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THE ADVENTURES OF KING MIDAS
Written by Lynne Reid Banks. Illustrated by George Him.
Stock no. 1828442
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1976. Almost very good condition.

An extension of the old legend of the greedy, dissatisfied king who wished for, and to his sorrow received, the magic 'golden touch'. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460067524. Spine slightly cocked, base of spine rubbed. Light scuffing to rear board. Front endpaper a little grubby. Some foxing throughout, heavy at times.

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THE HAWK AND THE CROW: A QUEST FOR THE PENTANGLE
No author listed.
Stock no. 1326903
Published by Olfran Books. 1st 1993. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover. 140 pages. ISBN: 0952042614. Dustwrapper is faded at edges and spine.

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ENID BLYTON'S ROBIN HOOD BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Joyce Johnson.
Stock no. 1326783
Published by Latimer House Ltd.. 1st 1949. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A collection of the favourite stories of the outlaw of Sherwood Forest. Green boards. Black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 96 pages. Spine bumped. Covers unevenly faded. Foxing to endpapers and to textblock. Pencil name to half title-page. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with some very slight loss.

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TALES FROM EASTERN WONDERLANDS
Written by Oliver Brown. Illustrated by Ernest Prater.
Stock no. 1326356
Published by Carey Press. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and illustration to front. B/w illustrations. 95 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Couple of marks to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Page edges foxed. Small bookworm holes to top margin of a couple of pages. Wrapper has loss to all edges and is grubby.

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HEROIC LEGENDS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson. Illustrated by Helen Stratton.
Stock no. 1326259
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt. Crossed swords and laurel wreath decoration. 16 colour plates. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped, spine sunned. Some light scuffing to covers. Inscription in ink and an owl sticker to half title-page. There is pale edge browning else the contents are clean.

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THE TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Lockhart Bogle; Lucien Davis; H.J. Ford; C. H. M. Kerr; Lancelot Speed.
Stock no. 1824737
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1915. Good condition.

Edited by Andrew Lang. Dark blue cloth, blind decoration to front cover, gilt vignette & title to spine. Top edge gilt. B/w illustrations. Boards rubbed at edges and a little grubby, scuffed. Spine is browned and worn top & tail. Contemporary inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. A few light margin marks.

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THE CHRONICLES OF ROBIN HOOD
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff. Illustrated by C. Walter Hodges.
Stock no. 1324241
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

Oxford Illustrated Classics series. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 280 pages. Colour frontis and 7 other colour plates. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0192745026. Spine and corners bumped. Name and address in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Some light foxing else contents clean.

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ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRIE MEN
No author listed.
Stock no. 1323633
Very good condition.

York Series. Pictorial cardwraps. 16 pages. 2-tone illustrations. Rear cover advertises Amies Ltd. Staples are rusty. Pale page browning else clean.

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RIP VAN WINKLE
Written by Washington Irving. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1323387
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine and front cover. 16 colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Tiny white mark to top edge of front cover. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss and a little faded to spine.

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THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
Written by Gladys Davidson. Illustrated by Rene Bull.
Stock no. 2140890
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1941. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, black title to spine. Blind title and vignette to front cover. 16 beautiful colour plates, many b/w illustrations. 352 pages, top edge red. 8.75 x 6.5". Bumping and wear to cover edges; some ring marks; Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Browning and foxing to prelims and outer page edges; some to margins.

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THE SEA KING'S DAUGHTER
Written by Aaron Shepard. Illustrated by Gennady Spirin.
Stock no. 2135974
Published by Skyhook Press. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. A Russian Legend. ISBN: 9781620355534.

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MINI MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF OKLAHOMA INDIANS
Written by Lu Celia Wise. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1321627
Published by Oklahoma State Department Of Education. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 64 pages. Covers are edge rubbed and lightly scuffed. Some loss of paper covering to top and tail of spine. Pencil erasure mark to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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