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BUCCANEER: THE STORY OF THE LAST ALL-BRITISH STRIKE AIRCRAFT
Written by Tim Laming.
Stock no. 1813248
Published by Patrick Stephens Limited. 1st 1998. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The full story of the development of this important all-British design, its naval and air force careers and its export success with the south African Air Force. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour plates. ISBN: 1852604786.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Millicent Sowerby.
Stock no. 1506917
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1908. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette. 12 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 125 pages. Top edge gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned with a few white marks. A few marks to covers. Front joint cracked. Pen inscription to verso of front endpaper and school plate to front pastedown. 4" tear to page 115/6 and tear to top edge of 117/8, both repaired with clear tape which is now yellowed. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to text block and page edges.

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THE SLEEPY-SONG BOOK
Written by Eugene Field; May Byron; Florence Campbell. Illustrated by Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1506909
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1915. Almost very good condition.

Music by H.A.J. Campbell. Large format. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and large pictorial onlay to front cover. 13 colour plates. 83 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Wear and a few marks to onlay. Spine lightly browned and gilt darkened. Rear cover slightly grubby with a few light scratches. Small ink blot affects top edge of pages 28/29. Top page corners lightly creased from bumped corners. A few small marks to endpapers. Light foxing and a few fingermarks to contents. All plates present.

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THE TALE OF THE TABBY TWINS
Written by Cecily M. Rutley. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 1406448
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1920. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Pale blue boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. 14 colour plates, green and white text illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners. Spine and board edges browned. Covers grubby. Light browning to endpapers. Foxing and fingering to some pages. Light marks to the margins of a couple of plates and to verso of another. Plates are otherwise in very good condition.

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HEATH ROBINSON'S BOOK OF GOBLINS
No author listed. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1506906
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

A Collection of Folklore and Fairy Tales. Blue textured cloth boards, gilt titles and blind vignettes. Seven colour plates including frontis and over 50 b/w illustrations. 239 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. A couple of tiny bumps to cover edges. Spine browned and gilt on spine and front dulled. A couple of marks to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxing to contents and text block otherwise very good.

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MICKEY MOUSE ANNUAL 1945 FOR 1946
Written by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 1506903
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1945. Very good condition.

Red pictorial boards show Mickey and friends carol singing, dark blue cloth spine. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations throughout. 189pp. 8.5 x 6.5". Spine, corners and cover edges bumped with wear. Mark to spine. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Faint erased writing to one crossword. Contents very good. Light foxing to text block and endpapers.

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CHICKABIDDY STORIES
Written by Edmund Mitchell. Illustrated by S. Barham.
Stock no. 1506902
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Green cloth covers with red titles and yellow decoration and chicks, small oval onlay to front. 7 stories. 4 tipped-in colour plates on brown mounts plus b/w illustrations. 110 pages. 7 short stories. Spine bumped and slightly browned. Small mark to bottom edge of rear cover. New front endpapers. A few hinges cracked but binding is firm. Endpapers browned. Just an odd fox spot and mark to contents. All plates present.

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THE BULLSEYE
Written by Fred Cordwell.
Stock no. 1406438
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1at 1976. Very good condition.

Collectors edition limited to 400 copies. Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 10. Green simulated leather covers with gilt titles and border. The Bullseye issues 1-10. ISBN: 0070301094. SIGNED by publisher - copy no. 373. Some light foxing to text block edge. Contained in a dark blue slipcase which is edge rubbed.

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THE OUTCAST OF THE SCHOOL
Written by Frank Richards; Martin Clifford.
Stock no. 1406433
Published by Howard Baker Press. 1st 1977. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 17. Collectors edition limited to 400 copies. Facsimile of The Gem issue nos. 759-767. With Frank Richards writing as Martin Clifford. Green simulated leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001329. SIGNED by publisher, copy no. 30. Slight bumping to corners. Contents excellent. Tissue paper wrapper is browned with some tears and creasing. Contained in a slipcase in very good condition.

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LEVISON'S RETURN
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1406432
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1977. Nearly fine condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 14. Collectors' edition, limited to 500 copies. Simulated leather covers with gilt titles. Contains Magnet issues 793 - 799 789 (from 1923). B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001205. SIGNED by publisher - copy no. 430. Slight bump to centre of front board. Contents very good. Tissue paper wrapper is browned and torn at the spine. Contained in a red slipcase which is a little edge worn.

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THE BOUNDERS FEUD
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1406428
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 38. Collectors edition limited to 400 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet issue nos. 841, 843, 846, 853, 854, 855, 858, 859, 860. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703002120. SIGNED by publisher, copy no. 394. A little bumping to corners. Contents excellent. Tissue paper wrapper is browned and a little chipped. Contained in a very good slipcase which is bumped at corners.

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NEW BOYS AT GREYFRIARS
Written by Frank Richards.
Stock no. 1406427
Published by Howard Baker. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Greyfriars Book Club Volume No. 13. Collectors edition limited to 500 copies. Facsimile of The Magnet issue nos. 43-50, + 59. Simulated green leather, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0703001191. SIGNED by publisher, copy no. 403. A little bumping to spine and corners. Contents very good. Tissue paper wrapper has browned spine and one flap is creased. Some small nicks to top edge. Contained in a slipcase which is bumped at the corners and browned at the edges.

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