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THE AMBUSH
Written by Max Kester. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1316852
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 549 (A Ladybird Robin Hood Adventure). Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Light musty smell to contents else a bright copy. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and foxed, white title to front of wrapper.

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BOB BUSHTAIL'S ADVENTURE
Written by A.J. Macgregor; W. Perring. Illustrated by A.J. Macgregor.
Stock no. 2123808
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 3rd 1943. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 401. Brown boards with square pictorial onlay to front and titles. Colour illustrations throughout. Revised verses by Perring. Bumping to spine and corners. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine, with chipping; 2-3" split to base of spine; a few chips of loss.

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MICK THE DISOBEDIENT PUPPY
Written by Noel Barr. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1316804
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. circa 1955. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 497. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Small mark to lower corner of front cover. Some light marks to page margins and musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with small tears at corners. Small hole to lower corner of front panel. 10 of series 497 titles listed on rear flap.

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THE SILVER ARROW
Written by Max Kester. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1316795
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 549. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge rubbed and has a few foxspots. White title to front panel denotes early edition.

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RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Eric Winter.
Stock no. 1507518
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1968. Almost very good condition.

Ladybird Series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Blue pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402186. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby. Book leans to one side a little. A few light marks and fox spots to contents. Tally no. 200.

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DOWNY DUCKLING
Written by A.J. Macgregor; W. Perring. Illustrated by A.J. Macgregor.
Stock no. 1406986
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Series 401. Brown boards with square pictorial onlay to front and titles. Colour and b/w illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners and board edges. Small splits to bottom of spine. Name in child's handwriting to front pastedown. Transfer of parts of some pictures to opposite page - possibly a printing error. Contents generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears and chipping. Small area of loss to top of wrapper. Wrapper is grubby.

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THE STORY OF JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Written by Muriel Levy. Illustrated by Ruth Murrell.
Stock no. 1406617
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 5th 1958. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 413. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Spine a little darkened. Light creasing to title and first couple of pages. Some light foxing to page edges otherwise contents are generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with some small tears. Slight loss to bottom of spine. Inscription to front flap in child's handwriting. Browning and foxing to verso.

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THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN
Written by Denis Constanduros. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1406607
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 413. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Light crease to front endpaper and first few pages. Top corner of several pages creased. A few foxspots otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with chipping to corners and a small tear to top of rear panel. Damp mark to spine and part of rear panel. Wrapper is foxed and verso is lightly browned.

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THE GREEN UMBRELLA
Written by W. Perring; A.J. Macgregor. Illustrated by A.J. Macgregor.
Stock no. 1406602
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 401. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Story told in verse, colour illustrations throughout. Early reprint. Bumping to spine and corners. Some light fingering to the bottom of a few pages. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped. Spine is faded. Panels a little grubby. Browning to wrapper edges and verso

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BOB BUSHTAIL'S ADVENTURE
Written by A.J. Macgregor; W. Perring. Illustrated by A.J. Macgregor.
Stock no. 1811380
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 401. Revised verses. Buff boards with square pictorial onlay to front. Colour illustrations. Minor fading to rear board. Otherwise boards clean and bright. Browning to endpapers. A few grubby marks to margins (minor). Contents generally nice and clean. Dustwrapper is rubbed at spine and corners and slightly creased to rear panel.

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THE FISHERMAN
Written by I.& J. Havenhand. Illustrated by John Berry.
Stock no. 1403520
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1963. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 606B - People at Work. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Neat name in ink to top of front pastedown. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a little edge worn. Couple of small brown spots to top edge of wrapper. This is the last title on rear flap. Tally no. is 100

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THE GREEN UMBRELLA
Written by W. Perring; A.J. Macgregor. Illustrated by A.J. Macgregor.
Stock no. 1314276
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. circa 1958. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 401. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Story told in verse, colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped, small nick to top of spine. Covers grubby. "Easy 3" written in blue biro to front pastedown. Old tape mark to front endpaper. Some light fingering but contents generally clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby, small burn mark to lower edge of front panel and large tear to rear fold. Spine of wrapper is sunned.

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