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A LITTLE BOOK OF OLD RHYMES
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1321682
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light brown boards, black titles to front and spine. Pictorial onlay to front board. Decorated endpapers. Colour plates and b/w illustrations throughout. 48 pages. Small format, 5.5 x 4.25". Spine slightly bumped. A couple of tiny dents to lower cover edges. Foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly grubby.

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FAIRIES OF THE TREES
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1321681
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Light brown chequered boards, dark title to front and spine. Pictorial onlay to front board of "The Mulberry Fairy". 24 colour plates throughout. Small format, 5.5 x 4.25". Blue illustrated endpapers. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Child's inscription in ink to front endpapers. Light foxing to text block. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with some tiny tears and slightly grubby to rear panel. 'New' price label of 2/6 net to front covering original printed price.

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RUPERT HAS A PICNIC
No author listed.
Stock no. 1321677
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

A Bancroft cloth book. ISBN: 0381023782. Some light foxing to last couple of pages else contents clean. A nice copy of a scarce Rupert item.

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TEENY AND THE TALL MAN
Written by Julian R. Meade. Illustrated by Grace Paull.
Stock no. 1321673
Published by Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc.. 1st 1936. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with illustration to front cover. 155 pages. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, covers slightly faded at edges. Spine browned. Name in ink to front pastedown. Some pale foxing.

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LES TRES RICHES HEURES DE MRS MOLE
Written by Ronald Searle. Illustrated by Ronald Searle.
Stock no. 1321671
Published by Blue Door; Harper Collins Publishers Ltd. 1st 2011. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A moving testimonry of the power of love, never meant for publication Ronald Searle produced a Mrs Mole drawing for his wife each time she had a dreaded chemotheraphy session. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780007449101. Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed and ever so slightly grubby.

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LOLLY POPKIN
Written by Dorothy Ann Lovell. Illustrated by Irene Hawkins.
Stock no. 1321661
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1944. Very good condition.

Lolly Popkin is a little girl who is given a woolly lamb which she discovers can talk! Green cloth. Dark blue title to spine and illustration to front cover. Full page colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 129 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few small spots to covers. Name and address in ink to front pastedown.

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PONSONBY AND HIS FRIENDS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1321660
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A True Story About Cats. Green cloth, navy titles. B/w illustrations. 194 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Some slight browning and rubbing to cover edges. Contents lightly browned and a few brown spots to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with loss and grubby.

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BILLY BUNTER'S HAT TRICK
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1321652
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Magnet No. 31. Issue nos. 1325-1327, 1456, 1531-1532, 1573-1574. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703000632. Spine slightly bumped. Some very light browning to cover edges. Booksellers sticker (Foyles) to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is bright with minimal rubbing at edges.

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THE KATY RAILROAD AND THE LAST FRONTIER
Written by V.V. Masterson.
Stock no. 1822485
Published by University of Oklahoma Press. 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tracing the history of the Katy from its earliest beginnings to the present. Yellow cloth boards, brown & black title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0806102551. Fourth printing. Boards clean. Text block lightly browned. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed, rear panel is a little grubby. Talcum powder type odour present.

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HISTORY OF CONGREGATIONALISM IN CARDIFF AND DISTRICT
Written by John Williamson.
Stock no. 1822484
Published by The Educational Publishing Co. Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

Brown cloth, black titles. B/w photos. 135 pages. Text block and endpapers browned and foxed. One or two small closed tears (no loss) to page margins.

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DICK O' THE FENS: A TALE OF THE GREAT EAST SWAMP
Written by George Manville Fenn. Illustrated by Frank Dadd.
Stock no. 1822483
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Red pictorial boards showing huntsmen in gilt to spine and front board. Gilt titles, bevelled edges. Green text block. Twelve full page illustrations in b/w. 383 pages plus 32 page publisher adverts to rear. Spine lightly faded and lightly worn to top & tail. Corners lightly rubbed. Name stamp and erasure marks to free front endpaper. Scattered foxspots throughout. Hinges pulled but binding tight.

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NEWPORT GOLF CLUB 1903-2003
Written by Alun Isaac.
Stock no. 1822466
Published by Newport Golf Club. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

A history of the first 100 years of the Club. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and a few colour. ISBN: 0954317807. Some light scuffing and minor marks to front board. Contents fine.

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