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MASTER BUNNY THE BAKER'S BOY
Written by Molly Brett. Illustrated by Molly Brett.
Stock no. 2121135
Published by Brockhampton Press. Almost very good condition.

A small oblong format Strip Book. Cardwraps. Blue and green pictorial front cover with price 1/-. Red linen spine. Red and black illustrations throughout. A few marks to covers. Heavy wear to top corner of front cover. Creasing. Dark mark to bottom edge of rear cover and to a few pages at rear of book.

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CRAZY CHARLIE
Written by Ruth Brown. Illustrated by Ruth Brown.
Stock no. 1208407
Published by Andersen Press. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Everyone was terrified of Crazy Charlie the crocodile. He had the most enormous teeth and he ate everything that he saw. But one day something terrible started to happen to Crazy Charlie - his beautiful teeth began to fall out... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0905478517. A few faint marks to covers. Spine very slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Contents clean. A very good copy of this scarce book.

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INSPECTOR MOUSE
Written by Bernard Stone. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1315724
Published by Andersen Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0905478843. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Child's name in pencil to front free-endpaper.

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JUNK, THE PUPPY
Written by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett. Illustrated by Vernon Stokes; Cynthia Harnett.
Stock no. 1315705
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1937. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial paperboards showing puppy in dog kennel. B/w illustrations of cute little pup. Spine bumped, faint pink title written to spine. Covers slightly grubby and corners worn. Tiny patch of surface paper damage to rear cover. Some light foxing and some grubby fingermarks to page margins. Erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper.

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THE THREE BAD BANTAMS
Written by Kathleen Mv. Harke. Illustrated by Kathleen M.V. Harke.
Stock no. 2120398
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Beige cloth spine, cream pictorial boards. Decorated endpapers. 39 pages. Full-page colour illustrations throughout. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A bit of scuffing and some marks to covers. Inscription to front pastedown. Page browning and a few margin marks, but illustrations are lovely and bright!

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THE COCK, THE MOUSE AND THE LITTLE RED HEN
Written by Felicite Lefevre. Illustrated by Tony Sarg.
Stock no. 1405019
Published by E. Grant Richards. 1st 1907. Good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with red titles to front board and black titles to spine. 24 colour illustrations. 103 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine a little faded and browned. White marks to rear board. Boards are grubby. Front joint badly cracked showing webbing beneath. Rear joint and several hinges cracked making the binding a little loose. Bottom of most pages detached. Pencil scribble to front endpaper and a couple of blank pages. 'The End' and some pencil lines to last text page. A few small edge tears. Grubby marks and some foxing to contents.

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THE PODGY-PUPPY
Written by Clara G. Dennis. Illustrated by Alan Wright; Anne Anderson.
Stock no. 1405017
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. circa 1930. Almost very good condition.

A story for children. Small format. Cream pictorial paper boards show podgy-puppy sitting in the middle of an almost empty dinner plate! Red pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations and colour plates. Printed on one side of the page only - one page of text facing one colour plate. Spine bumped, worn and browned. Corners bumped and rubbed. Front board browned and a little scratched and rubbed. Rear board has a line of browning and is also grubby. Line browning to endpapers. Couple of hinges are cracked. Some foxing and grubby marks. One plate has brown mark at bottom margin which also affects the bottom of the plate.

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ZOO SAINTS AND SINNERS
Written by L.G. Mainland. Illustrated by L.R. Brightwell.
Stock no. 1315575
Published by Partridge. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Colour frontis. B/w plates and illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Fore-edge of front cover slightly dented. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some light foxing and fingering, a few of the rear pages are very lightly creased.

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PICKLES
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1315489
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Telling the story of Pickles the puppy who is always getting into a pickle! Large format. Brick red cloth spine, with gilt title. Green cloth covers with orange and gilt titles. 24 delightful colour plates. Recased in original covers, joints professionally repaired and rear free-endpaper backed as some loss to edges. Some pages and plates slightly worn to edges where they were loose before repairs. Some creases to pages. Light browning mainly to margins of text pages, plates bright and clean. Inscription in ink and small newspaper clipping (about Peter the lost Budgerigar!) fixed with white tape to verso of front-endpaper. Musty odour to contents. Still a decent copy of a scarce title, now in sound binding.

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MARY'S MENAGERIE
Written by Arthur Layard. Illustrated by Arthur Layard.
Stock no. 1315484
Published by Hurst & Blackett Ltd.. Good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. White pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 44 pages. Mary had a Little Lamb... a Little Bear... a Little Crab... etc told in Rhyme. Spine bumped and slightly frayed at top and tail. Covers edge worn and slightly grubby. New Endpapers. Foxing to contents and a few fingermarks at margins.

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THE STORY OF PADDY PORKIE
Written by H.G.C. Marsh Lambert. Illustrated by H.G.C. Marsh Lambert.
Stock no. 1315468
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1947. Very good condition.

Small format. Blue pictorial boards with white spine. B/w illustrated endpapers. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 37 pages. Spine slightly bumped and worn. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Name, address and date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and a few small fingermarks at page margins else contents clean. A nice copy of a scarce little book.

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THE STRONG-TAIL
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 1404889
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1920. Almost very good condition.

How he jumped onto the moon. Part of the Rummy Tales series. Small format, 4.5 x 3.25". Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and two tone illustrations. Covers a little grubby. Contents detached from covers. Staples rusty. Pale red marks to inside of rear cover. Contents otherwise clean.

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