Fiction

Jean Aanouilh
£25.00

Thieves Carnival

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd. London.
BINDINGTaupe cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just a little shelf wear to edges of boards. Some browning affecting endpapers. The text has some pencilled notes, which would be easily rubbed out. Otherwise the printed pages are clear with few...

Edward Thomas
£30.00

Cloud Castle and Other Papers

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PUBLISHERDuckworth & Co. London.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt and embossed lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, spine a little faded and weakened, a few small marks. Binding secure. Some browning and foxing mainly affecting block edges and outer leaves.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITIONFirst edition 1922.

A.E. Coppard
£30.00

Silver Circus

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PUBLISHERJonathan Cape.
BINDINGQuarter bound silver boards with black cloth spine. Paper title patch has come away from the spine, and is tucked inside the book.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally rather worn and scuffed, corners and ends of spine bumped. Hinges a little weakened but binding secure. Uneven opened...

Washington Irving
£30.00

The Sketch Book

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERGeorge Routledge and Sons, London.
BINDINGQuarter bound marbled paper covered boards, red cloth over spine. black title patch with gilt lettering
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and scuffed at edges, corners bumped. Small patch of marbled paper torn away on front. Spine faded. Hinges a little weakened, but...

Oscar Wilde
£200.00

Salome

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PUBLISHERJohn Lane, The Bodley Head, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design, gilt top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. Boards have some general wear to edges, corners bumped, spine discoloured. Hinges slightly weakened but binding is secure. Uneven page edges. Light browning and...

Oscar Wilde
£35.00

Lady Windermere's Fan

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and embossed design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, corners bumped. Small white mark on spine. Hinges a little weakened, but binding remains secure. Uneven and browned opened page edges. Foxing and browning affecting endpapers,...

Walter de la Mare.
£20.00

Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes

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PUBLISHERFaber & Faber Ltd, London.
BINDINGTan cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are a little worn and faded at edges. Binding secure. Browning affecting block edges and outer leaves, but text and images remain largely clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETVery worn, with extensive tearing and discolouration. The rear...

Paschal N. Strong
£75.00

Wings Over Wonder Island

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PUBLISHERLittle, Brown and Company, Boston.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with red spine and design. Illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are a worn and discoloured commensurate with age. some browning and faint foxing to block edges and outer leaves, but text and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETWorn,...

John S. Goodall
£15.00

Paddy's Evening Out

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERMacmillan, London.
BINDINGPictorial boards.
BOOK CONDITIONSlight wear to ends of spine, otherwise preserved in very good condition.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1978 reprint.
DESCRIPTIONA charming tale, with ingenious "half-pages" in between each panoramic painting further animating the story. 18 x 13.5.
PHOTOSPhotos can be provided to...

John S. Goodall
£35.00

Shrewbettina Goes to Work

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PUBLISHERMacmillan, London.
BINDINGPictorial boards.
BOOK CONDITIONSlight wear and fading to spine, otherwise the pop-up and moving features are preserved in very good condition. 
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1981.
DESCRIPTIONA most charming tale, animated with ingenious pop-up and moving features on each panoramic page. 19 x 15 cm.

John S. Goodall
£30.00

Paddy Finds a Job: A Pop-Up Story

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PUBLISHERMacmillan, London
BINDINGPictorial boards.
BOOK CONDITIONSlight wear and fading to spine, but otherwise remains in very good condition. All the pop up features and moving tags are very well preserved.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1984.
DESCRIPTIONA charming tale, with ingenious pop-up and moving features on each panoramic...

John S. Goodall
£15.00

Paddy's New Hat

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERMacmillan, London.
BINDINGPictorial boards.
BOOK CONDITIONJust a little wear to edges of boards and ends of spine. Illustrations and half pages remain in very good condition.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1981 reprint.
DESCRIPTIONA charming tale told in pictures, with ingenious "half pages" in between each panoramic painting...

John S. Goodall
£10.00

The Surprise Picnic

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PUBLISHERMargaret K. McElderry Books, Simon & Schuster, New York.
BINDINGPictorial boards.
BOOK CONDITION
Just slight wear to edges of boards and ends of spine. The Illustrations and "half pages" remain in very good condition.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1999 reprint.
DESCRIPTIONA charming illustrated tale with ingenious...

John S. Goodall
£20.00

Naughty Nancy Goes to School

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PUBLISHERMargaret K. McElderry Books, Simon & Schuster, New York
BINDINGPictorial boards matching the dust Jacket. 
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just slight wear to edges and ends of spine. The illustrations and half pages remain in very good condition. 
DUST JACKETFaint discolouration at edges, preserved in removable book wrap.
...

John S. Goodall
£15.00

The Midnight Adventures of Kelly, Dot, and Esmeralda

Non-Fiction
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PUBLISHERMargaret K. McElderry Books, Simon & Schuster, New York.
BINDINGPictorial boards, matching the dust jacket.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, just slight wear to edges and ends of spine. The Illustrations and "half pages" remain in very good condition.
DUST JACKETFaint discolouration at edges. Preserved in removable book wrap.
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Helen Cresswell
£30.00

A Gift from Winklesea

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PUBLISHERBrockhampton Press.
BINDINGCream cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn, faded and discoloured. The bottom right hand corner of the volume looks like it has once been damp, with mould staining and some warping. Corners and ends of spine are bumped. binding secure. Foxing and browning affecting block edges....

Angela Brazil
£20.00

Loyal to the School

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PUBLISHERBlackie and son Limited.
BINDINGPictorial tan cloth boards with lettering and design in dark brown and white.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and a little faded commensurate with age. Ends of spine and corners are bumped. Hinges slightly weakened but binding secure. Some browning and foxing affecting block...

Naomi Lewis, Edward Ardizzone et al.
£25.00

The Eleanor Farjeon Book: A Tribute to Her Life and Work 1881-1965

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PUBLISHERHamish Hamilton, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Pink tinted top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are a little worn at edges. Block edges browned with foxing. Slight discolouration to outer leaves, but text and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIntact, but...

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