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PONTO PAGES FROM THE DIARY OF A PET DOG
Written by Kate J. Fricero. Illustrated by Kate J. Fricero.
Stock no. 1801106
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth spine, brown boards, yellow pictorial onlay to front cover. Delightful full-page colour illustrations in french-fold format. Stapled binding. Unpaginated. 11 x 8.5". Edges rubbed, corners worn. Boards a little marked. Spine a little discoloured. Staple binding rusty. Bottom staple broken therefore some sections splitting from base as seen in the photos. A few minor foxspots else a beautiful copy!

BANJO THE PUPPY
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Stock no. 1201143
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1938. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial paper boards. Cream cloth spine. Beautiful pencil drawings throughout. 52 pages. 12.25 x 9 inches. Large format. The story of Banjo the puppy and his exploits. Endpapers lightly foxed else contents fine. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn with some loss.

SQUADRON LEADER
Written by Percy F. Westerman. Illustrated by Terence Cuneo.
Stock no. 1201131
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1946. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with dark blue titles to spine and front cover. 4 b/w plates, including frontis. 296 pages. SIGNED by author. Top and tail of spine slightly bumped. Corners bumped. Bright pictorial wrapper is slightly edge-chipped. A very nice bright copy.

PIXIE PRANKS
Written by C.E.B. Bernard. Illustrated by C.E.B. Bernard.
Stock no. 385447
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

A book of colour plates and full-page 2-tone illustrations, pixies getting up to all sorts of things! Large format (10.25 x 8"). Blue cloth spine, pictorial boards. Spine and cover edges lightly rubbed, corners worn. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Heavy foxing to contents, mainly at margins.

JUNIOR CAPTAIN
Written by Nancy Breary. Illustrated by D. Mays.
Stock no. 384663
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1946. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth covers, white titles. 4 b/w plates. 248 pages. Spine and corners bumped. A couple of small marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned, light foxing to outer page edges. Pages are wrinkled throughout (no idea why!), a few page corners are lightly creased.

A MARCH ON LONDON
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.H. Margetson.
Stock no. 819213
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Being a Story of Wat Tyler's Insurrection. Blue pictorial cloth. 8 b/w plates. 352 pages + 32 page booklist. All edges green. First edition produced in 1897 but dated 1898. Front cover marked and title rubbed. Spine lightly worn but gilt title bright. Corners lightly worn. Bookplate to front endpapers. All plates present. Scattered foxing and margin marks throughout.

AT AGINCOURT
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Stock no. 818984
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1897. Good condition.

Olive green pictorial binding. 12 b/w plates. Grey endpapers. 384 pages + 32 pages booklist. Covers marked and scuffed with a few small patches of damage. Bookplate to front pastedown. All plates present.

REDSKIN AND COWBOY
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by Alfred Pearse.
Stock no. 818949
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1893. Fair condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt titles. 12 b/w plates. 384 pages + 32 page booklist. A Tale Of The Western Plains. Front endpaper and one plate missing. Half-title page has some loss and remains of sticker. Hinges pulled. One plate detached. Covers marked and worn to corners.

THE FORTUNES OF PHILIPPA
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by Arthur Buckland.
Stock no. 383347
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Yellow pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 3 b/w plates. 208 pages + 16 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Damp staining to edges of covers. Picture stuck to front pastedown. Pencil writing to endpaper, blue crayon writing to verso. Front joint cracked. Foxing throughout. A good copy of an early reprint.

THE SECRET OF THE BORDER CASTLE
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by Charles Willis.
Stock no. 383319
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 256 pages. Top edge red. Spine and corners bumped otherwise covers bright. Very slight page edge foxing. Pictorial wrapper is edge-creased and torn with slight loss to head and tail of spine.

BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by W.S. Stacey.
Stock no. 445651
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine. 10 b/w plates and 2 maps. 384 pages plus 32 page catalogue to rear. All edges olivine. Covers are worn and scuffed. New endpapers (book has possibly been restitched). All plates present and correct. An early reprint.

CAPTAIN PEGGIE
Written by Angela Brazil. Illustrated by W.E. Wightman.
Stock no. 383283
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1924. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pictorial blue cloth covers. Six b/w plates. 319 pages. 7.75 x 5.5". Spine and corners bumped, a couple of tiny nicks to cover edges. Prize plate to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Some heavy foxing, mainly to outer page edges. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with tape repairs on verso, loss to corners, top of spine and to edges of rear panel.