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Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Pages slightly tanned, with some intermittent foxing.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Grey paper-covered boards.
Black cloth spine.
31 pages.
"Wooden Walls to Super-Dreadnoughts".
Covers worn at edges and a little scuffed.
Binding loose where stitching has pulled.
Pages slightly tanned.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Grey paper-covered boards.
Black lettering on covers.
Picture onlay to front cover.
"The Story of the Sure Shield in Peace and War".
Covers heavily worn.
Spine strip missing.
Lengthy school prize dedication on front endpaper, plus several names.
Contents generally good.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Illustrated account of children's railway journey to the seaside.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Contents generally good, but some fingermarking and smudging.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Brown cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on spine.
Maroon decoration on covers.
Railway themed cartoons from Punch magazine.
Dustwrapper heavily worn, with some loss at spine, and several repairs.
Book itself close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on spine.
Maroon decoration on covers.
Railway themed cartoons from Punch magazine.
Dustwrapper intact, but rather worn and chipped.
Book itself VG.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Light brown cloth-covered boards.
Maroon lettering on spine.
Maroon decoration on covers.
Railway themed cartoons from Punch magazine.
Light wear to covers.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Red cloth-covered boards.
Dark blue lettering on spine.
Dark blue decoration on covers.
Railway themed cartoons from Punch magazine.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Name crossed-out on front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Dark blue embossed cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
Top edge gilt.
Dustwrapper intact, but edgeworn and soiled.
Book itself VG.
Minor wear to edges of covers.
Contents faintly tanned, but clean.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper intact, but heavily worn and soiled, with a number of chips and holes.
Book itself good.
Light wear to edges of covers.
Foxing to fore edge and prelims, and intermittenly to contents.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Blue cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Black decoration on covers.
Dustwrapper intact, but soiled and edgeworn.
Book itself close to VG.
Light wear to edges and corners of boards.
Contents clean and unmarked.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
132 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Pages faintly tanned.
All plates present.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Grey cloth-covered boards.
Red lettering on covers.
Red decoration on covers.
112 pages.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Name on front pastedown and on reverse of front endpaper.
Pages faintly tanned.
All plates present.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Red pictorial glazed boards.
Cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Spine faded.
Scuff through front endpaper, where name clumsily erased from Belongs To box.
Contents generally good, but a little finger-marked at edges.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Red cloth spine.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to covers.
Corners bumped.
Spine faded.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Pictorial laminated boards.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Colouring page neatly completed.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Dark brown cloth-covered boards.
Gilt lettering on spine.
Gilt decoration on covers.
82 pages.
Light wear and a little scuffing to covers.
Name in corner of front endpaper.
Very Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Pictorial glazed boards.
Covers worn at edges.
Spine strip missing.
Contents close to VG.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Pictorial paper-covered boards.
Red cloth spine.
78 pages.
"Retold for younger readers".
Light wear to edges of covers.
Contents VG.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Green pictorial glazed boards.
Red cloth spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Contents generally good, but some scribble on back endpaper.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Quarto.
Blue cloth-covered boards.
Blue cloth spine.
Gilt lettering on covers.
Gilt decoration on covers.
192 pages.
Pictorial endpapers.
Light wear to covers, and a little soiling.
Corners bumped.
Spine edges rubbed.
Gift dedication inside front cover.
Good condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Green blind-embossed cloth-covered boards.
Black lettering on spine.
Covers scuffed and stained.
Pages tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Edited by Capt. E. Vredenburg.
Quarto.
Orange cloth-covered boards.
Gold lettering on covers.
Covers worn at edges, and a little scuffed, with one or two marks.
Neat gift dedication on front endpaper.
Most of the line drawn illustrations have been neatly coloured-in in watercolour paint.
Pages slightly tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Blue cloth-covered boards.
White lettering on covers.
15cm x 21cm.
374 pages.
Covers worn and scuffed.
Corners and edges bumped.
Upper 5cm of front edge of spine strip split and re-glued.
A number of the line-drawn illustrations have been neatly coloured-in.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)

Red cloth-covered boards.
Silver lettering on spine.
Covers worn at edges.
Corners bumped.
Back edge of spine strip split, and repaired with clear tape.
Contents good, but lightly tanned.
Reading condition

(Search score: high, Confidence: high)