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COMRADES IN CAMP AND BUNGALOW
Written by Edith E. Cuthell. Illustrated by Paul Hardy.
Stock no. 1324652
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. Circa 1924. Good condition.

Pictorial green cloth. Four b/w plates. 183 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped, rubbing to spine edges. Light scuffing to covers, small white mark to rear cover. Prize inscription in ink to front pastedown. Name plate to front free-endpaper. Foxing throughout.

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TALES FROM MARIA EDGEWORTH
Written by Maria Edgeworth. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 1324582
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. Circa 1903. Almost very good condition.

Burgundy cloth with lovely gilt titles and vignettes. B/w plates and text illustrations. 411 numbered pages, top edge gilt. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Foxing to endpapers and textblock.

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FORGOTTEN TALES OF LONG AGO
Written by E.V. Lucas. Illustrated by Francis D. Bedford.
Stock no. 1323354
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. Circa 1906. Good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Colour frontis and title-page. B/w illustrations. 424 pages plus publication list to rear, top edge gilt. Spine and corners bumped. Spine brumped and covers a bit grubby/marked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Joints cracked, repair to tear in rear pastedown. Foxing and musty smell to contents.

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THE PRIZE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS VOLUME 62
Written by Bertha Leonard; et al. Illustrated by Marjorie Slade; Eve Garnett; V. Edgecombe Jenkins; et al..
Stock no. 1814679
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. Very good condition.

Volume LXII. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board shows two children on beach looking at sunset, pears soap advert to rear cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 140 pages. Edges rubbed, corners worn, small nick to front edge of cloth spine. Front joint weak, front endpaper part detached. A few grubby marks.

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THE PRIZE FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1405767
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. circa 1924. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine, glazed pictorial front board showing a girl marooned on a sandcastle. Colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped, worn and browned. Corners bumped and worn. Board edges scuffed. Rear board browned. Front cover a little marked. Inscription in ink to frontis. Some hinges cracked. Endpapers browned. Some foxing mainly to page edges. Some grubby margin marks.

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THE PRIZE FOR GIRLS AND BOYS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1405759
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. circa 1924. Slightly better than good condition.

Cloth spine, glazed pictorial front board showing a girl marooned on a sandcastle. Colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine bumped. Corners bumped and rubbed. Bumping and rubbing to page edges. Title page is missing. Couple of hinges cracked. Some foxing to page edges. Fingering to some page margins.

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THE PRIZE FOR GIRLS AND BOYS 1907
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506085
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. 1907. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine, yellow and red covers with onlay of dogs stealing food off a table, adverts to rear cover. 13 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 164 pages. Spine bumped. Wear to corners and lower edges. Covers slightly grubby. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Just an odd mark to contents. All plates present and in fine condition, tissue guard to frontis is browned.

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TALES FROM MARIA EDGEWORTH
Written by Maria Edgeworth. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 1315113
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. 1st 1903. Almost very good condition.

Burgundy cloth with lovely gilt titles and vignettes. B/w plates and text illustrations. 411 numbered pages, top edge gilt. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine faded. Joints cracked. Foxing to endpapers and page edges.

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THE PRIZE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS VOLUME 62
Written by Bertha Leonard; et al. Illustrated by Marjorie Slade; Eve Garnett; V. Edgecombe Jenkins; et al..
Stock no. 1502889
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. Almost very good condition.

Volume LXII. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board shows two children on beach looking at sunset, pears soap advert to rear cover. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 140 pages. Spine bumped and worn with small splits and some fraying. Corners worn, piece chipped from outside edge of slightly bowed front cover. Spine and covers a little grubby. Front joint and a couple of hinges starting to crack. Some foxing. A few grubby marks to contents page but rest of contents generally clean.

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JIM DAVIS
Written by John Masefield. Illustrated by Mead Schaeffer.
Stock no. 1501303
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. 1st thus 1924. Very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. 8 tissue-guarded tipped-in colour plates, mounted on grey card. Spine bumped and edge rubbed. Corners rubbed and only a little bumped. Endpapers lightly browned. Ink inscription to prelims with date. Odd fox spot and margin mark. Plates in very good condition, not all tissue guards present and some detached.

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THE ANIMAL WHY BOOK
Written by W.P. Pycraft. Illustrated by Edwin Noble.
Stock no. 380042
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth spine, paper boards with onlay to front cover and orange titles. 15 tipped-in vivid colour plates (2 panels to each page), plus b/w vignettes. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cover edges rubbed. Covers slightly grubby and marked with a small piece missing to corner of onlay. Inscription in ink to front endpaper has been partially erased (causing slight paper damage). Creases to some page margins and a couple of plates, a couple of marks to front endpapers. Otherwise contents bright and clean.

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MY BEST STORY BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 569104
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Limited. Good condition.

Green cloth spine, black titles. Pictorial front board with white titles. Colour frontis. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. Some colouring to b/w illustrations. 1 gathering almost detached. Some foxing.

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