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FIVE ON A HIKE TOGETHER
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1330625
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Orange and black pictorial endpapers. B/w & two-tone illustrations. 192 pages. Second impression. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to page margins and light page edge browning throughout. Dustwrapper is edge worn, large tear to lower 2" of spine with some loss. Spine faded.

FIVE ON KIRRIN ISLAND AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1330622
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The 6th adventure of the Famous Five. Timmy is in trouble, there are strangers on the island and a secret tunnel under the sea. Red boards. Blue and black pictorial endpapers. 192 pages. B/w and two-colour illustrations. Fourth impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to prelims and textblock. Name and address in ink to verso of front fly-leaf. Dustwrapper is worn with tear to front edge of spine and loss to top and tail of spine. Front flap of dustwrapper is detached (but still present).

BIGGLES FOLLOWS ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330620
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 4 double-sided b/w plates. 158 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some slight browning to cover edges. Name and address written in ink to front pastedown. '6' written in a small circle to both front pastedown and rear free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby to rear panel, a few small tape repairs to verso and name and address written on verso of wrapper.

BIGGLES TAKES A HOLIDAY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330619
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1950. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red titles and panther vignette. 8 full-page illustrations. 190 pages. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped. Front free-endpaper removed, front joint cracked. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and chipped, tape repairs on verso and faded to spine. Rear panel is a bit grubby.

THE SECRET OF BUZZARD SCAR
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1330594
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1955. Good condition.

The fourth novel in the Nettleford series for boys and girls. Set in the lonely and dramatic countryside of the Yorkshire Dales. Green boards with black title to spine. Endpapers are sketch maps. B/w frontis and illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Some light staining to cover edges and a few other light marks to covers. Heavy foxing to textblock, also affecting some page margins and prelims. "LIB.63" written in ink to front free-endpaper.

SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF THE TEMPEST
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1330587
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

40 tipped in colour plates, tissue guarded. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. 143 pages. 11 x 8.5". Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. There is some very slight fraying of cloth to spine edges. There are a couple of tiny nicks to top edge of front cover. Discolouration to the rear cover (see picture). Foxing to page margins and textblock. Some hinges slightly cracked but binding still nice and tight. Plates all present and in fine condition.

BIGGLES IN THE ORIENT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330459
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 2nd 1948. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with black titles to front and spine. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 179 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light mark to centre of spine. Pale browning to rear free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss, loss to centre of spine, tape repairs on verso at folds.

THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1330155
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1930. Very good condition.

12 enchanting tipped-in colour plates. Green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 240 pages. Large format. Published for Boots the Chemist. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight scuffing/marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. All plates present and in fine condition. Page 3 has a repair to lower margin (original paper was chipped). Some hinges cracked/pulled. Light foxing and fingering to contents.

GHOSTCLOUD
Written by Michael Mann. Illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat.
Stock no. 1330111
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Luke discovers that he can see things others can't - ghostly things. Orange pictorial boards. 333 pages. ISBN: 9781444965346. SIGNED by the author to half title-page ('signed' sticker to front panel of wrapper). Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed and creased at edges.

THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.
Stock no. 1330038
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1938. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Hodder & Stoughton's Colour Books series. Grey cloth, red titles and vignettes. 12 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some foxing to spine. Name and date in ink in belongs to box (partially faded). Foxing, otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed/worn with small tears at corners, slightly larger tear to top front corner by spine (2"). Rear panel is slightly grubby.

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES FROM THE OLD FRENCH
Written by Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1330019
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1910. Very good condition.

First trade edition. Dark red-brown simulated leather cloth, stamped in gilt on both front and back covers with differing cupid designs. Gilt lettering and 4 gilt cupid designs on spine. White endpapers. 30 magnificent colour plates, mounted on vellum-like paper with black descriptive letterpress beneath and all framed with elaborate border design in black. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small nick to lower edge of rear cover. Heavy foxing to endpapers, prelims, last (blank) page and textblock. A few hinges are cracked but binding is still tight. A few tissue-guards are slightly torn or creased. A lovely copy which would make a wonderful gift.

BIGGLES FOLLOWS ON
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 1330010
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles and vignette. 4 double-sided b/w plates. 158 pages. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Light foxing to textblock, top edge of textblock dust marked. Wrapper is edge worn and creased with a few small chips.