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First published 1999 in two separate volumes as

Meet Just William: William’s Birthday and Other Stories and

Meet Just William: William and the Hidden Treasure and Other Stories

by Macmillan Children’s Books

This combined edition published 2017 by Macmillan Children’s Books

This electronic edition published 2017 by Macmillan Children’s Books

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ISBN 978-1-5098-4446-3

Original texts of the stories copyright © Edward Ashbee and Catherine Massey

Adaptations from the original texts copyright © Martin Jarvis 1986–98

Illustrations copyright © Tony Ross 1999

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