BILL THE MINDER
Written by W. Heath Robinson. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 1314202
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. 1st 1912. Almost very good condition.

Limited edition of 380 numbered and signed copies. Gilt decorated vellum. 16 superb tissue-guarded mounted colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. B/w text illustrations throughout. 254 pages. SIGNED by Robinson plus and inscription in ink "To Peter & Christopher Brinsmead, with best wishes for Xmas 1944 from Granny Heath Robinson". Copy no. 213. Very faint musty smell to contents. Covers are a little soiled. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Lacking silk ties. Joints are cracked but binding still tight. Endpapers browned. Foxspots to endpapers and some page margins. Pale page browning. A nice copy of this scarce item.

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THE SHIP THAT SAILED TO MARS
Written by William M. Timlin. Illustrated by William M. Timlin.
Stock no. 1314201
Published by George G. Harrap & Company Ltd.. 1st 1923. Good condition.

One of the classic works of fantasy and the author's solitary children's book. Only 2000 copies printed of which 600 were used for the American edition. Large format. Vellum spine with gilt titles and decoration. Grey paperboards. 48 magical colour plates. Both calligraphic text and plates are mounted on grey art paper making this a truly unusual item. Spine and corners bumped and worn, some chipping to top and tail of spine. Covers are grubby and marked, edges are rubbed. There is some surface paper damage to covers, particularly at edges. Binding re-stitched. Some damage to front endpaper. Small margin tears. Apart from some slight fingering all plates seem fine. A good copy of this scarce item.

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THE FAMOUS JIMMY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Benjamin Rabier.
Stock no. 1314195
Published by E.P. Dutton & Company Inc.. 1st USA 1937. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

American edition. The story of Jimmy the famous duckling. Large format, white pictorial boards with red cloth spine. Yellow and black illustrations to text throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Some light foxing/browning to covers. Foxing/browning to endpapers and some spotting to page margins. Joints are cracking. Very scarce dustwrapper is slightly grubby and foxed, large tear to rear panel and loss to spine (slight loss at base and 2" loss at top.

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THE BOAT SEEKERS
Written by M. Pardoe. Illustrated by B. Kay.
Stock no. 1314179
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1953. Good condition.

Blue boards, dark blue titles and vignettes. 191 pages. B/w illustrations. Covers are badly faded. Spine and corners bumped. Textblock browned. A few corner tips creased.

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THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE AND THE ADVENTURES OF A BROWNIE
Written by Mrs. Dinah Craik. Illustrated by Lucille Corcos.
Stock no. 1403272
Published by Grosset & Dunlap. circa 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Little Lame Prince was banished to a solitary tower on a barren plain by his wicked uncle. He led a lonely life until one day his fairy godmother brought him a miraculous travelling cloak. The Brownie is full of tricks and mischief but never does anyone any harm. Purple spine black titles in cream text block and vignette of a prince. Crown symbols to boards. pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 291 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Top corners of many pages bumped or creased. Top of text block is dusty. Browning to some pages otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, creased with chipping and a couple of closed tears. Spine is browned. White label to verso to cover one of the tears.

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TWELVE HAPPY MONTHS
Written by Marjorie E. Kirtley. Illustrated by Audrey Brunton.
Stock no. 1314142
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A charming little book of verse and prose about the months of the year. Written with the idea of teaching children to entertain themselves with their own drawings. Pictorial boards. Green/orange illustrations. 7.5 x 6". Spine bumped, small split at top. Endpapers partly browned/foxed. Small mark to verso of front endpaper. A few light fingermarks but contents generally clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and torn to front panel, score marks to rear panel (where book has been lent on to write).

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UP THE CHIMNEY TO NINNY LAND
Written by A.S.M. Chester.
Stock no. 1314136
Published by T. Nelson & Sons. 1894. Good condition.

A Fairy Story for children. Green pictorial cloth. Floral decorated endpapers. 86 pages. B/w plates and text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Small ink name stamp to preliminary pages and some text page (top margins). Endpapers lightly browned. Grubby fingermarks to contents and light pencil marks to frontis. There are 5 plates in this copy (I believe that there is at least 1 missing, possibly 2).

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THE KICKLEBURYS ON THE RHINE
Written by M.A. Titmarsh.
Stock no. 1314124
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 2nd 1866. Almost very good condition.

2nd edition. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. 87 pages plus publishers booklist to rear. Top edge gilt. 15 plates hand-coloured. Tissue-guard to frontis. Yellow endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. A few light spots to covers. Light pink damp stains to edges of endpapers. Browning to half-title, tissue-guard of frontis and to last page of booklist. Foxing and some page edge darkening throughout. A good example of the 2nd edition.

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TIKO THE TREE BEAR
Written by Gaye Knowles. Illustrated by Gaye Knowles.
Stock no. 1314123
Published by The Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Light green cloth with dark green title to spine and pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations of Koalas and other animals. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Page browning to endpapers and removal of a lable to front endpaper. Light foxing to endpapers and page edges, also affecting front cover (including onlay).

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THE BOY IVORY-HUNTER
Written by G. Warren Payne.
Stock no. 1503605
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1926. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth covers with black border and titles. Colour frontis. 167 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Small hole to rear edge of browned spine. Rear cover has a few small marks. Prize plate to front endpaper. Joints cracked. A couple of hinges starting to crack. Foxing and some marks to contents.

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SUMMER SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker; Olive Linnell. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 2115451
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Beige paper boards with green titles. Green cloth spine. Pictorial onlay to front board. 12 poems with accompanying tipped-in colour plate and music by Linnell. Bumping and wear to spine and cover edges. Red marks to cloth spine. Some scuff marks and indentation marks to rear cover. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1941 (FACSIMILE) - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2115433
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1993. Fine condition.

Enjoy Rupert's rarest and most sought-after adventures with this beautiful facsimile of the 1941 annual, widely considered to be the best ever. Everything from the colour of the ink to the specially selected paper is true to the original, the only difference being the addition of a slipcase to keep this collector's item in perfect condition. ISBN: 1874507112. Contained in very good slip case. Top edge is starting to come unstuck. Original sticker tab has been torn (as book has been read before).Belongs to Box is clean.

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