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THE LONELY BASILISK
Written by Greg Lyons. Illustrated by Colin Robinson.
Stock no. 2138015
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1989. Very good condition.

Roosters Series - designed to boost children's confidence in their ability to read a 'whole book'. Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340497157.

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CAMBRIDGESHIRE (KING'S ENGLAND)
Written by Arthur Mee.
Stock no. 2137938
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. New edition. Browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with a few nicks and chips; a little edge creasing; browned to spine.

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FAIRY TALES BY HANS ANDERSEN
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Stock no. 2137501
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Almost very good condition.

Sumptuous light blue moire silk binding, gilt decorated front cover and spine. 12 superb colour plates plus 17 full-page line drawings and numerous other decorations. Cream pictorial endpapers. 197 pages. 11.25 x 8.75". Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Darkening and marks to spine; some other dark marks to covers; scuffs to rear. Some writing in ink to front pastedown/endpaper. Foxing and some marks to outer page edges. Some margin marks. All plates present. Contents are generally very good.

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BIGGLES LOOKS BACK
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 2137306
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 191 Pages. Bumping to spine. Inscription in ink, with white tippex fluid marks to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper has top corner of front flap cut off; edge-creasing with a few chips and nicks; a few marks to rear panel.

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BIGGLES SETS A TRAP
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 2137304
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Biggles is on the trail of an extraordinary series of murders. History and excitement combine to make this a thrilling detective story. Red boards, black lettering. B/w illustrations. 159 pages. NB: This copy has the new style Knight logo to the base of the spine and is contained in a c.1970 dustwrapper. Wrapper is price-cut with some edge-creasing and light wear.

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FIVE FALL INTO ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 2136852
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 2nd 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The Famous Five in the 9th adventure, alone at Kirrin Cottage with the problem of Gipsy-girl Jo. Red boards. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Blue and white endpapers. 192 pages. Bump and fade mark to top of spine. Brown stains to pages 27 and 99. Foxing to outer-page edges. Wrapper torn with loss, and rear flap incorrectly trimmed, (maybe publisher error).

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FIVE GO TO SMUGGLER'S TOP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 2136716
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1948. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Burgundy textured boards. Gilt titles. Blue pictorial endpapers. Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations. 2nd impression. Top inch of spine is faded. Wear to cover edges. Foxing to outer page edges and some to prelims. Wrapper is badly torn - front flap torn off - but still present - loss to top of spine - messily taped together in places.

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A SONG OF THE ENGLISH
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1322239
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1915. Very good condition.

Published for the Daily Telegraph by Hodder & Stoughton. Large format. Cream cloth with dark blue titles and vignettes. 16 tipped-in colour plates mounted on brown stiff paper with decorative border. 11 x 8.5". Covers slightly grubby and spine lightly browned. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed. A few foxspots to textblock. Plates fine.

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GUMDROP TO THE RESCUE
Written by Val Biro. Illustrated by Val Biro.
Stock no. 2135933
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Gumdrop speeds to the rescue of a stolen motorbike - which does him no good at all! Glazed boards. 9.75 x 8". ISBN: 0340392401.

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MR PICKWICK PAGES FROM THE PICKWICK PAPERS
Written by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Frank Reynolds.
Stock no. 2135912
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1984. Slightly better than very good condition.

Burgundy leather binding with gilt titles and decorations; raised bands to spine. 25 tipped-in, tissue-guarded colour plates. All edges gilt. Limited edition. Some light wear to covers and to gilt on outer page edges. Browning to some tissue-guards on plates. Slip case is very good - some wear and small remains of label.

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NO STARS TO GUIDE
Written by Adrian Seligman. Illustrated by Konstance Pares.
Stock no. 1822832
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Brown cloth. Folding maps. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. The story of a naval action in World War II around Turkey. Some foxing to spine and front board, top edge of front board a little grubby. Text block browned, some foxing. Browning to endpapers. A few foxspots to prelims. Pictorial dustwrapper is chipped at edges, browned and grubby. Musty odour present.

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FIVE GO TO SMUGGLER'S TOP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 2135616
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1948. Almost very good condition.

Burgundy textured boards. Gilt titles. Blue pictorial endpapers. Colour frontis. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some uneven fading to covers. Few small knocks along cover edges. Name and address in ink to front endpaper. Foxing; heaviest to prelims and outer page edges, but some also throughout book.

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