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SUMMER STORY
Written by Jill Barklem. Illustrated by Jill Barklem.
Stock no. 1328270
Published by Collins. 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One of the Brambly Hedge series. White glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures. Dusty Dogwood and Poppy Eyebright decide on a very unusual setting for their wedding ceremony! ISBN: 0001839233. Second impression, same year as first impression. Minimal bumping to spine and corners.

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1328252
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, with black title label and gilt title to spine. 12 Colour plates. Green pictorial endpapers. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0416532608. Spine and corners bumped, a few tiny dents to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and faded to spine.

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DICKY DUCK & WONDERFUL WALTER
Written by Lynda Rountree; Christine E. Bradley. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 1328233
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Good condition.

Colourful pictorial boards and spine showing Dicky Duck and Walter Rabbit. B/w pictorial endpapers. Full colour frontis, red and green plates plus numerous b/w illustrations. Stories by Lynda Rountree, verses by Christine Bradley. A chunky book 1.75" thick. Covers are edge worn (and touched up with matching orange pen), scuffing/slight scratching to covers. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Joints have been reinforced with white paper. Page browning to endpapers, foxing to contents. Some grubby fingermarks and some loss to page margins. Dot-to-dot has been completed then the pencil has been erased. Unfortunately the frontis is MISSING from this copy, the other plates are still present but the edges are slightly worn. A nice copy of a very scarce book.

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THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE: THE ANIMATED STORY
Written by Charlie Mackesy. Illustrated by Charlie Mackesy.
Stock no. 1328227
Published by Ebury Press. 1st 2022. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Contents use printed 'handwritten' text. Colour illustrations throughout from the animation. ISBN: 9781529197686. Minimal rubbing to corners and some very light scratch marks to rear cover.

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UNCLE REMUS STORIES
Written by Joel Chandler Harris; Jane Shaw. Illustrated by William Backhouse.
Stock no. 1328197
Published by Collins. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format, cream boards with red title and vignette. Delightful colour illustrations. Retold by Jane Shaw. 13 stories. 61 pages. Spine bumped. Child's name and age in belongs to box. Foxing and a light musty smell else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge creased and lightly foxed on verso.

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THE BRAMBLY HEDGE POP-UP BOOK
Written by Jill Barklem. Illustrated by Jill Barklem; Damian Johnston.
Stock no. 1328196
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st thus 2022. Nearly fine condition.

Reminisce all your favourite seasonal moments from mthe hedgerow in this beautiful pop-up book. First published in 1993, this edition 2022. Large format. Blue pictorial boards. 6 glorious 3D scenes by Johnston plus other colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780008547110. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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THE WORLD OF PETER RABBIT THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL TALES 1-23
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1328191
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 2002. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A beautiful boxset of the Peter Rabbit books. Each small volume has blue boards with colour illustration to front. Colour illustrations throughout. The text has been reset and the illustrations reproduced. ISBN: 9780723275923. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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SIMPLE READING STEPS: THE TALE OF A CHICK
Written by Mary W. McClure. Illustrated by Nina K. Brisley.
Stock no. 1328065
Published by The Grant Educational Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Step No 16. Blue pictorial paper-wraps. Easy to read text, delightful colour pictures. Covers edge worn. Staples rusty. Foxing to page edges.

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SIMPLE READING STEPS: THE BOY WHO COULD NOT SING
Written by Mary W. McClure. Illustrated by Margaret L. Yardley.
Stock no. 1328060
Published by The Grant Educational Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Step 22; Reading primer. Blue pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 12 pages. Rubbing to spine with split at base. Foxing to page edges.

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SIMPLE READING STEPS: MICK'S MISTAKE
Written by Mary W. McClure. Illustrated by Margaret L. Yardley.
Stock no. 1328059
Published by The Grant Educational Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Step 24; reading primer. Mick is a mouse. Blue cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 12 pages. Slight rubbing to covers. Foxing to page edges.

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QUEENIE THE BRONCO
Written by Harper Cory. Illustrated by W.N. Parker.
Stock no. 1328050
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1935. Very good condition.

Wild Life Ways series, supplementary readers for the Junior School. Green cloth covered cardwraps. 80 pages. B/w text illustrations. Foxing else contents clean.

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QUEENIE THE BRONCO
Written by Harper Cory. Illustrated by W.N. Parker.
Stock no. 1328048
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1935. Very good condition.

Wild Life Ways series, supplementary readers for the Junior School. Green cloth covered cardwraps. 80 pages. B/w text illustrations. Foxing else contents clean.

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