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ENID BLYTON'S FIFTH BRER RABBIT BOOK
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Grace Lodge.
Stock no. 1315896
Published by Latimer House. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Blue boards, black titles and vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Spine very slightly bumped. Fading to spine and to front cover edges. A few light fingermarks to page margins and a couple of page corners creased. Dustwrapper has large vertical tears across both panels and has been repaired with 'magic tape' (on front), there is a small piece of loss to lower edge of front panel. The wrapper has been neatly mounted onto stiff paper. A scarce Blyton in decent condition.

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THE TALE OF TOMBO
Written by Ada Harrison. Illustrated by Robert Austin.
Stock no. 1405583
Published by J. Fairston. Slightly better than good condition.

Number One of the Tally-Ho Books. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Tombo is a monkey. 47 pages. 7" x 4.5". Spine and corners grubby. Covers creased and grubby. Closed tear to the top of one page. Some grubby marks.

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THE TALE OF JOHNNY TOWN-MOUSE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2121591
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Fair condition.

Pictorial onlay to covers; white titles. 84 numbered pages. Colour illustrations. Split nearly all way down front side of spine; so webbing etc. underneath can be seen. Marks and wear to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks. A reading copy. No date or printer's code, quite an early reprint.

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A BABY SISTER FOR FRANCES
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Lillian Hoban.
Stock no. 2121584
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1965. Almost very good condition.

Card wraps. Colour illustrations. Frances the appealing little badger who is the heroine of 'Bedtime for Frances', has now acquired a baby sister! ISBN: 0571092284. Book has been covered with clear adhesive film. Some uneven browning; a few grubby marks. Creasing to corners. A few marks to outer page edges.

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IT'S QUACKING TIME!
Written by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Jill Barton.
Stock no. 1315860
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A story that will be enjoyed by any family expecting a new arrival! Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1844280098. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little grubby at edges and slightly faded to spine.

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RAY COON TO THE RESCUE
Written by Nancy Byrd Turner. Illustrated by Keith Ward.
Stock no. 1315828
Published by Rand McNally & Company. 1938. Very good condition.

Square format. Red pictorial boards. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, cover edges rubbed. Light scuffing to covers. Foxing to contents and some light page browning.

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LITTLE BROWN BRUNO
Written by Alice E. Radford. Illustrated by Clayton Rawson.
Stock no. 1315827
Published by Rand McNally & Co.. 1938. Very good condition.

Square format. Blue pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Bruno is a little brown bear. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Light scuffing and foxing to covers. Light foxing to contents.

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ANIMALS' BAND
No author listed. Illustrated by Tanko.
Stock no. 1315826
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. circa 1964. Very good condition.

A shaped board book which opens out completely and has colour illustrations to each leaf with text below. Slight rubbing to page edges. Generally a nice, clean copy.

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THE ADVENTURES OF BILLY BUNNY
Written by Anthony Cowdery. Illustrated by Anthony Cowdery.
Stock no. 1315825
Published by Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd.. circa 1945. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. 112 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Minimal fading to base of spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Light foxing else contents clean. Wrapper is worn with slight loss at spine and corners and a bit grubby to rear panel.

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THE WISE GRASSHOPPER
Written by Constance Barnes.
Stock no. 1505959
Published by Art & Educational Publishers Limited. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Whilst missing her spaniel who has disappeared in the garden, Jane is astonished to find fairies. Through them, she meets the Wise Grasshopper who helps her to learn how fairies and human kindness work together to solve many human problems. Blue cloth spine. Blue pictorial paper boards. Full page colour illustrations plus b/w text illustrations. 38 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Light crease to front cover. Some light browning and foxing to covers. Sunday School present label to front endpaper with address in ink below. Two margin tears to bottom edge of page 13/14. One hinge starting to crack at top. Just an odd fox spot to contents.

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THE MERRY FOLK OF FLOWERDALE
Written by Dorothy Richards. Illustrated by Elsie Thomas.
Stock no. 1315786
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A collection of 10 short stories of the lovable animal characters who live at Flowerdale. Yellow boards, blue title to spine. 135 numbered pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Decorated endpapers. Spine slightly buped, some grubby marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Loss to margin of page 63/4. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some slight loss, slightly grubby and lightly foxed on verso.

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LE ROI BABAR
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 2121223
Published by Editions Du Jardin Des Modes. Circa 1933. Almost very good condition.

'Babar the King' in French language. Yellow pictorial boards, black cloth spine. 48 pages. Colour illustrations. 2" splits to top and tail of spine at both sides. This has led to some fraying and chipping of cloth. Grubby marks and some scuffing to covers. Binding is still nice and tight. Some foxing and a few grubby page margin marks. Illustrations are still lovely and bright.

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