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R.M. BALLANTYNE A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FIRST EDITIONS
Written by R.M. Ballantyne; Eric Quayle.
Stock no. 1317072
Published by Dawsons Of Pall Mall. 1st 1968. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A definitive work and indispensable tool for collectors and students of juvenile literature of the nineteenth century. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 128 pages. ISBN: 0712902201. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Cream dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby, small tear to lower corner of front panel.

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CHILDREN'S FICTION 1900-1950
Written by Cooper. John; Jonathan Cooper.
Stock no. 1317071
Published by Ashgate Publishing Company. 1st 1998. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Alphabetically arranged entries on popular children's writers, each entry provides information on the author's pseudonyms, date of birth, nationality, titles of work, place and date of publication and the publisher's name. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 228 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 185928289X.

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RUPERT A BEAR'S LIFE
Written by George Perry. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2123930
Published by Bramley Books. Circa 1991. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of Rupert traced from the Fleet Street circulation battles through to the present day. Packed with illustrations including rare material never before published. ISBN: 1858339782. 4th printing of this edition. Wrapper spine is faded.

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KING THE STORY OF A SHEEP-DOG
Written by T.C. Hinkle. Illustrated by George Wright.
Stock no. 2123909
Published by Arrowsmith. 1st 1936. Very good condition.

Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine. 222 pages. B/w text illustrations. A few marks to covers. Page browning; foxing to outer page edges.

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AMELIARANNE CINEMA STAR
Written by Constance Heward. Illustrated by S.B. Pearse.
Stock no. 2123907
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

Brown boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. Pictorial endpapers and colour illustrations. 1" near top of spine has paper torn off, showing webbing beneath. Tiny patch of surface paper damage to letter on title on pictorial onlay. Browning to endpapers; a couple of foxspots. Contents are still very good.

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MOTHER GOOSE OR THE OLD NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 2123902
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1956. Good condition.

Beige leather with gilt titles and borders. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans Ltd. Spine is worn and faded; bottom 3" are split, small piece of loss to base. A few marks to covers. Printers code is: 368.456.

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THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
Written by Ian Mackersey.
Stock no. 2123879
Published by Little, Brown. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Remarkable Story of the Aviation Pioneers Who Changed the World. B/w photos. ISBN: 0316861448. Light bumping along a couple of cover edges. Pages are browned. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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THE ROARING 40
Written by Nan Chauncy. Illustrated by Annette MacArthur-Onslow.
Stock no. 2123864
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boars, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and tears; a bit of loss; foxing to rear panel.

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TROUBLE AT PONYWAYS
Written by Judith M. Berrisford. Illustrated by Elisabeth Grant.
Stock no. 2123862
Published by White Lion Publishers Limited. 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ponyways is a country house owned by the top-flight show-jumper Mike Dashmore who is the hero of all teenagers who come to stay there as riding guests... Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0856860735. Page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few marks.

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OUR VILLAGE
Written by Mary Russell Mitford. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stock no. 1317063
Published by Macmillan & Co.. 1st 1893. Almost very good condition.

Limited edition of four hundred ad seventy copies of the large paper edition. Dark red cloth, white title label to spine. 256 pages, edges untrimmed. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers faded to spine and edges, title-label to spine rubbed. Name and address in ink to front pastedown. Name in pencil to front endpaper. Browning and foxing to endpapers. Joints starting to crack. Page browning throughout.

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GEOFFREY'S SORE THROAT
Written by Maria Sutherland. Illustrated by T.J.C. Walsh.
Stock no. 2123858
Published by Sherbourne Publications. 1ST 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1872547109. SIGNED by author to verso of free front endpaper.

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THE FANCIFUL FROG
Written by Ant Belmont. Illustrated by Ant Belmont.
Stock no. 2123856
Published by ABC. 1st 2014. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A classic story of the princess and the frog with a twist in the tale and a happy ending. Told in rhyme. Small format. Green boards, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780957550513. SIGNED by author to verso of front endpaper, with dedication to previous owner.

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