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BY SWORD OR FIRE
Written by Molly Wheeler. Illustrated by Tom Taylor.
Stock no. 1502217
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1967. Slightly better than good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Lucius's adventures start when he tries to rescue his slaves. Very pale green boards with red titles to spine.. B/w illustrations. 189 pages. A little bumping to spine. Dark stain to top edge of text block and top edge of front cover, small spot to top edge of rear cover. Lighter stains to front cover. Stain also affects top edges of first 35 pages and endpapers, rest of contents very good. Small bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is also affected by stain, mainly front panel, flap and verso. Edge worn, torn and creased with clear tape repairs on verso.

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POLLYANNA'S PROTEGEE
Written by Margaret Piper Chalmers.
Stock no. 2113144
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with pink title to spine. Bumping to corners. Some fading/browning to cover edges. Front endpaper is MISSING. Ink stamp from previous owner to half-title page. Page browning, with some foxing; mostly to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with faded spine; large closed tears; chipping, with a little loss; creased.

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TALES FROM BERNARD SHAW TOLD IN THE JUNGLE
Written by Gwladys Evan Morris. Illustrated by Phyllis A. Trery.
Stock no. 1311767
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

Yellow pictorial cloth. Striking colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Light foxing and some grubby fingermarks but generally contents clean.

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PRINCE PRIGIO
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Robert Lawson.
Stock no. 1402308
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a young prince whose mother didn't believe in fairies and would n't invite them to the christening. They came anyway and one of their gifts was the quality of being too clever which led to the prince being unpopular.Orange cloth boards with blue title to spine and vignette to front board. Pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 108 pages. Spine and corners are bumped and rubbed. Browning to board edges. Couple of marks to rear board. Inscription in ink to front flyleaf. Foxing mainly to endpapers and page edges otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased. Loss to top and bottom of spine with a few closed tears. Some sellotape to verso of wrapper to repair some of the tears.

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MORE ADVENTURES OF PINKIE
Written by Agnes Ruff. Illustrated by Conrad Bailey.
Stock no. 1501995
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Everything from haircuts and picnics to painters in the house makes for lively adventures for Pinkie Brown and her younger brother Poppet.Blue covers with red titles to spine and vignette of girl feeding pig to front cover. B/w illustrations. 93 pages plus publication list. Bumping to spine and corners. Slight fading to top of spine. Page 43/44 has tear alongside spine with crease to inside corner also small margin tear. A little foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper has loss at top of spine with creasing and tear to front panel, repair attempted on verso with white label. Also some chipping and a few small margin tears.

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BOSKY GOLDFISH (POET)
Written by Peter Thornhill.
Stock no. 2112172
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations throughout. Large print. Byron Omar Shakespeare Kipling Yeats Goldfish was so small when he was born that if he hadn't been all shining gold...nobody would have known he was there at all. Bumping and wear to corners; a little chipping. Front cover is a little bowed. Odd foxspot and margin mark. Illustrations are remarkably bright!

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MR POPPLECORN & FOUR LITTLE HENS
Written by Margaret Musson. Illustrated by Kathleen Burrell.
Stock no. 1108840
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition.

How Mr Popplecorn pretended he was a boy again by keeping hens and collecting their eggs. Cloth spine, pictorial boards. Full-page colour and two-tone text illustrations. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Contents clean.

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POLLYANNA'S PROTEGEE
Written by Margaret Piper Chalmers.
Stock no. 1108775
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1949. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with pink title to spine. Uneven fading to covers; dent/small nick to bottom of front cover. Page browning; a little foxing. Wrapper is price-cut with large tear - nearly all way down one side of spine; other tears and chips, some with loss and creased. Wrapper spine is faded.

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MOONS IN GOLD
Written by C.S. Montanye.
Stock no. 2112042
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1937. Good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Part of Harrap's Adventure Novel Library Series. Orange covers with black title block to spine. A scarce item! Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. Front endpaper is MISSING. Foxing. Wrapper is faded to spine, with sticker residue; large tear with loss to rear panel; other smaller tears and chips to edges.

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THE CARAVAN COMES HOME
Written by Lucy W. Bellhouse. Illustrated by Jennetta Vise.
Stock no. 1401972
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with red title to spine and vignette of a caravan in red to front board. Frontis in red and black other illustrations b/w. 79 pages. Milly-Molly-Mandy series no. 57. Spine and corners bumped. Little scuffing to top edge of front board. A little fading to top and bottom of spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Tape marks to endpapers. Small white tippex mark to front endpaper. Foxing to some pages and a faint splash marks to a couple of pages. Dustwrapper is edge torn. Loss to top and bottom of spine and a few small tears which have been covered on verso with white paper. Rear panel and edge of flat is a little grubby.

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OLD FRENCH NURSERY SONGS
Written by Horace Mansion. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1401869
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with white titles and borders. Cheap edition. B/w illustrations to song headings. Music by Horace Mansion. Songs in French. Spine and corners a little bumped. A little browning to endpapers else contents are clean and bright. Price cut dustwrapper is edge creased with a small closed tear to spine. Front panel has a vertical crease. A little grubby at spine and folds.

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MR. POPPLECORN TASKER AND MOO
Written by Margaret Musson. Illustrated by Kathleen Burrell.
Stock no. 1401544
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition.

Green pictorial boards with blue spine. Colour and line drawing throughout. Large format. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some scuffing to boards. Some foxing mainly to pages edges, else contents clean and bright.

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