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THE NEST OF THE SCARECROW
Written by M.E. Atkinson.
Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1406791
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited.
1st
1944.
Slightly better than good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.
An exiting adventure involving a remote and lonely bungalow and a cruel sea. Dark red cloth, black titles to spine. Blue pictorial endpapers, b/w illustrations. 214 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Boards damp stained and a little bowed. Some pink staining to bottom of front pastedown where colour has seeped through from cloth. Name and date to front endpaper. Rear endpapers browned. A little foxing mainly to page edges. Pages are wrinkled. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears and small area of loss to top and bottom of spine. Spine and top of rear panel browned. Rear panel is grubby.
THE CIRCUS OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1406787
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd..
1st
1952.
Almost very good condition.
The seventh book of Enid Blyton's popular "Adventure" series. Cream pictorial cloth, blue titles. B/w illustrations. 316 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Foxing to spine and boards. Slight paper damage plus small piece of clear tape to front pastedown. Light browning to endpapers. A few margin mark otherwise contents generally clean.
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- ENID BLYTON
- BLYTON ADVENTURE SERIES
- ADVENTURE
- CIRCUS
THE WISHING WELL
No author listed.
Stock no. 2123271
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited.
1967.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations.
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- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
A DREADFUL OF DRAGONS
Written by Peggy Blakeley.
Illustrated by Frank Francis.
Stock no. 2123242
Published by Adam & Charles Black.
1st
1975.
Very good condition.
Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. And other collections of creatures and people and things put together for fun. Colour illustrations. Very little text. ISBN: 0713615559. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Uneven browning to covers.
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- CHILDRENS
- DRAGONS
- PICTURE BOOK
- LARGE PRINT
MORE ANT AND BEE
Written by Angela Banner.
Illustrated by Bryan Ward.
Stock no. 2123232
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd..
1973.
Almost very good condition.
An Alphabetical Story, companion book to "Ant and Bee". Colour pictures on every page with new words printed in red. Green glazed boards. 110 pages. 3.75 x 4.75". ISBN: 0718200322. Spine is faded. Corners are bumped. Book has been covered with clear adhesive film. A few margin marks. One hinge pulled.
THE WATER-BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley.
Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1406768
Published by Constable & Co. Ltd..
1st
1915.
Slightly better than good condition.
A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby. Green cloth, gilt titles & vignettes. 8 colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations. 319 pages. Bumping to spine and corners. Spine and cover edges darkened. Gilt on spine is dulled. Large score mark to rear cover. Newspaper cuttings have been stuck to front endpaper. Small booksellers label and small patch of newsprint to front pastedown. Front joint beginning to crack. Browning to endpapers and tissue guard to frontis. Name and numbers (Isa 14/20) written in ink on front endpaper. Foxing to prelims and page edges. Some fingering. Plates all present.
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- CHILDRENS
APPLEY DAPPLY'S NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Beatrix Potter.
Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1208652
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
1975.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Grey boards, green titles, onlay to front board. 34 numbered pages. Small format. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0723206139. Base of spine just very slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly marked and creased.
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- CHILDRENS
- BEATRIX POTTER
- RHYME
- ANIMAL STORY
THE BOX IN THE ATTIC
Written by Barbara Euphan Todd.
Illustrated by Lynette Hemmant.
Stock no. 1316679
Published by The Children's Book Club.
circa
1970.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Perdita's diary of her holiday with relatives and the magical things they found in the box in the rectory attic. Blue boards with black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 208 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Light foxing to textblock and a light musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is just a little bit creased at corners.
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RUPERT ANNUAL 2001
Written by Ian Robinson.
Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1609290
Published by Pedigree Books Limited.
2001.
Nearly fine condition.
No. 66. Front cover shows Rupert on a seahorse. ISBN: 190283660X. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Residue of sticky label to front board.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- RUPERT
- RUPERT ANNUAL
MINE JUNE 1936
Written by Stephen King-Hall.
Stock no. 1609230
Published by Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd..
1936.
Very good condition.
Card wraps, orange titles. A monthly publication including air and sea adventure stories. Covers browned, edges rubbed and with some small tears. Book has tobacco smell.
THE I-SPY ANNUAL NUMBER TWO
No author listed.
Stock no. 1609226
Published by News Chronicle.
1955.
Very good condition.
Glazed pictorial boards. Corners bumped. Top and tail of spine worn with some splitting. Covers marked. Book has tobacco smell.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANNUALS
- I-SPY SERIES
AIR ADVENTURES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al.
Illustrated by Stanley Orton Bradshaw; et al..
Stock no. 1609225
Published by The Ace Publishing Company.
Fair condition.
Red cloth spine with black titles. Pictorial front cover with red title. 4 colour and 4 b/w plates. Contains 5 W.E. Johns stories. Boards worn at corners and edges. Spine marked. Inscription to front endpaper. Joints cracked and broken. Hinges pulled. Pages browned. Wormholes to some corners. Page 11 detached and edge chipped. Book has tobacco smell. A reading copy.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANTHOLOGY - STORY
- BIGGLES