w photos throughout. Boards browned and some foxing mainly to spine and top edges. Text block browned. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Else contents clean.

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THE HOME-MADE DRAGON AND OTHER INCREDIBLE STORIES
Written by Norman Hunter. Illustrated by Fritz Wegner.
Stock no. 1325768
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Contains 12 stories set in Incrediblania! Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0370012283. A few tiny indentations to cover edges. Light foxing and browning to endpapers and top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at edges.

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LITTLE PEOPLE'S ANNUAL
Written by Edric Vredenburg; Norman Gale; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Chloe Preston; Joyce Mercer; Louis Wain; Phyllis Cooper; et al..
Stock no. 1826140
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1923. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine with black titles and vignette of children reading. Pictorial front board showing children with balloons. Colour plates plus b/w and two tone illustrations by many illustrators. 112 pages including book list. First story is Birds and Bubbles. Board edges rubbed & worn. Boards scuffed and scratched. Cloth spine faded but title still bold. Browning to contents. Bookplate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink dated 1923 to free front endpaper. Plate facing page 56 is detached. Colouring, and pencil scribbles to some b/w illustrations. Hinges pulled, binding is worn but holding. Musty odour present.

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