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MEET MY FOLKS!
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by George Adamson.
Stock no. 380156
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The authors first book for children. Yellow and red pictorial boards. Full-page b/w illustrations. 42 pages. Spine and corners just a little worn. Tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Light foxing to endpapers and contents (mainly to page edges). A couple of faint marks to prelims else covers and contents clean). Dustwrapper is edge worn and grubby with foxing and large damp stain to top edge of rear panel. Minimal loss to top and tail of spine, some closed tears which have been repaired with magic tape on verso.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 379828
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine, brown pictorial boards. Pretty colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light marks to covers. Small closed tears to margins of two plates. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins (affecting a couple of plates - pictures remain bright). Foxing to page edges. A nice copy of a scarce edition.

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SILVER AND GOLD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 597149
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

Small format, pink cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. A charming book of poetry. Spine is browned, with some light scuffing. Couple of cover edges are unevenly faded. Corners are a little worn. Browning to endpapers. Some foxing internally and to outer page edges.

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SPRING SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 378942
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Grey boards with blue titles, pictorial onlay to front. Blue cloth spine. 12 poems with music by Linnell, each has accompanying colour tipped-in plate. A beautiful book! Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Corners worn and some wear to cover edges. A few small ink spots to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown and inscription in ink to endpaper. Foxing throughout. Light browning to verso of front and rear fly-leaf. Front joint cracked. 1.5" tear to lower margin of title-page. Plates all present and in fine condition.

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SPRING SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 378604
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Grey boards with blue titles, pictorial onlay to front. Blue cloth spine. 12 poems with music by Linnell, each has accompanying colour tipped-in plate. A beautiful book! Spine bumped and rubbed, corners worn. Some very light foxing and fingering. Top page corner tips lightly creased. A nice copy.

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SILVER AND GOLD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 592635
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

Small format, pink cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. A charming book of poetry. Endpapers lightly browned. Spine a little faded. Covers bright.

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PLAIN SAILING FOR LITTLE LEARNERS
Written by Violet Harford. Illustrated by Violet Harford.
Stock no. 592613
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Counting, spelling and telling the time rhyme book. Name in ink to first page. Exercises very neatly completed.

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CHILDHOOD
Written by Githa Sowerby. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 377898
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, gilt title. Blue boards with gilt title and vignette to front. Colour plates. B/w illustrations to text. A book of poems. Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners worn. Damp stains to rear cover and slight rubbing to edges of front cover. Foxing to contents and a few small fingermarks. A corner tip of one plate has been creased (not affecting actual picture). Contents are generally clean.

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REISE DURCHS KINDERLAND
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Jannat Messenger.
Stock no. 991699
Published by Sudwest. 1992. As new condition.

A Child's Garden of Verses with text in German. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. A pop-up book. ISBN: 3517013315. Still sealed in original shrinkwrap.

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GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD MORNING
Written by Lord Houghton. Illustrated by Walter Severn.
Stock no. 739083
Published by Day & Son. Circa 1880. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Purple embossed cloth with gilt title and decoration to front. Attractive illustrations with decorated text and paper guards. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Previous owner's name and date and ink to front endpaper. A couple of hinges cracked. Some light foxing but contents generally bright and clean.

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REAL FAIRIES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 590889
Published by J. Saville & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1923. Very good condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles to front cover and spine. A book of poetry. Small format. Enid Blyton's second book. Corners bumped. Endpapers very lightly browned. Page 23 has skillfully repaired closed tear.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 738815
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine, brown pictorial boards. Pretty colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges very very slightly grubby. Large but light foxspots throughout. One plate was detached, now reinserted but with slightly ragged edges. A nice copy of the first edition.

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