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IT STARTED WITH A MAP: THE STORY OF THE BOGNOR REGIS ADVANCED LANDING GROUND 1943-1944
Written by Sylvia Endacott.
Stock no. 1330243
Published by S. Endacott. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

The story of a forgotten World War II Advanced Landing Ground in Bognor Regis, long since returned to agriculture. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1933570997. Uneven fading to spine edges and rear cover. Base of spine bumped with closed tear. Otherwise contents fine.

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THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY
Written by Cecil J. Allen.
Stock no. 1330242
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 3rd 1961. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Third Edition, enlarged. Blue cloth. gilt titles. B/w photos. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Front endpapers partially browned. Folding map at rear is present and in excellent condition. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed/chipped with some slight loss and old tape repairs on verso.

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FIVE GO OFF IN A CARAVAN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1330237
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1946. Very good condition.

Blue cloth. Green and white pictoral endpapers. Colour frontis. Two-colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and some slight rubbing to cover edges. Foxing to textblock, prelims and endpapers. Contents clean. Contained in a PHOTOCOPY of a good dustwrapper.

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WHILE THE BELLS RING
Written by William Mayne. Illustrated by Janet Rawlins.
Stock no. 1330233
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w drawings. A story about people and the Yorkshire Dales. 96 pages. ISBN: 024189932X. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly browned (as is usual with this wrapper).

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THE INCLINE
Written by William Mayne.
Stock no. 1330232
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. A powerfully direct statement about adolescent emotions and human relationships. 191 pages. ISBN: 0241021383. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine slightly bumped. Contents are fine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at spine ends.

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A WHIFF OF BURNT BOATS
Written by Geoffrey Trease.
Stock no. 1330231
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1971. Very good condition.

An early autobiography. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Yellow endpapers. A few b/w photos. 191 pages. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Evidence of a small label removed from front free-endpaper and a larger label removed from pastedown.

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Tove Jansson.
Stock no. 1330229
Published by Tate Publishing. 1st thus 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Alice comes to new life in Tove Jansson's drawings. Her wit and imagination are a perfect match for the humour and enchantment of the world at the end of the rabbit hole. Pale blue boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Wonderful colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781854379573. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is lightly edge creased with a small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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DRAWN FROM MEMORY
Written by E.H. Shepard. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1330226
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A charming autobiography of Shepard's childhood. Green cloth, gilt titles. Top edge red. B/w text illustrations throughout. 190 pages. 8.5" x 6.5". Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers partly browned. Evidence of erased pencil marks to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss to spine and corners and a little grubby to rear panel.

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FIVE ON A SECRET TRAIL
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1330217
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1960. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The 15th Famous Five adventure which all began because of Timmy's wounded ear and the collar he had to wear... Red boards, black lettering. Pictorial blue and black endpapers. Two-tone & b/w illustrations throughout. 182 pages. 2nd impression. Spine and corners bumped. Wear to base of spine and to lower rear corner. Endpapers partly browned. Foxing to textblock, prelims and page margins. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Dustwrapper is browned on spine and on verso, slight damp staining to top and tail of spine, dustwrapper is edge worn with split to rear edge of spine.

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THE FRANCHISE AFFAIR
Written by Josephine Tey; Antonia Fraser. Illustrated by Paul Hogarth.
Stock no. 1830360
Published by Folio Society. 2001. Very good condition.

Introduction by Antonia Fraser. Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. xiv and 254 pages. Second printing in the same year as the first printing. A few marks to boards. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few marks and scuffs.

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THE CREAM OF NOEL COWARD
Written by Noel Coward; Michael Cox. Illustrated by Helen Smithson.
Stock no. 1830358
Published by Folio Society. 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Selected by Michael Cox. Gold pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 277 pages. Second printing. Couple of minor knocks to gutter edge of spine. Else a fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has just a couple of minor marks.

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THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
Written by Thomas Hardy. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830357
Published by Folio Society. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Wessex Novel. Green cloth boards, corn dolly motif to front board. Top edge green. B/w wood-engravings. 413 pages. Reprint. Grubby mark to top of spine, above the title label. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with no discernible faults.

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