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LITTLE FOLKS
Written by Ethel Talbot; C. Chandler; et al. Illustrated by Florence Mary Anderson; Mabel Lucie Attwell; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1708198
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. 1915. Good condition.

Pictorial front cover shows boy and girl in barrel boat with dog. Edges very worn, rear cover has some scuffing.

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THE EIGHTH HOLIDAY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by E.M. Dawson; Grace Lodge; et al..
Stock no. 1501299
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1953. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Orange boards, red spine. Gilt lettering and vignette. Colour pictorial endpapers. 39 stories and puzzles. Numerous colour illustrations. 192 pages. First story is: "I Dare You To!" illustrated by Hilda McGavin. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Spine edges faded at top and bottom. Inscription to half-title page with date. Contents which are in very good condition but have a slight musty smell. Dustwrapper is edge creased, has a couple of small closed tears and small areas of loss. Also slightly grubby with a browned spine. Reverse is foxed.

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THE SIXTH HOLIDAY BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Cicely Steed; Robert MacGillivray; Hilda McGavin; Raymond Sheppard; et al..
Stock no. 1501297
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, blue cloth spine. Pictorial endpapers by Cicely Steed. Colour plates by Robert MacGillivray plus numerous colour illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners a little bumped. Spine faded at top and bottom corresponding to loss on dustwrapper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby, has a few closed tears and creases with some loss especially at top and base of spine.

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HAPPY PLAYHOURS
Written by L. Haskell; Helen J. Wood; et al. Illustrated by W. Rainey; et al..
Stock no. 1309802
Published by Ernest Nister. circa 1902. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing two children on a sledge. Blue floral patterned endpapers. Chromolithograph frontis, two-tone and b/w illustrations throughout. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Corners worn. Some light scuffing/marks to rear cover and a small piece of surface paper damage to top edge of rear cover. A few tiny dents to cover edges. Prize plate to front pastedown. Contents browned and fingered, some hinges cracked.

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THE BIG BOOK FOR TINIES
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby; et al..
Stock no. 1806827
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1928. Very good condition.

Cream pictorial boards. Front shows little girl with a dog. First story is "The Party". Edges rubbed. Front joint between front endpaper and frontispiece is starting to pull. Contents clean.

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THE NATURE OF SURREY
Written by John Drewett. Illustrated by Rosalie S. Thompson; et al..
Stock no. 1806210
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The Wildlife and Ecology of the County and London South of the Thames. Limited edition with subscribers list to rear. Green boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0860232476. Vertical crease at gutter edge of front endpaper. Copy 580. Contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is slightly grubby.

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THE NATURE OF SURREY
Written by John Drewett. Illustrated by Rosalie S. Thompson; et al..
Stock no. 1806033
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1987. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The Wildlife and Ecology of the County and London South of the Thames. Limited edition with subscribers list to rear. Green boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0860232476. A fine copy in a pictorial wrapper with just a few minor marks.

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NISTER'S HOLIDAY ANNUAL - 25TH YEAR
Written by Alfred C. Playne; Evelyn Everett-Green; Clifton Bingham; et al. Illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick; E. Stuart Hardy; Gordon Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1307930
Published by Ernest Nister. 1913. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles, pictorial onlay to front cover shows little girl holding two young dogs. First story is "A Hole in Fairyland". 179 pages. Full-page colour and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some light wrinkles in cloth covers. Name and address in ink to front pastedown, date in crayon to endpaper. Front joint is just starting to crack. Some light fingering and page browning to margins else contents clean.

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ASPECTS OF HEREFORDSHIRE
Written by Andrew Johnson; Stephen Punter. Illustrated by Reg Boulton; et al..
Stock no. 1805239
Published by Logaston Press. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A small celebration of Herefordshire. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0951024213. Light creasing to edges of wrapper. Contents fine.

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LEADING STRINGS
No author listed. Illustrated by Marjorie Slade; Gordon Robinson; M.E. Brett; et al..
Stock no. 1307028
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. circa 1926. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front cover showing boy and girl on playroom floor surrounded by toys. First story is "The Snow Man's Secret". Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink (dated Feb 1926) to verso of frontis. Some foxing and fingering and some hinges cracked else contents clean.

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PLAYFELLOWS
Written by Hilda Hart; Norman Gale; Grace C. Floyd. Illustrated by G.H. Thompson; Agnes Richardson; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 1306716
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

Father Tuck's Golden Gift series. Red cloth spine, pictorial boards with front showing dog and puppy. Colour frontis plate, b/w and two-tone illustrations to text. First verse is "Good Manners and Bad". Quite a few cat illustrations by Wain. Spine slightly bumped. Corners worn and cover edges rubbed. Inscription in ink to front endpaper (ink thumb print to top edge of same page). Page browning and some small marks to margins else clean.

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HIDE AND SEEK
Written by Christine Chaundler; Cecily M. Rutley; et al. Illustrated by Louis Wain; E. Dorothy Rees; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1305221
Published by Lewis's Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth spine, white pictorial boards. First story is "The Kid in Fancy Dress" by Chaundler. 6 colour plates (including one possible cat one by Wain entitled "Having a good time" although there is no signature). B/w illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners slightly worn. Covers are a little grubby and there is a patch of surface paper damage to spine edge of rear cover. Contents are foxed and browned but otherwise clean.

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