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THE WILD FLOWERS OF GUERNSEY
Written by David McClintock.
Stock no. 2112498
Published by Collins. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w line drawings. ISBN: 0002193698. Light bumping to spine. A few marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased, faded to spine, with a few nicks.

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NATURE CONSERVATION IN BRITAIN (NN 49)
Written by L. Dudley Stamp.
Stock no. 1605533
Published by Collins. 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. New Naturalist no. 49. Second impression. ISBN: 0002131528. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Ink annotations on pp. 38-39 and some other pencil marks.Wrapper has small tear and wear at top of spine and is slightly grubby to rear panel.

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SELMA AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 2112107
Published by Collins. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Cream boards, blue title to spine. Colour frontis plate. 255 pages. Some grubby marks and light wear to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THE LORAX
Written by Dr. Seuss. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 1108629
Published by Collins. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 000195458X. Covers are a little unevenly browned. Bumping and wear to corners and top and tail of spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Contents are very good indeed!

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THE CHANGELING OF MONTE LUCIO
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 2112088
Published by Collins. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Philip, the Count of Monte Lucio, and the plan to depose him and set his twin brother, Hugo, in his place. Yellow cloth. B/w pictures. 255 pages. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Marks along cover edges. A few foxspots to outer page edges. Wrapper is a bit grubby with nicks and chips of loss to corners and top and tail of spine; a few closed tears.

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WOULD YOU RATHER BE A BULLFROG?
Written by Theo LeSieg; Dr. Seuss. Illustrated by Roy McKie.
Stock no. 1807904
Published by Collins. Circa 1976. Very good condition.

Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners series. Yellow pictorial boards. Colour pictures. ISBN: 000171290X. Corners rubbed and worn. First blank page is lightly browned. Contents bright and clean.

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THE ELEPHANT WAR
Written by Gillian Avery. Illustrated by John Verney.
Stock no. 1401947
Published by Collins. 1st 1960. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The fourth story of the Smith family, beginning with a misunderstanding (like many wars before and since). Red boards, silver title to spine. 256 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. A few light marks to bottom of boards. Bottom edge of text block marked (possibly damp) which also affects bottom corners of some pages. Endpapers browned. Foxing mostly to prelims and page edges. Top edge of text block a little dusty. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears. Spine and edges are browned. Rear panel is grubby. Damp staining to bottom - more noticeable on verso which is heavily foxed.

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THE AVENUE
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 2111935
Published by Collins. 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 221 pages. B/w illustrations. Light bumping to cover edges. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Some page browning and foxing; mostly to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing and chipping; a little loss.

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PONGO THE TERRIBLE
Written by Denis Cleaver. Illustrated by G.W. Backhouse.
Stock no. 1501536
Published by Collins. 1st 1946. Slightly better than good condition.

Pongo is a black poodle. Red boards, white title to spine and vignette to front board. Colour frontis plate, b/w and two-tone text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine darkened and title has lost some of its colour. Covers grubby and discoloured in places. Front endpaper MISSING. Small area of surface paper damage to page 24 but text still readable. Grubby marks to title page and frontis and some marks to contents.

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THE BETRAYER
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 1310641
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Light green cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. Black and white illustrations. 285 pages. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges rubbed. Damp staining to cover edges with colour running to edges of pastedowns. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with damp staining to edges.

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A CHILD IS BORN
Written by Edna Baker. Illustrated by Mary Royt.
Stock no. 1310584
Published by Collins. circa 1930. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A child's story of Jesus. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. 60 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some foxing to covers, endpapers and page edges. Some light fingering to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss, also grubby and foxed.

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POTTER PINNER MEADOW
Written by Mollie Kaye. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1401657
Published by Collins. 1st 1937. Fair condition.

Large square format. Cloth spine. Green and white pictorial boards. Cute colour pictures. Corners bumped, board edges worn and rubbed. Spine browned. Boards are grubby with a couple of stains to rear board. Front joint cracked, causing first gathering of pages to feel a little loose. A few pages a little detached. One page has large tear which affects a little of the text. Couple of erased pencil marks. Some grubby marks.

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