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THE BORROWERS ALOFT
Written by Mary Norton. Illustrated by Diana Stanley.
Stock no. 2128609
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, orange title to spine and vignette to front. The Borrowers Fourth Adventure. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 154 pages. Bottom of spine is browned. Bumping to corners. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is crased with tears and chips; some loss to base of spine; grubby marks to rear panel.

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A GALLERY OF CHILDREN
Written by A.A. Milne. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 2128607
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1939. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue/green cloth, with orange titles and 3 children to front. B/w illustrations. Reprint. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Surface paper lifting to front pastedown, where an inscription has been rubbed out/erased. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with loss to top of spine and front panel; some creasing.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 5 - THE BIG GAME HUNT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2128604
Published by Daily Express. Circa 1950. Good condition.

Rupert's Big Game Hunt and Rupert and the Banjo. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Water damage to top of spine and radiating out through pages at top. A bit of loss to top of spine. Some foxing. Puzzle DONE in ink. Staples have rusted. Illustrations are still bright.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 6 - RUPERT AND THE BLACK MOTH
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2128598
Published by Daily Express. Circa 1950. Very good condition.

Rupert and the Black Moth and Rupert and the Iron key. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Couple of small nicks/chips to top and tail of spine. A little creasing to cover corners. Browning to rear cover. Staples have rusted. Contents are very good - illustrations are bright!

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"ROSSALL WILL BE WHAT YOU MAKE IT"
Written by Peter Bennett.
Stock no. 2128595
Published by Rossall Archives. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Rossall school. Large format. Red boards, gilt titles and crest to front. B/w illustrations. 244 pages. ISBN: 0951962809. Light bumping to corners. Includes a letter SIGNED by and from the author.

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A FISHY TALE
Written by Beryl Cooke. Illustrated by Nicholas Fisk.
Stock no. 2128593
Published by Angus & Robertson. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

This book is about a game of cricket at the bottom of the sea and it also tells how a lady sea-horse met a nice gentleman sea-horse and got married. Blue boards with silver titles to spine. B/w and two tone illustrations. 69 pages. SIGNED by author to half-title page. A little bumping to top and tail of spine. Page edge browning. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-chipping and creasing, but minimal loss.

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PASSING THE TEST: COMBAT IN KOREA APRIL-JUNE 1951
Written by William T. Bowers; John T. Greenwood.
Stock no. 1816871
Published by University Press of Kentucky. 1st 2011. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Battles and Campaigns series. A close look at the fierce fighting of the Spring Offensive and an analysis of U.S. and UN strategies and operations, exploring the combat from the perspectives of platoons, squads and the men themselves. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w maps and photos. ISBN: 9780813134529. Grubby scuff marks to rear panel.

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YESTERDAY'S HEROES
Written by Kenneth N. Jordan.
Stock no. 1816863
Published by Schiffer Military History. 1st 1996. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

433 men of World War II awarded the Medal of Honor 1941-1945. Burgundy boards, gilt titles. ISBN: 076430061X.

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THE HILL WARS OF THE KOREAN CONFLICT
Written by Paul M. Edwards.
Stock no. 1816835
Published by McFarland & Company, Inc.. 1st 2006. Fine condition.

A Dictionary of Hills, Outposts and Other Sites of Military Action. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. 267 pages including index. ISBN: 9780786420988.

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EAST SURREY
Written by Bell Street.
Stock no. 2128567
Published by H.J. Publications. 1974. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is creased to edges, with couple of repaired tears; some scuffing.

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE STEAM PACKET
Written by John Shepherd.
Stock no. 2128552
Published by Ferry Publications. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w and colour photos. ISBN: 1871947278. Creasing to cover corners. A few marks to outer page edges.

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CYLDE STEAMERS REMEMBERED
No author listed.
Stock no. 2128547
Published by The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society. 1994. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0950517763. Spine and cover edges are faded. Hinge between page 32 and 33 is cracked.

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