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THE FAIRY DOLL
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Adrienne Adams.
Stock no. 1329070
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1956. Almost very good condition.

Nobody knew where she came from, but for as long as the children could remember, the fairy doll had been at the top of the Christmas tree. Grey cloth, red title to spine and butterfly vignette to front cover. Pink pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations to text. Spine and corners bumped. Spine browned and foxed. Brown spot to front cover. Light damp staining to lower cover edges. Name in ink to front free-endpaper (also white typing fluid mark). Light foxing and fingering else contents clean.

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THE FAIRY DOLL
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Gary Blythe.
Stock no. 1329067
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

First published in 1956, a delightful story for little girls. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780330442268. Remains of a small label to rear panel of wrapper, wrapper spine is very slightly faded.

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THE DOLLS' HOUSE
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Christian Birmingham.
Stock no. 1329065
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The timeless story (first published in 1946) about the secret life of a doll family. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 152 pages. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0333766792. Minimal bumping to spine. Heavy foxing to textbloack affecting some page margins. Minimal rubbing to corners of wrapper.

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MOOLTIKI AND OTHER STORIES AND POEMS OF INDIA
Written by Rumer Godden.
Stock no. 1329064
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Poignant stories bring to life the real India. Bright red cloth, gilt title to spine. 135 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is browned to spine and slightly worn at top edges.

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FU-DOG
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Valerie Littlewood.
Stock no. 1328658
Published by Julia MacRae Books. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format, glazed pictorial boards. Blue endpapers. Full-page colour illustrations. Fu-Dog is a small ornamental Chinese dog made of satin and fur. ISBN: 0862033683. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Minimal foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is very slightly browned to spine and edges and is slightly rubbed at top of spine.

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THE DRAGON OF OG
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Stock no. 1328619
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Green endpapers with white dragon vignettes. Colour and b/w illustrations. A witty, exciting and poetic story based on an old legend of the Scottish Lowlands. ISBN: 0333317319. Minimal bumping to spine. Some foxing to top edge of textblock. Tiny crease to lower edge of front panel of wrapper.

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CANDY FLOSS
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Adrienne Adams.
Stock no. 1328617
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Candy Floss was a special little doll who brought luck to the little boy who owned her. Blue boards, red titles and vignette to front. Charming colour and b/w illustrations. 63 numbered pages. Spine very slightly bumped. Some white typing fluid to front free-endpaper and patch of pencil scribble to top corner of same page. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn and is a little grubby to rear panel, small tear to top of spine.

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MOUSE HOUSE
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Adrienne Adams.
Stock no. 1328615
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A delightful companion to "The Mousewife". Orange boards, red titles and vignette. Pictorial endpapers. Colour text illustrations throughout. Cover edges lightly rubbed, spine slightly bumped. Light foxing and some grubby fingering to contents. Erased pencil name(?) to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn and is grubby with a biro mark to the title on front panel. Wrapper is foxed on verso.

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THE MOUSEWIFE
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Heidi Holder.
Stock no. 1328614
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st thus 1983. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A story of rare devotion and sacrifice. Purple cloth spine with silver title and decoration, light brown boards. Charming b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0333344847. A few light spots to covers. Some very light foxing to textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby and edge rubbed, old price sticker to front flap and light stain to top edge of front panel.

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ST. JEROME AND THE LION
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Jean Primrose.
Stock no. 1328612
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The legend of gentle St. Jerome who healed the injured paw of a lion. Written in poetry form. Cream boards. Red and black illustrations. Covers slightly grubby, spine slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small foxspots to textblock. Some grubby marks to preliminary pages. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and lightly browned to spine.

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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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