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THE CUCKOO TREE
Written by Joan Aiken.
Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1328951
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1971.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Dido Twite and Captain Hughes set out from Chichester Harbour with urgent dispatches for London. Their coach overturns in the middle of nowhere leading Dido to become involved in some 'havey cavey goings in' with smugglers, witches, kidnappers and treasonous pirates. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illus. 251 pages. ISBN: 0224005146. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink and another name blotted out to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut, edge worn, slightly marked to front panel with a tear to top spine corner and spine is slightly browned.
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THE FAITHLESS LOLLYBIRD AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Joan Aiken.
Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1328950
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Stories of magic, mystery and miraculous surprise. ISBN: 0224013327. Spine bumped and faded. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby.
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DIDO AND PA
Written by Joan Aiken.
Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1328949
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1986.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A rollercoasting historical story. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0224023640. Page browning throughout, pale foxing to textblock. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.
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MIDNIGHT IS A PLACE
Written by Joan Aiken.
Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1328947
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A return to the 19th century and the Yorkshire setting of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 303 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0224009680. Spine bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and worn, spine is sunned.
GLAD RAGS
Written by Joan Lingard.
Stock no. 1328942
Published by Hamish Hamilton.
1st
1990.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The sequel to 'Rags and Riches'. Seb and his sister Sam are looking forward to a holiday... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0241130158. Minimal bumping to spine.
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ENID BLYTON'S MAGAZINE ANNUAL No. 3
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1328938
Published by Evans Brothers Limited.
1st
1956.
Good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Red boards, gilt titles. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 141pp. 8 x 5 inches. 1st story is "Five - and a Half-Term Adventure! A Tale of the Famous Five". Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers browned. Browning and foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is worn at edges with light damp stain to base of spine.
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- ENID BLYTON
- FAMOUS FIVE
THE LAST POLAR BEARS
Written by Harry Horse.
Illustrated by Harry Horse.
Stock no. 1328937
Published by Viking; The Penguin Group.
1st
1993.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Brown boards, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. A story told through a series of extraordinary letters. ISBN: 0670848670. Spine bumped. Evidence of erased pencil marks to top edge of front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine.
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- ANIMAL STORY
- BEAR
THE THREE TOYMAKERS
Written by Ursula Moray Williams.
Illustrated by Ursula Moray Williams.
Stock no. 1328936
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1st
1945.
Good condition.
The story of three toymakers who live in the Black Forest and of the wonderful toys they made for the prize offered by the King. Orange cloth, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 2 double-sided colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Front free-endpaper removed. Neat inscription in ink to half title-page. Foxing and spotting to contents, some grubby fingermarks to margins of plates.
MIDWINTER NIGHTINGALE
Written by Joan Aiken.
Stock no. 1328935
Published by Jonathan Cape.
1st
2004.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. A chilling welcome greets Dido Twite.... ISBN: 0224064894. Some very light foxing to textblock.
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ROUGH WATER
Written by Roland Pertwee.
Illustrated by Margery Gill.
Stock no. 1328933
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege.
1st
1951.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Green cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Continuing the story of the Islanders in the west country. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned and lightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly chipped, spine slightly browned.
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A REDWALL WINTER'S TALE
Written by Brian Jacques.
Illustrated by Christopher Denise.
Stock no. 1328932
Published by Hutchinson.
1st
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A masterful tale of winter magic. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Charming colour illustrations. ISBN: 0091769485. Light rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine.
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- ANIMAL STORY
- WINTER
THE BROKEN FIDDLESTICK
Written by John Smith.
Illustrated by David A. Goddard.
Stock no. 1829180
Published by Longman Young Books.
1st
1971.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Delightful story of a boy who learns to play the violin from a gypsy. Benjamin's family disappear and he becomes involved in an extraordinary adventure during which he learns the magical secret of the fiddlestick. Paperboards with illustrated front board. Beautiful b/w illustrations throughout. 61 pages. ISBN: 0582153263. Minor fading to lower edge of boards. Minor air-bubbles to spine edges. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at spine edges and has some fading.