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SUSAN, BILL AND THE GOLDEN CLOCK
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1326147
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Part of the Susan & Bill series. A sinister stranger takes far too much interest in Mrs Fraser's golden clock.... Red boards with black lettering and small illustration to front. Colour frontis, and 6 b&w illustrations. 118 pages. School library stamp to verso of half title-page but no other evidence of this being an ex-library copy. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 'new' price printed above.

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DANCER IN DANGER
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Stock no. 1826779
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1960. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of a ballet company's tour in Sicily. Blue boards, black title to spine. 3 colour plates and 8 b/w pencil drawings. Boards are nice and bright. Front joint is broken, front endpaper consequently detaching but present. Foxing throughout. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is also heavily foxed, browned and worn at top & tail of spine.

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THE DICKIE-BIRDIE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1325538
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1916. Very good condition.

A book of poems about birds. Off-white cloth with green title and pictorial onlay to front. 12 beautiful colour plates. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers slightly browned at spine and edges. Endpapers lightly browned and foxed.

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THE SILVER BLIMP
Written by Leo Walmsley.
Stock no. 1325218
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1931. Almost very good condition.

A Story of Adventure in the African Tropics. Orange cloth with black titles and illustration. B/w frontis. 320 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Some childish writing in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock and page margins.

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NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 1325027
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1930. Very good condition.

"A Look With Mother Book". Oblong format. A board book. Each page has a colour picture and nursery rhyme. Covers edge worn and a little grubby. Some foxing but contents otherwise clean.

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JUDY THE GUIDE
Written by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer. Illustrated by Lilian A. Govey.
Stock no. 1324983
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. B/w frontis plus b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Prize inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents.

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THE GIRL WHO WOULDN'T MAKE FRIENDS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by P.B. Hickling.
Stock no. 1324580
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1926. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, black titles and vignettes to front cover and spine. Colour frontis plus one other colour plate. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side a little. A few small marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Joint between frontis and title-page is cracked, some other hinges pulled. A few foxspots to textblock else contents clean.

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HOW IT IS MADE
Written by Archibald Williams.
Stock no. 1324482
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 474 pages. Colour frontis, b/w text illustrations. Spine bumped and slightly darkened. Corners bumped and some small dents to cover edges. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Small tear to inner margin of frontis tissue-guard. Top edge of textblock is grubby.

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THE YOUNG LION HUNTER
Written by Zane Grey.
Stock no. 1324472
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Good condition.

Pictorial pale green boards. 8 b/w plates. 277 pages. Spine bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Joints and hinges cracked. Some foxing and browning to contents.

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BRITISH BIRDS
Written by F.B. Kirkman; F.C.R. Jourdain.
Stock no. 1824436
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1950. Almost very good condition.

New and Revised Edition. A beautiful book with 202 exquisite colour & b/w plates, the majority of birds in their habitats. Comprehensive glossary of technical terms. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles and vignette to front of a bird of prey. Reprint. Blue boards faded and browned. Text block and endpapers grubby. A few grubby marks to contents. All plates present, some plates have margin marks, surface paper damage to margin, small closed tear to margin.

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THE SUNSHINE CHILDREN
Written by May Wynne.
Stock no. 1824376
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Circa 1938. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. The Children's Own Series. Boards browned and with some scuffing andf faint scribble. Corners worn. Handwritten presentation plate to front endpaper. Name & address in ink to rear endpaper. Some foxing present.

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DANCER'S LUCK
Written by Lorna Hill. Illustrated by Esme Verity.
Stock no. 1323768
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a ballet company on a tour which began in London and ended at the Skye Gathering Ball in far-away Portree. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis plate, b/w illustrations. Endpapers are maps of the Island of Skye. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss, evidence of old tape reinforcements to verso. Dustwrapper is slightly grubby.

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