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THURSDAY RIDES AGAIN
Written by Michael Bond. Illustrated by Beryl Sanders.
Stock no. 2139963
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The second book about Thursday the orphan mouse. Pale green boards, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 128 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0245593403. A few small knocks along cover edges, with a bit of browning. Some marks to outer page edges. Wrapper is faded to spine with some creasing; a few small nicks.

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BILLY MINK
Written by Thornton W. Burgess. Illustrated by Harrison Cady.
Stock no. 2139956
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1935. Almost very good condition.

Orange pictorial cloth. 8 colour plates, including frontis. Spine is faded and browned. Foxing throughout. All plates present.

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HARE GOES SHOPPING
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 2139716
Published by Collins. 1st 1965. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A story of Hare's adventures when he decides to take the "bright red, roaring, ramping, snorting kind of house on wheels" to go shopping. A delightful story about Grey rabbit and her friends. Lime green pictorial boards. Illustrated red & white endpapers. Full of wonderful colour illustrations. 63 numbered pages. Bumping and wear to top and tail of spine and corners. Some grubby marks. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning, with some foxing, but contents are generally very good. Wrapper is price-cut with creasing; tears and chips; piece of loss to top of spine/front panel.

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THE LAUGHING KITTEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Paul Kaye.
Stock no. 2139709
Published by The Harvill Press. 1954. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A charming story of two mischievous kittens, illustrated by b/w photos. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 8.25 x 5.5". Unpaginated. Browning to cover edges. Ink stamps to prelim pages and to front panel of wrapper Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is also creased with some grubby marks.

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THE THREE MULLA-MULGARS
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop.
Stock no. 1322978
Published by Duckworth & Co.. 1st thus 1921. Very good condition.

The adventures of three monkeys! Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover; small vignette to front cover. 12 plates (4 b/w and 8 in colour), b/w chapter head and tail pieces. 275 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing, mainly to prelims and textblock.

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ANIMAL STORIES
Written by Walter De La Mare.
Stock no. 1322973
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A selection of stories and rhymes chosen, arranged and in some part rewritten by Mare. Red decorated cloth with gilt title and vignette to spine. B/w text illustrations. 420 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby, browned to spine and has a name in red ink to front panel of wrapper.

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THE THREE MULLA-MULGARS
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop.
Stock no. 1322971
Published by Alfred A. Knopf. 1st USA 1919. Very good condition.

The adventures of three monkeys! Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine front cover, which also has vignette. 8 beautiful colour plates and 4 full page b/w plates. Also b/w chapter head and tail pieces. American edition. Spine and corners bumped, spine worn at head and tail, browned with dulled gilt. Page edges are ragged where they have been roughly opened after binding process.

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by John Burningham.
Stock no. 2139532
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st thus 1983. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A handsome new edition with the characters sensitively portrayed and the action evocatively and faithfully depicted by the 1963 winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. Colour plates plus b/w line drawings. Pale green boards. Gilt title to spine. 240 pages. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. ISBN: 0722657463. Bookplate to front pastedown. Page browning. Wrapper is edge-creased and browned to spine. Slip case is very good; a few marks.

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MY BOOK OF KITTENS AND PUPPIES
Written by Ivy L. Wallace. Illustrated by Racey Helps.
Stock no. 1322923
Published by Peter Haddock. Very good condition.

A Big Time Wonder Book Read With Me. Red pictorial boards. Delightful colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0710503687. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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BOBBY RUBBERNOSE
Written by Timothy Kay. Illustrated by Rufus Morris.
Stock no. 2139049
Circa 1945. Good condition.

Slightly oblong format. Cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. A Story About A Little Koala Bear Who Lost Himself and Was Found Again. Some fraying and fading to cloth spine. Creasing to cover corners; top layers missing off corner/edge of rear cover. Some browning and foxing. Inscriptions in ink to inside front cover. Musty odour to book. Contents are generally still very good.

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HOW THE RABBIT FOOLED THE WHALE AND THE ELEPHANT AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Louise B. Williams. Illustrated by Sari.
Stock no. 2139047
Published by Wonder Books. Circa 1946. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. A Wonder Book - With Washable Cover. Other stories: The Man Who Kept House; Why The Bear Has A Short Tail. Bumping and wear with some chipping to top and tail of spine and corners. Belongs to box is clean. Browning and marks to outer page edges/page margins. Musty odour to this book.

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THE FOX AND THE STAR
Written by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Illustrated by Coralie Bickford-Smith.
Stock no. 2138835
Published by Particular Books. 1st 2015. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with white titles and decoration. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781846148507. Some wear along spine; title partially worn off.

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