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THE ADVENTURES OF TINKER THE HOLE-EATING DUCK
Written by Patrick Woodroffe. Illustrated by Patrick Woodroffe.
Stock no. 1327273
Published by Dragon's World. 1st 1976. Good condition.

Anyone can make a hole, Tinker did something very different... he ate them! Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0905895444. Spine and corners bumped. Spine slightly faded and has a 2" split to base of spine. Barcode sticker to rear cover. Contents clean.

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TRISS
Written by Brian Jacques. Illustrated by David Elliot.
Stock no. 1827411
Published by Puffin Books. 1st 2002. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Tale of Redwall. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0670910678. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents browned else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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THE ADVENTURES OF BINKLE AND FLIP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Kathleen Nixon.
Stock no. 1326755
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st thus 1950. Very good condition.

Red covers with black titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean.

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HOW THE JUST SO STORIES WERE MADE
Written by Rudyard Kipling; John Batchelor. Illustrated by Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 1326476
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The brilliance and tragedy behind Kipling's celebrated tales for little children. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 224 pages. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 9780300237184. Minimal bumping to spine. Wrapper is very slightly rubbed at edges and has a light vertical crease to front flap.

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TOP OF THE HEAP
Written by Ant Belmont. Illustrated by Ant Belmont.
Stock no. 1326471
Published by Ant Belmont. 1st 2013. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green boards; gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780957550506. Spine slightly bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased/rubbed.

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NELSON THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF A VERY ENGLISH MOUSE
Written by Ian Ralph. Illustrated by Lorraine White.
Stock no. 1326469
Published by Grafton Books. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition.

Foreword by H.R.H. The Princess Anne. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. The story of how Nelson the mouse became the village hero. ISBN: 0246129964. SIGNED by the author to front pastedown. Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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THE MUDDLEHEADED WOMBAT
Written by Ruth Park. Illustrated by Noela Young.
Stock no. 1326465
Published by Angus & Robertson; Harpercollins Publishers Australia. 1st thus 2010. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

One of Australia's most adored children's book characters, four stories combined in one volume: The Muddleheaded Wombat, The Muddleheaded Wombat on Holiday, The Muddleheaded Wombat in the Treetops and The Muddleheaded Wombat at School. Also includes a section on the life of the author and also the artist. A large, heavy volume. Blue pictorial boards. Wonderful line drawings throughout, colour pictorial endpapers and title-page. ISBN: 9780732284367. Book is fine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges and slightly faded to spine.

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THE GREEN FIDDLER
Written by George Kalkar. Illustrated by Louis Moe.
Stock no. 1326352
Published by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large oblong format. Black cloth spine, white pictorial front board. Delightful colour and b/w illustrations featuring fairies. The Green Fiddler is a cricket. Covers grubby, corners worn. Small piece of surface paper torn from rear spine edge. Spine is slightly rubbed. Child's name in ink (and a line below) to front pastedown. Light browning to title-page. Contents clean.

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THE ANIMAL STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by H.J. Ford.
Stock no. 1326344
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1896. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles and illustrations. Black endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. 400 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some fading to spine and some slight wrinkling of cloth to rear cover. Foxing throughout. Tissue-guard to frontis is browned.

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THIDWICK THE BIG-HEARTED MOOSE
Written by Dr. Seuss. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 1326309
Published by Random House. Circa 1950. Good condition.

Blue cloth, black titles to spine and front cover, vignette to front cover as well. Colour illustrations throughout. Told in rhyme. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers edge browned. Names in ink to front free-endpaper and rear pastedown. Browning to endpapers. Contents generally clean.

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THE SONGS OF PETER RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter; Dudley Glass. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1326303
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1951. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine, cream pictorial boards. Based on 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' by Beatrix Potter. Words & music score by Dudley. Blue & white illustrations. Spine bumped and slightly faded. Corners bumped and worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown (Happy Brithday). Contents are clean.

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WATERY WHIRLIGIG OR MOXI IN A MIX UP
Written by Joan Cooper. Illustrated by Elizabeth Campbell.
Stock no. 1326275
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Moxi Mackerel is a fish of imagination and courage... Pale blue boards, dark blue tittles and vignettes. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some fading and some browning to cover edges. Endpapers are partly browned. Slight tobacco smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby with slight loss.

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