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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1958. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. True 1st edition , preceding the US edition. A very nice copy of a scarce title. Endpapers display light foxing and there is a scattering of foxing /rust to the upper page compressed page edges. Small smudge on front board.The pages generally are very white and crisp. Jacket is not price clipped and has no loss barring a tiny amount of corner erosion and wear at the head of the spine. Jacket displays light foxing which is visible on the reverse of the jacket and the back panel, 2 short tears of 1cm or less on back panel, Light rubbing to edges. An excellent copy of a very scarce title..
Biggles and the Deep Blue Sea by Johns Capt W E (William Earle) - 2007
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Biggles and the Deep Blue Sea
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England: Norman Wright, 2007. Book. Illus. by Andew Skilleter. Fine. Hardcover. One of only 300 copies of this limited edition in as new condition.This copy #6 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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No Motive for Murder
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1946 (1946). Illustrated paper over boards, slight crack at title page; pictorial dust jacket is a bit age-toned with a few very small chips at extremities, but perfectly respectable. Illustrated in color throughout, one of Tudor's very lovely Calico Books.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. 24mo..
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Dr. (Doctor) Vane Answers the Call
by Johns Capt W.E (William Earle)
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England: Latimer House, 1950. Book. Very good-. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st edition. Boards a little damp marked to top corners, name in ink to front endpaper. Jacket is not price clipped, it has fragmentary losses to the head of the spine a small hole to the back panel near the spine edge (3mm wide 2 cm long) wide A few small edge tears & corner wear.Jacket is now in a loose protective sleeve. A collectible copy of one of the scarcest W E Johns titles.
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Mystery of Cabin Island , Hardy Boys Mystery Series # 8 ,1953 TRUE 1st UK Edition, STATED 1st Printing,in Vintage Bright Coloured DustJacket Illustrated by Frank Varty of two Hardy Brothers wearing Green & Red Jackets Trimmed in White Fur in Snow Like Sa
by by Franklin W. Dixon aka (Leslie McFarlane of Stratemeyer Syndicate) , in Vintage Bright Coloured DustJacket Illustrated by Frank Varty , Plain B/W Frontispiece by AU Scott , the Big Ice Boat was Booming Down on smaller Craft at Terrific Speed ,Orange
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Harold Hill & Son Limited, Newcastle Upon Tyne ,UK, 1953 Orange & White Pictorial GRETTA Endpapers , NO Other Internals, Inner Flap DJ Original Price Intact of 8/6- NET List thru Secret Skull Mountain, HBDJ, 1953 , STATED 1st Published in Great Britain, TRUE 1st British Edition ,VG/VG-. AS-IS, . DJ bears light edge-wear and scrage hole of approx 1cm x 5cm. Mustard Yellow Tweed Cloth Titled in Black with Hardy Boys Silhouetthe on Front Cvr, Harold Hill printed on book spine indicates this is the original printing. Dustjacket has moderate edgewear, light edge Scuffing, Book is in VERYGood shape, with, tiny red Horizontal stain At btm edge & thin white mark along Spine outer Cvr edges, Further Titles in this Series page that List Thru Secfret Wildcat Swamp, Text is in good shape. Interior Nice, tight Clean Light rub, wear, Fox ,222 pgs + have You Ever Thought why pg, NO ads in back, DJ Protected by Clear Mylar, DJ Light wear tiny chips Tears Extremities, Tinted top outer pgs edges in Green, 5…
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Mark On The Door, Series # 13 The Hardy Boys Childrens Mystery , STATED 1ST Published in Great Britain 1957, 1st Edition in Vintage Bright Coloured artwork DustJacket by Frank Varty of 2 Blonde & Black Haired Brothers in Red & Green & White Shirts I
by Franklin W. Dixon ,Orange & White Pictorial J. Clemens Gretta Endpapers ,Specially commissioned Plain B/W Frontispiece by Varty, Frank suddenly rushed & Leaped Upon Vincenzo of Him Knocking over Mexican in Hat while another Man stands Nearby
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: Harold Hill & Company, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. UK, 1957 HBDJ, Stated First Published Great Britain 1957 on copyright pg, 1st UK Edition, VG-/GOOD+, AS-IS, THICK Orange Tweed cloth with Silhouette of boys on front & Title & Author on Spine Cvr has slight Btm Front edge Fade, Dustjacket has a small edgewear at the head and foot of the spine with small Chip Top NOT Affecting Title. Front dustjacket flap Lists Thru Crisscross Shadow, The text itself is in good shape with Light Wear Fox, page List of titles in front go thru While Clock Ticked, 222 pgs , + ADS in back Have you ever thought why You get so Much Fun + List Nancy Drew Titles Thru Secret Red Gate Farm, Interior Nice tight clean Light Wear Fox, DJ Protected by Clear Mylar, DJ Light wear tiny chips Tears creases Extremities, Orange cloth stamped in dark black on spine and front board, 5 X 7 1/2 in. , .Back Inner Flap Dj Lists thru Nancy Drew secret of Red Gate Farm & show Price of 6/- NET PRICE, Back of DJ Light…
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No Motive for Murder
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1958. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. True 1st edition , preceding the US edition. A very nice copy of a scarce title. Endpapers display light foxing and there is a scattering of foxing /rust to the upper page compressed page edges. Small smudge on front board.The pages generally are very white and crisp. Jacket is not price clipped and has no loss barring a tiny amount of corner erosion and wear at the head of the spine. Jacket displays light foxing which is visible on the reverse of the jacket and the back panel, 2 short tears of 1cm or less on back panel, Light rubbing to edges. An excellent copy of a very scarce title..
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Linsey Woolsey
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New York: Oxford University Press, 1946 (1946). Illustrated paper over boards, slight crack at title page; pictorial dust jacket is a bit age-toned with a few very small chips at extremities, but perfectly respectable. Illustrated in color throughout, one of Tudor's very lovely Calico Books.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. 24mo..
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Dr. (Doctor) Vane Answers the Call
by Johns Capt W.E (William Earle)
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England: Latimer House, 1950. Book. Very good-. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 1st edition. Boards a little damp marked to top corners, name in ink to front endpaper. Jacket is not price clipped, it has fragmentary losses to the head of the spine a small hole to the back panel near the spine edge (3mm wide 2 cm long) wide A few small edge tears & corner wear.Jacket is now in a loose protective sleeve. A collectible copy of one of the scarcest W E Johns titles.
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Mystery of Cabin Island , Hardy Boys Mystery Series # 8 ,1953 TRUE 1st UK Edition, STATED 1st Printing,in Vintage Bright Coloured DustJacket Illustrated by Frank Varty of two Hardy Brothers wearing Green & Red Jackets Trimmed in White Fur in Snow Like Sa
by by Franklin W. Dixon aka (Leslie McFarlane of Stratemeyer Syndicate) , in Vintage Bright Coloured DustJacket Illustrated by Frank Varty , Plain B/W Frontispiece by AU Scott , the Big Ice Boat was Booming Down on smaller Craft at Terrific Speed ,Orange
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Harold Hill & Son Limited, Newcastle Upon Tyne ,UK, 1953 Orange & White Pictorial GRETTA Endpapers , NO Other Internals, Inner Flap DJ Original Price Intact of 8/6- NET List thru Secret Skull Mountain, HBDJ, 1953 , STATED 1st Published in Great Britain, TRUE 1st British Edition ,VG/VG-. AS-IS, . DJ bears light edge-wear and scrage hole of approx 1cm x 5cm. Mustard Yellow Tweed Cloth Titled in Black with Hardy Boys Silhouetthe on Front Cvr, Harold Hill printed on book spine indicates this is the original printing. Dustjacket has moderate edgewear, light edge Scuffing, Book is in VERYGood shape, with, tiny red Horizontal stain At btm edge & thin white mark along Spine outer Cvr edges, Further Titles in this Series page that List Thru Secfret Wildcat Swamp, Text is in good shape. Interior Nice, tight Clean Light rub, wear, Fox ,222 pgs + have You Ever Thought why pg, NO ads in back, DJ Protected by Clear Mylar, DJ Light wear tiny chips Tears Extremities, Tinted top outer pgs edges in Green, 5…
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Mark On The Door, Series # 13 The Hardy Boys Childrens Mystery , STATED 1ST Published in Great Britain 1957, 1st Edition in Vintage Bright Coloured artwork DustJacket by Frank Varty of 2 Blonde & Black Haired Brothers in Red & Green & White Shirts I
by Franklin W. Dixon ,Orange & White Pictorial J. Clemens Gretta Endpapers ,Specially commissioned Plain B/W Frontispiece by Varty, Frank suddenly rushed & Leaped Upon Vincenzo of Him Knocking over Mexican in Hat while another Man stands Nearby
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: Harold Hill & Company, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. UK, 1957 HBDJ, Stated First Published Great Britain 1957 on copyright pg, 1st UK Edition, VG-/GOOD+, AS-IS, THICK Orange Tweed cloth with Silhouette of boys on front & Title & Author on Spine Cvr has slight Btm Front edge Fade, Dustjacket has a small edgewear at the head and foot of the spine with small Chip Top NOT Affecting Title. Front dustjacket flap Lists Thru Crisscross Shadow, The text itself is in good shape with Light Wear Fox, page List of titles in front go thru While Clock Ticked, 222 pgs , + ADS in back Have you ever thought why You get so Much Fun + List Nancy Drew Titles Thru Secret Red Gate Farm, Interior Nice tight clean Light Wear Fox, DJ Protected by Clear Mylar, DJ Light wear tiny chips Tears creases Extremities, Orange cloth stamped in dark black on spine and front board, 5 X 7 1/2 in. , .Back Inner Flap Dj Lists thru Nancy Drew secret of Red Gate Farm & show Price of 6/- NET PRICE, Back of DJ Light…
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Biggles and the Deep Blue Sea
by Johns, Capt W E (William Earle)
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Forrestfield, Western Australia, Australia
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England: Brockhampton Press, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Unclipped jacket has a little corner wear to the bottom right corner of the front panel and a tiny tear near the edge of the spine near "Sea" where something has penetrated the jacket and leaf a pin head size hole in the spine of the book. Small name in ink to corner of front free endpaper and an ink initial to the title page. A few minor flaws, as described, a nice representation of a scarce title. 1st edition, 1st printing, 1st state. There is a second state of the 1st edition that has red boards and is priced at 12/-(60p) on the front flap. The true 1st was priced at 10/6. There are two other board colours for the 1st edition but most were purple/burgundy this one being the more common burgundy. Jacket is in a new protective sleeve..
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A "Jamboree" of Laughter. From a Boy Scout's Diary.
by W Heath Robinson
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Kings Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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London: A V N Jones & Co., 1910. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Not dated, circa 1910. Unpaginated. Very scarce copy. Brown paper covers which are rubbed, stained with moderate wear and chipping to extremities. Rear cover has advert for BLACKBIRD FOUNTAIN PEN. Has red circular sticker to front cover for Prince of Wales Imperial Fund. Raffles Bookstore Norfolk All orders normally dispatched within one working day. We will gladly supply further images or more information if required. Discounts available for multiple orders
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America's Stamps
by Petersham, Maud and Miska
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Macmillan, 1947 (1947). Pictorial blue cloth boards in a color pictorial dust jacket which is chipped and worn. A history of American stamps with full page color illustrations and other textual illustrations by the Petershams as well as images of American stamps throughout. . First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Maud and Miska Petersham. 4to.
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BOBBSEY TWINS PAPER DOLLS
by Samuel Lowe
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Kenosha, WI: Samuel Lowe Company. N.D.. Softcover. Very Good- with no dust jacket; Wear at edges. Scratches on front cover, small piece missing at corner on back cover, dolls are unpunched but loose ; Clothing is uncut. Original not a reproduction. ; Color Illustrations; Unpaginated pages .
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American Picturebooks from Noah's Ark to The Beast Within
by Bader, Barbara
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Macmillan (1976). Brown cloth in dust jacket with small edge nick. A fresh clean copy of one of the most oft cited reference works dedicated to American picturebooks.. First Printing. Fine/Near Fine. Thick 4to.
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Fairy Tale Sampler
by Fairy Tales. Muir, Kirby (Arranged by); Lamont, Violet (Illus)
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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Chicago: Ziff-Davis, 1947 (1947). Illustrated boards with light shelf wear, small abrasion on endpaper, in matching dust jacket with minor wear, child's sticker over jacket price. A selection of familiar fairy tales, arranged for bedtime reading and illustrated in b&w and full color by Violet LaMont. Scarce.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Violet LaMont. 4to.
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Betty Fairy Book
by Price, Margaret Evans (Illus); Flint, Helen (Auth)
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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Rochester: Stecher Litho Co., 1915 Color illustrated stiff paper wraps, some chipping to spine and light surface wear, insect damage at the top of book, but a clean and bright copy. Verses illustrated in duotone or full color in a charming fashion by Margaret Evans Price.. Very Good/No Jacket. Narrow Folio.
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Chicky-Chick-Chick
by Swan, Kay; Illustrated By Alice Dennis
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Stoll Edwards, 1929 Illustrated boards with die-cut bars of a chicken coop, slight rubbing at extremities; matching dust jacket also with die-cut section, a few tape mends and middle bar of chicken coop is missing from DJ, but the dust jacket is very scarce. A wonderfully produced book with bright color illustrations and decorative borders in black and yellow. . First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Alice Dennis. 4to.
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LITTLE BEAR
by Minarik, Else Holmelund
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New York NY: Harper & Row. 1957. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. DJ flap clipped. Previous owner's name. ; I Can Read; 63 pages .
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Wonder-Land Stories
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New York: McLoughlin Bros, 1897. Hardcover. Very Good -. Approx. [72] p.: many full-page chromolithographed illustrations and in-text line drawings; 24 cm. Red cloth spine with chromolithographed paper over boards. Front cover illustration is of Aladdin; back cover is grey. Cover title and imprint dated 1897. First page has title "Wonderland Stories" with undated imprint. Former owner's artistic inscription on front fixed endpaper: Howard G.B. Page 1897. Contents: Aladdin or the Wonderful Lamp -- Robinson Crusoe -- Rip Van Winkle -- The Story of Robin Hood -- Ali Baba or the Forty Thieves -- Jack the Giant Killer. In Very Good- Condition: edges rubbed; minor loss of paper at head of front joint; lower corner of front cover bent; cover is lightly soiled; light finger soiling along some fore-edges; otherwise, page are clean and tight, illustrations are bright.
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Ginger's Star and Jetty
by Elkins, JOhn C
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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beautiful, signed, rare series
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