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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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BEATEN BY A BALLOON
Written by Margaret Mahy. Illustrated by Jonathan Allen.
Stock no. 1317700
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1997. Fine condition.

When Buckbounder springs into the bank, the scoundrel gets more of a bounce than he bargained for... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0241137780.

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CLOUD NINE
Written by Norman Silver. Illustrated by Jan Ormerod.
Stock no. 1317699
Published by The Bodley Head Children'S Books. 1st 1995. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

The charming tale of a little boy finding peace on his own. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0370319265.

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TEDDY! WHERE ARE YOU?
Written by Ralph Steadman. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1317698
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862644844. Tiny price sticker to rear cover else fine.

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THE NECESSARY CAT
Written by Nicola Bayley; John Keats; William Wordsworth; et al. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1317694
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Celebration of Cats in Picture and Word. Poems and pictures of cats. Brown pictorial boards. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744519241. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is creased to rear panel and ever so slightly edge rubbed.

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THE IRRESPONSIBLE GOAT
Written by Joan Kiddell-Monroe. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 2129463
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with black titles and vignette. Two colour and b/w illustrations. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is foxed and browned.

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THE AVENUE
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 2129432
Published by Collins. 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 221 pages. B/w illustrations. Bumping and browning to top and tail of spine. Brown tape marks to endpapers. Small amount of margin loss to page 179. Wrapper is edge-chipped, with a little loss to top of spine.

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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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RICHARD AND THE GOLDEN HORSE SHOE
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 2129405
Published by Collins. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and very edges of covers are faded. Brown sticky tape marks to endpapers. Page edge browning. Wrapper is creased with some closed tears and chips; a little loss.

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THE SERENDIPITY SHOP
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 2129403
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. 205 pages. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. Top and tail of spine are faded; some browning to cover edges. Bumping to corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is torn and chipped; with loss to top and tail of spine and surrounding areas; sticky tape repairs; some to verso, but some visible to edges of wrapper.

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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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RUPERT ANNUAL 1946 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1817300
Published by Daily Express. 1946. Very good condition.

Colour pictorial card wraps - Rupert looking out through a window. 1st story - Rupert on Coon Island. 120 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. This annual has not been reproduced in a facsimile edition. Light creasing to covers and scuffing/rubbing to spine. Top & Tail of spine worn with slight loss. NOT price-cut. Name in belongs to box. Harsh vertical crease from top to tail of page 33/34 which is starting to tear from lower edge (binding error). Small closed tear to lower margin of page 35/36. Contents otherwise clean.

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