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BARKIS
Written by Clare Turlay Newberry. Illustrated by Clare Turlay Newberry.
Stock no. 738512
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

Barkis is a gorgeous little brown puppy dog. Oblong format. Pale green pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations. SPine and corners worn. Covers a bit grubby with previous owner's name in ink written to front board. Previous owner's name in ink (twice) to front endpaper. One picture has been coloured on (long green teeth added to picture of girl). Some fingermarks to page margins. Contents generally clean.

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A NEST OF TEACHERS
Written by Edward Blishen.
Stock no. 582010
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1980. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

An Autobiography. Blue boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 024110145X. SIGNED by author - 'To David, With Best Wishes' on front endpaper.

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A DISTURBING INFLUENCE
Written by Patricia Miles.
Stock no. 426394
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. Andrew Gifford is 16 and bright beyond his years. A mathematician by direction - but what by inclination?... ISBN: 0241100224. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page. Name in pen on front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut and faded to spine.

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THE WICKED ONE
Written by Mollie Hunter.
Stock no. 426263
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colin Grant was a hot-tempered man, and the wicked one called the Grollican delights in troubling any man with such a temper!... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0241895707. SIGNED by author, with inscription on half-title page. A couple of corners bumped, edges a little rubbed. Pictorial wrapper is price-cut, faded to spine and a little edge-creased.

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ERIC'S ELEPHANT
Written by John Gatehouse. Illustrated by Marc Vyvyan-Jones.
Stock no. 426065
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1988. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. A Cartwheels book. Eric longs ot have a pet of his own - but winning an elephant in the church jumble sale is not what he had in mind! ISBN: 0241122929. SIGNED by illustrator, with inscriptions and drawings on title page. Spine faded and bumped. Covers have a few grubby marks. Few scratch marks to covers. Contents lovely and bright with only light margin marks to a few pages.

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THE WORST CHILD I EVER HAD
Written by Anne Fine. Illustrated by Clara Vulliamy.
Stock no. 426110
Published by Hamish Hamilton. Circa 1991. Fine condition.

A Gazelle Book. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Mrs. Mackle claims she had the very worst child of all! ISBN: 0241130891. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page. A lovely copy!

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THE SQUEEZE
Written by Ron Morton.
Stock no. 425869
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Tariq is new to Albert Road School and England. It's a good job that he has good mates to help him outwit the Waggies...Grey boards, black title to spine. ISBN: 0241112443. SIGNED by author, with inscription on verso of half-title page. Wrapper a little edge-creased with a small mark.

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THE CORONATION PICNIC
Written by Adele Geras. Illustrated by Frances Wilson.
Stock no. 425861
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1989. Fine condition.

Small format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. An Antelope Book. ISBN: 0241125545. SIGNED by author with inscription on half-title page.

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GLAD RAGS
Written by Joan Lingard.
Stock no. 425654
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The sequel to 'Rags and Riches'. Seb and his sister Sam are looking forward to a holiday... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0241130158. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page. A little bumping to a couple of edges and spine. A few grubby marks to wrapper, with some edge-creasing.

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STRANGERS IN THE HOUSE
Written by Joan Lingard.
Stock no. 425658
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1981. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Calum and Stella have to get used to being step-siblings when their parents remarry. A look at their struggles and how they cope... Brown boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0241106710. SIGNED by author, with inscription on title page. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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HOLLY STARCROSS
Written by Berlie Doherty.
Stock no. 425323
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 2001. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

After having no contact with her father since she was six years old, Holly embarks on a dangerous voyage of discovery... Green boards, gilt title to spine. 184 pages. ISBN: 0241136164. SIGNED by author with inscription on title page.

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STREET CHILD
Written by Berlie Doherty.
Stock no. 425325
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1993. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Jim Jarvis is a runaway sentenced to the workhouse. Escape seems the only solution... Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 146 pages. ISBN: 0241130581. SIGNED by author with inscription on title page.

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