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SIX AND TWENTY BOYS AND GIRLS
Written by Clifton Bingham. Illustrated by John Hassall.
Stock no. 1325042
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Circa 1889. Almost very good condition.

An ABC of children told in rhymes... Awkward Ada, Dirty Dick, Kind-Hearted Kitty, Particular Paul, etc etc. Each rhyme is illustrated with a full-page colour illustration. Green decorated cloth with black title to spine and cream title to front cover. All edges are gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some stains (minor) to front cover. Apart from some foxing the contents are clean and bright.

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WITH ROBERTS TO CANDAHAR
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1324689
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. 1st 1907. Very good condition.

A tale of the third Afghan war. Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 6 b/w plates. 352 pages plus 16 page catalogue to rear. All edges are olivine. Spine and corners bumped, spine slightly darkened. Rear cover is slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper and name in ink to half title-page. Foxing otherwise contents clean.

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A LITTLE HANDFUL
Written by Harriet J. Scripps. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1324663
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. 1st 1894. Very good condition.

Attractive green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 4 b/w plates. Illustrators name is incorrectly printed as J. Leslie Brooke on title-page. Spine and corners bumped. Prize plate to front pastedown. Light foxing to textblock.

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THE JUMBLE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy; C.E.B. Bernard.
Stock no. 1324608
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Very good condition.

A children's picture book with minimal text. Colour plates plus two-tone illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly edge rubbed. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean.

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IN THE KING'S NAME
Written by George Manville Fenn. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 1324594
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Circa 1905. Good condition.

Or, The Cruise of the Kestrel. Brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 12 b/w plates. vii + 374 pages + 32 page booklist. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers scuffed and slightly marked. Name plate to front pastedown. Pencil doodles erased from margins of page 65 and pencil doodles to rear endpapers. Joints and hinges pulled and cracked causing contents to be slightly loose. Contents are foxed and a bit grubby.

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KIDNAPPED BY MOORS
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
Stock no. 1324587
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

A story of Morocco. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 400 pages. All edges olivine. 8 b/w plates. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Damp staining to edges of rear cover and some scuffing of illustration on front cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown, name plate to front free-endpaper. Joint between endpaper and half title-page is cracked. Some hinges pulled and cracked but binding still tight. Some grubby fingermarks and some foxing to contents.

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CLARINDA'S QUEST
Written by Ethel F. Heddle. Illustrated by Frances Ewan.
Stock no. 1324481
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. 1st 1910. Very good condition.

A story of London. Green pictoirial cloth with gilt titles. 6 tinted plates. 359 pages plus booklist to rear. All edges olivine. Spine and corners bumped. Light mark to spine edge of front cover, small white mark to rear cover. Inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to textblock.

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THE GOTHIC REVIVAL 1745-1845
Written by James Macaulay.
Stock no. 1824694
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Purple cloth boards with black title block and gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0216898927. Light browning to base of spine. Bookplate to front endpaper. Text block a little grubby and foxed. Contents clean. Grey pictorial dustwrapper is browned to spine and rubbed at top & tail. Includes a list of corrections typed up to Dr. Fawcett, from D.M. Walker.

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UNDER THE SPANGLED BANNER
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by C.M. Padday.
Stock no. 1324470
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Circa 1919. Almost very good condition.

A tale of the Spanish-American War. New Edition. Grey pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 6 b/w plates. 352 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Name plate to front pastedown. Foxing, mainly to textblock.

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THORNDYKE MANOR
Written by Mary C. Rowsell. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1324456
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Circa 1895. Very good condition.

A tale of Jacobite times. Blue pictorial cloth. Burgundy endpapers. 6 b/w plates. 287 pages, 32 page publication list to rear. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Small embossed stamp of previous bookseller to front free-endpaper. Some light foxing to textblock.

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A HERO OF LUCKNOW
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by William Rainey.
Stock no. 1324438
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. Almost very good condition.

A tale of the Indian Mutiny. Red pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 336 pages plus 16 page publication list to rear. All edges olivine. 6 b/w plates. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name in pencil to front free-endpaper. Some hinges pulled causing contents to be a little loose but still tightly bound. Grubby marks to some page margins. Some foxing.

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MY MISTRESS THE QUEEN
Written by M.A. Paull. Illustrated by C.T. Garland.
Stock no. 1324432
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. 1909. Very good condition.

A Tale of the Seventeenth Century. New Edition. Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles to front and spine. B/w frontis. 223 pages plus book list. Spine and corners bumped/rubbed. Some light browning to endpapers and foxing to contents and textblock.

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