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THE TESTING OF THE TORMENT
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1326856
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

The second in the 'Torment' trilogy. Grey decorated cloth, oval pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis and 3 b/w plates. 214 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock.

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THREE JAYS GO TO ROME
Written by Pat Smythe. Illustrated by Keith Money.
Stock no. 1826286
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1960. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The sixth adventure of the Three Jays. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Boards clean and bright. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to text block. A little (very minor) grubbiness to prelims. Some top corner creases (where page has been turned over to mark position in book). Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at edges, has a few small stains, surface paper loss to spine andlower front panel, a little grubby to rear panel. Sounds much worse than it is.

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THE BANISHING OF BILLY BUNTER
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1826120
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Story no. 19. Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 223 pages. Boards clean. Text block browned. A few foxspots present, mainly to prelims. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn and torn at corners with slight loss, scuffing to front and rear panel (grubby), minor pen mark to top edge of front panel (above title), minor damp stain to vertical edge of rear panel.

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JACQUELINE RIDES FOR A FALL
Written by Pat Smythe. Illustrated by J.E. McConnell.
Stock no. 1323171
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The first story featuring the Three Jays. Green boards, gilt title and small vignette to spine. 5 b/w illustrations. 179 pages. Slight bumping to spine with some fading at top of spine. Endpapers are browned, textblock is foxed. Neat name and address in ink to front free-endpaper, green felt-tip price (50p) to same page. Dustwrapper is foxed, edge worn with some tears, a little grubby and has a pink mark to front panel.

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BO-PEEP A PICTURE-BOOK ANNUAL FOR LITTLE FOLKS
No author listed. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Stewart Orr; Ernest A. Aris; et al..
Stock no. 2140891
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1912. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover. Colour & b/w illustrations. First short story is 'The Curious Little Girl'. Bumping to spine and corners; wear and chipping along edges. Inscription in ink to verso of colour frontis. Foxing and page browning to varying degrees throughout book. Some margin marks.

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SCOUTS OF THE BAGHDAD PATROLS
Written by F.S. Brereton. Illustrated by Stanley L. Wood.
Stock no. 1320523
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Circa 1921. Almost very good condition.

Pale brown pictorial cloth. Gilt title to spine. 4 colour plates. 303 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few dents to cover edges. Front free-endpaper removed. Half-title and rear free-endpaper is browned. One plate is detached but still present. Some small marks to margins.

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KING OF THE SPEEDWAY
Written by John Hunter.
Stock no. 2133942
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1927. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, black titles. B/w frontis. 185 pages. Spine is a bit browned. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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THREE JAYS LEND A HAND
Written by Pat Smythe. Illustrated by Keith Money.
Stock no. 2131621
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The seventh adventure of the Three Jays. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Bumps to top and tail of spine. Foxing to outer page edges and wrapper, which is also edge-creased with nicks to corners.

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LITTLE FOLKS VOL 26
Written by Mrs. Molesworth; Edward S. Ellis; et al.
Stock no. 1317860
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. Circa 1887. Almost very good condition.

New and Enlarged series. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board showing girl looking out window towards a dog. 3 colour plates plus b/w illustrations throughout. 380 pages. Serial stories are Aunt Clotilda's Guests and The Boy-Hunters of Kentucky. Spine and corners bumped. Covers edge worn, a little grubby and scuffed. Rear joint cracked. Foxing to contents. I can only see two colour plates in this volume so possibly one is missing?

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THE EMPIRE AND THE ARMY
Written by John Fortescue.
Stock no. 1817192
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1928. Good condition.

Written primarily for the British soldier. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 4 fold-out maps to rear. xxxiv and 338 pages including index. Boards grubby, text block browned, boards bowed. Contents affected by damp with crinkling. A few hinges pulled. Some foxing. Overall a good working copy, well used.

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THE TESTING OF THE TORMENT
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 2127176
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1925. Almost very good condition.

The second in the 'Torment' trilogy. Grey decorated cloth, oval pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour frontis and 3 b/w plates. 214 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some uneven fading to covers. A few grubby marks. Presentation plate to front endpaper. All plates present. Some foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins.

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BILLY BUNTER'S BOLT
Written by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C.H. Chapman.
Stock no. 1610176
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1957. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 224 pages. Spine and corners bumped; a bit of discolouration along edges. Grubby marks to outer page edges, and last few pages. Some scattered marks throughout book. Wrapper is a little grubby and scuffed, edge creased and torn with a little loss; strengthened with tape across top of front panel.

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