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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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ILYUSHIN IL-12 AND IL-14: SUCCESSORS TO THE LI-2
Written by Yefim Gordon; Dmitriy Komissarov.
Stock no. 2139724
Published by Midland Publishing. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. Colour and b/w photos. Some b/w diagrams. Red Star Series Volume 25. ISBN: 9781857802238.

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BIGGLES AIR COMMODORE
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 2139719
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1948. Good condition.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w illustrations. Spine is browned. Uneven fading to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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WELL DONE NODDY!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Beek.
Stock no. 2139717
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1952. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Orange pictorial boards. Noddy Book No. 5. Colour illustrations. Early reprint (But NOT rounded spine). Fading to top and tail of spine. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Grubby marks and foxspots throughout. Title to title page has been 'coloured' in with pencil. Wrapper has 1" loss to top and tail of spine; faded to spine; some grubby marks; creasing and tears.

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HARE GOES SHOPPING
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 2139716
Published by Collins. 1st 1965. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story of Hare's adventures when he decides to take the "bright red, roaring, ramping, snorting kind of house on wheels" to go shopping. A delightful story about Grey rabbit and her friends. Lime green pictorial boards. Illustrated red & white endpapers. Full of wonderful colour illustrations. 63 numbered pages. Bumping and wear to top and tail of spine and corners. Some grubby marks. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning, with some foxing, but contents are generally very good. Wrapper is price-cut with creasing; tears and chips; piece of loss to top of spine/front panel.

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THE RESCUE FLIGHT
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Alfred Sindall.
Stock no. 2139689
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1948. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A Biggles Story. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 256 pages. 6 b/w illustrations. Browning to spine and cover edges; some bumping. Gilt to spine has almost all worn away. Browning/foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with tears and chips; some loss and marks.

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A POSTAL HISTORY OF SWANSEA AND DISTRICT
Written by D.R. Gwynn; P.R. Reynolds; H.R. Warren.
Stock no. 2139686
Published by Swansea Philatelic Society. 1st 1984. Very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and stamp marks. ISBN: 0950933201. Spine is browned. Some creasing to covers. Browning and foxing to outer page edges.

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THE COLOUR IDENTIFICATION GUIDE TO CATERPILLARS OF THE BRITISH ISLES (MACROLEPIDOPTERA)
Written by Jim Porter.
Stock no. 2139685
Published by Viking. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photographs. ISBN: 0670875090. Some marks to covers. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks and chips; unevenly faded.

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BIGGLES HUNTS BIG GAME
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Stead.
Stock no. 2139683
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, 11 two-tone illustrations. 211 pages. Spine is bumped. Some spotting to covers. Foxing and browning to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Wrapper is creased with some tears and chips; grubby to rear panel.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1955 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2139679
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 2004. Fine condition.

Limited edition of 11,000 copies. Reproduction of the 1955 annual. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. This is Copy No. 10959 and still includes original certificate of authenticity. Slip case is near fine - a few light marks/scuffs.

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BIGGLES IN THE SOUTH SEAS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Norman Howard.
Stock no. 2139675
Published by Oxford University Press. 1940. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Light brown/orange boards with dark brown titles and decorations. Colour frontis + 6 b/w plates. 1" thick, with 2 ** to half-title page. Reprint. Spine and edges are faded. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Some page margins marks. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; damp stained to spine; a few small bits of loss; some grubby marks.

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A ROMP WITH CARP
Written by Albert Romp.
Stock no. 2139671
Published by Rompford Publications. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book of experiences carp fishing. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0951988700. Small knocks to base of spine and a few corners. Page edge browning. Front endpaper and some prelim pages are edge-creased. Uneven browning to wrapper.

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