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THE SKY BANDITS
Written by George E. Rochester.
Stock no. 2132015
Published by The Ace Publishing Company.
Circa
1938.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Green cloth with black title to spine. 4 b/w plates, including frontis. It was towards the middle of the afternoon that two aeroplanes flying wing-tip to wing-tip, headed eastwards towards the bleak moors on which Bleakmoor Prison was situated. The two pilots had planned an amazing escape of one of the prisoners... Light bumping to spine and corners. Some browning to top and tail of spine and cover edges. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Page edge browning. Ink smudges to a couple of pages of prelims. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; loss to top of spine and a couple of corners; faded to spine. Wrapper also has some grubby marks.
THE WORST SQUADRON IN FRANCE
Written by George E. Rochester.
Stock no. 2132013
Published by Eldon Press Ltd..
1st
1949.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Orange/red cloth with black title to spine. Another adventure with the character Scotty of The Secret Squadron. A few bumps to corners. Light fading to spine. Foxing to outer page edges. Also small stain to outer page edges, spreading to some page margins, especially to rear of book. Wrapper is edge-creased with some tears and chips; small amounts of loss.
PIRATES OF THE AIR
Written by George E. Rochester.
Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw.
Stock no. 1818827
Published by John Hamilton Ltd..
Circa
1936.
Good condition.
Orange/brown boards, black title label to spine. 4 b/w illustrations including frontis. Part of The Ace Series. Spine browned, boards grubby. Text block browned. Name & address in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing present. All plates correct.
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- CHILDRENS
- BOYS
- BOYS ADVENTURE
THE FLYING COWBOYS
Written by George E. Rochester.
Stock no. 1818788
Published by John Hamilton Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
The "Ace" Series. Blue boards, dark blue title to spine. 4 b/w plates including frontis. 0.5" split to top of spine affecting the title. Spine slightly cocked. Corners bumped. Small marks to front cover. Contents browned.
TALES FROM AESOP
Written by Aesop; Harold Jones.
Illustrated by Harold Jones.
Stock no. 1318528
Published by Julia MacRae Books.
1st
1981.
Very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. 10 x 6.5". ISBN: 0862030188. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine.
THESEUS - GOLDEN TALES OF GREECE
Written by Compton Mackenzie.
Illustrated by William Stobbs.
Stock no. 1318527
Published by Aldus Books.
1st
1972.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
Cream boards, gilt title to spine. Dramatic colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 049000251X. Some slight browning to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is creased and slightly edge rubbed.
MOSS AND BLISTER
Written by Leon Garfield.
Illustrated by Faith Jaques.
Stock no. 1318526
Published by Heinemann.
1st
1976.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Garfield's Apprentices Series. Green pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 043494033X. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is a little edge rubbed and foxed on flaps and on verso.
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- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK
Written by Jane Eayre Fryer.
Illustrated by Edwin John Prittie.
Stock no. 1318521
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1st
1923.
Almost very good condition.
Or Adventures Among the Story People. Blue cloth covers with pictorial onlay. Gilt titles to spine. 4 colour plates plus 24 two-tone full page illustrations. 286 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Corner/margin loss to one page (2"x1"), text unaffected. Grubby fingermarks and foxing to contents. Endpapers lightly browned.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
Written by G.E. Pallant Sidaway.
Illustrated by G.E. Pallant Sidaway.
Stock no. 2131950
Published by Penguin Books.
1st
1953.
Almost very good condition.
Puffin Picture Book no. 89. Oblong format. Pictorial paper wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Split to base of spine (just under 1"). Crossed out name in ink to top of front cover. Foxing to outer page edges.
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- CHILDRENS
- PUFFIN PICTURE BOOK
BUTTERFLIES IN BRITAIN
Written by Richard Chopping.
Illustrated by Richard Chopping.
Stock no. 2131940
Published by Penguin Books Ltd.
Circa
1945.
Very good condition.
Puffin Picture Book No. 29. Pictorial paperwraps. Staples have rusted - some brown rust marks to pages next to staples. Small stain to rear cover, which goes through a couple of pages at rear. A bit of page edge creasing. Contents are still very good.
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- CHILDRENS
- PUFFIN PICTURE BOOK
- NATURE (CHILDRENS)
- ENTOMOLOGY
- BUTTERFLIES
- LITHOGRAPHS
DOGS
Written by Maurice Wilson.
Illustrated by Maurice Wilson.
Stock no. 2131937
Published by Penguin.
1st
1946.
Very good condition.
Picture Puffin Book No. 56. Pictorial paper wraps. Colour and b/w lithographed illustrations. Printed by W.S. Cowell. Some grubby marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.
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- CHILDRENS
- PUFFIN PICTURE BOOK
- ANIMAL STORY
- DOGS
- LITHOGRAPHS
- DOGS (FACTUAL)
A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE HOSTILE HOSPITAL
Written by Lemony Snicket.
Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 1318517
Published by Egmont Books Ltd..
1st
2003.
Fine condition.
Book 8 in the series of "A Series of Unfortunate Events". Colour pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1405206128.
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- CHILDRENS
- SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
- FANTASY