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MASTER BUNNY THE BAKER'S BOY
Written by Molly Brett. Illustrated by Molly Brett.
Stock no. 1329074
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

A Strip Book. Very small oblong format, card wraps. Blue and yellow pictorial front cover with price 1/-. Red linen spine. Blue, black and white illustrations throughout. On rear cover 'Titles in the famous Mary Mouse series for the very young with a list of strip book titles - from 'Welcome Mary Mouse' to 'Master Bunny The Baker's Boy'. Staples rusty causing staining to backstrip. Rear cover is grubby. Child's name in pink ink inside front cover. Light stain affecting top margins of first half of the book.

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THE WONDERFUL WELLINGTON BOOTS
Written by Margaret J. Baker. Illustrated by Terry Freeman.
Stock no. 1329051
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with embossed scottie dog decoration. Two-tone illustrations. 120 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Browning to rear free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is foxed on verso, is edge worn with tears (one tape repaired on verso) and slightly grubby to rear panel.

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SECRET SEVEN FIREWORKS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1328751
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1959. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Eleventh Secret Seven adventure. What a shock for the Secret Seven when Jack's annoying sister Susie forms a rival club called the Tiresome Three. The sparks fly! Dark and light blue pictorial boards showing the SS holding hands. 120 pages. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Heavy foxing, mainly to endpapers, first few and last few pages and to textblock but there is also some throughout the contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with slight loss.

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WELL DONE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Brook.
Stock no. 1328745
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1951. Good condition.

Green and dark cream pictorial boards showing Seven holding hands.. Two-tone & b/w illustrations. 126 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Front cover is slightly grubby. Child's name in heavy pencil to front pastedown. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Heavy foxing to endpapers, prelims and textblock. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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GOOD WORK SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1328744
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Red and yellow boards showing children holding hands. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 124 pages. Spine and corners bumped with some fading to top and tail of spine. Foxed/marked to textblock. Price-cut dustwrapper is in two pieces (torn at front spine edge) with large sections missing to front panel and spine. Rear panel is slightly grubby with some slight loss to top corner.

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SECRET SEVEN WIN THROUGH
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1328742
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with dark blue 'SS' symbols. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340038187. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Pale foxing to prelims and outer page edges. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and slightly foxed on verso.

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BIGGLES AND THE POOR RICH BOY
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1328467
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. Circa 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Hampton Library edition. Orange boards, black title to spine. B/w chapter headers. Spine and corners bumped. Page edge browning and a few foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tears at corners and scuffing to rear panel.

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MR GRIMPWINKLE'S HOLIDAY
Written by Joan Drake. Illustrated by Gordon Burrell.
Stock no. 1828592
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

When Mr Grimpwinkle and Prunella Pusscat were away on holiday with the Jiggle Woggle Bus, Ratus Ratus the robber rat put Honeysuckle Cottage up for sale. To pay him back, Prunella Pusscat thought out the cleverest battle plan imaginable, but even then Ratus only surrendered at pistol-point. Large clear type, lively stories, full of action. Yellow cloth boards, green title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 88 pages. Second impression. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Text block lightly browned. Child's name in ink to half-title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners with very slight loss, and is lightly creased at top edge.

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MR GRIMPWINKLE
Written by Joan Drake. Illustrated by Stewart Irwin.
Stock no. 1828590
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1966. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

It was Prunella Pusscat's cleverness which, with the help of woodland neighbours, brought about Mr Grimpwinkle's glorious victory over the River Robbers. Lively, colourful pictures to encourage reading and stimulate the imagination. Yellow cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w and two-tone illustrations. 88 pages. Second impression. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Pictorial dustwrapper designed by Eileen Bradpiece is edge-creased and rubbed, a little loss to top & tail of spine.

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GIMLET MOPS UP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1327199
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1950. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black titles. 4 b/w plates. 160 pages. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is well worn, torn and creased with foxing on verso and some slight loss.

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CHILDREN'S FICTION A HANDBOOK FOR LIBRARIANS
Written by Sheila Ray.
Stock no. 1326885
Published by Brockhampton Press; Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 2nd 1972. Good condition.

Second revised edition. Purple card wraps. 239 pages. Designed to meet the needs of students reading for the Library Association final examination. ISBN: 0340159146. Covers are well sunned and faded to spine. Creasing to spine (where book has been held open). Foxing to textblock and prelims.

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GOOD WORK SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Bruno Kay.
Stock no. 1326875
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1959. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Boards with dark and light blue bands and vignettes showing children holding hands. B/w illustrations. 4th impression. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Child's messy writing to belongs to box (crayon marks to same page and opposite). Light foxing to textblock. Some tiny page corner tips torn off. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn with loss.

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