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GIMLET TAKES A JOB
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Walter Foster; Peter Archer.
Stock no. 1330721
Published by Armada. 1st 1963. Very good condition.

Yellow pictorial cardwraps. 142 pages. B/w illustrations to text by Foster, cover illustration by Archer. Light vertical creases to spine where book has been held open. Light page browning else contents clean.

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BIGGLES AND THE MISSING MILLIONAIRE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330720
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biggles & Co. are on a trail of a yacht that sailed away and never came back. Blue boards, black titles. Not illustrated. Spine bumped. Slight loss to lower edges of free-endpapers. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, grubby to rear panel and has a small brown mark to top edge of front panel.

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BIGGLES TAKES IT ROUGH
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1330719
Published by The Children's Book Club. Circa 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Front endpapers are maps of the island of Tola. No other illustrations despite accreditation to Leslie Stead. 184 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, slightly grubby to rear panel.

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WORRALS IN THE WILDS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330718
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

The first post-war Worrals story. Blue covers. Black titles. Colour frontis plus 6 two-tone illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Covers very slightly grubby (spine very slightly browned). Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Pale page browning throughout else contents clean.

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BIGGLES AND THE LOST SOVEREIGNS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1330717
Published by The Children's Book Club. Good condition.

Green boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 184 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers lightlyk marked and spine sunned. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Half-title/frontis is part detached at lower 2". Some foxing else contents clean.

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THE RESCUE FLIGHT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1330716
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1953. Almost very good condition.

Green boards, black title to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Top edge of textblock is slightly grubby, fore-edge has a few small spots. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers are browned. Contents clean.

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THE FIRST BIGGLES OMNIBUS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330715
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Contains 4 four-length stories: Biggles Sweeps The Desert, Biggles In The Orient, Biggles Delivers The Goods and Biggles Fails To Return. Blue boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 640 pages. 5th impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is a little edge rubbed with light damp staining to spine.

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CECILY PARSLEY'S NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1209015
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1922. Very good condition.

Red boards, pictorial onlay to front cover. White titles to front cover and spine. 52 numbered pages. 5 x 4.25". Spine faded and front cover edges slightly faded. A few tiny foxspots to textblock Contents clean. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF PIGLING BLAND
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1209014
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1913. Very good condition.

Green boards, burgundy titles and pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 93 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Textblock is very slightly foxed. Some very light fingermarks to page margins. Contents generally clean. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF JEMIMA PUDDLE-DUCK
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1209013
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Grey boards, white titles. Pictorial onlay of Jemima to front cover. 84 numbered pages. 5.5 x 4.25". Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light spotting to covers and some slight grubbiness to pictorial onlay. Textblock is slightly grubby. Slight surface paper damage to blank pages 82 & 83 (were probably slightly stuck together at one point). Some light margin marks but generally contents are clean. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF THE FLOPSY BUNNIES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1209012
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1909. Very good condition.

Green boards, white lettering. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. 84 numbered pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Looks like spine may have been professionally repaired(?). Some browning to spine and top edges. Some surface paper damage to lower margins of pages 16 & 17 and also rear endpapers. Else contents clean. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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FOURTEEN SONGS FROM WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG
Written by A.A. Milne; H. Fraser-Simson. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1209010
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.; Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.. 7th 1926. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cloth spine, brown boards with title label to front. Songs with music and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers very lightly browned. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with some slight loss. Grubby marks to verso.

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