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THE SHADOW OVER HARRY WHARTON
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1815306
Published by Howard Baker. 1st thus 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Howard Baker Magnet Volume No. 27. Includes Magnet issue nos. 1059 to 1067. Green boards, gilt title to spine. The Boy from the East; Friend or Foe; By Luck and Pluck; The Schemer of the Remove; Harry Wharton's Enemy; Playing the Game; Tried and True; In Borrowed Plumes; A Fortune at Stake. ISBN: 0703000535. Text block slightly grubby. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn.

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THE SLEUTH OF GREYFRIARS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1815305
Published by Howard Baker. 1st thus 1975. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Howard Baker Magnet Volume No. 33, comprising Nos. 1413 to 1417 & 1419 to 1421. Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. A Schoolboy's Secret; Honours Even; The Sleuth of Greyfriars; Fooled on the First; Facing the Music; Jimmy the Fox; At the Eleventh Hour; Up for the Jubilee. ISBN: 0703000659. Spine faded and imprint of dustwrapper title to spine to the gilt title of spine. Light browning to endpapers and text block. Orange pictorial dustwrapper.

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ALONZO THE GREAT
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1815304
Published by Howard Baker. 1st thus 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Seven short stories. Howard Baker Magnet Volume No. 20, comprising Magnet Nos 1341-1342 and 1344 to 1348. Ace of Jokers; The Greyfriars Guy; The Greyfriars Strong Man; Alonzo the Great; The Greyfriars Hercules; The Reformer of the Remove; Bunter the Bully. ISBN: 0703000322. Slight surface paper loss to vertical edge of front endpaper. Text block marked. White pictorial dustwrapper is slightly grubby and edge-worn.

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THE JOKER OF GREYFRIARS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1815301
Published by Howard Baker. 1st thus 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Facsimile of The Magnet from 1928. Issue nos. 1078-1082 and 1084-1086. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. The Japer of Greyfriars; Be Careful, Christopher!; The Boy with a Past; Rallying Round Carboy; All Through Bunter; The Rebel of the Fifth; Who Punched Prout?; The Form-masters' Feud. ISBN: 0703000454. Spine slightly faded. Top edge of text block browned. Orange pictorial dustwrapper is creased to front flap and faded to spine.

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WILLIAM AND THE BRAINS TRUST
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1317055
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition.

Dark green cloth, gold lettering to front cover and spine. B/w illustrations. 252 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name and address in ink and small booksellers label to front pastedown. Small (and cute!) owl ink stamp to front endpaper. Textblock is a little grubby, contents clean.

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WILLIAM'S TELEVISION SHOW
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1317017
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt titles. Gilt vignette of William saluting to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some damp staining to top edges of covers. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Grubby dustwrapper is creased and torn with loss and tape repairs on verso, damp stain to top corner of rear panel.

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BILLY BUNTER'S BENEFIT
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R.J. Macdonald.
Stock no. 1208883
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Light blue boards with dark blue titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 236 pages plus booklist. Cover edges browned, loss of colour at top edge of front and rear covers. Some faint marks to prelims and a few foxspots to egde of textblock. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is badly soiled with loss at corners and closed tears repaired on verso.

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SWEET WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1407127
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1952. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette of William to front. B/w text illustrations. 252 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Bad bump to bottom of front board. Foxing mainly to page edges. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn with several small tears and chips. Label removed from bottom of spine leaving old tape marks. Label removed from front flpa. Wrapper is grubby.

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BILLY BUNTER'S BARGAIN
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1406892
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles to spine and front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 222 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and top of prelims. Tear and fold to bottom corner of one page which wasn't cut correctly in binding process. Couple of marks to text block edge otherwise contents very good. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears. Spine is faded and slightly rubbed. Some foxing to flaps. Rear panel is grubby.

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WILLIAM THE BOLD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1316618
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles and vignette to spine. B/w text illustrations. 248 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Gilt is rubbed and therefore dulled. Name and address in biro to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock.

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TIGER ANNUAL 1958
No author listed.
Stock no. 1609156
Published by The Fleetway House. 1958. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover shows racing cars. Spine and corners bumped. Some wear to board edges. Lower section of front endpaper detached from spine. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.

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EAGLE ANNUAL No. 10 (1961)
Written by Clifford Makins.
Stock no. 1507258
Published by Longacre Press. 1961. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Green cloth spine, red, yellow and black decorated covers. Endpapers by Thelwell. Colour and b/w illustrations. 173 pages. A little wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers scuffed. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn, creased and chipped, very little loss. Slightly grubby, verso of spine browned.

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