MOTHER NATURE'S QUEER CREATURES
Written by Jane Lucas. Illustrated by Dorothy Fitchew.
Stock no. 1329167
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Mother Nature Books. Cream boards, green titles and vignette to front cover. Colour and b/w plates and b/w illustrations. 64 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers lightly foxed/browned. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and lightly foxed on verso.

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SHADE'S CHILDREN
Written by Garth Nix.
Stock no. 1329166
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Imagine a world where your fourteenth birthday is your last and where even your protector may not be trusted... Black boards, purple metallic title to spine. 345 numbered pages. ISBN: 9780007232123. Top edge of textblock is very slightly foxed/dusty. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.

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ABHORSEN
Written by Garth Nix.
Stock no. 1329164
Published by Collins. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An ancient evil has arisen... can Lirael defeat the Destroyer? Red boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0007137346. Spine slightly bumped. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty and browned. Dustwrapper is just a little rubbed at edges and is lightly foxed on verso.

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SABRIEL
Written by Garth Nix.
Stock no. 1329163
Published by Collins. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

First novel in the Old Kingdom series. White glazed boards with colour vignette. A gripping good versus evil tale. ISBN: 0007137303. Small mark to front free-endpaper. Top edge of textblock is slightly grubby. A few tiny, light marks to clear wrapper.

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PAGES AND PICTURES FROM FORGOTTEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Written by Andrew W. Tuer.
Stock no. 1329160
Published by Leadenhall Prefs. Ltd.. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

Title to spine and front cover is 'Forgotten Children's Books'. Blue cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 400 b/w illustrations to text. Top edge gilt, others uncut. 510 pages + booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Endpapers partly browned. Hinge between frontis and title-page is cracked/pulled but binding still tight. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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"CARROTS:" JUST A LITTLE BOY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1829369
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth with red titles and borders. 7 b/w illustrations including frontis. 241 pages. Reprint. Mark to top of spine (horizontally) and light fading to base of spine. Boards otherwise clean. Foxing mainly to text block, endpapers and some margins. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Top corner of page 195 and 197 is mis-cut as too large and therefore folded over (binding error). Pictorial dustwrapper has loss to base of spine (in line with the fading to spine), top of spine and corners lightly worn and chipped, overall is grubby with green marks to rear panel and foxing.

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BONFIRES AND BROOMSTICKS
Written by Mary Norton. Illustrated by Mary Adshead.
Stock no. 1329159
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Mary Norton's second book following "The Magic Bed-Knob" which was the inspiration for Disney's "Bedknobs and Broomsticks". More exciting adventures for the children who with a backwards twist of the magic bed-knob were able to fly into the Past. Blue cloth. Yellow pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 119 pages. 8.5 x 5.5". Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers partly browned. Some light foxing. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is in two pieces with only 1/3 of the spine remaining. Edges of wrapper are worn and chipped, rear panel is slighty grubby and foxed.

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JULIANA HORATIA EWING AND HER BOOKS
Written by Juliana Horatia Ewing; Horatia K.F. Gatty.
Stock no. 1329158
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 1887. Good condition.

Grey pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 88 pages. Covers are edge worn, foxed and grubby. Spine is browned and slightly chipped. Contents are browned. Hinges cracked.

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THE MONSTER GARDEN
Written by Vivien Alcock.
Stock no. 1329156
Published by Methuen. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Frances Stein - Frankie for short accquires some living tissue from the genetic engineering laboratory...she never imagined that her experiment would be so successful. ISBN: 041609192X. Spine slightly bumped. Contents browned but clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded to spine.

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SKALLAGRIGG
Written by William Horwood.
Stock no. 1329152
Published by Viking. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A quest to find the truth of Skallagrigg, whoever or whatever it is. Blue boards with silver titles to spine. 572 pages. ISBN: 0670801321. Spine slightly bumped. Address and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Page browning throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just slightly edge rubbed.

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THE 13 CLOCKS
Written by James Thurber. Illustrated by Marc Simont.
Stock no. 1329151
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

"How can anyone describe this book? It isn't a parable, fairy tale or a poem, but rather a mixture of all three"! Burgandy boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrated endpapers. Large colour text illustrations. 124 pages. 8.5" x 5.5". Spine slightly bumped. Some foxspots and light page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped and a little grubby to rear panel.

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HEATHER HILL
Written by Elleston Trevor. Illustrated by David Williams.
Stock no. 1329150
Published by Gerald G. Swann Ltd.. 1st 1946. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A story of the animals who live in the Deep Wood. Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w text illustrations. 176 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading (damp?) to cover edges. Damp staining to endpapers. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with some loss. Name in ink to top edge of front panel. Large tear to rear panel which is also slightly grubby.

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