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THE IMPROBABLE CAT
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
Stock no. 1329048
Published by Puffin Books; The Penguin Group. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Red boards, gilt title to spine and gilt decoration of cat before a fire to front. B/w illustrations. 107+ pages. 'Something happens in this story which I can't account for. Something crazy - impossible - horrific'... ISBN: 0670912891. Slight damp stains to top edge of rear cover. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, faded to spine and grubby to rear panel.

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MY BROTHER'S GHOST
Written by Allan Ahlberg.
Stock no. 1329047
Published by Viking; The Penguin Group. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A touching tale of loss, love and endurance. Small format. Green boards with gilt titles and illustration to front. 87 pages. Red endpapers. ISBN: 067088779X. Minimal foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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THE BABY'S CATALOGUE
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
Stock no. 1328768
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1982. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The lives of five families through the course of a day - and a night - showing a vast array of baby paraphernalia. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bold, easy to read text. ISBN: 0722657773. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with very slight loss to top of spine.

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IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
Stock no. 1328639
Published by Viking. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A tale full of action and absurdity, pirates, parrots and chocolate cake... Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0670846201. Base of spine very slightly bumped.

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BYE BYE BABY
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
Stock no. 1325059
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A sad story with a happy ending. Square format, glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures with easy to read text. ISBN: 0434925268. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some fingermarks to page margins. Dustwrapper is lightly browned and edge creased.

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STARTING SCHOOL
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
Stock no. 2135571
Published by Viking Kestrel. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

White glazed pictorial boards. Charming colour pictures. Easy to read text telling children what to expect when they start school. ISBN: 0670816884. A few grubby marks to endpapers. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few nicks; browned to top of panels.

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THE CLOTHES HORSE AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
Stock no. 2124375
Published by Viking Kestrel. 1ST 1987. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Stories for young and old. Glazed pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations throughout. 31 pages. ISBN: 0670812676. Some bumping along cover edges. Foxing to outer page edges and a few page margins. Wrapper is edge-creased and has large tear to base of spine, which has been repaired to verso with sticky tape.

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THE BEAR NOBODY WANTED
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg.
Stock no. 1507579
Published by Viking. 1st 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The author's own version of a story he loved as a child. Brown cloth, black titles. Brown endpapers. B/w illustrations. 142 pages. ISBN: 0670839825. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Tiny black spot to front cover. Small amount of erased writing to half-title page. Just an odd fox spot. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of small marks.

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THE LITTLE CAT BABY
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Fritz Wegner.
Stock no. 1507244
Published by Puffin. 1st 2003. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0670912867. Dustwrapper is very slightly grubby on rear panel.

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THE ADVENTURES OF BERT
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 2121239
Published by Viking. 1st 2001. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0670893293. Wrapper is browned to spine with some edge-creasing.

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A PAIR OF SINNERS
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 446618
Published by Granada. 1st 1980. Fine condition.

Full title on title-page of book: 'The history of A Pair of Sinners forgetting not their Ma who was one also'. Cream pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations to verse throughout. ISBN: 0246113251.

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FRIENDLY MATCHES
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Fritz Wegner.
Stock no. 737796
Published by Viking. 1st 2001. Fine condition.

A book of poems about school football matches. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations to text. ISBN: 0670889938. Tiny nick to side of spine else a fine copy.

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