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BARKER VC
Written by Wayne Ralph.
Stock no. 2139810
Published by Grub Street. 1st thus 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. The classic story of a legendary first world war hero. Originally published by Grub Street in 1997, this is a reprint editino. ISBN: 1902304314. Light cover corner creases.

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ABOVE THE WAR FRONTS
Written by Norman Franks; Russell Guest; Gregory Alegi.
Stock no. 2139804
Published by Grub Street. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A complete record of the British two-seater bomber pilot and Observer Aces, The British two-seater fighter observer aces, and the Belgian, Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Fighter Aces 1914-1918. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1898697566. Small bump to base of spine. Wrapper is a little edge-creased with a faded spine.

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ABOVE FLANDERS' FIELDS
Written by Walter M. Pieters.
Stock no. 2139803
Published by Grub Street. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Complete record of the Belgian Fighter Pilots and Their Units during the Great War, 1914-1918. B/w photos. ISBN: 1898697833. Wrapper is faded to spine.

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ENID BLYTON'S NATURE LESSONS
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 2139788
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. Circa 1933. Very good condition.

25 chapters, each on a different aspect of nature with questions to answer and things to do. B/w drawings and diagrams. Blue cloth. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 187 pages plus booklist. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some fading to spine. Name in pencil crayon to front pastedown. Light foxing to outer page edges endpapers.

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FRIENDS OF THE COUNTRYSIDE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by MacDowell.
Stock no. 2139785
Published by W. & A.K. Johnston Limited. Very good condition.

Old Thatch Series. Brown pictorial linen covered cardwraps. B/w text illustrations. 64 pages. Spine is faded. Some wear to cover edges.

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CIRCUS DAYS AGAIN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by E.H. Davie.
Stock no. 2139777
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1942. Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

The third story about Mr. Galliano's famous circus. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and front cover. B/w text illustrations. 192 pages. Ex-lib. with partial bookplate left to front pastedown; front endpaper is MISSING. Some grubby margin marks and foxing; colouring in to b/w illustrations. Wrapper is torn into pieces, with 2/3rds of spine MISSING. This is a reading copy only!

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BIGGLES FAILS TO RETURN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 2139774
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1943. Good condition.

Blue cloth. Colour frontis and full-page b/w illustrations. Front endpaper is a map. 223 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Foxing/fading and mottling to covers. Foxing and browning to outer page edges.

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THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 2139762
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1889. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth covers, gilt title to spine and vignettes to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations throughout. 390 pages plus 16 page booklist to rear. All edges gilt. Catalogue to rear of book is dated August 1889. Spine is bumped with wear and faded. Corners are bumped. Front hinge next to frontis page is cracked, with browning glue marks showing. Frontis is edge-creased with a few nicks and some foxing. Tissue guard to frontis is heavily foxed. A couple of hinges are pulled. Foxing to varying degrees to pages throughout book.

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JELLYFISH: A NATURAL HISTORY
Written by Lisa-Ann Gershwin.
Stock no. 2139747
Published by Ivy Press. 1st 2016. Slightly better than very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Packed with stunning photographs, this book examines the anatomy, taxonomy, behaviour, ecology and lifecycles of these incredible creatures and profiles fifty of the most notable and intriguing - from the tiny Immortal Jellyfish to the enormous Nomura's Giant Jellyfish. ISBN: 9781782403227. Small knocks to top and tail of spine and corners. Contents are still fine!

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THE HUNGARIAN VIZSLA
Written by Gay Gottlieb.
Stock no. 2139746
Published by T.F.H. Kingdom. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

The World of Dogs series. Second Edition. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. A valuable reference book for the breed, updated to include the Vizsla's recent history up to the LKA Championship Show 1997. Includes important topics as choosing, rearing, training and breeding. ISBN: 1852791047. Light knocks to top and tail of spine. Foxing and browning to outer page edges/margins.

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BIGGLES FAILS TO RETURN
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 2139739
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1943. Good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Blue cloth. Colour frontis and full-page b/w illustrations. Front endpaper is a map. 223 pages. Spotting and damp marking to covers. Marks to outer page edges and some to page margins. Wrapper is badly torn with some pieces of loss; messily taped back together.

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GIMLET LENDS A HAND
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 2139738
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1949. Almost very good condition.

A "King of the Commandos" adventure. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w pictures. 4 b/w plates. 189 pages. Fading and spotting to spine; some other marks also to covers. Browning and foxing to outer page edges.

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