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THE PICTS AND THE MARTYRS
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome.
Stock no. 1405132
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1943. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine, blind title to front cover. Pictorial endpapers depicting map for the book. B/w illustrations throughout. 303 pages. 8 x 5.5". Spine and corners are bumped. Some marks to covers. Book leans slightly to one side. Small pieces missing from bottom of some pages and from come page corners. Foxing to page edges

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ISLAND BORN
Written by Bessie Marchant. Illustrated by Leo Bates.
Stock no. 1208282
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1921. Good condition.

A Tale of Hawaii. Grey cloth with orange borders and vignettes. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. All plates present. Covers soiled with white marks to rear. Spine bumped. Corners slightly bumped. Endpapers browned. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to prelims, edge of textblock and some page margins.

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KATE GREENAWAY'S BIRTHDAY BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Sale Barker. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1315642
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1918. Very good condition.

Beige cloth, red title, green borders. Pictorial onlay showing boy and girl sitting on roof-level window ledge. Green floral endpapers. Small format. 382 b/w text illustrations. 12 colour plates. Bumping to spine and corners. Some neat ink entries. Belongs to box filled in. Endpapers lightly browned. A few small foxspots. Contents generally clean.

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THE DIP BUCKET
Written by Dorothy Ann Lovell. Illustrated by Joan Gale Thomas.
Stock no. 2120799
Published by University of London Press. 1st 1941. Good condition.

Orange cloth with black titles. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corner; a little fraying to cloth. Spine is faded with marks. Splash mark and some scuffing to covers. Partially erased inscription to front pastedown. Foxing.

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CHINA LEE
Written by Sue Limb.
Stock no. 2120791
Published by Orchard Books. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 1852130318. Light fade marks along top edges of covers. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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A PACKETFUL OF TROUBLE
Written by Margaret Bacon. Illustrated by Richard Tuckwell.
Stock no. 2120780
Published by Dennis Dobson. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Who hasn't dreamed of a holiday free of grown-ups and rules?... ISBN: 0234771313. SIGNED by author 'With Best Wishes' to front endpaper. Light page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with browning and a little light scuffing.

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THE DRUMMER BOY
Written by Louis Rousselet; W.J. Gordon. Illustrated by V.A. Poirson.
Stock no. 2120770
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 1st 1883. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth, gilt/black titles. A Story of The Days of Washington. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear, with a little chipping to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Bookplate to front pastedown. Joints are cracked. Foxing.

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JACK AND HIS FRIENDS
Written by Noel Hope. Illustrated by Gertrude M. Bradley.
Stock no. 1208273
Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1910. Very good condition.

Or, Cat And Dog Life. Dark blue embossed cloth, gilt title to front cover, gilt title block to spine. B/w illustrations. 189 pages plus Salvation Army booklist to rear. Spine bumped with small tears at top. Corners bumped. Rear cover slightly marked. Salvation Army prize plate to front endpaper. Foxing to prelims and page margins.

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WE PRAISE THEE O GOD TE DEUM CALENDAR FOR 1911
No author listed.
Stock no. 1405096
Published by Ernest Nister; E.P. Dutton & Co.. Very good condition.

White cloth spine. Beige boards with red and black titles plus red and white vignette to front board. Elaborate colour illustrations and borders. A list of important dates in the church's calendar. 6" x 4.5" Spine and corners bumped. Spine grubby. Covers a little marked and grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Staples rusty. Contents clean. Illustrations in very good condition.

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ROVERS OF THE VALLEY
Written by Augustus H. Ball. Illustrated by Christine Chisholm.
Stock no. 2120758
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1928. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth with black and red titles and decoration. Scouting in the Qu'Appelle Valley, Canada. 2 colour plates and 7 b/w plates. Splash mark and some grubby marks to front cover. Bumping to corners. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A little foxing and a few grubby margin marks.

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THE FIGHT FOR HONOUR
Written by Bernard Bowles.
Stock no. 2120757
Published by T. Nelson & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1929. Almost very good condition.

Stone colour pictorial cloth, black titles. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Splashes and marks to covers. A couple of nicks to top of spine. Bumping. Some light foxing and page browning.

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JOLLY TARS
Written by M.M. Jamieson. Illustrated by M.M. Jamieson.
Stock no. 1405092
Published by Ernest Nister. Slightly better than good condition.

Little Mother Stories series. Small format. Blue cloth spine and blue pictorial boards. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. Full-page colour and b/w text illustrations. Spine bumped, a little worn and browned. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges rubbed. A few scratches to onlay. Covers a little grubby. Both joints and several hinges badly cracked making the binding loose but all pages are still attached. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Small tear to bottom of frontis. Some page browning and grubby marks to contents.

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