ANIMAL STORY
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THE TALE OF PIGLING BLAND
Written by Beatrix Potter.
Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1506620
Published by Frederick Warne & Co..
1st
1913.
Good condition.
Green boards, burgundy titles and pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 93 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Spine browned/faded. Covers slightly grubby with small mark to bottom edge of front cover. Prelims have been re-inserted incorrectly, order now is frontis, front endpaper, half-title, title page. Yellowed tape residue down full length of front joint. A couple of hinges starting to crack but binding is firm. Label with ink inscription to verso of frontis. Some light fingering and foxing to contents but generally they are clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- BEATRIX POTTER
- PIGS (CHILDRENS)
- ANIMAL STORY
THE MISCHIEVOUS PUPPY
Written by Leslie Martin.
Illustrated by Ethel L. Tanner.
Stock no. 1506417
Published by Gale & Polden, Ltd..
Slightly better than good condition.
Large format 11 x 8.5", pictorial paper boards, green cloth spine. 6 colour plates plus numerous brown and white drawings. Text in brown ink. A tale told from the puppy's perspective. A mischievous puppy gets in to all sorts of trouble! Spine bumped and worn. Corners worn, and outside edge of rear cover very worn and bumped. Some loss of paper cover from rear board, approx. 2 x 0.5", creasing alongside. Scratches to onlay. Covers a bit grubby. Ink inscription to front pastedown. Diagram of door drawn in pencil to verso of frontis. Foxing throughout plus an odd mark.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- DOGS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
- DOGS - TERRIERS
THE ADVENTURES OF SCAMP
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw.
Stock no. 1608824
Published by Werner Laurie.
1st thus
1951.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Yellow cloth. Originally issued under the pen name of Mary Pollock. Inscription to front endpaper. Top edges dusty. A little foxing. Wrapper is foxed and browned.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- DOGS
- ENID BLYTON
ENID BLYTON'S HOLIDAY ANIMAL STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 2122087
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.; The Richards Press Ltd..
1st
1967.
Very good condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations to text. 63 pages. Slight rubbing to spine and light creasing to covers. One page has crease to corner. Light browning else contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- ENID BLYTON
MORE ANT AND BEE
Written by Angela Banner.
Illustrated by Bryan Ward.
Stock no. 2122048
Published by Franklin Watts.
pre
1957.
Very good condition.
American edition. Book 2 - Another Alphabetical Story for Tiny Tots. Very small oblong format. Green pictorial boards. Easy to read text and lovely colour illustrations. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few light scuff marks to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Odd margin mark. Closed margin tear to page 63.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ABC
- ANIMAL STORY
- ANTS
- BEES
THE ADVENTURES OF SCAMP
Written by Enid Blyton.
Illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw.
Stock no. 1506337
Published by Werner Laurie.
1st thus
1951.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Scamp is a delightful little terrier dog. B/w illustrations. Cream boards with dark blue titles. 94 pages. Originally written under the pen name of Mary Pollock. Light bumping to corners. A little darkening to some cover edges. Presentation plate to front endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn with a few chips and tears. Larger tear down rear edge of spine into rear panel. Very little loss. Wrapper is heavily foxed on both sides.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- DOGS
- ANIMAL STORY
- DOGS - TERRIERS
- DOGS (CHILDRENS)
- ENID BLYTON
ERNEST THE ELEPHANT
Written by Barbara Catford.
Illustrated by Nancy Catford.
Stock no. 1506316
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd..
1st
1935.
Slightly better than good condition.
Small format 6 x 5". Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. 69 pages. Wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Splits to top of spine with 1/4" loss of backstrip. Covers slightly grubby and spine browned. One hinge cracked. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Light browning and foxing to endpapers. Contents very good.
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- CHILDRENS
- ELEPHANT
- ANIMAL STORY
PERCY THE PENGUIN
Written by Nancy Catford.
Illustrated by Nancy Catford.
Stock no. 1506315
Published by Frederick Muller Ltd..
1st
1936.
Almost very good condition.
Small format 6 x 5". Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. The story of Percy and his friend Barney the Black Bear. 69 pages Wear to spine, corners and cover edges. 1/4" missing from top of spine. Covers slightly grubby and spine browned. Ink inscription to front pastedown. A couple of hinges cracked. Light browning to title page. Contents generally clean.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- PENGUINS
MERRY ANIMAL TALES
Written by Madge A. Bigham.
Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1405820
Published by George G. Harrap & Company.
1919.
Almost very good condition.
Green cloth spine with pale green paper boards & pictorial onlay to front, dark titles, 9.75 x 7". 4 colour plates. 127 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned. Covers are grubby and a little marked. Presentation plate to front endpaper. Front endpaper lightly creased. Endpapers browned. Foxing mostly to page edges.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
DUNCTON TALES
Written by William Horwood.
Stock no. 1405712
Published by Harper Collins.
1st
1991.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
All is not well in Duncton Wood. Moledom is dangerously complacent about the spread of zealots from Caer Caradoc, continuing perhaps the finest imaginative journey of our time. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. B/w frontis. ISBN: 0002236761. Spine, corners and bottom of rear board bumped. Foxing mainly to page edges and prelims. Dustwrapper is a little edge rubbed. Barcoded price label to rear panel.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- MOLES
THE BOX OF 'MRS' BOOKS
Written by Lawson Wood.
Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 1316083
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd..
Very good condition.
A small square box (4.25 x 4.25") containing six of the "Mrs." books: Mrs. Purr; Mrs. Nibble; Mrs. Cackle, Mrs. Polly, Mrs. Bear and Mrs. Waddle. Each book has pictorial paperwraps, colour and two-tone illustrations. 2 of the volumes (Cackle and Polly) have small marks to covers, 1 volume has a couple of tiny edge tears to front cover. Books are otherwise bright and clean.Box is very worn, half of top of box missing.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
BABAR'S KINGDOM
Written by Jean De Brunhoff.
Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 1316075
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd..
1st
1970.
Very good condition.
Little Babar Books 7. Smaller format, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416154808. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Some slight creasing to page corner tips.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- ELEPHANT
- ANIMAL STORY