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RUPERT ANNUAL 1945 - A NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2122141
Published by Daily Express. 1945. Almost very good condition.

Harrison printing with red endpapers. Pictorial card wraps showing Rupert flying in air on a bicycle with wings. Castle overlooking sea in background. 2" horizontal tear across front cover near bottom. Other creasing and wear to covers. Base of spine is repaired (re glued), with a little colouring - about 1.75", split to one side. Creasing to rear cover, with some scuffing and light surface paper damage. Not price-cut. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Year date in ink to inside front cover. Grubby margin marks to a few pages internally. Pictures are still bright. Small margin tear to last page, repaired with magic tape. Last page has a split gutter. Still a good copy of this rarer edition.

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THE MISCHIEVOUS PUPPY
Written by Leslie Martin. Illustrated by Ethel L. Tanner.
Stock no. 1506417
Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd.. Slightly better than good condition.

Large format 11 x 8.5", pictorial paper boards, green cloth spine. 6 colour plates plus numerous brown and white drawings. Text in brown ink. A tale told from the puppy's perspective. A mischievous puppy gets in to all sorts of trouble! Spine bumped and worn. Corners worn, and outside edge of rear cover very worn and bumped. Some loss of paper cover from rear board, approx. 2 x 0.5", creasing alongside. Scratches to onlay. Covers a bit grubby. Ink inscription to front pastedown. Diagram of door drawn in pencil to verso of frontis. Foxing throughout plus an odd mark.

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THOSE TURBULENT TWINS!
Written by Agnes M. Miall. Illustrated by Dudley S. Cowes.
Stock no. 1405954
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Brown/red cloth with dark titles. B/w illustrations. A little bumping to spine and corners. Top and bottom of spine are faded. Small piece of blue sticky paper to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears. Small area of loss to bottom of spine. Spine and rear panel are grubby.

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THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF EMMA
Written by Dorothy Ann Lovell. Illustrated by Irene Hawkins.
Stock no. 1405951
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition.

Emma is a royal doll. She tires of life in a museum and tries to escape. Yellow cloth, black picture and titles. B/w illustrations. 163 pages. A little bumping to spine and corners. Spine and part of front board browned. Covers a little grubby. Small piece of blue sticky paper to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Couple of page corners are creased. Top edge of text block is dusty. Grubby mark to side of text block.

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THE STORY OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS
Written by E. Nesbit. Illustrated by Gordon Browne; Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1506407
Published by T. Fisher Unwin. 1st 1899. Poor condition.

Being the adventures of the Bastable children in search of a fortune. Blue/green cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. B/w frontis and 16 other plates. 296 pages and catalogue to rear. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small line indentation to top of front cover. Looks like an unsuccessful attempt has been made to clean the covers which are now part shiny/part matt and unevenly coloured and marked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Joints are cracked. Frontis and one other plate MISSING, a few have small ink spots to them. Some grubby margin marks. A reading copy.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1950 - ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1812697
Published by Daily Express. 1950. Almost very good condition.

Annual format returns to hardback with this issue but is much thinner than earlier hardbacks. Pictorial boards - Rupert riding a huge seashell. 1st story Rupert's Silver Trumpet. 120 pages. 10x7 ins. A few very minor marks to covers which are nice and bright. Backstrip complete but 1" and 2" splits to front edge. Rear edge of spine starting to split. Corners lightly rubbed. Front and rear joint weak. Name in belongs to box. NOT price-cut (no price printed in this copy). Maze garden puzzle page completed. Contents bright.

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THE ADVENTURES OF SCAMP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw.
Stock no. 1608824
Published by Werner Laurie. 1st thus 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth. Originally issued under the pen name of Mary Pollock. Inscription to front endpaper. Top edges dusty. A little foxing. Wrapper is foxed and browned.

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POCOMOTO AND THE ROBBERS' TRAIL
Written by Rex Dixon. Illustrated by Jack Harman.
Stock no. 1506367
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pocomoto becomes involved in a smash-and-grab robbery in Yakima City. Dark red boards with black titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. 197 pages. Spine and top front corner bumped. Top of spine lightly browned. Name and date in pen to front endpaper. Some light foxing and browning, mainly to endpapers and text block. Just an odd mark to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped with loss from top of spine and small hole near base. Spine lightly browned and rubbed, rear panel slightly grubby. Light foxing/browning to verso.

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TALES OF TOYLAND
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Hilda McGavin.
Stock no. 1405862
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1944. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Another Enid Blyton book - this time all about the delightful Land of Toys, where Tiptoe the Fairy Doll and Jolly the Sailor live happily together in Jolly Cottage... Light orange cloth, red titles. B/w illustrations. Large text. 152 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers damp stained. Pencil ticks to booklist at front of book. Name (Susan) in pencil to invitation. Light foxing to page edges otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn. Spine and rear panel is browned. Foxing, mainly visible on verso.

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THREE BOYS AND A CIRCUS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Grace Lodge.
Stock no. 1506340
Published by Werner Laurie. 1st thus 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Originally written under the pen-name of Mary Pollock in 1940, this edition re-issued in 1949. Green cloth, cream titles. B/w text illustrations. 96 pages. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Faint grubby marks to rear endpapers. A couple of pen marks to text block. Text pages clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a little loss from ends of spine and folds. Panels slightly grubby, pale browning to spine and folds. Cup ring and some browning to verso.

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AMELIA JANE AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Sylvia Venus.
Stock no. 1405858
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red covers, black titles. B/w illustrations, including gollys! 160 pages. Bumping to spine, corners and bottom of front board. Covers marked. Browning to endpapers. Foxing mainly to prelims and page edges. A few light marks to rear endpaper. Contents otherwise generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with a few small tears. Spine and rear panel browned. Front panel a bit grubby. Foxing which is more visible on verso. Red mark to verso of rear panel.

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HELLO, MR. TWIDDLE!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Hilda McGavin.
Stock no. 1405857
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1944. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

More stories of Mr. Twiddle, who makes the most ridiculous mistakes and does the most amazing things, much to the surprise and annoyance of his wife! Green cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. A little bumping to spine and corners. Covers faded. Board edges browned. Name and address to top of front endpaper. Endpapers a little browned. Foxing to endpapers and page edges otherwise contents are generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with several small tears. Wrapper is browned and is lightly foxed on verso.

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