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NUT CRACKER
Written by David Walser. Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski.
Stock no. 1326479
Published by Puffin; The Penguin Group. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Paper engineering by Iain Smyth. Pictorial boards with heart-shaped cut out to cover. 5 elaborate glitter illustrations - one at rear is 3-D. ISBN: 9780141384542. A few small, light scratches to cover edges. One tiny foxspot to the 3d image else contents are fine.

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DANCER IN DANGER
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Stock no. 1826779
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1960. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of a ballet company's tour in Sicily. Blue boards, black title to spine. 3 colour plates and 8 b/w pencil drawings. Boards are nice and bright. Front joint is broken, front endpaper consequently detaching but present. Foxing throughout. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is also heavily foxed, browned and worn at top & tail of spine.

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ON YOUR TOES, SUSIE!
Written by Lee Wyndham. Illustrated by Gwyneth Mamlok.
Stock no. 1826291
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

After four years of hard training Susie is to dance on her points. A book for all ballet lovers; for little girls who see themselves as great ballerinas but who do not quite understand how hard they must work. Green boards, blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. Minor foxing to endpapers, prelims and text block. Name in ink to front endpaper. One or two margin marks to contents. Pink pictorial dustwrapper is edge-creased with a few small closed tears and is a little grubby.

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ROSANNA JOINS THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323912
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, slight rubbing to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss to top and tail of spine.

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PRINCIPAL ROLE
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Stock no. 1323910
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with gilt titles. B/w illustrations. A "Wells" book. Spine and corners bumped, slight fading to lower cover edges. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss, section of loss to front panel (1x1").

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JANE LEAVES THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323909
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Foxing to textlbock. Some browning to half title-page. Dustwrapper is browned on verso, is slightly edge rubbed and foxed to rear panel.

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NO CASTANETS AT THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323906
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Some marks to rear cover. Endpapers are browned. Some foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly worn to spine and corners, is a little grubby to rear panel and slightly browned to spine. There is browning to the verso of the wrapper.

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MASQUERADE AT THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1323905
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Third book in the Sadlers Wells series. Jane wants to be a dancer but her parents want her to be a veterinary surgeon, whilst her cousin Mariella would rather be with animals than train to be a dancer like her mother. The two girsl decide that Jane should masquerade as Mariells at a forth coming audition for the Sadlers Wells company. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few small, light marks to covers. Endpapers are partly browned. Top edge of textblock is dusty. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with substantial loss on rear panel and some loss to top and tail of spine. Rear panel is also a bit grubby. Wrapper is browned on verso and to spine.

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DANCER'S LUCK
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Stock no. 1323768
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a ballet company on a tour which began in London and ended at the Skye Gathering Ball in far-away Portree. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis plate, b/w illustrations. Endpapers are maps of the Island of Skye. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss, evidence of old tape reinforcements to verso. Dustwrapper is slightly grubby.

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TALES FROM THE BALLET SWAN LAKE PETROUCHKA
Written by Deryck Lynham. Illustrated by Sylvia Green.
Stock no. 2139965
Published by Sylvan Press. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards, red cloth spine. Colour lithographed illustrations. Some fading and spotting to spine. Bumping and wear along cover edges; some grubby marks. Page corner creasing. Some foxing.

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DANCING PEEL
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Stock no. 1322549
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Light brown cloth, gilt title to spine. A story about dancing, riding and people who were so different they thought they must detest each other... Undated, early reprint. Spine and corners bumped. Light browning to textblock. Prize plate to verso of frontis. Foxing to prelims. Textblock a little grubby. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby.

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JANE LEAVES THE WELLS
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Eve Guthrie.
Stock no. 1322162
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The fifth story in the Sadler's Wells ballet series. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers damp spotted. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss to top and tail of spine, rear panel is a bit grubby and browned.

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