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WILLIAM CARRIES ON
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 2129808
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1942. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Some marks and scuffs to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins.

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NAPOLEON OF GREYFRIARS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2129675
Published by Howard Baker. 1st thus 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Howard Baker Magnet Volume No. 92. Magnet issue nos. 534, 536, 537, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 546, 547 + 548. Large format. Green boards with gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0703002678. Bumping to spine. Browning to a couple of cover edges. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased and faded to spine.

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THE IRON HAND AT GREYFRIARS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2129674
Published by Howard Baker. 1st thus 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Howard Baker Magnet Volume No. 89. Includes Magnet Issue nos. 842, 845, 847, 849-852. Large format. Green boards with gilt title to spine. Includes: True to his Word (S.E. Austin), Inky's Peril (F.G. Cook), The Secret of the Shark's Tooth (S.E. Austin), Capped for Greyfriars (J.N. Pentelow), The Outcast of the Remove (F.G. Cook), The Iron Hand at Greyfriars (G.R. Samways), peter the Plotter (G.R. Samways). ISBN: 070300249X. A few small knocks to cover edges. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.

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MOTORCARS
Written by Philip A. Turner.
Stock no. 1817377
Published by Temple Press. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The "Power and Speed" Series for Boys. The fascinating story of how the motorcar came to be invented, how it works and how motoring and motorcars have developed through the years. Cloth boards. B/w photos and illustrations. Foxing to top edge of text block and endpapers. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is browned and edge-rubbed/creased.

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WILLIAM-THE DICTATOR
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 2129475
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 3rd 1939. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. A couple of small fade marks to spine. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper is creased with some edge-tears; 1-2" semi-circle of loss to bottom of rear panel; some grubby and browned marks.

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BILLY BUNTER BUTTS IN
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 2129410
Published by Charles Skilton Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, black titles to front and spine. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 234 pages plus adverts to rear. Damp staining to early pages (including frontis). Corner tip of title page has been torn off. Foxing. Wrapper is dulled and grubby to spine, with edge-creasing and chipping; minimal loss; tape repairs to verso.

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BILLY BUNTER THE BOLD
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 1317687
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1954. Very good condition.

Blue boards, dark blue titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, spine browned. Some slight surface paper loss to pastedowns (from removal of small pieces of tape). Some titles unerlined on reverse of half-title page. Foxing throughout.

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LESLIE DEXTER CADET
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Norman Hepple.
Stock no. 2129099
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1937. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

An adventure story for boys. Dark blue cloth pictorial cloth. Front covers shows ship at docks, spine shows sailor looking out. Yellow/cream titles. 6 b/w plates. Top edge blue. 255 pages. Light bumping along cover edges. A few marks and light foxspots to outer page edges. All plates present. Wrapper is price-cut with large tear to base of spine; a few marks; some chips and nicks, but minimal loss.

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WILLIAM'S CROWDED HOURS
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1317573
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 19th 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Abridged edition. Red boards, black title label to spine and small vignette of William to front cover. B/w illustrations. 160 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Pale page browning to endpapers. Rear panel of wrapper is ever so slightly grubby.

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THE HOWARD BAKER EASTER OMNIBUS 1978
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126981
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Howard Baker Annual Volume No. 9. Featuring Billy Bunter, Harry Wharton, Tom Merry etc. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001388. Pale browning to cover edges. Light bumping to corners. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and some browning.

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THE BARRING-OUT AT ST. FRANK'S
Written by Edwy Searles Brooks.
Stock no. 2126963
Published by Howard Baker. 1st thus 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An exciting story of school life. Green boards. Gilt title to spine. The Nelson Lee Library. ISBN: 0703000039. Bumping to spine. Fading along cover edges. Marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with chipping; some browning.

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THE BOXER OF GREYFRIARS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 2126864
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st thus 1977. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 15. Collectors edition limited to 500 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet issue nos. 985-990, 994 + 995 from 1927. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001280. SIGNED by Publisher. This is Copy No. 53. Foxing to outer page edges. Original glassine wrapper is browned to spine; some creasing with tear to top edge of front panel. Slip case has uneven fade marks to edges.

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