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STORIES FROM ELFLAND: GOBLIN GREY
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson. Illustrated by L.A. Govry.
Stock no. 1204200
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Circa 1930. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. B/w illustrations. Covers are browned with corner crease. School stamp to inside front cover.

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THE SCHOOL ON THE MOOR
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.
Stock no. 1304471
Published by Oxford University Press. 1937. Good condition.

Cream cloth with swan decoration. Colour frontis. 285 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers a little bit grubby and foxed, slight wear to top of spine. There is a large red cross (felt-tip pen?) to front cover. '26. The Salvation Army' written in blue ink to front pastedown, inscription in black ink to front endpaper. Heavy foxing to contents otherwise clean.

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RAILWAYS TO-DAY
Written by J.W. Williamson.
Stock no. 1601530
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1938. Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

B/w photos. 160 pages. Green stain to lower boards and page edges. Name in ink to front endpaper. A few marks to contents. Wrapper is chipped and in two pieces with most of spine missing.

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BATTLEFIELD DECISIVE CONFLICTS IN HISTORY
Written by Richard Holmes; Martin Marix Evans.
Stock no. 1601471
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Richard Holmes. The story of 300 of the most dramatic conflicts in world history. B/w photos. 376 pages. ISBN: 019280653X. Spine bumped. Inscription to front endpaper. Contents fine. Wrapper edge creased.

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ANECDOTES AND CHARACTERS OF THE TIMES
Written by Alexander Carlyle; James Kinsley.
Stock no. 1203976
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. ISBN: 019255414X. Price-cut wrapper has some ink marks with damp marks. Some damp marks to outer page edges.

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ANECDOTES AND CHARACTERS OF THE TIMES
Written by Alexander Carlyle; James Kinsley.
Stock no. 1203974
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1973. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. ISBN: 019255414X. Wrapper edge-worn.

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A BOOK OF CHILDREN'S VERSE
Written by Mabel Quiller-Couch; Lilian Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by M. Etheldreda Gray.
Stock no. 1303561
Published by Oxford University Press. 1911. Very good condition.

A huge selection of delightful children's verse. Green cloth, gilt title and vignette. 4 Colour plates. 336pp. 9 x 6.5". Spine and corners bumped. Covers are slightly grubby. Both joints have been repaired. Some foxing and light page browning. Hinges cracked. The mount for the plate opposite page 82 has a small closed tear to the lower margin. A nice copy.

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WHEN SANTA CLAUS WAS YOUNG
Written by Helen Reid Cross. Illustrated by Helen Reid Cross.
Stock no. 1303379
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. Covers are a little bit grubby and edge rubbed. Silk tie is also a little grubby and worn. Foxing to insides of covers and to page edges.

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TOBY AT TIBBS CROSS
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by Margaret Horder.
Stock no. 1302642
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1942. Almost very good condition.

Cream cloth with green title to spine and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. An exciting story with a background of farm life in wartime. Spine and corners bumped and spine very slightly darkened. Covers just a little bit grubby. Foxing throughout else clean.

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THE BIG BOOK OF ANIMAL STORIES
Written by Margaret Stuart Lane. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris; Allan Carter; et al..
Stock no. 1302567
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928. Very good condition.

The Big Books series edited by Herbert Strang. Pictorial boards and spine (monkey to spine). 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. First story is "Sai the Panther". Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is just a tiny bit grubby. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Foxing to page edges else contents clean.

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CAPTAIN ANNE
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 1102671
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1939. Good condition.

Brown cloth with dark titles and decorations to spine and front cover. Colour frontis + b/w illustrations. 288 pages. Covers are grubby, marked and unevenly faded. Corners and spine are bumped and worn, with a little fraying to cloth. Presentation plate to front pastedown. Some foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.

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