THE STRING FAMILY AT HOME
Written by Patricia Cleveland-Peck. Illustrated by Jacqueline Sinclair.
Stock no. 1402346
Published by Severn House. 1st 1986. Very good condition.

Mr. & Mrs. String with their children Hemp, Twine, Flax and baby Skein live on the top shelf of the kitchen dresser in Willow Cottage where they are undisturbed by the human occupant, Miss Floribunda. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 158 pages. ISBN: 0727812068. Spine and corners a little bumped. A few scratch marks to covers. Pages are a little browned and the tops of a few are wrinkled. Contents are generally clean.

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POLLYANNA'S PROTEGEE
Written by Margaret Piper Chalmers.
Stock no. 2113144
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with pink title to spine. Bumping to corners. Some fading/browning to cover edges. Front endpaper is MISSING. Ink stamp from previous owner to half-title page. Page browning, with some foxing; mostly to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with faded spine; large closed tears; chipping, with a little loss; creased.

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NONSENSE SONGS
Written by Edward Lear; Dudley Glass. Illustrated by Edward Lear.
Stock no. 2113142
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Set to music by Glass. Large format. Cloth spine, orange boards. 23 pages. B/w text illustrations. Some bumping and wear to spine and corners. A little page browning; some foxing, mainly to outer page edges. A few grubby margin marks. Wrapper has some large tears and chips; large piece of loss to front panel and corner; grubby.

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THE TALE OF THE BIRDS
No author listed. Illustrated by Hilda Cowham.
Stock no. 2113128
Published by Cassell & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Ring-O-Roses Series No. 43. Blue pictorial cardwraps. 8 pages. Easy to read text. Colour illustrations to text. Browning to covers; staples have rusted. Couple of marks to rear cover.

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PRAYERS AND GRACES
Written by Allan M. Laing. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 2113125
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1944. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A little book of extraordinary piety. 30 full page b/w illustrations. 63pp. Blue cloth covers, gilt vignette to front. Some browning to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby margin marks. Wrapper is faded to spine, with edge-tears and chips; minimal loss.

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THE CARAVAN PUPPETS
Written by Michael Bond. Illustrated by Vanessa Julian-Ottie.
Stock no. 2113109
Published by Collins. 1st 1983. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0001841351. A little bumping to spine and corners. A few marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with couple of inch tear to base of spine.

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THE ADVENTURES OF DUDLEY AND GILDEROY
Written by Marion B. Cothren; Algernon Blackwood. Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky.
Stock no. 2113105
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Adapted from Algernon Blackwoods story. Yellow cloth with blue titles and vignette. B/w text illustrations to contents. 35 pages. Browning/darkening to top and bottom edges of covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing and a few grubby marks. Wrapper is very faded and browned, with marks; edge-torn and chipped with some pieces of loss; creased.

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LITTLE TALES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Lucy Laing; Agnes Grozier Herbertson; et al. Illustrated by Inez Topham; Lilian Rowles; et al..
Stock no. 2113101
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Front cover shows two rabbits and mouse fishing. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. First story "On guard". The Pinnacle Series. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Scuffing to covers and edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing; mostly to outer page edges.

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THE WHITE SLEDGE AND OTHER TALES
Written by F.M. Holmes.
Stock no. 1311875
Published by Fredk. Sherlock. Almost very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Floral decorated endpapers. 216 pages plus catalogue to rear. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Rear free-endpaper browned. Some light foxing else contents clean.

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GIANNI AND THE OGRE
Written by Ruth Manning-Sanders. Illustrated by William Stobbs.
Stock no. 1311865
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

18 tales from the Mediterranean retold by Manning-Sanders. With b/w illustrations throughout this is a treasure for any child. Orange boards with brown title strip. 191 pages. 9.25 x 6.5". Spine and corners bumped. A few page corner tips creased. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge-worn.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS GO BACK TO SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Elsie Wood.
Stock no. 1311861
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. Good condition.

Red embossed cloth, black title to spine. Colour frontis. 314 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby, faded to spine. Front joint partially cracked. Foxing and grubby fingermarks but contents generally clean.

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A PRINCESS IN TATTERS
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1311858
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. 1st 1908. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, with gilt title labels. Front cover shows artist being watched by girl, spine shows lady with girl. 4 colour plates. 336 pages. Purple endpapers. SIGNED by author by means of a dedication to half-title. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed, covers just a little grubby and illustration to spine has faded a little. Front joint cracked. Hinges cracked. Foxing to contents. A nice copy of the first edition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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