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THREE LITTLE NEST BIRDS
Written by Juliana Horatia Ewing. Illustrated by R. Andre.
Stock no. 1201592
Published by SPCK. 1st 1883. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Pictorial boards with brown cloth spine. Pretty colour and sepia illustrations throughout. A sobering tale of what happens when three children take three baby birds from their nest. Rebacked with modern cloth and new endpapers. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents near fine.

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MI TRIP WEST BI ME
Written by Ethel Hale Freeman.
Stock no. 1801122
Published by The Hampshire Bookshop. 1st 1930. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A dog story written from the dog's point of view, the dog resembles a Boxer and is called 'Scoutie'. Written in 'doggie' dialect. Green cloth spine with silver title, green paper boards with black title and vignette to front. B/w photo of 'The Orther' as frontis, b/w pencil sketches to text throughout. Covers clean and tight. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Green dustwrapper is lightly worn at corners and browned to spine. A nice copy of an unusual title.

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TWO LITTLE PILGRIMS' PROGRESS
Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Illustrated by R.W. Macbeth.
Stock no. 1001106
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1895. Very good condition.

Dark blue cloth, lovely gilt decorations. Page edges gilt. B/w frontis plate. 215 pages. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. Book: name in ink to front endpaper. Corners lightly rubbed.

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BLOTS AND TITTERS
Written by Aug. J. Ferreira. Illustrated by E.J. Proctor.
Stock no. 1301535
Published by Greening & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1905. Very good condition.

"Being a Visit to Pandelicia and other Fairy Fancies". Grey pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 152 pages. Colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Spine slightly browned and some light discolouration to covers. Letter "A" written to top of spine in ink. A.4. written in ink to front pastedown. Light foxing and page edge browning. Vertical crease to frontis. Some hinges cracked and some grubby fingering.

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UNCLE'S ANIMAL BOOK
Written by G.E. Studdy. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1801114
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1923. Very good condition.

Large format. Green cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. Written in rhyme. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Edges rubbed, corners worn, covers browned. Endpapers slightly grubby else contents nice and clean. A nice copy!

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OUR PETS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1801108
Published by The Alexandra Publishing Co.. Circa 1900. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Full page colour illustrations plus two-tone pictures. 8 pages. Untearable book. Spine lightly rubbed with a little surface paper wear. Covers have a few minor marks but essentially nice and bright. Contents lovely and bright.

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THE MAGIC CROOK OR THE STOLEN BABY
Written by Greville Macdonald. Illustrated by Arthur Hughes.
Stock no. 1201459
Published by A.C. Fifield. 1st 1911. Very good condition.

A Fairy Story. Green cloth, white titles. B/w illustrations. 273 pages + 2 page booklist. Top edge gilt. Free endpapers lightly browned. A few scattered foxspots but contents generally clean and bright. Top and tail of spine and corners lightly bumped and rubbed.

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PONTO PAGES FROM THE DIARY OF A PET DOG
Written by Kate J. Fricero. Illustrated by Kate J. Fricero.
Stock no. 1801106
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth spine, brown boards, yellow pictorial onlay to front cover. Delightful full-page colour illustrations in french-fold format. Stapled binding. Unpaginated. 11 x 8.5". Edges rubbed, corners worn. Boards a little marked. Spine a little discoloured. Staple binding rusty. Bottom staple broken therefore some sections splitting from base as seen in the photos. A few minor foxspots else a beautiful copy!

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THE FAVOURITE PICTURE BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Helena Maguire; William Foster.
Stock no. 1301482
Published by E.P. Dutton & Co.. circa 1896. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

'Untearable'. Green cloth spine, pictorial front board. 16 full-page colour illustrations plus sepia line drawings. Floral decorated endpapers. All edges dyed pink. Short animal tales told in verse. Spine slightly bumped, corners just a little worn. A tiny dent to lower edge of front cover. Endpapers are lightly browned with a couple of small crayon marks to front free-endpaper, also light vertical crease to edge of front free-endpaper which has a tiny tear at base. Staples are rusty. Contained in original paper dustwrapper (b/w illustration to front) which has a couple of small closed edge tears. Dustwrapper has done its job and kept the covers beautifully bright and clean!

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DIANA THORNE'S DOG-BASKET
Written by Diana Thorne; Albert Payson Terhune. Illustrated by Diana Thorne.
Stock no. 1801103
Published by William Edwin Rudge. 1st 1930. Very good condition.

A Series of Etchings (18 in total) with an Introductory Note on The Mind of the Dog by Terhune. Limited Edition of 1500 copies. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to front, spine untitled. B/w illustrations. Lower edge of boards slightly mottled by damp. Corners lightly worn. A few minor foxspots and light page edge browning else a very presentable copy.

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BEYOND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
Written by L.T. Meade.
Stock no. 1201400
Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1st 1893. Very good condition.

Four children who set off, at the invitation of the King, to join their parents in the land beyond the Blue Mountains. On the way they meet various characters, both good and bad, such as Mrs. Discipline and her father Mr. Penalty, Fungus the Ferryman, Mrs. Steadfast, Mrs. Modesty and Charity the guide. An allegorical tale reminiscent of Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Green and blue pictorial cloth, gilt title blocks to front cover and spine. 6 full page b/w engravings plus chapter head and tailpieces. 191 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front endpaper browned. Small price label 'awarded in connection with Chums Empire Map Scheme' on front pastedown. Small foxspots to endpapers and half-title page otherwise the contents are beautifully clean and bright with all plates present. A super copy of this title, exceptionally rare in first edition.

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WATTY A WHITE PUPPY
Written by Mrs. Ernest Ames. Illustrated by Mrs. Ernest Ames.
Stock no. 1801080
Published by Duckworth & Co.. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

Watty was the fat white puppy that lived with Dicky the woolly fox-cub and the little blue girl called Betty... Blue cloth spine, white pictorial paper front board. Full page colour illustration every other page. Covers a little grubby and creased. One line inscription in ink to front pastedown. Prelims grubby with a closed tear to gutter edge of title page. A few finger marks present. Illustrations clean and bright.

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