THE SNOW GOOSE
Written by Paul Gallico. Illustrated by Peter Scott.
Stock no. 1827696
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st thus 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This legend of Dunkirk, first published during the grim days of 1941, has proved to be one of the minor classics of the war. Embellished by 4 magnificent full-colour plates plus dramatic b/w illustrations, this is a truly special edition. Royal blue cloth, with white titles amd b/w vignette to front cover. 55 pages. Light fading to top edge of spine and rear board. Neat name and date in ink to front endpaper. Couple of light rust marks to gutter of front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly chipped at corners, some scuffing to front panel, rear panel has a few closed tears and is lightly browned. Overall a lovely copy.

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MY VERY OWN SISTER
Written by Astrid Lindgren. Illustrated by Hans Arnold.
Stock no. 1327295
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1st UK 1974. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416814506. Spine and corners bumped, corners slightly worn. Some grubby fingermarks to first couple of pages.

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NEW GIRLS AT WOODEND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1327256
Published by Frederick Books; Blackie & Son. 1st 1957. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A country school, entirely of seniors, is suddenly invaded by five juniors, of 12 years old or less, accepted by the headmistress for various reasons. Green boards with red titles to spine. 240 pages. EX-LIB with remains of labels to front endpapers and library stamp to verso of title-page. Front joint between half title-page and title-page is cracked. Heavy foxing to textblock and some grubby marks to page margins. Spine and corners bumped, a few tiny dents to lower cover edges. Small faded patch to centre of spine. Dustwrapper is grubby to rear panel, foxed on verso and has a small hole to front spine edge.

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ELSA PUTS THINGS RIGHT
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1327255
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd.. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, green title to spine and vignettes to front cover. 188 pages. B/w frontis and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, tiny dent to lower edge of rear cover. Inscription in ink and name and date in ink to front free-endpaper (which has had the very top corner tip neatly removed). Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight chipping and tears. Small hole to spine.

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JOY'S NEW ADVENTURE
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Rene Cloke.
Stock no. 1327051
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1935. Almost very good condition.

A Romance of the Abbey Girls. Pale blue cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. 4 b/w plates. 254 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Small black spot to edge of front cover. Small booksellers sticker (Foyles) to front pastedown. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to page margins and textblock. Very slight damage (surface paper?) to edge of front free-endpaper. A decent copy of the scarce first edition.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1944 - RUPERT IN MORE ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326738
Published by Daily Express. 1944. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps showing Rupert with chums, waving from a tree. First story Rupert and Rollo. 119 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. Spine slightly worn with small nicks at top and tail. Creases to lower corner of front panel. Name and address in ink to belongs to box, child's writing in ink to inside front cover. Foxing to textblock. Some lower page corner tips creased.

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FIVE RUN AWAY TOGETHER
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1326632
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with black titles. Blue pictorial endpapers. B/w and two-colour illustrations. Colour frontis. The third Famous Five book. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some very faint white spots to spine edges and a light tape(?) mark to rear cover and spine. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a small patch of loss to base of spine, slightly grubby to spine and rear panel and some tears tape repaired on verso. Overall, a nice copy in a decent wrapper of this scarce Blyton first edition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1968
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1326511
Published by Daily Express. 1968. Slightly better than very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert & chums watching large ball coming down from the sky. The last Rupert annual to include Magic Paintings. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Front cover very slightly bowed and not sitting 'quite right'. Not inscribed and price NOT cut. Magic Paintings UNTOUCHED. Some pale page browning and some light foxing to textblock. A very nice copy.

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THE SPYFLYERS
Written by W.E. Johns; Jennifer Schofield. Illustrated by Andrew Skilleter.
Stock no. 1827163
Published by Norman Wright. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Limited edition of 300 copies. Introduction by Jennifer Schofield. W.E. Johns only non-Biggles novel with a First World War flying setting. SIGNED by the illustrator, publisher and JenniferSchofield. Copy 140 of 300 numbered copies. Light rubbing to corners. Contents clean.

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WILLIAM THE OUTLAW
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326407
Published by George Newnes Limited. 2nd 1927. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations throughout. 256 pages. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Foxing to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is generally bright, pale pink stain to rear panel, wear and minimal loss to to of spine. Small closed tear to verso of front panel.

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NODDY GOES TO TOYLAND
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Beek.
Stock no. 1326362
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The very first Noddy book, in which Big-Ears discovers the little nodding man who has run away from Old Man Carver and takes him back to Toyland. Red pictorial covers with rounded spine. 61 pages. 7.5 x 5.5". Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers partly browned. Some light browning to textblock and some light marks to page margins. A couple of hinges slightly cracked. Dustwrapper is edge torn with magic tape repairs on verso, small peice torn and missing from top edge of front panel.

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POEMS BY CHRISTINA ROSSETTI
Written by Christina Rossetti. Illustrated by Florence Harrison.
Stock no. 1326350
Published by The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd.. Circa 1910. Very good condition.

Olive green cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. 36 tipped-in colour plates mounted on grey card with captioned tissue guards plus 36 b/w illustrations. 369 pages. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. 2" thick. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Endpapers lightly browned. Front joint is just starting to crack. A nice copy of this beautiful book.

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