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DESERT WINGS
Written by Covington Clarke.
Stock no. 805958
Published by John Hamilton Ltd.. 2nd 1935. Good condition.

Blue cloth with black title to spine. Colour frontis and 4 b/w plates. Part of the 'Ace' series. Spine chipped to top and tail, faded and rubbed and edges worn. Corners bumped. Contents bright and clean.

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FARM BABIES
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 811762
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1909. Good condition.

Large format. Green cloth boards, front cover shows puppy and ducklng with orange title. Cream pictorial endpapers. 24 colour plates. Told from the point of view of Decimus Duckling who goes out to explore the world at large. 'F' in 'Farm' on front cover title is dulled. Inscription in ink to half-title page partly crossed out. One page detached. All plates present. Light offsetting to text pages from the plate opposite. A few fox spots present. Hinges pulled, some cracked. Front hinge cracked, first folio section detached at lower half. One page (VIII) has a closed horizontal tear with no loss. Still a charming copy.

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THE REIGN OF WILLIAM AND MARY
Written by M. Morris. Illustrated by M. Morris.
Stock no. 811768
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1910. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Short and a Merry One! A tale for children about a Persian cat named Mary and a dog named William. Oblong format. Green cloth spine, green paper boards, oblong pictorial onlay to front. 8 full page colour plates plus b/w illustrations. REDUCED FROM £480. Covers lovely and bright. First gathering a little loose and pulled at hinges. A few pale foxspots/marks else contents bright. White pictorial wrapper is edge-worn and torn with a little loss and a little grubby. A nice copy of a scarce item.

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BRITISH BIRDS VOL. XLI
Written by Bernard W. Tucker.
Stock no. 875005
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1948. Slightly better than very good condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. Name in ink to front endpaper.

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BRITISH BIRDS VOL. LXV
Written by Stanley Cramp.
Stock no. 875029
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1972. Fine condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles; Colour and b/w photos. Volume 65.

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BRITISH BIRDS VOL. LXVII
Written by Stanley Cramp.
Stock no. 875031
Published by H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd.. 1974. Fine condition.

Brown cloth, gilt titles; Colour frontis and b/w photos.

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RUPERT AT PLAY
No author listed.
Stock no. 900219
Published by Purnell. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

A square format board book with red cloth spine. Front shows Rupert and snowman. Colour illustrations. 7.5 x 7". Rear cover marked. Corners slightly rubbed. Contents clean.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 26 - RUPERT AND THE SEASIDE MYSTERY
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 900226
Published by Daily Express. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert And The Seaside Mystery. Also includes Rupert And The Dandelion Clocks. 22 pages. 9.5x7". Pictorial card wraps. A few faint marks to rear cover. A nice bright copy.

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COLLECTION D'ESQUISSES POUR DESSINATEURS
No author listed. Illustrated by F. Baenziger.
Stock no. 900282
Circa 1911. Good condition.

very Large format. 22" X 17";Beige decorative boards; 50 b/w plates. Of the 50 3 are titled each in a different language: Plate 1 - Collection D'Esquisses pour Dessinateurs, 50 feuilles composes par F. Baenziger; Plate 2 - Artistic Motives for Designers, 50 plates drawn by F. Banziger (note spelling of Motives maybe Motifs?? and variant spelling of the artits's name); Plate 3 - Federzeichnungen Material fur Zeichner, 50 Blatt entworfen von Ferd. Banziger Leiden Schweiz. Boards heavily worn and browned, spine and corners repaired with blue cloth. Plates slightly edge-chipped; title plates have stamp not affecting illustrations. REDUCED FROM £350.

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TRAINS ILLUSTRATED
No author listed.
Stock no. 900291
Published by Ian Allan. 1975. Slightly better than very good condition.

13 issues nos:10,17,20-24,26-31, in green binder. Colour and b/w photos. Magazines in excellent condition, binder slightly bowed.

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