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THE WISE GRASSHOPPER
Written by Constance Barnes.
Stock no. 822073
Published by Art & Educational Publishers Limited. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Whilst missing her spaniel who has disappeared in the garden, Jane is astonished to find fairies in the garden. Through them, she meets the Wise Grasshopper who helps her to learn how fairies and human kindness work together to solve many human problems. Red cloth spine. Blue pictorial paper boards. Full page colour illustrations plus b/w text illustrations. Edges lightly rubbed, covers clean and bright. Front joint starting to pull. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is lightly edge-worn with a few small chips and closed tears. Overall, an excellent copy.

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THE TALE OF CHICKABOO CHICK
Written by Ernest A. Aris. Illustrated by Ernest A. Aris.
Stock no. 448352
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

Cloth spine, red pictorial front cover. Colour frontis and 7 colour plates and b/w illustrations. Corners worn and bumped. Uneven fading to covers. Foxing to outer page edges and prelims. Slight odour to book.

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UNCLE FLOPPLE HIS FISHING EXCURSION
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 448285
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Part of the Noo-Zoo Tales series. Small format. Pictorial paperwraps. 3.5" x 4.25". Colour and two tone illustrations. Name in ink to top of front cover, which is a bit grubby and creased.

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SELWYN THE SEALION
Written by Myrtle Jerrett. Illustrated by Myrtle Jerrett.
Stock no. 448155
Published by Country Life Limited. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The fact the Selwyn was proved a dunce turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. Oblong format. Blue cloth spine, white pictorial boards. Colour lithograph illustrations. Crease to front endpaper. Pale foxing to endpapers. Contents are beautifully bright. Wrapper has large closed tear to front panel, other smaller tears to corners and some grubby marks - but minimal loss.

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THE STORY OF TABBYKIN TOWN IN SCHOOL AND AT PLAY
Written by Kittycat. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 821396
Published by C.W. Faulkner & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1920. Very good condition.

'Kittycat' is a Pseudonym for Louis Wain. Tall, slim format. Beige paper covers with colour pictorial onlay to front. 12 pages. Thirteen illustrations to the text including five colour. Staple binding as issued. Minor foxing to covers. Contents lightly marked by fingering. Closed tears at lower stapled edge of pages, expertly and invisibly repaired. A nice copy of a rare Louis Wain item.

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WHYS AND OTHER WHYS OR CURIOUS CREATURES AND THEIR TALES
Written by Harry B. Neilson; S.H. Hamer. Illustrated by Harry Neilson.
Stock no. 384774
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1898. Very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. 109 pages, all edges gilt. Full-page and text illustrations in b/w throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Covers just a little bit grubby. Front joint cracked. Some very slight fingering to page margins. A tiny nick to edge of rear pastedown. A lovely copy of this attractive book.

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RICKY THE RABBIT
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 384457
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. 1961. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. An eight page story of Ricky the Rabbit with a stunning fold out pop-up scene to the rear of the book. No. 106 to bottom left corner of front cover. Cover edges slightly rubbed and spine a little worn. Some light page edge browning and fingering to text pages, corner tips lightly creased. Staples rusty. The ear of the goat is missing and there are a couple of minor creases otherwise the pop-up scene is in excellent condition.

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UNCLE'S ANIMAL BOOK
Written by G.E. Studdy. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 820294
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1926. Good condition.

Large format. Green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Written in rhyme. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Edges and corners are worn. Some grubby marks to covers. Front joint repaired. Rear joint is split for approx. 3". A few b/w illustrations have been neatly coloured in. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper.

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GRUNTY THE PIG
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman. Illustrated by S.G. Hulme Beaman.
Stock no. 820183
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1927. Almost very good condition.

Out of the Ark series. Small format. White pictorial cardwraps. B/w and colour illustrations. Backstrip worn, diagonal crease to lower corner of front cover, covers a little grubby. Contents clean.

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JENNY THE GIRAFFE
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman. Illustrated by S.G. Hulme Beaman.
Stock no. 820186
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1927. Very good condition.

Out of the Ark series. Small format. White pictorial paperwraps. B/w and colour illustrations. Backstrip slightly worn. Covers a little grubby. A few minor margin marks. Generally a nice copy.

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JIMMY THE BABY ELEPHANT
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman. Illustrated by S.G. Hulme Beaman.
Stock no. 820182
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1927. Very good condition.

Out of the Ark series. Small format. White pictorial paperwraps. B/w and colour illustrations. Backstrip worn, covers a little grubby. Staples rusted. A few small marks to contents but generally a nice copy.

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MELANIE MALL AND THE CIRCUS ANIMALS
Written by Chloe Keef. Illustrated by Chloe Keef.
Stock no. 384229
Published by Frederick Warne. 1st 1979. Fine condition.

Melanie Mall visits the circus. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Story told in rhyme. ISBN: 0723221790.

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