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GO AHEAD SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1329830
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Secret Seven are hard at work on another problem... why would a bull-terrier be pushed through a dark, deep coal-hole? And what, or who, was waiting down below? It was certainly a case for the police, but... Pale blue boards decorated with SS symbol. B/w illustrations. Seventh impression. Spine slightly bumped. Some light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (new price printed above) and is edge rubbed.

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SEVEN WHITE GATES
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 1329812
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Lone Pine Story. Red cloth, black titles. Full-page b/w illustrations plus b/w maps to the endpapers. 200 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink and some pencil markings (old price and date) to half title-page. Light foxing to textblock and top edge of textblock slightly grubby. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby to spine and rear panel, is edge worn with slight loss at corners and spine ends and is lightly creased. A nice copy of a scarce Lone Pine title.

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THE DUMPY POCKET BOOK OF SAILING DINGHIES AND YACHTS
Written by Henry Sampson; Elisabeth Lewis.
Stock no. 1329797
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small oblong format, blue boards, silver title to spine. Edited by Sampson, compiled by Lewis. B/w illustrations. 189 pages. Light damp stain on spine edge of rear cover. Pale page browning else contents clean. Old tape marks to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with a tiny tear to lower edge of front panel and damp stained on verso.

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THE DUMPY BOOK OF AIR FORCES OF THE WORLD
Written by Henry Sampson; B. Beirman; F.M. Hayes; C.M. Shanks; J.W.R. Taylor; E.S. Wolff.
Stock no. 1329796
Published by Sampson Low. Circa 1957. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Orange glazed pictorial cardwraps. 317 pages. B/w photos to text throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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THE DUMPY POCKET BOOK OF VETERANS OF ROAD, RAIL, SEA AND AIR
Written by Henry Sampson.
Stock no. 1329795
Published by Sampson Low. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small oblong format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 189 pages. B/w photos to text. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Old tape marks to endpapers. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly faded to spine, damp stain to base of wrapper spine on verso.

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THE DUMPY POCKET BOOK FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
Written by Denys Davis.
Stock no. 1329791
Published by Sampson Low. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small oblong format. Blue boards with silver title to spine. B/w photos. 188 pages. Some damp staining to covers. Pale page browning else contents clean. Damp stains to verso of dustwrapper, wrapper edges slightly rubbed.

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A THIRD LADYBIRD BOOK OF NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Frank Hampson.
Stock no. 1329776
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1973. Almost very good condition.

Ladybird Series 413. Yellow pictorial paper boards. Full-page colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721401937. Spine and corners bumped. Rear cover is grubby. Name in blue pen (felt-tip) to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Light fingercreases to pages else contents clean. Tally 320.

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MY NEW HOME
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1329767
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1894. Almost very good condition.

Orange cloth covers with black titles and picture of house. 7 b/w illustrations. 207 pages plus book catalogue. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Book leans to one side. Spine slightly faded and rear cover a bit grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. One plate is detached but still present.

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THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley; John Berry.
Stock no. 1329766
Published by Ladybird Books. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Ladybird series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721403840. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Slight fading to spine. Contents clean. This title is last listed on rear cover, tally number 350.

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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Reginald Spink. Illustrated by H. Baumhauer.
Stock no. 1329761
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1961. Very good condition.

8 colour plates plus b/w line drawings. Childrens Illustrated Classics series. Cream and blue decorated cloth with matching endpapers. 245 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Light creasing to first few pages. Foxing to textblock.

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FOUR GREEK HEROES
Written by Jennie Hall.
Stock no. 1329758
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1928. Almost very good condition.

All-Time Tales series. Leonidas, Phidias, Themistocles, Socrates. Blue cloth with red titles and decoration. 135 numbered pages. B/w frontis and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some rubbing to cover edges and spine faded. Name and address(?) in ink to front pastedown. Foxing throughout, heavy to textblock. Originally published in 1913, reprinted in this series 1928.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1986
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1329757
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition.

Tall laminate boards - Rupert with net and tadpoles in jar. 1st story Rupert & the Strange Airman. 100 pages. (In 1986 Alfred Bestall, the first illustrator of Rupert annuals, died at the age of 93). ISBN: 0850791596. Minimal shelf bumping to spine and corners. Contents are fine.

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