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TALES FROM THE MARBLE MOUNTAIN
Written by Hugh Gardner. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1316401
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st thus 1967. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Contains Part I Beyond the Marble Mountain. First published 1948. Part II, Back To The Marble Mountain, first published 1949. Turquoise boards with gilt title to spine. 249 pages. B/w text illustrations. The fortunes and adventures of Bear, Goat, Owl and Ostrich. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss, large piece of loss to top edge of rear panel.

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THE WANDERINGS OF MUMFIE
Written by Katharine Tozer. Illustrated by Katharine Tozer.
Stock no. 1316399
Published by John Murray. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pink cloth spine with black title, colour pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped, corners worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some light foxing and fingering to contents. Light musty smell to contents. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, grubby to rear panel and spine and has some loss to top of spine.

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THE LITTLE TRAIN
Written by Graham Greene. Illustrated by Dorothy Craigie.
Stock no. 1316398
Published by Max Parrish. 1st thus 1957. Slightly better than good condition.

Red boards, gilt vignette of train to front cover. Large colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Easy to read text. 36 pages. 8.5 x 7.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers slightly grubby and with little indentation marks to fore-edges (teeth marks?). A brown spot to page edges/margins and some light foxing and fingering. Blue crayon marks to pages 4&5 otherwise contents clean.

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SPITFIRES AND POLISHED METAL RESTORING THE CLASSIC FIGHTER
Written by Graham Moss.
Stock no. 1813354
Published by Airlife. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Chronicling the history of the company, 'Historic Flying', and how the aircraft were salvaged. Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour photos. Photography by Barry McKee. ISBN: 1853107204. One page not bound in (missed in binding process) but present.

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LONE STAR AND THE STAR OF THE SEA
Written by Ant Belmont. Illustrated by Ant Belmont.
Stock no. 1813342
Published by ABC. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A graphic novel in which magic and hope conquer many troubles in a journey of peace and freedom. Oblong format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Full page colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780957550520. SIGNED by the author with dedication to verso of front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little scuffed.

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PLAYWAYS ANNUAL
Written by Enid Blyton; et al.
Stock no. 1813337
Published by Playways Office. 1955. Very good condition.

Full length Blyton story is 'The very big secret'. Blue spine, pictorial boards, colour plates and two tone text illustrations. Edges and corners of boards worn. Boards a little scuffed. Name and address in belongs to box. Crossword puzzle on page 41 neatly completed in pencil.

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ATLANTIC THE WELL BELOVED ENGINE
Written by R.A.S. Hennessey.
Stock no. 1813319
Published by Tempus. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0752421433. Light page edge browning.

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KAWASAKI KZ400 TWINS 1974-79 SERVICE, REPAIR, PERFORMANCE
Written by Ray Hoy.
Stock no. 1813313
Published by Clymer. 2nd 1979. Almost very good condition.

Second Edition, Revised to include 1978-1979 models. Cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. Full colour wiring diagrams. 177 pages including index. ISBN: 0892871385. Spine sunned/faded. Grubby usage marks to covers and text block.

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THE FOOLISH MEN OF AGRA AND OTHER TALES OF MOGUL INDIA
Written by Rina Singh. Illustrated by Farida Zaman.
Stock no. 1506987
Published by Key Porter Books. 1st 1998. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A collection of 10 delightfully funny and poignant stories drawn from the traditional tales of Mogul India. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 48 pages. ISBN: 1550137719. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly edge worn.

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NORTH WALES & CHESTER IN THE CIVIL WAR
Written by Norman Tucker.
Stock no. 1608978
Published by Landmark Publishing. 2nd 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second Edition. Landmark Collector's Library. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1843060280. There is a binding fault on the lower front corner, where the cloth covering boards has been mis-folded. Bump to top of spine. Contents fine. A little creasing to wrapper edge.

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BY RIVER AND SEA STORIES OF FAR-OFF BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Mary Entwistle. Illustrated by Helen Jacobs.
Stock no. 1406506
Published by Edinburgh House Press. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Round the World Series No. 5. Cream pictorial board with black title to spine. Blue and black titles to front cover. B/w pictorial endpapers and text illustrations. Colour frontis. 62 pages. 7 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Small split to top of spine. Light foxing to covers. Light foxing and some fingering to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears. Area of loss to bottom of rear panel. White labels to verso to cover tears and loss. Some spots to front panel (possibly grease). Wrapper is grubby.

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ENGLISH ELECTRIC CANBERRA AND MARTIN B-57
Written by Barry Jones.
Stock no. 2122907
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The full story of the Canberra, starting with the design and covering its legendary Farnborough airshow appearances, record breaking flights and incredible service life that now sees some Canberras that are almost twice as old as their pilots. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. Crowood Aviation Series. ISBN: 1861262558. Wrapper is edge-creased with small tear to one corner.

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