NANCY AT ST. BRIDE'S
Written by Dorita Fairlie Bruce. Illustrated by M.D. Johnston.
Stock no. 1404138
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1933. Slightly better than good condition.

Cream cloth with black border lines and green swan design to front cover, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 288 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Cloth at the top of the spine is beginning to split. Board edges lightly rubbed. Spine browned and covers grubby. Both joints are cracked. Endpapers are browned. Foxing throughout which is especially heavy to prelims and last few pages.

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THE BONGLEWEED
Written by Helen Cresswell. Illustrated by Ann Stugnell.
Stock no. 1504461
Published by Faber & Faber. 1979. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

When Jason asked Becky what the strange new seeds were called, she said 'probably the South American Bongleweed'. The plant was spreading joyously over the churchyard and looked equal to spreading over England. Orange boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 157 pages. ISBN: 057110374X. SIGNED by author with dedication and date on front endpaper. Bump to top of spine and bottom edge of front cover. Bottom edge of spine faded. Ink name stamp to front endpaper. Light foxing to top edge of textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a faded spine.

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GYPSY AND GINGER
Written by Eleanor Farjeon.
Stock no. 1504460
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1920. Slightly better than good condition.

Green cloth covers with dark titles and decoration in box to front cover and spine. 7.5 x 4.5". B/w frontis and chapter headers. 151 pages plus publication list. SIGNED by author with dedication and date on half-title page. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Damp stains to edges of covers. Residue from label to top corner of front cover. A couple of tiny nicks to front edge of spine. A little browning to endpapers. Foxing to page edges. Just a very odd mark to contents.

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THE FIVE BLACK COUSINS
Written by J. Murray Allison. Illustrated by John Austin.
Stock no. 1504459
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1924. Very good condition.

And Other Bird Rhymes. White cloth covers with gilt vignette and titles to front cover. 7.75 x 5.5". Small b/w illustrations. 63 pages. Some page edges uncut. SIGNED by author to front endpaper, with dedication and date. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers slightly grubby with light stains along top edge of front cover. Endpapers browned. Some foxing and a very odd fingermark to contents.

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SONGS FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
Written by T.W. Stephenson. Illustrated by Lilian A. Govey.
Stock no. 1314662
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloths pine, buff boards with black titles and decoration to front along with a large colour onlay. 20 children's songs set to music. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers just a little grubby. Small chip to spine edge of front cover (small patch of paper covering missing). Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to contents.

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CHILDREN'S PETS
No author listed. Illustrated by Harry Rountree.
Stock no. 1314661
Very good condition.

Large, oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps showing a monkey in a yellow dress with paints and palette, plus others pets. 14 pages each with a large colour illustrations with a couple of lines of text below. Corners worn at corners, covers ever so slightly grubby. Old price in crayon to top of front cover. Page corner tips ever so slightly creased. Staples rusty.

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OLD NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Jack Orr; Mabel Sims; et al..
Stock no. 1314660
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format, pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations to inside covers, colour illustrations throughout. 14 pages. Covers edge rubbed and very slightly grubby. There is a small crayon mark (old price?) to top of front cover. Contents clean.

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MELVIN THE MOOSE CHILD
Written by Louis Slobodkin. Illustrated by Louis Slobodkin.
Stock no. 1314655
Published by Macmillan, New York. 1st USA 1958. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red cloth, black titles and vignettes to front. Colour illustrations throughout. Minimal bumping to spine, bump to top corner of front cover. Child's name in red biro to front endpaper. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a few small tears and minimal loss to top and tail of spine.

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TIDDLES OR THE VANISHING CAT
Written by Diana Noel. Illustrated by Margaret Milnes.
Stock no. 1314654
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

A Tuck Book. Large pictorial stiff card covers. Colour illustrations. Tiddles devours a pot of Vanishing Powder... Covers ever so slightly edge worn. Page corner tips very slightly creased. Staples rusty. Contents clean.

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A TRIP TO TOYLAND
Written by Henry Mayer. Illustrated by Henry Mayer.
Stock no. 1314646
Published by Grant Richards. 1st 1900. Very good condition.

Large oblong format with red cloth spine and green pictorial boards. Packed with full-page colour plates. Printed one side only. Spine bumped. Corners slightly worn and some very slight rubbing to cover edges. Covers are just a little marked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers are lightly browned. Some foxing and fingering to contents which are generally clean.

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ONE OLD OXFORD OX
Written by Nicola Bayley. Illustrated by Nicola Bayley.
Stock no. 1504452
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1977. Very good condition.

A counting book featuring a tongue-twister and lovely colour illustrations for each number from 1 to 12. Glazed pictorial boards. Unpaginated. 10 x 7. 5 inches. ISBN: 022401353X. SIGNED, with best wishes, by illustrator on title page. Spine is faded and some uneven fading to front cover. Small erasure mark to top corner of front endpaper. Bookplate with name on to verso of front endpaper. A few light fox spots to prelims.

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RHYMES OF OLD TIMES
No author listed. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1314642
Published by The Medici Society. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

Cream cloth, dark green titles and decorative peach border to front cover. Beautiful mounted colour plates and two-tone text illustrations. 108 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers a bit grubby with a light splash mark to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Light fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

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