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THE TOWER TO THE SUN
Written by Colin Thompson. Illustrated by Colin Thompson.
Stock no. 1327534
Published by Alfred A. Knopf. 1st USA 1997. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. The richest man in the world builds a tower to the sun. American edition. ISBN: 0679883347. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn.

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THE UGLY FIVE
Written by Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Stock no. 1327532
Published by Alison Green Books. 1st 2017. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A picture book celebrating real-life 'Ugly Five' animals in Africa (Wildebeest, Warthog, Hyena, Vulture and Marabou Stork. Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Full-page colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781407174198. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is just a little rubbed at corners.

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THE BALLET TWINS
Written by Jean Estoril; Mabel Esther Allan. Illustrated by Lucy Su.
Stock no. 1827789
Published by Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st thus 1989. Very good condition.

Originally published as 'We Danced in Bloomsbury Square'. Debbie and Dorrie share a determination to be ballerinas... by the author of the Drina books. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0356168042. SIGNED with personal gift inscription and dated by the author to front endpaper. Boards lightly bumped at corners and a little scuffed. Tiny nick to top of spine. Contents browned.

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MOONSHADOW
Written by Angela Carter. Illustrated by Justin Todd.
Stock no. 1327482
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1982. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cream glazed pictorial boards. A magical hide-and-seek book, find Tom's moonshadow cat and lot more besides. Vivid colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0575030267. Spine bumped. Heavy foxing to contents.

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ANN IN THE MOON
Written by Frances D. Francis. Illustrated by Alan Aldridge.
Stock no. 1327480
Published by Bancroft Books. 1st 1970. Very good condition.

Silver and white boards with colour illustration to front. Salmon pink endpapers. Striking colour illustrations throughout. 62 pages. ISBN: 0430004915. Spine and corners bumped. Pale page edges browning and some slight foxing else contents clean.

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RAJA THE ELEPHANT (WILD LIFE STORY READERS)
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1827756
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

A School reading book with exercises to rear. This is the cloth lined edition. The story of an Indian elephant. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. Undated. Covers a little grubby, corners are rubbed. '3' written in pencil to inside front cover. Text block browned. Creased to lower gutter edge. Contents generally clean.

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MISKA THE SEAL (WILD LIFE STORY READERS)
Written by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1827755
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

A School reading book with exercises to rear. This is the cloth lined version. A story founded on facts about fur seals born on the Pribilof Islands. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. Undated. '9' written to front cover and '2' to inside front cover. Corners lightly rubbed. Covers lightly scuffed. Foxing to inside covers. Contents otherwise clean.

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PETER THE PANDA
Written by Patience Powell.
Stock no. 1827752
Published by Perry Colour Books Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A Peekobook. Very small format. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. Undated. Boards rubbed and worn at corners. Contents creased. Staples rusty.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1976
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1327434
Published by Daily Express. 1976. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert waving with a toy train. 1st story Rupert and the Jumping Men. 10x7 inches. 115 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Child's name in ink to belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Some light foxing/spotting but contents generally clean.

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ELSIE J. OXENHAM OMNIBUS FOR GIRLS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327432
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Three complete full length novels, including 'Win through', 'At home', and 'Play up'. Orange covers with black titles. Top edge red. Spine bumped. Covers slightly grubby at edges. Prize plate to front pastedown. Small orange stain to lower corner of front free-endpaper else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge torn/chipped but no loss.

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THE STORY OF THE STUBBYDUB
Written by Rab; Rachel Cassels Brown. Illustrated by Rab; Rachel Cassels Brown.
Stock no. 1327311
Published by W. Westall & Co., Ltd.. Circa 1918. Very good condition.

The Stubbydub is a peculiar creature with pointed ears and webbed hands and feet. Pictorial boards. Full page colour and b/w illustrations. Large format. Covers edge worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Tear to one of the last pages at lower edge (not a colour plate).

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WIZZIL
Written by William Steig. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327309
Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Wizzil is a bored witch. So she turns herself into a common housefly and sets off to Frimp Farm to cause a little trouble. ISBN: 0747550328. SIGNED by the illustrator to title-page.

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