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BIMBO AND TOPSY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Lucy Gee.
Stock no. 2138008
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1943. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Fading and dark brown patches to top and tail of spine. Foxing and browning to varying degrees throughout. Wrapper has bottom corner of front flap cut off; foxed with some other marks and wear; tears and chips to top and tail of spine; some tape repairs to verso; a bit of loss.

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PUSS IN BOOTS
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 2137349
Published by Murray's Children's Books. 1978. Very good condition.

An all-action treasure hour pop-up book. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Six wonderful pop-ups, some with moving tabs. Last pull tab is weak/broken - a few small closed tears at edges - still works, with care! Rest of pop-ups/moveables very good.

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THE SECRET HARBOUR
Written by Sam Smith. Illustrated by Sam Smith.
Stock no. 1322752
Published by Ernest Benn Limited. 1st 1975. Very good condition.

'A Very Nice Book about Boats Introducing the Crew Cats'. Nobody loves old boats - except the Crew Cats. They take them to the Secret Harbour where they are looked after and start their lives again... Oblong format. Blue pictorial boards, colour illustrations. ISBN: 0510225020. Spine slightly bumped, corners slightly rubbed. Small ink (blue biro) marks to first few pages else contents clean.

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THE BOOK OF CATS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2137115
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Colour & b/w illustrations. Untearable book. Spine appears chipped away. Wear to cover edges. Corner creasing to covers. Page browning; some light foxing.

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THE LAUGHING KITTEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Paul Kaye.
Stock no. 2137024
Published by The Harvill Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a 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. Fade mark to top of front cover. Browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is torn and creased with some chips of loss.

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A DARK, DARK TALE
Written by Ruth Brown. Illustrated by Ruth Brown.
Stock no. 1322711
Published by Andersen Press. 1985. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Minimal text. The story of cat and a mouse. ISBN: 0862640016. Some slight bumping to spine. Inscription in ink and a name plate to front pastedown. Contents fine.

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POSY
Written by Linda Newbery. Illustrated by Catherine Rayner.
Stock no. 1322367
Published by Orchard Books. Circa 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Posy is an adorable, irresistible, cheeky, lovable kitten. White pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781843629900. 2nd printing. Minimum bumping to spine and minimum browning to cover edges.

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THE MERRYLAND KITTENS
Written by Angela. Illustrated by Doreen Parr.
Stock no. 2136422
Published by W.E. Mack. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. Full page colour and b/w illustrations (the b/w illustrations are to be coloured in). Browning and marks to covers.

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THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF TOM KITTEN AND HIS FRIENDS
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1322110
Published by Frederick Warne. 1st thus 1984. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The five stories about Tom Kitten in one volume: The Tale of Tom Kitten, The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, The Tale of Ginger and Pickles, The Tale of Miss Moppet, and The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan. Large format. White pictorial glazed boards, colour & b/w illustrations. Large format. ISBN: 0723232881. Spine slightly bumped. Price-cut wrapper is slightly creased and lightly browned at edges.

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PUPPIES AND KITTENS
Written by M.E. Gagg. Illustrated by H. Woolley.
Stock no. 1322093
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 563. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Bold, easy to read text. Colour illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. A couple of small, light marks to covers. Name and date in biro to front pastedown. Light mark to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed. Tally no. 100, last title listed on rear flap is Telling the Time.

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FRED
Written by Posy Simmonds. Illustrated by Posy Simmonds.
Stock no. 2135983
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1987. Very good condition.

Everyone in the neighbourhood was terribly sad to hear from Nick and Sophie that their cat Fred had died. Late one night they are awakened by a curious 'Meeeyow'. Something baffling was about to begin in the garden which will amaze even the most experienced catwatcher... Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations with balloon captions. ISBN: 0224024485. SIGNED by author, with dedication to a previous owner and small cat drawing. Spine is browned with a few small knocks. Contents are still excellent!

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SAMMY AND THE CAT PARTY
Written by Ron Van Der Meer; Atie Van Der Meer. Illustrated by Atie Van Der Meer; Ron Van Der Meer.
Stock no. 2135566
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

The story of Sammy, his sister Mara and their cats Sona and Siva, who have four kittens. Glazed cream pictorial boards. Oblong format. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0241101417. Uneven browning to covers. Some grubby marks to rear endpapers.

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