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THE PENGUIN BOOK OF ART WRITING
Written by Martin Gayford; Karen Wright.
Stock no. 1819790
Published by Viking. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

620 pages including index. The most lively and readable writing on art. ISBN: 0670867594. Browning to text block and page edges. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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THE MAGIC FINGER
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1318122
Published by Viking. 1st thus 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The little girl next door to the Greggs can do magic with a flash from the tip of her finger... Green boards. Gilt title to spine. Black and white illustrations. ISBN: 067085252X. Slight bumping to spine. Wrapper is edge-creased with faded spine; small edge-tear to bottom edge of front panel.

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CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1318121
Published by Viking. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with silver title to spine. B/w text illustrations througout. 189 pages. 9.5 x 6". ISBN: 067085249X. Minimal bumping to spine. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and slightly sunned to spine.

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CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1317984
Published by Viking. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with silver title to spine. B/w text illustrations througout. 189 pages. 9.5 x 6". ISBN: 067085249X. Spine bumped. Pale page browning and some foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn.

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THE BEAR NOBODY WANTED
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
Stock no. 1507579
Published by Viking. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's own version of a story he loved as a child. Brown cloth, black titles. Brown endpapers. B/w illustrations. 142 pages. ISBN: 0670839825. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Tiny black spot to front cover. Small amount of erased writing to half-title page. Just an odd fox spot. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of small marks.

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THE ADVENTURES OF BERT
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 2121239
Published by Viking. 1st 2001. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0670893293. Wrapper is browned to spine with some edge-creasing.

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THE BIG BOOK OF ANIMAL STORIES
Written by Dick King-Smith.
Stock no. 1403222
Published by Viking. 1st 2000. Fine condition.

Contains: The Invisible Dog; Clever Duck; The Swoose. Orange glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0670893579. SIGNED by author. Page edges browned. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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CORDUROY'S HALLOWEEN
Written by Don Freeman; B.G. Hennessy. Illustrated by Lisa McCue.
Stock no. 2113006
Published by Viking. 1995. Very good condition.

A Lift-the-flap book. Based on the character created by Don Freeman. American edition. ISBN: 0670861936. Bumping to spine. Very good working order. Some scuffing.

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RUNNING THE SHOW GOVERNORS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Written by Stephanie Williams.
Stock no. 2110719
Published by Viking. 1ST 2011. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

B/w photos. ISBN: 9780670918041. Wrapper is price-cut with a little edge-creasing.

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THE ART ATLAS OF BRITAIN & IRELAND
Written by Bruce Arnold.
Stock no. 2110495
Published by Viking. 1st 1991. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In association with the National Trust. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0670819255. Wrapper front flap and edges are a bit creased.

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ON ROYALTY
Written by Jeremy Paxman.
Stock no. 1806761
Published by Viking. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

What is the point of Kings and Queens? What do they do all day? And what does it mean to be one of them? An entertaining study of the monarchy and how politics, religion, the military and the law have affected it. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780670916627. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Second impression of the first edition. White dustwrapper is marked to rear panel.

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FRIENDLY MATCHES
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Fritz Wegner.
Stock no. 737796
Published by Viking. 1st 2001. Fine condition.

A book of poems about school football matches. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations to text. ISBN: 0670889938. Tiny nick to side of spine else a fine copy.

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