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DIDO AND PA
Written by Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1328949
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A rollercoasting historical story. B/w illustrations. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0224023640. Page browning throughout, pale foxing to textblock. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.

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MIDNIGHT IS A PLACE
Written by Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Pat Marriott.
Stock no. 1328947
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A return to the 19th century and the Yorkshire setting of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 303 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0224009680. Spine bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and worn, spine is sunned.

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GLAD RAGS
Written by Joan Lingard.
Stock no. 1328942
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1990. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The sequel to 'Rags and Riches'. Seb and his sister Sam are looking forward to a holiday... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0241130158. Minimal bumping to spine.

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ENID BLYTON'S MAGAZINE ANNUAL No. 3
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1328938
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1956. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt titles. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 141pp. 8 x 5 inches. 1st story is "Five - and a Half-Term Adventure! A Tale of the Famous Five". Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers browned. Browning and foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is worn at edges with light damp stain to base of spine.

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THE LAST POLAR BEARS
Written by Harry Horse. Illustrated by Harry Horse.
Stock no. 1328937
Published by Viking; The Penguin Group. 1st 1993. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown boards, black title to spine. B/w text illustrations. A story told through a series of extraordinary letters. ISBN: 0670848670. Spine bumped. Evidence of erased pencil marks to top edge of front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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THE THREE TOYMAKERS
Written by Ursula Moray Williams. Illustrated by Ursula Moray Williams.
Stock no. 1328936
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1945. Good condition.

The story of three toymakers who live in the Black Forest and of the wonderful toys they made for the prize offered by the King. Orange cloth, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 2 double-sided colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Front free-endpaper removed. Neat inscription in ink to half title-page. Foxing and spotting to contents, some grubby fingermarks to margins of plates.

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MIDWINTER NIGHTINGALE
Written by Joan Aiken.
Stock no. 1328935
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. A chilling welcome greets Dido Twite.... ISBN: 0224064894. Some very light foxing to textblock.

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SIGNALLING FROM MARS
Written by Arthur Ransome; Hugh Brogan.
Stock no. 1328934
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Letters of Arthur Ransome. Selected and introduced by Hugh Brogan. B/w illustrations. 377 pages. ISBN: 0224042610. Spine slightly bumped. Some foxspots to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is a little grubby and edge worn.

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ROUGH WATER
Written by Roland Pertwee. Illustrated by Margery Gill.
Stock no. 1328933
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Continuing the story of the Islanders in the west country. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Endpapers partly browned and lightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly chipped, spine slightly browned.

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A REDWALL WINTER'S TALE
Written by Brian Jacques. Illustrated by Christopher Denise.
Stock no. 1328932
Published by Hutchinson. 1st 2001. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A masterful tale of winter magic. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Charming colour illustrations. ISBN: 0091769485. Light rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine.

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NORTH ATLANTIC PATROL: THE LOG OF A SEAGOING ARTIST
Written by Griffith Baily Coale. Illustrated by Griffith Baily Coale.
Stock no. 1829192
Published by Farrar & Rinehart. 1st 1942. Very good condition.

The author was commissioned as the official painter for the US Navy. Blue cloth boards, blue titles and vignette to front. 17 b/w drawings. xii and 48 pages. Boards a little grubby, lightly rubbed at edges, corners of boards bumped, white marks to top of rear board. Endpapers and text block browned, endpapers also grubby. Hinges pulled and a few minor margin marks present.

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CLASSIC EUROPEAN RACING MOTORCYCLES
Written by Mick Walker.
Stock no. 1829191
Published by Osprey Automotive. 1st 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

The machines and riders from eight nations. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. 192 pages including index. ISBN: 1855322692. A nice copy.

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