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Ptarmigan - Penguin, 1945. 1st Edition. . Pearl Falconer. Paper covers. The first of the Ptarmigan books. (PT 1). Small neat name on bottom corner of front cover. Otherwise very good, bright and clean. The second in the series ''Something to think about' also available. please enquire for a reduced postage price for the set of two.

London: Frederick Muller, 1963. 1st Edition . Lady Smyth. Blue cloth boards. Dustwrapper bumped at edges with sellotape marks at top. Otherwise a very good copy.

London: Caxton Publishing Co.Ltd., 1914. 1st . Green Hand made linen bound board cover housing original red linen bound /gilt boards. Black lettering to front. Eps yellowed and a little foxed. Frontis mended at joint. Delightful photographic and line illus throughout.

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Hardback. VG. [1860]. Green embossed boards, covers lightly scuffed, spine and corners are bumped. Gilt lettering to spine. Thirty five colour plates, all with their original protective covers. All pages gilt edge. Neat inscription to FFEP dated 1861. 136pp. Size: 8 x 6 Inches

London: Edward Arnold, 1938. 1st Edition. . Good/-. Cloth boards, silver design & red lettering to front. Illustrated with numerous photographs & diagrams. 10x7½ inches, 95pp. School stamp to front endpapers. Boards slightly scufed, rubbed & worn at edges with some fraying to edges of spine. Contents very good.

Leeds and Glasgow: E.J.Arnold & Son. Good-. 'An original adaptation for school use of the methods of work and of patterns done by the Red Indians'. Green boards, 7 x 9.5 inches. 95 pp. Attractive green and cream decorated endpapers. Illustrated throughout with b&w photos and diagrams. Hinges a little loose, neat mend to front hinge and top of spine covering. Boards marked; small tear to edge of spine. Otherwise good.

Liverpool: Meccano Limited. G+. Paper booklet 8 x 11 inches 24pp. No. 58.3A. Green black & white front cover shows two boys in jumpers and shorts playing with meccano crane. Covers slightly bumped at edges, slightly creased.

Liverpool: Meccano Limited. Good. Paper booklet 8 x 11 inches 24pp. No. 54.2A. Green black & white front cover shows two boys in jumpers and shorts playing with meccano crane. Covers slightly bumped at edges, creased.

Liverpool: Meccano Limited. Good. Paper booklet 8 x 11 inches 24pp. No. 55.2. Colour front cover shows two boys in jumpers and shorts building meccano crane with their father watching. Includes separate leaflet of prices dated December 1959. Covers rubbed at edges, creased.

Leicester: Dryad Handicrafts. G. Dryad Leaflet no. 104. Paper covers. 11 pp. Covers slightly grubby, slightly creased; slight rusting to staples. Good.

London: Fleetway Publications, 1963. Paperback. Good. Colour paper covers, stabled. Middle two pages also in colour, rest black and white illustrations. Games not started. Printed by Sun Printed Ltd. 18pp not including back cover. Size: 7 x 4½ Inches

Edinburgh and London: Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. Hardback. Fair. Green cloth boards with gilt title and inscriptions to front board and spine. Faded spine with worn edges and bumped corners. Very worn front edge and gilt top edge. All 12 plates as listed, but one is loose. A tight copy. Size: 21 x 13.5 Cm

Chicago: Popular Mechanics Company, 1945. 2nd Printing . Good. Pictorial beige cloth boards, with green lettering and design, 6 x 9.5 inches .96 pp + 1p publisher's list. Many b&w illustrations and diagrams. Good tight copy.

1972. Twickenham, Tuesday December 12th 1972. Paper covers, ink name on front. Good.

1975. Twickenham, Tuesday December 9th 1975. Paper covers, slightly creased. Good.

Birmingham: Journal Printing Offices, 1946. 1st Edition . Dennis Loughlin. Blue boards, silver title. 107 pp. 9 x 6 inches. B&w diagrams and illustrations of the secrets behind magic tricks. B&w photo frontispiece of the author; intro by Edward Maurice. Bookseller's label adhered to title page has damaged the surface of the frontispiece on facing page; title page and fep bear neat ink signature and embossed stamp of 'Alex Weston the Magician'. 2 further neat ink signatures by same on 2 internal pages.A good tight copy.

Ptarmigan - Penguin, 1945. 1st Edition. . Paper Cover. Very Good/No Dustwrapper. Pearl Falconer. Paper covers. PT 2. A book of problems and puzzles. Small neat name on bottom corner of front cover. Otherwise very good.

London: Flettgate Publications. Soft Covers. Blue paper covers 96pp. SUggested walks together with instructions and maps. No date but 'Guide to Income Tax' advertised on inside front cover is for the years 1926-1927.Externally a little browned in places; a couple of central hinges cracked but still tight. Good copy. Size: 6 x 4.5 Inches

Petersfield, Hampshire: Tiger Toys Limited. Good+. Number 1 in the Tiger Tale Jigsaw Series. A 12 piece wooden jigsaw featuring nursery rhymes. A charming, clean, intact jigsaw puzzle in red and green, enclosed in brightly-coloured card covers, with illustrated nursery rhyme to inside front cover. Very slightly worn at edges, otherwise very good.

London: Rubin & Son, 1983. Paper Cover. Good+. Laminated paper covers, 7 x 9 inches. 288 pp, includes index. Numerous colour photographs throughout. Slightly bent, but tight, bright and complete.