ANIMAL STORY
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VISITING MR. ANT
Written by Nicolas Bebbington.
Illustrated by Rosalind M. Turvey.
Stock no. 1326272
Published by Blandford Press Ltd..
1st
1947.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
A story for children. Delightful & instructive look at the life of the ant. Green cloth with black title and vignette to front. 69 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Dustwrapper is grubby, worn and torn with loss and tape repairs on verso.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- ANTS
- INSECT
THE TENEMENT TREE
Written by Kate Seredy.
Illustrated by Kate Seredy.
Stock no. 1326270
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd..
1st
1960.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Green boards, white title to spine and vignette to front cover. 96 pages. Superb b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Some light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with minimal loss. Wrapper slightly grubby and lightly foxed on verso.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
THE LION AND THE RAT
Written by Jean De La Fontaine; Brian Wildsmith.
Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith.
Stock no. 1826903
Published by Oxford University Press.
1970.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A Fable retold by Wildsmith for younger children. Large format 11.25 x 8.5". Pictorial boards. Striking colour pictures. Reprint. Boards rubbed at edges. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few minor marks to prelims else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is covered with laminate by the publisher which has a small tear to lower front vertical edge and is creased across the top horizontal edge.
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- CHILDRENS
- FABLES
- ANIMAL STORY
- LIONS
- RATS
BATS AT THE LIBRARY
Written by Brian Lies.
Illustrated by Brian Lies.
Stock no. 1826899
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company Boston.
Circa
2008.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Bored with another normal, inky evening, bats discover an open library window and fly in to enjoy the photocopier, water fountain, and especially the books and stories found there. Join the free-for-all fun at the public library with these book-loving bats! Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations throughout with minimal text in rhyme. ISBN: 9780618999231. 2nd printing. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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- CHILDRENS
- BATS
- ANIMAL STORY
- PICTURE BOOK
- RHYME
CHESTER CRICKET'S NEW HOME
Written by George Selden.
Illustrated by Garth Williams.
Stock no. 1326218
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd..
1st
1983.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
After Chester's home is crushed, by two overweight picnickers, his friends try to find him a new one. Blue cloth covers with silver titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 144 pages. ISBN: 0460061488. Some slight spotting to cover edges and page margins. Textblock lightly foxed. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
THE MOUSE WITH THE DAISY HAT
Written by Ruth Hurlimann.
Illustrated by Ruth Hurlimann.
Stock no. 1826822
Published by Longman Young Books.
1st
1971.
Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.
Miss Selina Town Mouse was very proud of her new daisy hat and took it for a trip into the country... Matt pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0582151473. Boards lightly browned and rubbed at corners. Light browning to contents, some fingering creases, one double page spread has a small piece of surface paper damage to gutter. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily edge-worn, creased, split to spine which is repaired to verso, a few small edge-tears, a few foxspots and lightly browned & grubby.
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- CHILDRENS
- MICE
- ANIMAL STORY
PRINCE FOAMYTAIL: OR PROFESSOR TOVEY'S INVENTION
Written by James Kenward.
Stock no. 1826784
Published by Comyns (Publishers) Ltd..
1st
1946.
Almost very good condition.
A story about rabbits. Yellow paper boards. B/w illustrations. Boards grubby, surface paper loss to top front board with the removal of a label. Backstrip is worn and torn. Contents browned and a few marks. One hinge pulled wide but still tight.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- RABBITS (CHILDRENS)
THE ADVENTURES OF TINKER THE HOLE-EATING DUCK
Written by Patrick Woodroffe.
Illustrated by Patrick Woodroffe.
Stock no. 1826672
Published by Dragon's World.
1st
1976.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Anyone can make a hole, Tinker did something very different... he ate them! Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0905895444. Boards slightly grubby, ligth rubbing to top & tail of spine, slight fading. Belongs to box is clean. Title page lightly creased else contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- DUCKS (CHILDRENS)
CREATURES THAT WALK
Written by June Morton.
Illustrated by Winifred Vaizey.
Stock no. 1325818
Published by A. & C. Black.
1st
1928.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Peeps at Nature for Little Folk. Pale brown covers with dark green titles and vignette. Colour frontis and illustrations throughout. 48 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, minimal loss to spine and corners, and foxed on verso.
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- ANIMAL STORY
CHUCKLES
Written by Jessie Pope.
Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy.
Stock no. 1826484
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd..
Circa
1926.
Almost very good condition.
Pictorial front cover showing kitten and puppy. Blue cloth spine. Colour plates and two-tone illustrations throughout. Minimal text in verse below pictures. Board edges rubbed and worn. Boards grubby. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. A few margin marks. All plates present. Musty odour present.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
FLAP YOUR WINGS
Written by P.D. Eastman.
Illustrated by P.D. Eastman.
Stock no. 1826362
Published by Collins.
1972.
Very good condition.
A Collins Early Bird Book. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0001381571. Rear board lightly faded. Green pen mark to last printed page else contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- EARLY READERS
- ANIMAL STORY
- ALLIGATORS
ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) KEEPS A DOG
Written by Kathleen Hale.
Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1325735
Published by Country Life.
1st
1949.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Large format, purple pictorial boards, cloth spine. Delightful lithographed colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Stitching pulled causing contents to be slightly loose. Heavy foxing to endpapers, some slight foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with some slight loss.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- DOGS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
- LITHOGRAPHS