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PADDINGTON AT LARGE
Written by Michael Bond. Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum.
Stock no. 1326207
Published by Collins. 1964. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The fifth book of the little bear's adventures in which he is as enterprising and funny as ever! Blue boards with silver title to spine. B/w text illustrations throughout. 128 pages. ISBN: 0001821059. Second impression. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing. Price-cut dustwrapper is grubby and foxed.

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THE LAUGHING DRAGON
Written by Kenneth Mahood. Illustrated by Kenneth Mahood.
Stock no. 1826820
Published by Collins. 1st 1970. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Board corners lightly rubbed, boards browned. 2" tear to gutter edge of free front endpaper and 2" split to top of rear joint. Binding is tight in spite of this. Foxing to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily rubbed at edges, is torn and repaired to verso with clear tape, edge-worn, a bit grubby.

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ACCORDING TO JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1326054
Published by Collins. 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 4 b/w illustrations. 255 pages. Top edge red. Spine slightly bumped, some fading to top and tail of spine. Browning throughout, grubby fingermarks to verso of frontis and a light splash mark to lower margins of pages 8 & 9 else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with tear to top of spine.

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THANKS TO JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1326052
Published by Collins. 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 256 pages. Top edge red. 4 b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers, contents browned but otherwise clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn, grubby to rear panel, foxed on verso with a damp stain affecting top front corner (slightly visible on front).

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JENNINGS AS USUAL
Written by Anthony Buckeridge. Illustrated by Mays.
Stock no. 1326051
Published by Collins. 1963. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

It was Jennings as usual who took the lead in the more original enterprises of the Christmas term at Linbury Court School... And, as usual, it was Jennings who was largely to blame for the disasters which followed. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. 256 pages. Spine very slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Contents browned. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn with slight loss, spine slightly faded.

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JENNINGS' LITTLE HUT
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1326048
Published by Collins. 1966. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black lettering. Top edge red. Colour frontis. 255 pages. Jennings and Darbishire are now in their third term at Linbury Court School and are occupying their leisure time in hut-building... Spine slightly bumped. Frontis has been reinserted between the title-page and the dedication page. Light page browning throughout else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and creased with light browning on verso.

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JENNINGS' DIARY
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1326047
Published by Collins. 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Colour frontis. Top edge red. 253 pages plus booklist. Spine bumped. Contents browned and slightly foxed else clean. Top edge is no longer red (faded?). Dustwrapper is edge worn with white sticky label reinforcements on verso and some foxing on verso.

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OUR FRIEND JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1326045
Published by Collins. 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title to spine. 256 pages. 4 b/w illustrations. Top edge red. Spine slightly bumped. Initials and name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Pale page browning throughout. Dustwrapper is edge worn.

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ACCORDING TO JENNINGS
Written by Anthony Buckeridge.
Stock no. 1326044
Published by Collins. 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The space-craze sweeps through Linbury Court School. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. Spine slightly bumped. No. 10 and name written in ink to front endpaper. Light page browning else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1325925
Published by Collins. Circa 1924. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

8 glorious colour plates, 7 full page b/w line drawings. Pale grey cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Colour pictorial onlay to front cover. 159 pages. Large format. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. 2 of the plates have small tape repairs to the margins and 1 plate has a small mark. Foxing to textblock. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Dustwrapper is well worn and grubby, section across rear panel has been torn off and replaced with magic tape, another small piece has been torn and creased. Tape repairs on verso of wrapper.

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BUMBLE
Written by Magdalen Eldon. Illustrated by Magdalen Eldon.
Stock no. 1325846
Published by Collins. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

Bumble is a Pekingese dog who is half Chinese and half Scottish but has a Devonshire accent! The story of his adventures and the MacMouse family is enchanting. Black and white pictorial boards, cloth spine. Colour pictorial endpapers and beautiful colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Spine and corners bumped, corners worn. Some light scuffing to covers. Some foxing else contents clean.

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FLAP YOUR WINGS
Written by P.D. Eastman. Illustrated by P.D. Eastman.
Stock no. 1826362
Published by Collins. 1972. Very good condition.

A Collins Early Bird Book. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0001381571. Rear board lightly faded. Green pen mark to last printed page else contents clean.

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