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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...

Priscilla and Otto Friedrich
£40.00

Sir Alva and the Wicked Wizard

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Zaza, the greatest and wickedest wizard in King Sarastro's realm, could change himself into any shape - a turtle. a horse, a blade of grass... How will old Sir Alva catch him?

Will James
£48.00

Smoky, The Cow Horse

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PHOTOSPhotos can be provided to clarify the condition of a book before it is posted—contact the shop if this is something you require.
PUBLISHERCharles Scribner's Sons.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards with inlaid paper title illustration.
BOOK CONDITIONGenerally scuffed at edges, a few small white marks. Hinges a little weak...

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...

J.R.R. Tolkien
£50.00

The Father Christmas Letters

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PUBLISHERGeorge Allen & Unwin Ltd.
BINDINGPictorial boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear around edges, the ends of the spine spine are bumped. Some faint scratching to gloss surface. There are some faint foxing spots throughout the book, although mostly confined to outer leaves. Four bottom corners on...

Helen Jacobson
£30.00

The First Book of Mythical Beasts

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PUBLISHERFranklin Watts, London and New York.
BINDINGYellow cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are slightly faded, with some foxing and wear at edges. Binding tight. Some foxing affecting outer leaves, but text and illustrations are largely clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETIntact,...

Graham Greene, Dorothy Craigie
£100.00

The Little Train

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PUBLISHEREyre and Spottiswoode, London.
BINDINGIllustrated cloth boards.
BOOK CONDION
In good condition for age. Some general wear and discolouration to boards. There are some rust stains from staples, but binding otherwise feels secure. Light foxing mainly affecting endpapers and outer leaves, text and images remain mostly clear. 

Priscilla and Otto Friedrich
£40.00

The Wishing Well in the Woods

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A leopard makes a wish at the wishing well in the woods... can he change his spots?

Walter de la Mare and Harold Jones
£38.00

This Year: Next Year

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PUBLISHERFaber & Faber.
BINDINGIllustrated boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges, with some damage and partial splitting around spine. Foxing spots and discolouration mainly to back cover. Binding feels secure. Printed pages and illustrations have a few foxing marks but mostly remain clear. 
DUST JACKETNo. Preserved...

Conor O'Brien
£80.00

Two Boys go Sailing

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 PUBLISHERJ.M Dent & Sons Ltd, London.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with brown lettering, blue and green illustration.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. A little general shelf wear, slight discolouration. Hinges a little weakened but binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETNo.

Richmal Crompton
£55.00

William's Happy Days

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PUBLISHERGeorge Newnes, Limited, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with black lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn at edges and corners, spine faded. Browning to endpapers, but printed pages and illustrations remain clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with several tears which have been previously...

A.A. Milne
£190.00

Winnie-The-Pooh

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering and design. 
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. A little general wear to edges of boards, corners and ends of spine bumped. Hinges slightly weakened, but binding secure. Faint browning to leaves, but otherwise text and images...

A.A. Milne
£300.00

Winnie-The-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We were Very Young, Now We are Six (four volume collection)

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PUBLISHERMethuen & Co. Ltd, London.
BINDINGLeather bound, with tooled gilt design and border. Gilt lettering and block edges, banded spine and marbled endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONSome wear and fading around spines. First volume is a little more worn, with some scuffing and a partial split to leather along spine....

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