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NOAH'S ARK
Written by Jerry Pinkney. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
Stock no. 1817626
Published by Chronicle Books. Circa 2008. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A Caldecott Honor Book. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Full page colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781587172014. 4th printing.

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THE STORY OF MOSES
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 2130045
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1959. Good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 110 pages. Ex-lib. with many usual markings - ink numbers to spine, Ink stamps to a number of pages; card-holder and tipped-in date list to front. Foxing to outer page edges; some grubby marks, however, contents are generally very good. Wrapper has ink numbers to spine, which is also faded; some chipping and creasing.

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THE LITTLE PICTURE HYMN BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 2124284
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A selection of popular Hymns inc. Onward Christian Soldiers, All Things Bright and Beautiful etc. 5.5" x 4.5". Blue cloth, gilt title to front. Illustrated endpapers. 11 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Foxing and page browning. Small inscription in ink to verso of front endppaer. Wrapper has a few marks with some edge-creasing and closed tears.

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THE CHRISTMAS STORY
No author listed. Illustrated by Isabelle Brent.
Stock no. 1317044
Published by Pavilion Books Ltd.. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

From the King James Version. Blue boards with gilt titles to spine. Full page colour illustrations throughout. Large text. 9.5 x 8". ISBN: 1851453660. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine.

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CITY OF GOLD AND OTHER STORIES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
Written by Peter Dickinson. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1813291
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. 10 x 7 ins. 24 full page colour illustrations and b/w textual illustrations throughout. A highly unusual rendering of 33 Old Testament stories by the author, who has fused the individual stories into an account of the development of the scattered Tribes of Israel, who were to build the Temple in Jerusalem; suffer a decline, culminating in the destruction of the City of Gold. Each story is re-told with vigor from a different contemporary perspective, as would have been the case in the earliest oral traditions before these stories were written down. A Carnegie Medal winner. ISBN: 0575028831. Minor foxing to top edge of text block and endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn.

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THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE WORLD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Mabel Peacock.
Stock no. 2122094
Published by The British and Foreign Bible Society. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Specially written by Enid Blyton to celebrate the Bible Society's 150th Anniversary. Green cloth. Orange and black illustrations. 63 pages. 8.5 x 5.5". Small, faint faded patch to front cover plus small bump to lower half of front cover. Pictorial wrapper edge-rubbed & a little grubby;a few small nicks.

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THE LITTLE GIRL AT CAPERNAUM
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Elsie Walker.
Stock no. 2122082
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of Jarius' daughter. Red boards, black titles. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Bumping to spine and cover edges. Browning along some cover edges. Presentation plate to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper has large triangle cut off front flap. Edge-creasing and many closed tears to wrapper; only a little loss.

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THE BOY WITH THE LOAVES AND FISHES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Elsie Walker.
Stock no. 2122081
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Black and white and colour illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners. Browning to base of spine. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-creasing; a few tears and chips, with a little loss. Grubby marks also to wrapper.

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THE HIDDEN YEARS
Written by John Oxenham. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1404686
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1931. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 14 colour plates. Stories of Jesus. A little bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Browning to endpapers. Foxing throughout mostly to margins, including plate margins. Brown mark to top of pages 240/241 where possibly something has been pressed. Contents otherwise generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some small tears. Wrapper is grubby and foxed.

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I'LL TELL YOU A STORY
Written by Elfreyda M.C. Wightman. Illustrated by Harold Copping.
Stock no. 2117172
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1948. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Bible Story Books Series - New Testament - Five. Colour plates. B/w illustrations. Some marks to cloth spine, with a little fraying to top. Bumping and wear to corners and cover edges. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing.

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SUNDAY STORIES
No author listed. Illustrated by E. Stewart.
Stock no. 1502757
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Good condition.

Card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Mounted on Linen Untearable Paper. 16 Pages inc covers. Warne's Playtime Toy Books. Spine very worn, most of surface paper missing. Creasing to corners and covers a bit grubby. Staples are missing so contents detached. A few marks to contents.

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BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Grace Lodge.
Stock no. 2112793
Published by Latimer House Limited. 9th 1957. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A book of Bible stories and prayers for children at night. Light blue cloth spine with gilt title. Dark blue boards with gilt vignette to front. Three colour plates, blue and black illustrations throughout. Some scuffing to covers; part of wrapper is stuck to front cover. Contents are very good. Wrapper is torn and chipped, with creasing and loss; faded.

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