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RUPERT ANNUAL 1951 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2110632
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. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Split to spine at rear, which has been neatly repaired. Some foxing. Not price-cut or inscribed. Some foxing and grubby margin marks.

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TRIFFENY
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 2110624
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1950. Fair condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Triffeny joins the family pottery firm and rather unexpectedly becomes an asset to the business in more ways than one... Brown cloth, silver title to spine and small vignette of a squirrel to front cover. B/w text illustrations. 275 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Large initials in ink to base of spine. Front endpaper is MISSING and front joint is cracked and repaired with tape. Foxing. Some tape marks to rear endpapers. Wrapper is unevenly faded with edge-tears and chips; some loss and grubby marks.

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THE SERENDIPITY SHOP
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 2110600
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, red title to spine and vignette to front cover. 205 pages. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. Browning to spine and cover edges. Corners and spine are bumped. Page browning.

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NANCY TO THE RESCUE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 2110597
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1929. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with black title to spine and blind title and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and four b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Erased inscriptions to prelims. Some foxing.

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THAT BOARDING-SCHOOL GIRL
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by R.H. Brock.
Stock no. 2110595
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1935. Almost very good condition.

Embossed red cloth covers, black title to spine. Colour frontis, 4 b/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine is faded, with a little fraying to top corner. Old ink price written to front cover. Some other marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges.

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A DAY IN A CHILD'S LIFE
Written by Myles B. Foster. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1310073
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth spine. Cream pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to text throughout. Music by Foster. Spine bumped, corners worn. Covers just slightly grubby. Endpapers foxed, some grubby fingermarks at margins.

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THE LITTLE BOOK OF CHILDREN
Written by John Brown. Illustrated by H.C. Preston MacGoun.
Stock no. 1310065
Published by T.N. Foulis. circa 1923. Very good condition.

Being the child stories of Dr. John Brown. Beige cloth spine with black title and two small vignettes. Cream paper boards, gilt titles and vignettes to front. 56 pages. 8 colour plates (including title-page). Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Some page browning but generally contents clean. Some marking to rear cover.

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TOY-TUNES AND OTHER VERSES
Written by May Belben.
Stock no. 1310064
Published by W. Mate & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Grey boards with gilt titles. 113 numbered pages with book list to rear. Illustrated with b/w photographs taken by the author. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name and date in ink to front endpaper. Centre hinge pulled but stitching still holding.

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THE GIRLS OF GWYNFA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1310057
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1940. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black titles and borders. B/w frontis. 310 pages. Spine and corners bumped, very slight fading to spine. Small name in ink to front pastedown and another to dedication page. Contents are browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (with new price-sticker above), is edge worn with 1" loss to top of spine.

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THE ADVENTURES OF PETER AND JUDY IN BUNNYLAND
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Lennie Young.
Stock no. 1501331
Published by Collins. 1st 1935. Very good condition.

Large format. Yellow cloth spine. Black pictorial boards. Superb vivid full-page colour illustrations. Spine is bumped, a little worn and browned. Corners and cover edges are worn. Some scratch marks and small areas of surface paper damage to front cover. Back cover is slightly grubby with some light stains. Endpapers are browned. Closed tear of approx. 3cm to bottom edge of page 29/30. Only a very odd mark mark. Illustrations lovely and bright.

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JUMBLES
Written by Lewis Baumer. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1501329
Published by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd.. circa 1897. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Decorated endpapers. Unpaginated. Colour illustrations. Spine, corners and cover edges bumped and worn. Covers browned and a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pages are edge browned with an odd margin mark or fox spot but generally clean. A couple of small page corner creases.

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THE BOUNCING OF BIG BEN SMALL
Written by Rose Hagar-Marvell. Illustrated by Leonard Matthews.
Stock no. 1310046
Published by T.V. Boardman & Company Limited. 1st 1946. Good condition.

An adventure in fun for boys and girls. White pictorial boards. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations throughout. 2" loss to base and 0.5" loss to top of backstrip. Corners worn. Covers slightly grubby. Foxing to endpapers. Contents clean.

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