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JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD
Written by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick. Illustrated by E. Caldwell.
Stock no. 1320480
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1907. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles and vignettes. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. 474 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight scuffing to cloth. Name and address in ink to half title-page. Endpapers browned. Page 35/6 has lower corner torn off (slight loss to margin illustrations only, not text). A few light foxspots to contents. A nice copy of the first issue of the first edition (first issue points present: dung beetle is shown to be pushing dung with front legs on pgs 65, 337 & 457 and horse is being dragged up a vertical cliff on pg 316).

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THE PUZZLE OF LIFE; AND HOW IT HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER
Written by Arthur Nicols.
Stock no. 1819467
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 2nd 1877. Slightly better than good condition.

Second Edition. A Short History of the Formation of the Earth, with its Vegetable and Animal Life, from the Earliest Times. Including an account of pre-historic man, his weapons, tools and works. Small format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine & vignette to front, black title to front. B/w plates. 173 pages. Top & tail of spine rubbed & worn, a few scuffs and marks to covers. Lengthy inscription in ink to free front endpaper. Joints cracked, hinges pulled, binding still feels tight. Pages 30-31 heavily foxed, scattered foxspots otherwise. All plates present.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S DESERT ISLAND
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 1318243
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. Circa 1907. Good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Large, oblong format. Wonderful colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers slightly grubby and scuffed, stain to spine edge of front cover where colour has seeped from cloth. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper (dated 1907). Endpapers lightly browned. Front joint is cracked (between endpaper and title-page). Contents are foxed and slightly grubby. A nice copy overall.

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THE RED TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 2131548
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1921. Almost very good condition.

New Impression. Red cloth, gilt title and vignette to spine, stamped vignette to front cover. 419 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine is faded, with bumping. Marks and spots to covers. Wear to corners. Inscriptions in ink to front pastedown and front endpaper. Foxing and grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Some margin marks.

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FLOWER LEGENDS FOR CHILDREN
Written by Hilda Murray. Illustrated by J.S. Eland.
Stock no. 2126687
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1ST 1901. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Delightful colour plates. A few marks to covers; some nicks to cloth at top and tail of spine. Bumping and wear to cover edges and corners. Some scuffing. Front joint is a bit cracked. Some marks to outer page edges and page margins.

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THE GOLLIWOGG AT THE SEA-SIDE
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 2125350
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1898. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine. Oblong format. Bold colour illustrations throughout. Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. Dark damp marks along cover edges. A few foxspots. Some margin marks; one margin tear to page 5/6 (around 1"). Light page corner creasing.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S BICYCLE CLUB
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 2125349
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1896. Fair condition.

Oblong format. Blue cloth spine. Profusely illustrated in bright colours. Cloth spine is browned, with some wear; couple of small nicks to top and tail. Scuffing to covers. Corners are heavily worn; some bumped. Front endpaper is MISSING. Prelims are loose, with creasing, foxing and edge-chipping and small tears. Front joint is broken: some weak stitching can be seen. Some foxing and grubby margin marks. Illustrations are still nice and bright. A reading copy.

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MATRIX THEORY FOR PHYSICISTS
Written by J. Heading.
Stock no. 2120023
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Light foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks; some foxing.

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THE HIDDEN YEARS
Written by John Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1404686
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1931. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 14 colour plates. Stories of Jesus. A little bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Browning to endpapers. Foxing throughout mostly to margins, including plate margins. Brown mark to top of pages 240/241 where possibly something has been pressed. Contents otherwise generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some small tears. Wrapper is grubby and foxed.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S FOX-HUNT
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 1315017
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1905. Very good condition.

Cloth spine, oblong format. Glorious, humorous colour pictures. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Some light scuffing to covers. Light browning to endpapers, some light fingering to page margins. There is a strong smell to the contents of the book (not sure what it is). Overall this is a very nice copy of a very politically-incorrect book! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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A MANOR BOOK OF OTTERY SAINT MARY
Written by Catherine Durning Whetham; Margaret Whetham; W.C.D. Whetham.
Stock no. 2116763
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1913. Very good condition.

Red brick cloth with gilt title to spine. Note on the history of the dependent Manor of Cadhay by W.C.D. Whetham. Bumping to corners. A few marks/spotting to covers. Foxing to prelims and outer page edges.

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THE RED TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1403653
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1895. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles to spine and illustration to front cover. Black endpapers. Numerous b/w illustrations. 419 pages. All edges gilt. Spine bumped, browned and a little worn at top. Corners are bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Foxing and some fingering throughout.

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