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THE HORSE AND THE SWORD
Written by Harold Peake; Herert John Fleure.
Stock no. 2113577
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1933. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Corridors of Time Series. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. With 62 illustrations and maps. Bumping to corners. White correction fluid over an inscription in ink to front pastedown. Wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some grubby marks; a bit of loss.

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WHEN SANTA CLAUS WAS YOUNG
Written by Helen Reid Cross. Illustrated by Helen Reid Cross.
Stock no. 2113320
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Very good condition.

Pictorial card wraps. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Binding is tied up with ribbon. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Some creasing to cover edges. Small tear to base of spine. Some browning. Foxing; mostly to prelims.

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THE VANISHING PUMPKIN
Written by Tony Johnston. Illustrated by Tomie De Paola.
Stock no. 1402322
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition.

When a 700 year old woman and a 800 year old man wanted to make pumpkin pie one bright Halllowe'en morning they couldn't find their pumpkin but just who had taken it?! Glazed black pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0192797972. Spine a little bumped. Couple of scratches to covers. Endpapers a little browned. Contents are clean.

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A NURSERY COMPANION
Written by Iona Opie; Peter Opie.
Stock no. 1207901
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1980. As new condition in a fine dustwrapper.

This volume, the celebration of an epoch, brings together the contents of more than a score of early 19th century children's booklets including classics such as 'Dame Wiggins Of Lee', 'House That Jack Built' etc. Hundrens of illustrations throughout - many in colour. Grey boards, red title to spine. Red endpapers. 12 x 8". 128 pages. ISBN: 0192122134.

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NANCY TO THE RESCUE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 2112108
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1935. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Orange cloth, black title to spine and embossed title and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. 191 pages. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Crossed out inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; some small pieces of loss; grubby.

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TOM BURNABY
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1108917
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1929. Very good condition.

A Story of Uganda and the Great Congo Forest. New Edition. Beige cloth with black titles and vignettes to spine and front cover. 5 b/w plates and 3 b/w plans. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little scuffing to covers. Spot marks to spine. Prize plate to front pastedown. Some foxing.

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COME OUT TO PLAY
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1108873
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1918. Almost very good condition.

Home and Abroad Series. Cloth spine, stiff cardwarps with paper covering. Front cover shows a young girl on her horse jumping a fence. First story is A Visit to the Country. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Large print. Edges rubbed, corner worn. Creasing to front board. 2" tear to paper covering on rear cover. Foxing mainly to endpapers and prelims.

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SEARCH FOR A SONG
Written by Elfrida Vipont. Illustrated by Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1311185
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth, red title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 150 pages. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and page edges. Erase pencil writing to top corner of front endpaper. Inscription in biro to title-page. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, a little grubby to rear panel, some foxing to flaps and verso.

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JIM ALONG, JOSIE
Written by John Langstaff; Nancy Langstaff. Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski.
Stock no. 1501670
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Collection of Folk-songs and Singing Games for Young Children. Piano arrangements by Seymour Barab. Guitar chords by Happy Traum. Optional percussion accompaniments for children. Orange boards with gilt titles to spine and ant vignette to front cover. 124 pages. ISBN: 0193305364. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Couple of small marks to covers. Erased pencil writing to front endpaper. Small area of loss to bottom edge of front endpaper (piece is stuck to front pastedown). Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn.

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A HISTORY OF WILTSHIRE VOLUME II
Written by R.B. Pugh; Elizabeth Crittall.
Stock no. 1807741
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1955. Very good condition.

The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title and vignette to spine, gilt crest to front. xvii and 245 pages. Spine slightly faded. Contents clean.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN 16TH YEAR
Written by Florence Harrison; Violet M. Methley; Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve; C.E. Brock; Millicent Sowerby; et al..
Stock no. 1807693
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1928. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth, large pictorial onlay to spine and front board, front board shows boy cooking over an open fire whilst girl is passing sticks for fire. First story is 'The Griffins' by Florence Harrison. Colour frontis shows 'The Brownie Gets His Cream'. Colour & b/w illustrations. Boards clean, worn at corners. Name in ink to front pastedown. A few minor foxspots and light marks to margins. Colour plate "She bore away from the danger" has been neatly trimmed away on bottom margin (about an inch missing) but still bears the title of the plate and has a few small closed tears to vertical edge. Pictorial wrapper has neat inscription in ink to front panel, is edge-worn and has loss at edges. Overall, still a decent copy.

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