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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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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SHETLAND (NN 64)
Written by R.J. Berry; J.L. Johnston.
Stock no. 2139669
Published by Collins. 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive account of Shetland's plants and animals. Colour and b/w photos. New Naturalist No. 64. Green cloth boards. ISBN: 0002190419. A few pale foxspots to endpapers and outer page edges; browned. Wrapper has light edge-creasing; rear flap is creased.

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THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE GRAYLING
Written by Ronald Broughton.
Stock no. 2139667
Published by Robert Hale Limited. 1st thus 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos, colour photos to front. Revised and expanded edition. Originally published in 1989 as Grayling: the Fourth Game Fish. ISBN: 0709064233. Some light bumping/wear to spine and corners. A few marks to covers. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks; some fading to spine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1942 (FACSIMILE) - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2139664
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1994. Nearly fine condition.

A limited and numbered collectors edition of the 1942 Rupert book - the most scarce of all the Rupert annuals due to wartime paper shortages. Colour pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. 118 pages. ISBN: 1874507252. Spine is faded with tiny nicks to top and tail. Contents are fine. Slip case is near fine. Copy No. 3108.

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LONE PINE FIVE
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 2139663
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The fifth book in the Lone Pine series. This is Jenny's Harman's story. Her desire to possess an old spoon which she found on a junk-tray in Bishop Castle's market laid the foundation of another great adventure for the Lone Piners. Beige cloth, red titles and pine tree vignette. Endpaper maps. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Bumping and mark to base of spine. A few marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper with some transfer across to half-title page. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and some chips; a little loss; tape repair to base of spine; some marks.

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