Dr SEUSS

FIRST UK EDITION, quarto, illus heavy boards, blue & black lettering to spine, illus eps & prelims, unpaginated, illus, VG (light to moderate bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to spine & boards, spine sl cocked, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & pages throughout, affectionate gift inscription in ink to verso of title page) in d/w, VG- (heavy chipping & creasing to edges with some loss at extrems, moderate chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Collins Clear-Type Press 1967

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SCHLINK, BERNHARD & JANEWAY, CAROL BROWN (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 216pp, VG+ (spine sl cocked, sl bruising & scuffing to extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light tanning to flaps, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear)

PUBLISHER: Phoenix House 1997

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NESS, PATRICK

FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, octavo, illus light card covers, white lettering to spine, 287pp, VG+ (light creasing & curling to cover edges, light chafing to covers, inkstamp & tanning to page edges)

PUBLISHER: Walker Books 2017

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CRUMP, BARRY & TURNER, DENNIS (Illus)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, illus title page, 181pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to board edges & extrems, sl soiling to rear board, moderate tanning & light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, 2cm closed tear to lower edge of front cover, light fading to spine, sl foxing)

PUBLISHER: A. H. & A. W. Reed 1962

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HERGE

FIRST UK EDITION, quarto, illus glossy heavy boards, black lettering to spine, illus eps & title page, 62pp, illus, VG (spine cocked & faded, light bruising to extrems, light chafing & soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & pages throughout)

PUBLISHER: Methuen Children's Books 1978

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SANKAR & SINHA, ARUNAVA (Trans)

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 396pp, VG+ (light scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, occasioanl folding to top page corners) in d/w, VG (light to moderate creasing with some wrinkling/peeling to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Atlantic Books 2007

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PENROSE, ETHEL

TRUE FIRST EDITION, SCARCE! Sm octavo, brown buckram boards, gilt lettering & black illus to spine, red lettering & black illus to front board, blind stamp illus to rear board, frontispiece with tissue guard, illus half title page, 128pp, VG (moderate scuffing & cracking to extrems, light scuffing to board edges, sl staining to boards, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate tanning to eps, light foxing sporadically throughout, some moderate cracking to gutters)

PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson and Sons 1890

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GUNESEKERA, ROMESH

FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

PUBLISHER: Granta Books 1994

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BURGESS, JOHN A.

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PUBLISHER: Xlibris 2022

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BRADBURY, MALCOLM

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PUBLISHER: Alfred A. Knopf 1983

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ELLIS, ALICE THOMAS

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PUBLISHER: Harper & Row, Publishers 1987

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BURGESS, JOHN A.

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COLIN, BEATRICE

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PUBLISHER: John Murray 2008

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CLEAVE, CHRIS

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PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 2005

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BOYCE, FRANK COTTRELL

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PUBLISHER: Macmillan Children's Books 2008

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RIDDELL, CHRIS

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PUBLISHER: Macmillan Children's Books 2019

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GARNETT, DAVID

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PUBLISHER: Longmans, Green and Co 1966

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MAGUIRE, GREGORY

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PUBLISHER: William Morrow 2009

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STOW, RANDOLPH

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PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg 1979

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PETTY, JT & DAVIS, WILL (Illus)

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PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster 2006

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