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"Uncle Mac's Children's Hour Story Book" Edited By Derek McCulloch - Various...

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"Uncle Mac's Children's Hour Story Book" Edited By Derek McCulloch - Various...

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"The Wonder Book For Children" Various authors and artists (published by...

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"The Franchise Affair" By Josephine Tey, Cover Illustration By Romek Marber...

Romek Marber (b.1925, Poland) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romek_Marber

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"Crooked House" By Agatha Christie (unknown cover artist) - (First published...

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"After The Funeral" By Agatha Christie (unknown cover artist) - (First...

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"Taken At The Flood" By Agatha Christie (unknown cover artist) - (First...

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"The Sumner Intrigue" By Frank Swinnerton (Cover artist unknown) - (Published...

Frank Arthur Swinnerton (English author, born 1884-1982). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Arthur_Swinnerton

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"Stuart In Tibet" By Neil Buckley, Cover and Illustrations By Edward Osmond...

Powerful and dynamic illustrations by British artist Edward Osmond (1900-1981). I was really excited to find this book among hundreds of other dusty and musty books in a local second-hand shop - and...

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"Stuart In Tibet" By Neil Buckley, Cover and Illustrations By Edward Osmond...

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"Five Dolls In A House" By Helen Clare, Illustrated By Cecil Leslie (First...

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"Five Dolls In A House" By Helen Clare, Illustrated By Cecil Leslie (First...

Only a very brief biography is available on this British artist - Cecil Leslie (1900-1980) - even though she had many fine art exhibitions in the twenties and thirties as well as illustrating many...

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"The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary Of Universal Knowledge By Writers...

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"Noddy And His Car" By Enid Blyton, Illustrations By Harmsen van der Beek...

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"Noddy And His Car" By Enid Blyton, Illustrations By Harmsen van der Beek...

Harmsen van der Beek (1897-1953) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmsen_van_der_Beek

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"Noddy And His Car" By Enid Blyton, Illustrations By Harmsen van der Beek...

 The original Noddy pictures by Dutch illustrator Harmsen van der Beek (1897 - 1953) - this was the third in the series. Many illustrators and animators worked on the Noddy books for decades after...

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"Patsy From The Wilds" By May Wynne, Illustrated By Gordon Browne (Published...

Gordon Frederick Browne (1858 - 1932), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Browne

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"Patsy From The Wilds" By May Wynne, Illustrated By Gordon Browne (Published...

This is a genuine 1930's adventure novel - very bulky too, but only because the pages are so thick! Beautifully drawn, delicate illustrations by British illustrator Gordon Browne (1858 - 1932). Love...

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"Andersen's Fairy Tales" Hans Christian Andersen, Illustrations By Helen...

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"Andersen's Fairy Tales" Hans Christian Andersen, Illustrations By Helen...

The striking illustrations by British artist Helen Stratton (1867-1961). Was very lucky to have found this book recently, even though it's in tatters and barely holding together. A short biography on...

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A late Happy New Tear (drawing by Harris)

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"How To Live 100 Years" - Artist unknown (published by J. Robinson & Sons,...

Great cover and a great title! Couldn't resist buying this the other day. Published by a firm of herbalists a very long time ago, it claims cure for every illness there is (using natural herbs). Well,...

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