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THE MYSTERY OF THE PINK ELEPHANTS
Written by Mary Maloney. Illustrated by Bridget Moss.
Stock no. 1325015
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pink decorated cloth. Grey pictorial endpapers. 94 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Cover edges slightly faded. Slight tobacco smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly chipped.

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BIGGLES IN AFRICA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324981
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1938. Good condition.

Pyramid edition. Blue cloth, black titles and sketch of plane gliding over pyramids & palm trees. Colour frontis and 7 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some light rubbing to covers. Large prize plate to front pastedown. Front hinge beteween half-title and frontis is cracked showing webbing beneath, some other hinges slightly cracked/pulled. Light foxing to contents. Frontis is a little 'wrinkled' but no staining.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 22ND YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; G.A. Hope; Gunby Hadath; Richard Bird; et al. Illustrated by Miguel Mackinlay; Howard K. Elcock; Frank Insall; T. Cuneo; et al..
Stock no. 1324971
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1929. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front board showing man with a megaphone (boat race ongoing). Pictorial onlay to spine on cream cloth. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "Jezebel" by Captain Hope. Covers edge rubbed. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing throughout.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 21ST YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang; Lawrence R. Bourne; Gunby Hadath; Selim; et al. Illustrated by W. Edward Wigfull; Leo Bates; W. Bryce Hamilton; et al..
Stock no. 1324970
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928. Very good condition.

Pictorial front board showing man in flying gear with aircraft and hills in background. Pictorial onlay to spine on grey cloth. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. First story is "The Race Home" by Lawrence Bourne. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some hinges pulled. Foxing throughout, especially to textblock.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR BOYS 20TH YEAR
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 1324968
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1927. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Large format. Pictorial front board, showing a captain of a ship pointing, with a ship in the background. Pictorial onlay to spine on red cloth. Colour plates and b/w photos. First story is "Chickens" by George Surrey. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Foxing and other grubby fingermarks to page margins. Scarce dustwrapper is worn and torn with some loss to spine and edges, more substantial loss to lower edge of front cover. Foxing to verso of wrapper (showing through to front a little) and rear panel slightly grubby.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 10TH YEAR
Written by Bessie Marchant; C. Bernard Rutley; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Thora Stowell; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; Joan Griffith; Mary Strange Reeve; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324967
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. 1928. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pictorial front cover shows two young ladies in cloche hats carrying Christmas presents. Pictorial spine. Orange and grey endpapers showing an Arabian scene. 6 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Cover edges rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to contents and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some loss to top edge of rear panel, foxed on verso with some light foxing showing through to front panel.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 9TH YEAR
Written by Nancy M. Hayes; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; Eleanor Helme; et al. Illustrated by C.E. Brock; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324965
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1927. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Pictorial front board showing a young lady sat on a fence. First story 'That ordinary girl'. 6 colour plates, b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly edge rubbed. Heavy foxing. Old price to front free-endpaper (blotted out with pencil). Scarce dustwrapper is grubby, foxed, worn and torn with tape repairs on verso. Small section of loss to lower edge of rear cover has been patched with paper of similar colour.

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WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ON FARMLAND VOLUME 2 CONFLICT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Written by David W. Macdonald; Ruth E. Feber.
Stock no. 1324936
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

Focusing on the tensions that arise between people and wildlife on agricultural land. Glazed pictorial boards. 324 pages. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9780198745501. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, dent to top edge of rear cover. Contents fine.

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BIGGLES DEFIES THE SWASTIKA
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 1324864
Published by Oxford University Press. Circa 1941. Good condition.

Red cloth with black titles and pictures, front shows plane over Oslo. Colour frontis, 6 b/w illustrations. 249 pages, top edge red. 1.5" across spine. Second printing. Covers rubbed. Spine and corners bumped and worn, splits to spine edges. Foxing to contents and some light fingering but contents generally clean.

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THE OXFORD ANNUAL FOR GIRLS 16TH YEAR
Written by Shirley Grey; Dorita Fairlie Bruce; et al. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston; M.A. Peart; et al..
Stock no. 1324843
Published by Oxford University Press. 1934. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, blue titles and vignettes. First story is "The Family Streak" by Grey. Also includes "The Monster of Loch Shee" by D.F. Bruce. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped, slight browning to spine and lower edge of front cover. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Tiny booksellers sticker as well. Heavy foxing else contents clean. Scarce dustwrapper is browned and slightly grubby, worn to edges with creasing to top of spine.

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MRS. STRANG'S ANNUAL FOR CHILDREN
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; Florence Harrison; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Margaret Baker; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; M.A. Peart; Alan Wright; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1324841
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Circa 1924. Good condition.

Blue boards, pictorial onlays to front and spine (of girl and boy with dog). Colour frontis plus other plates, colour and b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. First story is "The Heart of Gold". Covers are edge worn, splits to spine and damage/loss at top. Foxing to covers (heavy). Some heavy foxing to contents and textblock. Last hinge is cracked.

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THE TINY FOLKS' ANNUAL
Written by Mrs. Herbert Strang; et al. Illustrated by Mary S. Reeve; Millicent Sowerby; Lilian A. Govey; Anne Anderson; et al..
Stock no. 1324838
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Fair condition.

Edited by Mrs. Herbert Strang. Blue boards, pictorial onlays to front and spine. Front shows a boy and a girl on a toy horse. Colour frontis and illulstrations, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Rear cover is grubby and faded at edges. Endpapers lightly browned. Heavy foxing to textblock, some light foxing to contents. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Some of the b/w illustrations have been coloured in. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Some hinges cracked causing contents to be a little loose.

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