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The Air Patrol by Herbert Strang

£8.00

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Early 1930's edition in hardback, published by the Oxford University Press. Bright, well bound text, with inscription on the front endpaper (Christmas 1934). There is foxing on endpapers , on page ends and on the opening pages. The covers are beginning to break away from the text. The pictorial covers are rather tired, have little wear but some blemishes and sun bleaching on the spine. No more than a good++ reader's copy .

Patsy Podger Plays the Game

£4.00

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Late 1940's Brownie adventure written by a 15 year old, published by George G Harrap & Co Ltd, London. A well used copy with finger marks and blemishes but fascinating coloured pictures. There is a neat inscription on the title page. The covers are beginning to break away from the text. The pictorial covers have dust grime, wear on edges and much of the spine facia is damaged or missing. An interesting piece of Brownie memorabilia but no more than a reader's copy.

Grant's Synopsis of British History

£10.00

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Circa 1929 school History primer in hardback, that gives an interesting insight into historical perspectives at this time. Clean, bright, well bound text with no inscription but a small neat 'doodle' on the back inside cover. The pictorial covers have darkened, there is a little wear on corners and at the head and foot of the spine, which is sun bleached. A good++ reader's copy.

St Palfrey's Cross by Gunby Hadath

£10.00

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1930 first edition in hardback with four illustrations including the coloured frontispiece, published by Cassell & Company Limited, London. Bright, well bound text with no inscription but very light foxing on the opening pages and page ends. The pictorial covers have very little wear only two indentations on the spine. A good copy of quite a rare 'adventure in the Alps' childrens story.

Tootles the Taxi

£5.00

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1971 reprint of the original 1954 Ladybird Series 413 'Tootles the Taxi', published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd, Loughborough. Colourfut, creative artwork but some stains and a red ink doodle on the opening pages. The text is beginning to break away from the covers. The spine has lost its facia and all cover edges are worn. No more than a reader's copy of quite a rare early title.

The Burleighs by H Elrington

£8.00

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Circa 1910 edition in hardback, published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Well bound but well used text with neat presentation label on the front endpaper and very light foxing on some pages. The pictorial covers have slight wear and some dust grime on margins and along the spine and some faint blemishes on the back cover.

'Rupert Annual'

£8.00

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1978 Daily Express publication. Taped repair on page 3, inscription on page 2, otherwise a very clean text. Cover in in excellent condition.

'The Champion Annual for Boys 1952'

£6.00

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A good copy of a favourite boys' annual. Wear on the edges of the front and back covers, but the text is clean. Some slight yellowing of on the edge of some pages.

'Mother Goose Melodies'

£6.00

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1899 publication by the Lothrop Publishing Company, Boston, USA. Beautiful coloured illustration frontispiece, lots of detailed black and white illustrations, coloured board cover. Very well worn and used but having a certain presence. A fascinating text but in Poor condition.

'Trespassers will be prosecuted'

£6.00

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Childrens story by Marion E Forster. Published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Circa 1895. Some staining. Inscription 'Christmas 1904' Front cover very worn, damage to the top of the spine. A rare copy in Poor condition.

Sammy and the Red Hand Gang.

£8.00

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Scouting story published by the Boy Scouts Association. Second edition published in 1950. Inscription on inside front cover dated 1951. Binding breaking away on the inside front cover. Slight staining on the front cover. A collectable period piece. In Good condition.

Ladybird 'Book of Pets'

£7.00

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The Ladybird 'Book of Pets' by George Cansdale. First published in 1957 in series 536. Very clean text but no dust-jacket.

Ladybird 'In green pastures with Uncle Mac'

£7.00

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Derek McCulloch (Uncle Mac) Ladybird book of animals and birds. 1957 seventeenth edition of series 455. Insertion in the front cover otherwise a clean text. The book is in Very Good condition, the dust jacket is frayed and split at the edges (Poor condition) Very collectable period piece.

Ladybird 'British Wild Flowers'

£7.00

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Series 536 first edition Ladybird 'British Wild Flowers' by Brian Vesey Fitzgerald. Slight discolouration on inside front cover otherwise completely clean text. The book and its dust-jacket are in Very Good condition.