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SOME TRIUMPHS OF MODERN EXPLORATION
Written by B. Webster Smith.
Stock no. 2132964
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Grey cloth with black titles and decoration. 6 b/w plates. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and marks to endpapers and outer page edges. All plates present. Wrapper is price-cut with large tears and chips; some loss; very creased.

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MR. PETTIGREW'S TRAIN
Written by Leonard Clark. Illustrated by Toffee Sanders.
Stock no. 2132864
Published by Thornhill Press. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illus to text. Orange, green, blue & white paper used. 63pp. Demy 8vo. ISBN: 0904110192. A few marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is damp marked with some scuffing and fading.

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THAT LITTLE GREY MOUSE
Written by Ernest A. Aris. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 2132860
Published by Humphrey Milford. Circa 1919. Almost very good condition.

Green spine with pictorial front board. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 5" x 3.75". Punch hole to front cover. Some marks to covers, with bumping and a bit of chipping. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks.

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THE RIDDLE OF THE PAINTED BOX
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1819217
Published by Noel Carrington. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A vivid, fast-moving story of an unusual adventure on the Grand Union Canal. Orange cloth. B/w illustrations. 164 pages. Staining to boards. Spine slightly cocked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some colouring to b/w frontis. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily repaired with tape to verso which has aged and is now showing through to the front. Some surface paper loss to rear panel of dustwrapper and some loss to spine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1970
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1819216
Published by Daily Express. 1970. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert climbing up a slope and waving. 1st story Rupert and the Outlaws. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. Boards creased and a vertical imperfection to laminate on front board. Corners worn, top of spine has small nick to front edge, tiny amount of loss and general wear. Name in belongs to box. NOT price-cut. A few grubby marks to contents, mainly to margins.

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THE AGE OF MACHINERY: THE FORCES OF NATURE TURNED TO THE SERVICE OF MAN
Written by Alexander R. Horne.
Stock no. 1819205
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Almost very good condition.

Some ordinary useful applications of the sciences explained in simple language for young people. Small format. Blue cloth boards, pale blue titles. B/w illustrations. 208 pages. Boards marked, spine and title to spine faded. Endpapers and text block heavily browned. Rear pastedown has a sticky label stuck to it and pencil scribble. Rust spot to gutter edge of prelims. A few grubby marks to contents but generally clean.

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THE GOOD CHILD'S YEAR BOOK
Written by Violet Jacob. Illustrated by Violet Jacob.
Stock no. 1318806
Published by Foulis. Very good condition.

Beige cloth spine with title-label, grey boards with title-label to front cover. 67 pages. Colour illustrations. Verses for each month of the year. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Remains of front panel and front flap of wrapper. Top edge of rear cover is faded.

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LITTLE MARY AND OTHER STORIES
Written by L.T. Meade.
Stock no. 1318801
Published by W. & R. Chambers. Circa 1901. Good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 136 pages. B/w frontis. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby and marked. Prize plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned and vertical crease to front free-endpaper. Grubby fingermarks to contents.

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ROUND THE YEAR WITH ENID BLYTON - SUMMER BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1318796
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. Circa 1934. Very good condition.

Beige card wraps with b/w illustration to front. (Manilla edition). 96 pages. B/w photos. Some neat blue crayon writing to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Contents clean.

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PHILIP AND ARTHUR, OR THE CHATTERTON CHILDREN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318795
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1867. Almost very good condition.

Very small format (4.5 x 3"). Green embossed cloth covered cardwraps with gilt vignette to front. 96 pages, all edges gilt. Yellow endpapers. Colour frontis. Covers edge rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Musty smell to contents.

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ALWAYS HAPPY!
Written by Maria Elizabeth Budden.
Stock no. 1318793
Published by Grant and Griffith. 1850. Good condition.

Or, anecdotes of Felix and his sister Serena written for her children by a Mother. 16th edition. Small format. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. 172 pages plus 8 page publication list to rear. B/w frontis. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight damp staining and light marks to covers. Foxing and page browning to contents. Musty smell to contents.

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SHORT STORIES FROM EUROPEAN HISTORY - SWEDEN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318790
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1851. Almost very good condition.

Small fromat. Embossed grey cloth with gilt title to spine. Yellow endpapers. 198 pages plus publication list to rear. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Spine faded. Marks to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Musty smell to contents.

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