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MR BALFOUR'S POODLE
Written by Roy Jenkins.
Stock no. 1330814
Published by Collins. 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An account of the struggle between the House of Lords and the Government of Mr Asquith. Grey mottled cloth with gilt title to spine. 320 pages. B/w plates. Minimal shelf wear to spine. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is lightly edge worn, foxed on rear panel, small mark to top edge of front panel.

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THE SEA SHORE (NN 12)
Written by C.M. Yonge. Illustrated by D.P. Wilson.
Stock no. 1830921
Published by Collins. 1971. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Series. Revised edition, green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 61 colour photographs, 62 b/w photographs and 88 text figures. xvi and 311 pages including index. Reprint. Boards clean. Front joint has a tiny hole towards the lower edge. Neat name & date in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned to spine, the number '12' has completely faded at top of spine, a few tiny chips to edges,k rear panel is lightly scuffed with a couple of minor marks.

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THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA (7 VOLUMES)
Written by C.S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Stock no. 1830919
Published by Collins. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Seven volumes of the Narnia series. Black cloth boards, silver title to spines. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0007241402. Spines lightly edge-worn. One or two minor corner creases to contents. Contents clean. Dustwrappers are lightly edge-creased. Contained in the publisher's slipcase which is much more worn than the books themselves are with heavy scuffing, and heavy rubbing to edges. Overall, this is a nice set.

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THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
Written by C.S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Stock no. 1830868
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The seven chronicles of Narnia in one single volume. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 767 pages. ISBN: 0006753949. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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THE TALKING PARCEL
Written by Gerald Durrell.
Stock no. 1330702
Published by Collins. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A delightful, fast-moving fantasty which is a delicioous blend of adventure and lovely Durrell humour. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 190 pages. ISBN: 0001848283. Spine and corners bumped. Pale browning to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears at top edges.

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THE MASTER OF MARYKNOLL
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1330588
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1971. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

As Charles, Juliet and Simon play hide-and-seek with danger in the shadow of the hills encircling Ludlow, the story builds up to a terrific climax. A 'Buckingham' story, this is the new edition of the first story about Juliet and Simon Buckingham. Originally published in 1950 by Evans, this is the new revised edition. Dark blue boards, gilt title to spine. 160 pages. ISBN: 0001606018. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight fading to cover edges. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Light browning to endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is browned and edge worn, spine and front panel are also slightly sunned.

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THE BADGER (NMN 1)
Written by Ernest G. Neal.
Stock no. 1830803
Published by Collins. 4th 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

4th edition. New Naturalist Monograph. Green cloth boards. Beautifully written and illustrated. 29 black and white photos, 12 maps & diagrams, and colour photo frontis. 158 pages. ISBN: 0002130289. Boards clean. Browning and foxing to text block. Minor tape marks to endpapers. Name stamped in ink to lower edge of half-title page. Small closed tear (no loss) to top edge of half-title page. Frontis and title page affected by damp foxing. Tiny pinhole to title page. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is clean with minor scuff to lower front panel, publisher's laminate has been removed leaving glue marks to verso not visible to front. Overall, a presentable copy.

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JENNINGS' LITTLE HUT
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1330561
Published by Collins. 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black lettering. Top edge red. Colour frontis. 255 pages. Jennings and Darbishire are now in their third term at Linbury Court School and are occupying their leisure time in hut-building... Spine bumped. Endpapers partially browned, light page browning throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to spine and corners.

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THREE LITTLE KITTENS IN THE ENCHANTED FOREST
Written by Hilary Aaron. Illustrated by Jonathan Langley.
Stock no. 1330495
Published by Collins. 1st 1995. Good condition.

A Pop-Up Adventure, help the kittens by taking the press-out figures through each of the wonderful pop-up pages. Paper engineering by Damian Johnston. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0001374249. 3 figures and 1 pair of mittens detached from contents but still present. Turn the wheel to cave and goldilocks house is not working. Pull tab for the cave has been repaired with tape and 'pull tab' is now upside down!

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THE FESTIVAL OF CATVILLE
Written by Charles Griffiths.
Stock no. 1330474
Published by Collins. 1st 1967. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library series. Blue boards, silver title to spine and seagull vignette to front. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Mr. Marmalade, one of the cleverest cats in Catville and owner of the Marmalade Milk Bar, organises a festival. Spine bumped. Child's name in green felt-tip pen and red ink stamp to front free-endpaper. Contents are browned and foxed throughout. Price-cut wrapper is a little edge worn.

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THREE LITTLE KITTENS IN THE ENCHANTED FOREST
Written by Hilary Aaron. Illustrated by Jonathan Langley.
Stock no. 1330452
Published by Collins. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

A Pop-Up Adventure, help the kittens by taking the press-out figures through each of the wonderful pop-up pages. Paper engineering by Damian Johnston. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0001374249. A few marks to rear cover. Pop-ups in good working order. Three kittens still attached.

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WISH ON PIG
Written by Barbara Ward. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1330419
Published by Collins. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Story about a dog called Nipper. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 159 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Light foxing to textblock and top of textblock slightly grubby. Some light marks to front free-endpaper from pencil erasure. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and just a little grubby to rear panel.

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