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UP THE CHIMNEY TO NINNY LAND
Written by A.S.M. Chester.
Stock no. 1314136
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1894. Good condition.

A Fairy Story for children. Green pictorial cloth. Floral decorated endpapers. 86 pages. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small ink name stamp to preliminary pages and some text page (top margins). Endpapers lightly browned. Grubby fingermarks to contents and light pencil marks to frontis. There are 5 plates in this copy (I believe that there is at least 1 missing, possibly 2).

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THE KICKLEBURYS ON THE RHINE
Written by M.A. Titmarsh.
Stock no. 1314124
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 2nd 1866. Almost very good condition.

2nd edition. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. 87 pages plus publishers booklist to rear. Top edge gilt. 15 plates hand-coloured. Tissue-guard to frontis. Yellow endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few light spots to covers. Light pink damp stains to edges of endpapers. Browning to half-title, tissue-guard of frontis and to last page of booklist. Foxing and some page edge darkening throughout. A good example of the 2nd edition.

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TIKO THE TREE BEAR
Written by Gaye Knowles. Illustrated by Gaye Knowles.
Stock no. 1314123
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Light green cloth with dark green title to spine and pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations of Koalas and other animals. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Page browning to endpapers and removal of a lable to front endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and page edges, also affecting front cover (including onlay).

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THE BOY IVORY-HUNTER
Written by G. Warren Payne.
Stock no. 1503605
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1926. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth covers with black border and titles. Colour frontis. 167 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Small hole to rear edge of browned spine. Rear cover has a few small marks. Prize plate to front endpaper. Joints cracked. A couple of hinges starting to crack. Foxing and some marks to contents.

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THE WRECK OF THE DEUTSCHLAND
Written by Sean Street.
Stock no. 2115498
Published by Souvenir Press. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0285630512. A few grubby marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine, with some edge-creasing.

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A CENTURY OF CROSS-CHANNEL PASSENGER FERRIES
Written by Ambrose Greenway.
Stock no. 2115470
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 0711010692. Fading to spine and cover edges. Some bumping. Wrapper is faded to spine with 1" tear to top; some edge-creasing.

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SUMMER SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker; Olive Linnell. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 2115451
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Beige paper boards with green titles. Green cloth spine. Pictorial onlay to front board. 12 poems with accompanying tipped-in colour plate and music by Linnell. Bumping and wear to spine and cover edges. Red marks to cloth spine. Some scuff marks and indentation marks to rear cover. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2115433
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1993. Fine condition.

Enjoy Rupert's rarest and most sought-after adventures with this beautiful facsimile of the 1941 annual, widely considered to be the best ever. Everything from the colour of the ink to the specially selected paper is true to the original, the only difference being the addition of a slipcase to keep this collector's item in perfect condition. ISBN: 1874507112. Contained in very good slip case. Top edge is starting to come unstuck. Original sticker tab has been torn (as book has been read before).Belongs to Box is clean.

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THE HISTORY OF THE LINLITHGOW AND STIRLINGSHIRE HUNT 1775-1910
Written by James H. Rutherfurd.
Stock no. 1810090
Published by William Blackwood and Sons. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w plates and large map in rear pocket. Top edge gilt. SIGNED by the author with dedication to front free-endpaper ('from the author'). Boards scuffed and marked. Spine browned. Some grubby marks/foxing to contents but generally a clean copy. Map still in rear pocket.

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A THEATRE WORKBOOK
Written by Jocelyn Herbert; Cathy Courtney.
Stock no. 1810064
Published by Art Books International. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Examining in depth the work of a contemporary British stage designer. Based on conversations between Herbert and Courtney. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 1874044058. Base of spine shelf bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge-worn, scuffed and has a small chip to lower edge of rear panel.

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LITTLE BO-PEEP'S NURSERY RHYME BOARD BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by E.W.B..
Stock no. 1403232
Published by Collins. Almost very good condition.

A six page board book containing 11 nursery rhymes. Large colour illustrations with text either above or beneath the illustration. Decorative borders on each page. Bound with four plastic 'spirals'. Board edges are rubbed and a little worn. Inscription to top of front cover. Mark to edge of front cover. Small green mark to edge of text block. A little browning to pages but contents generally clean.

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SCOTTISH CARS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2115304
Published by The Corporation Of Glasgow, Museums And Art Galleries Department. 2nd 1968. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Card wraps. Second edition. Their History and a Descriptive Guide to Those In The Museum of Transport, Glasgow. B/w photos. Some wear to spine and a couple of edges.

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