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THE RUBY OF KISHMOOR
Written by Howard Pyle. Illustrated by Howard Pyle.
Stock no. 2135904
Published by C.F. Braun & Co.. 1965. Very good condition.

Red leather spine with gilt title, marble-effect boards. 73 pages. 10 plates (including colour frontis). Spine is faded. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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FIONN DER HELD UND ANDERE IRISCHE SAGEN UND MARCHEN
Written by James Stephens. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 2135903
Published by Herder & Co.. Very good condition.

Brown cloth spine with paper title onlay to top. Text in German. Colour plates by Rackham. Title: Fionn the Hero and other Irish Sagas and Fairy Tales. Foxing; heaviest to endpapers and outer page edges; but some to pages throughout. Pencil annotation to title page.

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JUNK, THE PUPPY
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Stock no. 2135896
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1937. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial paperboards showing puppy in dog kennel. B/w illustrations of cute little pup. Grubby marks to covers. Bumping and chipping to corners. Front joint is partially broken at top of pages; binding starting to become weak. Marks to outer page edges and page margins.

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JOHN PATRICK NORMAN McHENNESSY-THE BOY WHO WAS ALWAYS LATE
Written by John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 2135892
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0224025252. Bumping to spine and corners; couple of tiny chips. A few marks and some browning to covers.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1959
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135874
Published by Daily Express. 1959. Very good condition.

Laminated pictorial boards. Front cover has head and shoulders of Rupert with sea in the background. First story is Rupert and the Copper Bird. Small chips and top and tail of spine. Belongs to box is clean. NOT price-cut. Colouring contest is partially (neatly) coloured. Browning and some foxing to outer page edges. The odd margin mark.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1951 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135871
Published by Daily Express. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert at front of a huge snow scene. 1st story Rupert and Doctor Lion. 124 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine is damaged (split) and has been re-glued and taped; a small piece of loss; also browned. Bumping and wear to corners; some foxing to covers. Inscriptions in ink to verso of front endpaper and belongs to box. Price-cut. Margin loss to bottom margin of pages 51-52. Page edge browning with some foxing. Page corners are a bit creased.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1953 - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135862
Published by Daily Express. 1953. Slightly better than good condition.

Pictorial covers - Rupert, Bill Badger and Algy sitting on a fence. 120 pages. 1st story Rupert and Miranda. Painting page and puzzle pages. Spine is split nearly all the way up rear side; tape repair to top of spine for a good couple of inches. Scuffing to covers; some foxing; wear. Front joint is partially broken at top. Light surface paper damage to front endpaper. NOT price-cut. Some pencil annotation to contents page. Painting contest is CLEAN. Pencil scribble to Fishes puzzle at rear; some other pencil annotation. Lower margins are creased. A reading copy.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 9 - RUPERT AND THE NEW ROSE
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135861
Published by Daily Express. 1951. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert and the New Rose. Also includes Rupert and the Ticking Box - 2 original Bestall stories for the series. Front cover shows Rupert holding a black and white rose. 24 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Wear to spine, with small nicks to top and tail. Light page corner creases. Some marks to covers.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1969
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2135820
Published by Daily Express. 1969. Very good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert sitting on rock looking into stream. 1st story Rupert & the Whistlefish. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Belongs to box is clean. Price-cut. Page edge browning; a few marks to outer page edges.

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THE JOKER AND JERRY AGAIN
Written by Eleanor Helme; Nance Paul. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 2135781
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. Circa 1941. Good condition.

Grey cloth, red title to spine. Two-tone frontis and b/w illustrations. Front cover is a bit bowed. Staining to covers with other grubby marks. Bookplate with name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and some margin marks to pages. A reading copy.

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DOG NELSON, A.B.
Written by Gordon Vice-Admiral Campbell. Illustrated by Peter Fraser.
Stock no. 2135780
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1938. Good condition.

Cream boards with blue vignette to front. Red cloth spine. Colour frontis plate, contains many b/w text illustrations and colour plates throughout. 91 pages. 8.5 x 6.5". Chipping/heavy bump to top edge of front cover. Staining and browning to covers and to pages throughout. Stains get larger to page near rear of book. A reading copy. Frontis is nearly detached.

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AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
Written by Gian-Carlo Menotti; Frances Frost. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.
Stock no. 2135779
Published by Andrew Dakers Limited. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition.

A narrative adaptation preserving the exact dialogue of the opera. Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and edges of covers are faded. Splash marks to front cover. Some foxing.

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