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NODDY HAS AN ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Peter Wienk; Robert Tyndall.
Stock no. 733915
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; Dennis Dobson. 1st 1958. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pink pictorial boards. Bright colour pictures. Noddy book no. 17. ISBN: 0361004192. Spine and corners slightly worn. Damage to pages 38-40 where piece of page 39 is stuck to page 38 and therefore torn, some slight damage to text on page 38 & 39. Child's name in crayon to front pastedown and in belongs to box. Crayon scribbles to rear endpapers. A couple of lower page margins have been coloured in. Some light finger crease to page margins else contents generally clean. Dustwrapper is creased and edge rubbed.

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PETER A CAT O' ONE TAIL AND TEUFEL THE TERRIER
Written by Charles Morley. Illustrated by Louis Wain; J. Yates Carrington.
Stock no. 577477
Published by Pall Mall Gazette. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Two books bound in one. Peter is the story of Louis Wain's own cat with b/w illustrations. Teufel is Carrington's dog and is illustrated in b/w by Carrington. Pages: 88 (Peter) + 90 (Teufel). Blue cloth. Gilt title on spine is 'Peter - Teufel'. REDUCED FROM £480. Peter is 1st edition 1892. Teufel is 4th edition 1891. Covers unevenly faded. Corners bumped and worn. One inch split to top of spine. Small marks to covers. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few margin marks and scattered foxing. Contents generally clean. A decent copy of this scarce early Wain, rare with additional title.

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PETER A CAT O' ONE TAIL
Written by Charles Morley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 577486
Published by Pall Mall Gazette. 1st 1892. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pale blue pictorial cloth. A story based on Louis Wain's beloved cat Peter. Delightful b/w illustrations throughout, but not in Wain's usual anthropomorphic style - these are real cats! 88 pages. Spine browned, covers grubby. Corners worn. Small bookplate and inscription in red ink to front pastedown. Front endpaper missing. Rear endpaper torn with no loss. A few faint margin marks else contents clean and bright. A nice copy of this early Wain title.

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IBIS VOLUME 135
Written by Peter Jones.
Stock no. 577247
Published by British Ornithologists' union. 1993. Fine condition.

4 volumes. Large format. Card wraps. B/w diagrams.

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IBIS VOLUME 133
Written by Peter Jones.
Stock no. 577248
Published by British Ornithologists' union. 1991. Nearly fine condition.

4 volumes. Large format. Card wraps. B/w diagrams. Cover edges of one volume faded.

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GEORGE AND JULIET
Written by Geraldine Middleton. Illustrated by Peter Green.
Stock no. 426258
Published by S.P.C.K.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

George and Juliet move to the country and make friends with the Vicar and his wife. They learn about lots of different festivals... Yellow pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations. SIGNED by author, with inscription on front endpaper. Corners a little bumped. A few light finger marks to endpapers. Wrapper has a closed tear to spine and is a little chipped at edges.

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MONSTER RUPERT 1934
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 575808
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

Orange boards and spine. Front cover shows Rupert and his friend Peter in a room with two barrels and a trunk. Coloured picture of Rupert on spine. 6 stories, first one is 'Rupert at the Seaside'. Colour frontis as cover. 50mm thick. 9 x 6". Unpaginated. Cover edges and sides of spine worn. Slight surface paper loss at top and tail of spine. Rear cover a little scuffed. Covers unusually bright and clean with very little wear to spine. Foxing to endpapers. Some neat colouring to contents. Two closed tears, one approximately 4" and repaired, the other 1". Both have old tapemarks. A couple of pulled hinges, some small closed margin tears, one page has corner tip missing. Otherwise the contents are bright and clean with no foxing. A nice copy. REDUCED FROM £750!

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THE OOJAH ANNUAL
Written by Flo Lancaster. Illustrated by H.M. Talintyre.
Stock no. 575228
Published by Peter Pitkin. Circa 1949. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial boards showing Uncle Oojah as doorman at the cinema. Red cloth spine. Two-tone pictures throughout. 100 pages. First story is "Uncle Oojah's Curious Cousin". Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers lightly foxed. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine.

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ANOTHER PAIR OF EYES
Written by Peter Ireson.
Stock no. 231190
Published by Pelham Books. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of Guide Dogs in Britain. Brown boards, red title to spine. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 0720719208. Ex-lib.

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LITTLE PETER
Written by Lucas Malet. Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 317514
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. 1910. Very good condition.

A Christmas Morality. Pretty cream pictorial boards. Gilt titles. 8 colour plates mounted on grey captioned card. 175 pages. 8.75 x 6.5". boards a little grubby and bumped. Some browning and foxing. Otherwise a lovely copy.

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF ECOLOGY AND SYSTEMATICS VOLUME 2
Written by Richard F. Johnston; Peter W. Frank; Charles D. Michener.
Stock no. 554519
Published by Annual Reviews Inc.. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Johnston, Frank, and Michener. Various contributors. White cloth boards, black title block to spine. ix and 510 pages including index. ISBN: 0824314026. Pencil marks to front pastedown mostly hidden by front flap of dustwrapper. Text block browned. Pencil anotations to chapter on 'The Sacred in Human Evolution' by Roy A. Rappaport. Dustwrapper crinkled and some pencil marks to front flap, is grubby and has a few minor closed edge-tears.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF CRICKET (CYANAMID WRAPPER)
Written by Peter Smith.
Stock no. 567253
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1979. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Observers book no. 49. Green boards, white title. With 8 colour and 8 b/w plates. ISBN: 0723215979. Cyanamid wrapper is very slight browned to top of spine, else a fine copy.

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