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1779 A STORY OF OLD SHOREHAM
Written by Frederick Harrison. Illustrated by Stanley L. Wood.
Stock no. 1324452
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Circa 1913. Very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. Green floral endpapers. B/w plates. 512 pages. Spine bumped, a few light scuff marks to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Some foxing, mainly at page margins, else contents clean.

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A LADY OF METTLE
Written by Dorothea Moore.
Stock no. 1324451
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1917. Almost very good condition.

Burgundy decorated cloth with gilt titles and pictorial onlays to front and spine. Colour frontis of My Lady Bellamy, 4 other colour plates. 384 pages plus 32 page publication list to rear. Spine and corners are bumped. Onlay to spine is sunned. Name plate and a tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned, some creasing to front free-endpaper. Hinges are pulled causing contents to be a little loose but still tightly bound.

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INDIAN AND SCOUT
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by Cyrus Cuneo.
Stock no. 1324437
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

A tale of the Gold Rush to California. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 6 b/w plates. 368 pages, all edges olivine. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge rubbed. Spine slightly discoloured. Rear cover ever so slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Names and dates in ink to verso of front free-endpaper and to half title-page. Name on half title-page crossed out. Front joint cracked. Foxing to contents. Some hinges pulled causing contents to be a little loose but still tightly bound.

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HOW CANADA WAS WON
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1324429
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

A Tale of Wolfe and Quebec. Green pictorial cloth. 391 pages.. 6 b/w plates plus 3 maps. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some light scuffing to covers. Pale browning to endpapers and some light foxing to contents.

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THE EAGLE'S NEST
Written by S.E. Cartwright. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1324425
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Red pictorial cloth. 3 b/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly rubbed/grubby. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Endpapers browned. Foxing to contents. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked. Top edge of textblock is dusty.

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WITH BEATTY OFF JUTLAND
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Frank Gillett.
Stock no. 1324338
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A Romance of the Great Sea Fight. Blue cloth with pictorial front board and spine. 6 b/w plates. 284 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Name plate to front free-endpaper, newspaper clipping referring to the death of Westerman taped to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock.

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THE BOYS OF WYNPORT COLLEGE
Written by Frederick Harrison. Illustrated by Harold Copping.
Stock no. 1324336
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Good condition.

A story of school life. Green pictorial cloth. 6 b/w plates. 351 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers lightly scuffed. Endpapers browned. Foxspots to prelims and textblock. Plate opposite pg 224 has been reinserted and has slightly ragged edges.

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THE RACK ROUND THE WORLD
Written by Captain Charles Gilson. Illustrated by Cyrus Cuneo.
Stock no. 1324335
Published by Hodder & Stoughton; Henry Frowde. 1st 1914. Good condition.

Being the account of the contest for the £100,000 prize offered by the Combined Newspaper League, of the Invention of Methylite, and certain passages in the life of Mr. Wang. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 6 colour plates. 1 b/w fold-out map. 283 pages plus 16 page catalogue to rear. All edges blue. Spine and corners bumped, scuffing to covers. Foxing to contents and some light fingermarks to margins. Vertical crease to frontis plate.

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BLOWN AWAY FROM THE LAND
Written by David Ker. Illustrated by Paul Hardy.
Stock no. 1324325
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1930. Very good condition.

An adventure in the Mediterranean. Green pictorial cloth, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 2 b/w plates. 175 pages, 2 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock.

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THE GIRLS OF MRS. PRITCHARD'S SCHOOL
Written by L.T. Meade. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1324324
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. Circa 1912. Very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Bevelled edges. 10 b/w plates. 441 pages, all edges gilt. Spine bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Gilt school stamp to rear cover. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to contents else clean.

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WYNPORT COLLEGE
Written by Frederick Harrison. Illustrated by Harold Copping.
Stock no. 1324294
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1900. Very good condition.

A story of school life. Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 8 b/w plates. 351 pages plus 32 page catalogue to rear, all edges olivine. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some slight spotting to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to prelims.

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THE FOUR SCHOOLS
Written by R.A.H. Goodyear. Illustrated by T.M.R. Whitwell.
Stock no. 1324292
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1922. Very good condition.

A brisk story of school life. Grey pictorial cloth covers with black titles and borders. 6 black and white plates. 319 pages. 7.75 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped. Prize inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Top edge of textblock is a little grubby.

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