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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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TRAMP THE SHEEP DOG
Written by Don Lang. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.
Stock no. 2138750
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. Circa 1951. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Story Parade Picture Book. Almost square format. Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Some bumping to spine and corners; wear and browning. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some grubby margin marks. Wrapper is creased with edge-tears and chips; a bit of loss; browned/foxed.

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CASTOR: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BEAVER
Written by Margit Raedel; Richard Sadler. Illustrated by Gerhard Lahr.
Stock no. 2138634
Published by Wrens Park Publishing. 1st Thus 1979. Almost very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0905778057. 1" tear hole to front side of spine in the middle. Light foxing and browning to some pages.

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KATIE AND THE BIG, BRAVE BEAR
Written by Hermann Moers. Illustrated by Jozef Wilkon.
Stock no. 2138617
Published by North-South Books. 1st thus 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1558583971. Some light page edge browning. A few marks to covers.

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