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FUN FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1326876
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1963. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The Fifteenth Secret Seven adventure. How could the Secret Seven save old Tolly's horse from being destroyed?... Light blue boards with SS symbol. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. ISBN: 034003405X. Spine and corners bumped, rubbing to cover edges. Heavy foxing to textblock, endpapers, prelims and some page margins. Child's name in belongs to box and also a biro line on same page. Child's felt-tip writing to title-page (BL.2 121185). Dustwrapper is edge worn with tape repairs and a bit grubby.

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THREE JAYS GO TO ROME
Written by Pat Smythe. Illustrated by Keith Money.
Stock no. 1826286
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1960. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The sixth adventure of the Three Jays. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Boards clean and bright. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to text block. A little (very minor) grubbiness to prelims. Some top corner creases (where page has been turned over to mark position in book). Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at edges, has a few small stains, surface paper loss to spine andlower front panel, a little grubby to rear panel. Sounds much worse than it is.

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CARGO OF HORSES
Written by Monica Edwards. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 1325465
Published by The Children's Book Club. 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Small brown mark to front board. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little worn at edges with small section of loss to lower corner on rear panel.

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BLACK BEAUTY
Written by Anna Sewell. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1324586
Published by Jarrolds. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

18 colour plates, specially drawn for this edition. Dark green cloth. Gilt titles to spine. Elaborate gilt decoration to front cover. 291 pages. Spine and corners bumped with some light damp staining to corners and a small hole to top of spine. Tiny white mark to rear cover. Name and price in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is grubby and worn with loss to spine and crease/tears to rear panel.

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FUN FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1324552
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1972. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Fifteenth Secret Seven adventure. How could the Secret Seven save old Tolly's horse from being destroyed?... Light blue boards with SS symbol. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. ISBN: 034003405X. Spine and corners bumped. Light foxing to textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and lightly browned on verso.

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CALICO THE WONDER HORSE OR THE SAGA OF STEWY SLINKER
Written by Virginia Lee Burton. Illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton.
Stock no. 1324387
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1942. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Red pictorial cardwrap. B/w illustrations throughout in strip format. 5 x 8". Covers edge worn and foxed. A few pin holes to front cover affecting preliminary pages. Some pale page browning else contents clean.

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ALEXANDER THE CIRCUS PONY
Written by Phyllis Ginger. Illustrated by Phyllis Ginger.
Stock no. 1323952
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1943. Fair condition.

Puffin Picture Book no. 24. Pictorial card wraps. Bright colour and b/w lithographed illustrations. Covers are almost detached. Slight loss to corners of front cover. Small tear and slight loss to lower edge of first page. Light page browning else contents clean.

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JACQUELINE RIDES FOR A FALL
Written by Pat Smythe. Illustrated by J.E. McConnell.
Stock no. 1323171
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The first story featuring the Three Jays. Green boards, gilt title and small vignette to spine. 5 b/w illustrations. 179 pages. Slight bumping to spine with some fading at top of spine. Endpapers are browned, textblock is foxed. Neat name and address in ink to front free-endpaper, green felt-tip price (50p) to same page. Dustwrapper is foxed, edge worn with some tears, a little grubby and has a pink mark to front panel.

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FRISK THE FOAL
No author listed. Illustrated by Gregor Ian Smith.
Stock no. 2138062
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Father Tuck Little Book. Green pictorial boards. Very small format. Delightful full-page colour illustrations throughout. Small nick to edge of front cover. Browning and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has some marks and edge-tears/nicks.

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A HORSE BOOK
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 2137491
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1901. Almost very good condition.

One of Mary Tourtel's first books before she went on to create Rupert Bear! Dumpy Books For Children series No. 10. Small format. Green cloth with dark green titles and stripes. Colour pictures with text facing, printed on one side of the paper only. A delightful little book! Foxing and browning to covers, with some uneven fading. Small nick to cloth at base of spine. Front joint is a bit cracked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning. A few hinges are a little pulled.

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BLACK HUNTING WHIP
Written by Monica Edwards. Illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam.
Stock no. 2136888
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition.

Mrs Thornton acquires an old house in which Dion finds a diary of a boy telling the story of the Black Hunting Whip. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine is very browned. Rest of covers have uneven fading to edges and other marks. Bumping to corners. Names in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks/stains.

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ROSIE'S MAGIC HORSE
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 2136346
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781406339826.

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