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THE OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A VINEGAR BOTTLE
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Mairi Hedderwick.
Stock no. 1826827
Published by Macmillan London Limited. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An old folk tale with many different names and different versions, the tale fo the old woman, the grateful fish, and the end reward of greediness. Pictorial glazed boards, colour illustrations. ISBN: 0333131088. A few minor marks to boards. Name in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned and front endpapers a little grubby (minor). Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, a little grubby, creased, worn at top of spine and strengthened to verso with clear tape.

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THE GREENGAGE SUMMER
Written by Rumer Godden; Jane Asher. Illustrated by Aafke Brouwer.
Stock no. 1824727
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Green cloth with attractive greengage decoration. B/w illustrations. Introduction by Jane Asher. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE MOUSEWIFE
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by William Pene Du Bois.
Stock no. 1403797
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red vignette of mouse and title to front. Superb b/w text illustrations throughout. 37 numbered pages. 9 x 6.5". A little bumping to spine and corners. Slight fading to bottom of boards. Light foxing to top of boards. Front board is a little bowed. Foxing to endpapers and page edges otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edgeworn and creased. Spine is browned. Panels are foxed. Verso of wrapper is browned. Small ink stamp to front panel.

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THE MOUSEWIFE
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by William Pene Du Bois.
Stock no. 1313728
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red vignette of mouse and title to front. Superb b/w text illustrations throughout. 37 numbered pages. 9 x 6.5". Ink school stamps to pastedowns and to title-page. Endpapers lightly browned. Light musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (with new price printed above), is slightly edge rubbed with small chip to top of spine.

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THE VALIANT CHATTI-MAKER
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Jeroo Roy.
Stock no. 715411
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Pale yellow boards with black title to spine. Based on an old Indian folk-tale. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0333352424. Spine slightly bumped. A nice bright copy.

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