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51. Five have a Mystery to Solve
Five have a Mystery to Solve
by Enid Blyton
with illustrations by Eileen Soper
Published by Brockhampton Press in 1974
ISBN: 034003372X.
20th book in Famous Five series.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Minor wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Pages bright and not tanned.
Very Good condition

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#118270   £15.00   
52. Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
by L. Du Garde Peach
with illustrations by John T. Kenney
Reprint, published by Ladybird Books in 1959
ISBN: 0721401651.
Paper-covered boards.
Early 1970s reprint.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#118367   £4.00   
53. Flower Babies
Flower Babies
by Elizabeth May
with illustrations by Ida May Rockwell
Published by The Saalfield Publishing Company circa 1910
White pictorial paper-covered boards.
Dark green cloth spine.
23cm x 28cm.
Undated; first edition, or an early reprint.
Neat gift dedication, dated 1911, on front endpaper.
Covers and spine worn and bumped at edges and corners.
Covers moderately soiled.
Binding sound.
Contents generally close to VG, but some fingermarking at edges of pages.
Good condition

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#108955   £50.00   
54. Green Mountain Boys
Green Mountain Boys
by D. P. Thompson
with illustrations by Walter S. Rogers
Reprint, published by Grosset and Dunlop circa 1935
Octavo.
Light brown pictorial cloth-covered boards.
466 pages.
'A historical tale of the early settlement of Vermont.'
Front cover shows country scene picked out in black and orange.
Colour frontispiece.
Edges of spine a little worn.
Spine has darkened somewhat with age.
Pages tanned.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#91865   £7.50   
55. Groundhog's Horse
Groundhog's Horse
by Joyce Rockwood
with illustrations by Victor Kalin
1st British edition, published by Hutchinson in 1979
ISBN: 0905478622.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Good condition

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#80225   £4.50   
56. Gulliver's Travels for Little Folk
Gulliver's Travels for Little Folk
by Agnes Grozier Herbertson
with illustrations by John Hassall
Published by Blackie
Undated; early 20th century.
Some wear to edges of covers.
Front inside hinge cracked.
Good condition

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#43547   £7.50   
57. Hammer for Princes
Hammer for Princes
by Cecelia Holland
1st Thus edition, published by Book Club in 1972
Octavo.
Maroon paper-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
286 pages.
Dustwrapper and covers both VG.
Contents clean and undamaged, but tanned.
Good condition

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#104645   £5.00   
58. Harkfast - The making of the King
Harkfast - The making of the King
by Hugh C. Rae
1st edition, published by Constable in 1976
ISBN: 0094611807.
A little wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Covers and contents unmarked.
Set shortly after the withdrawal of the Roman occupying forces.
Very Good condition

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#28415   £5.00   
59. Hey Robin, Hide!
Hey Robin, Hide!
by Mary Schroeder
with illustrations by Gareth Floyd
1st edition, published by Kaye and Ward in 1974
ISBN: 0718210204.
Laminated pictorial covers.
Early Bird series.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#76447   £3.50   
60. His Holiness Pope John Paul ll
His Holiness Pope John Paul ll
by Joan Collins
Published by Ladybird Books in 1982
ISBN: 0721407331.
Octavo.
Pictorial laminated boards.
51 pages.
Written after the Pope's visit to Britain in 1982.
May be a first edition, but is more likely to be an early reprint.
Illustrated with photographs.
Very Good condition

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#94876   £2.50   
61. Historical Tales
Historical Tales
by Charles Morris
with illustrations by M. Anno
Published by Gibbings in 1894
Beige cloth covers, gilt lettering and decorations.
Patterned endpapers.
The early history of Germany.
Very Good condition

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#56960   £15.00   
62. How Mole nearly won a Lottery
How Mole nearly won a Lottery
by Kurt Bracharz
with illustrations by Tatjana Hauptmann
1st edition, published by Macmillan in 1983
Fine condition

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#56483   £5.75   
63. If I survive
If I survive
by Patricia Miles
1st edition, published by Hamilton in 1976
ISBN: 0241894581.
Orange covers, gilt lettering.
Very Good condition

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#79973   £7.50   
64. Illalong Children
Illalong Children
by Paterson, Andrew Barton (Banjo)
with illustrations by Robert Lovett
Published by Lansdowne in 1985
ISBN: 0701818050.
The early years of A. B. Paterson, of "waltzing Matilda" fame.
Very Good condition

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#47756   £7.50   
65. In a People House
In a People House
by Theo LeSieg
with illustrations by Roy McKie
1st British edition, published by Collins in 1973
ISBN: 0001712764.
Paperback.
Octavo.
'Bright and Early Books for Beginning Beginners'.
Theo LeSieg is another name of Dr Seuss.
Short rhyming text with lots of alliteration.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Clean and unmarked.
Very Good condition

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#106084   £3.00   
66. In Times of Steel
In Times of Steel
by W. P. Shervill
Reprint, published by John F. Shaw circa 1928
Octavo.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
319 pages.
Art deco style decoration on front cover and spine.
Light wear to covers.
Three colour plates by A. Pearse.
Light spotting on fore edges.
Pages clean and white.
Very Good condition

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#104652   £7.50   
67. Joe Burkinshaw's Progress
Joe Burkinshaw's Progress
by Geoffrey Kilner
with illustrations by Laszlo Acs
1st edition, published by Methuen in 1979
19th century child miner.
Very Good condition

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#53152   £5.50   
68. Joe Burkinshaw's Progress
Joe Burkinshaw's Progress
by Geoffrey Kilner
with illustrations by Laszlo Acs
1st edition, published by Methuen in 1979
ISBN: 0416868606.
Blue covers, green lettering on spine
Very Good condition

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#79659   £5.50   
69. Journey to the Copper Mountains
Journey to the Copper Mountains
by Joan Salvesen
1st edition, published by Abelard in 1979
Set in 17th Century this is an account of the expedition led by Simon van der Stel into Namaqualand to search for copper. Labels removed from prelims, one stamp only.
Good condition

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#62759   £7.50   
70. Kidnapped
Kidnapped
by Robert Louis Stevenson
1st Thus edition, published by Puffin in 1946
Paperback.
Early Puffin.
Very Good condition

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#60562   £7.50   
71. King Alfred the Great
King Alfred the Great
by L. Du Garde Peach
with illustrations by John T. Kenney
Published by Wills & Hepworth circa 1965
Paperback.
Light brown covers.
Blue lettering on covers.
Blue decoration on covers.
Square open-wing ladybird logo in black, facing title page.
Original retail price shown as 2'6 on dustwrapper front flap.
Undated; probably first edition, or early reprint.
Light wear to edges of dustwrapper.
Very Good condition

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#118787   £7.50   
72. Kipper's Turn
Kipper's Turn
by Marjorie Darke
with illustrations by Mary Dinsdale
1st edition, published by Blackie in 1976
ISBN: 0216901898.
Green covers, silver lettering.
Label removed from front endpaper.
Good condition

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#78663   £3.00   
73. Kipper's Turn
Kipper's Turn
by Marjorie Darke
with illustrations by Mary Dinsdale
1st Thus edition, published by Young Lions in 1980
ISBN: 0006716113.
Paperback.
64 pages.
Pages tanned.
Good condition

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#89501   £1.50   
74. Little Tales from Many Lands
Little Tales from Many Lands
by Elizabeth Grey
Published by Hampster Books circa 1958
37th book in Early Reader series.
Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Corners bumped.
Gift dedication on front endpaper.
Good condition

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#116017   £15.00   
75. Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
by R. D. Blackmore
Published by Collins
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
11cm x 16cm.
Dustwrapper worn and chipped.
Light wear to covers.
Pages tanned.
Illustrated with black and white photographs.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)
#115487   £3.00   
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