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TWIXT SCHOOL AND COLLEGE
Written by Gordon Stables. Illustrated by A.E. Jackson; W. Parkinson.
Stock no. 1323812
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Circa 1912. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Colour frontis by Jackson, 6 b/w plates by Parkinson. 352 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Vertical crease to inner margin of title-page. Heavy foxing (mainly to textblock). Small chip to edge of rear free-endpaper.

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A LAD OF LONDON TOWN
Written by Evelyn Everett-Green. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson.
Stock no. 1323805
Published by The Pilgrim Press. Circa 1909. Very good condition.

"A Tale of Darkness and Light". Blue pictorial cloth. 6 b/w plates. 253 pages plus 10 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Tiny dent to top edge of rear cover. Small mark to rear cover. Large name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to textblock and some page margins.

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THE SCHOOL'S BEST MAN
Written by R.A.H. Goodyear. Illustrated by Savile Lumley.
Stock no. 1323804
Published by Jarrolds Publishers. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. Colour frontis, 4 b/w plates. 320 pages. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper by means of a dedication. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Name plate and name in ink to front pastedown. Heavy foxing else contents clean.

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THE DUKE'S OWN
Written by J. Percy Groves. Illustrated by Lieut. Col. Marshman.
Stock no. 1323803
Published by Griffith Farran Browne & Co Limited.. Very good condition.

Or, the adventures of Peter Daly. Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 320 pages. B/w frontis with tissue-guard. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small dent to top edge of rear cover. Prize(?) plate has been removed from front pastedown. Endpapers are browned. Foxing to contents. Ink spot to edge of textblock.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE 'ALBATROSS'
Written by W.C. Metcalfe. Illustrated by W.S. Stacey.
Stock no. 1323792
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 3 colour plates. 16 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate and small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Small pink mark to edge of textblock. Foxing to textblock.

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DICK O' THE FENS: A TALE OF THE GREAT EAST SWAMP
Written by George Manville Fenn. Illustrated by Frank Dadd.
Stock no. 1323790
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Green pictorial cloth. Gilt title to spine. Green text block. 8 b/w plates. 383 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Ink address stamp on the front free-endpaper has been partially erased. Heavy fox spots throughout.

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MENHARDOC
Written by George Manville Fenn. Illustrated by C.J. Staniland.
Stock no. 1323787
Published by Blackie & Son. Circa 1888. Almost very good condition.

A story of Cornish nets and mines. Brown pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 8 b/w plates. vii + 352 pages + 48 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few spots to covers. Prize inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing, mainly to textblock but also effecting the page margins.

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WHEN BEATTY KEPT THE SEAS
Written by Frank H. Shaw. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1323785
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1917. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. 4 colour plates. 312 pages. Reprint in same year as first edition. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Child's heavy pencil inscription to front pastedown. Vertical crease to centre of front free-endpaper. Foxing. One plate is loose but all still present.

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BILLY BUNTER THE HIKER
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1323763
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, white titles. Colour frontis plus full-page b/w drawings. 215 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Old sellotape stains to endpapers and dustwrapper flaps. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly worn to spine and corners with slight loss.

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WILLIAM THE EXPLORER
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1323690
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition.

Green boards, gilt titles and vignette of William to spine. B/w illustrations throughout. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Some margin marks and small piece missing from one margin.

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BOYS OWN PAPER SUMMER NUMBER FOR 1887
Written by G.A. Hutchison; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Pearse; et al..
Stock no. 1824198
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1887. Almost very good condition.

Edited by G.A.Hutchison, stories by numerous authors. First item (a poem) is 'A Holiday Discovery' by Somerville Gibney. Blue & white pictorial paper wraps. Staple binding. B/w Frontis by Alfred Pearse plus numerous b/w illustrations by multiple people throughout. Adverts to front and rear. Staples rusty and bleeding therefore binding is a little fragile especially for the covers. Spine is worn with a little loss. Covers are browned. A few marks mainly to margins but overall a good copy for a magazine of this age!

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BIGGLES BREAKS THE SILENCE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1323593
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver titles and vignette. 8 blue & white full page illustrations, other b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss and grubby to rear panel.

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