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THE GRANNIES THREE
Written by Mary Tozer. Illustrated by Mary Tozer.
Stock no. 446714
Published by World's Work. 1st 1980. Fine condition.

Have a Most Curious Adventure. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0437794210.

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THE FORBIDDEN FOREST
Written by William Pene Du Bois. Illustrated by William Pene Du Bois.
Stock no. 446586
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1978. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Lovely colour pictorial covers. Full colour illustrations throughout, many double page spreads. 56 pages. Large format.

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A PAIR OF SINNERS
Written by Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 446618
Published by Granada. 1st 1980. Fine condition.

Full title on title-page of book: 'The history of A Pair of Sinners forgetting not their Ma who was one also'. Cream pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations to verse throughout. ISBN: 0246113251.

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STANLEY AND THE STEAM
Written by Christel Rosenfeld; J.J. Strong. Illustrated by Christel Rosenfeld.
Stock no. 383965
Published by Bell & Hyman Ltd.. 1st 1984. Fine condition.

Stanley Bear invites his friends to tea, but the kettle boils too quickly and all the water escapes as a cloud of steam... Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. English text by Strong. ISBN: 0713524634.

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ONE SUN, TWO EYES, AND A MILLION STARS
Written by Joanna Stobbs. Illustrated by William Stobbs.
Stock no. 383860
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1981. As new condition.

A very attractive, simple counting book for small children. Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0192797476.

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THE SERPENT TOWER
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by David Scott.
Stock no. 383862
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.; Walker Books. 1st 1981. As new condition.

Mystery and adventure are combined in this story about a boy who builds a tower from some old iron weights. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Full page colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416056008.

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LET'S PLAY
Written by Satomi Ichikawa. Illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa.
Stock no. 383909
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition.

A very first book of pictures of favourite playthings. Oblong format. White glazed pictorial boards. Beautiful colour illustrations, easy to read words. ISBN: 0434943657. Lower corners slightly bumped otherwise a fine copy.

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TORTOISESHELL
Written by Nigel McMullen. Illustrated by Nigel Mcmullen.
Stock no. 383918
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1984. As new condition.

The touching story of a tortoise who loses his shell, but manages to solve this awkward problem with the help of a mouse and a squirrel. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0434949809.

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THE CALIPH'S MAGIC POWDER
Written by Wilhelm Hauff. Illustrated by Monika Laimbruger.
Stock no. 383919
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1984. As new condition.

Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0241113326.

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ANIMALS AND THEIR FUNNY DOINGS
No author listed.
Stock no. 383823
Good condition.

A board book. Large format. Red spine covering. Pictorial front board showing a rabbit with a blue jacket and a satchel on his back. Full-page colour illustrations of animals wearing clothes (very cute!) and a small section of text below. Corners worn, covers edge rubbed. Rear cover is grubby, lightly foxed and stained, front cover is just a little grubby and lightly scratched. Front and rear joints are cracked. Creases to inner margins. Light page edge browning. One hinge is cracked at top and bottom. Colour are still bright.

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THE MAGIC BOWL AND THE BLUE-STONE RING
Written by R. Andom. Illustrated by Louis Gunnis.
Stock no. 383799
Published by Jarrold & Sons. 2nd Very good condition.

Oriental tales with Occi (or acci)dental fittings. Green cloth, black and red titles and black vignettes. 312 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some light browning to spine and light fading to title. Endpapers and outer page edges lightly browned. A couple of light marks to page margins and a couple of hinges are just starting to crack.

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THE WONDER-PATH AND OTHER TALES
Written by K.M. Morton.
Stock no. 383802
Published by George Roberts. 1st 1928. Very good condition.

Blue boards, tan spine. Gilt title to spine. 86 pages. 3 fantasy tales. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight scuffing to covers and a very small, faint stain to front edge. Spine is browned. Light page edge browning else contents clean.

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