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THE ADVENTURES OF WONK - THE SNOWMAN
Levy, Muriel. Illustrated by Kiddell-Monroe, Joan. Stock no. 380284 Wills & Hepworth Ltd. 6th1954. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Series 417. Blue boards with colour vignette and titles. Also contains: KIDNAPPED. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Some light fingering to page margins. One hinge cracked. A nice bright copy. Price cut wrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby. Price: £120.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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THE ADVENTURES OF WONK - THE SECRET
Levy, Muriel. Illustrated by Kiddell-Monroe, Joan. Stock no. 405262 Wills & Hepworth Ltd. 1st ed1945. Very good condition in a dustwrapper in good condition. Series 417. Green boards with colour vignette and titles. Also contains: THE NIGHT WATCHMAN. Presumed 1st edition (dated from catalogue to rear of contents). Spine and corners bumped with very minimal splitting to top and base of spine. Very small patch of surface paper wear to front board. Contents beautifully bright and clean. One joint cracked. Wrapper has small inscription to front flap and is heavily edge worn with some loss to top of spine and slight loss to corners. Large closed tear to fold of front flap and a few 1" closed tears to top edge with surrounding areas a bit creased. Still a very nice copy of a scarce book. Price: £200.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING
Richards, Dorothy. Illustrated by Aris, Ernest A.. Stock no. 435129 Wills & Hepworth Ltd. 1st ed1950. Nearly fine condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Series 474. Pictorial paper boards. Light wear to top and tail of spine. Small dark mark to rear cover. Contents are beautiful - a fantastic copy! Pictorial wrapper is a bit grubby, with a few closed tears and chips; also a few small pieces of loss to rear panel and corners. A few patches of surface paper damage to wrapper. Still a great copy of a scarce 1st edition, with its original wrapper. Price: £180.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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PIPPETY'S UNLUCKY DAY
Perring, W. & Macgregor, A.J.. Illustrated by MacGregor, A.J.. Stock no. 438206 Wills & Hepworth Ltd. 1st ed1952. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Ladybird Series 401. Brown boards with square pictorial onlay to front and titles. Light bumping and a little fading to a couple of corners and cover edges. Onlay to front cover is beautifully bright! Binding is nice and tight. Very light remains of an old ink stamp to a couple of pages (title page and last page), which is barely visible - because it has been erased. Couple of hinges are a little cracked. Illustrations are in fantastic condition. Pictorial wrapper is worn to spine and edges, with a few tiny chips of loss of colour. Small edge-tear to top of spine and one to bottom of rear flap. Overall, still a beautiful copy of this rarer ladybird title. Price: £220.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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THE ADVENTURES OF WONK - STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
Levy, Muriel. Illustrated by Kiddell-Monroe, Joan. Stock no. 439302 Wills & Hepworth Ltd. 2nd1942. Very good condition in an almost very good dustwrapper. Series 417. Brown boards with colour vignette and titles. Also contains: ADVENTURE IN THE NIGHT. Spine bumped. Small ink mark and some faint foxing to front endpaper. Dustwrapper edge worn with some closed tears and a little loss. Dustwrapper spotted to rear. Bottom corner of front cover bumped, with small chip. Price: £140.00 Add to Basket or Enquire About This Book |
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