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THE SUPERNATURALIST
Written by Eoin Colfer.
Stock no. 1710327
Published by Puffin Books. 1st 2004. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Cosmo escapes from the Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys and joins his new family, the Supernaturalists... Blue boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0141380403. SIGNED by author.

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THE THUMBLE BOY
Written by Josef Guggenmos; Olive Jones. Illustrated by Heide Mayr-Pletschen.
Stock no. 2112888
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1975. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Translated from the German by Olive Jones. ISBN: 0416837301. Some wear to cover edges. Covers are unevenly browned.

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THE RIDICULOUS STORY OF GAMMER GURTON'S NEEDLE
Written by David Lloyd. Illustrated by Charlotte Voake.
Stock no. 2112885
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Adapted from the 16th century comedy by Lloyd. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744506409. Light wear to corners. Wrapper is a little unevenly browned.

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HANSEL AND GRETEL
Written by Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm Grimm. Illustrated by Erika Weihs.
Stock no. 2112882
Published by Simon & Schuster. Circa 1943. Very good condition.

Part of 'The Little Golden Library' series. American edition. Colour & b/w illustrations. Some wear and a little scuffing to cover edges. A few grubby margin marks.

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THE RUDDER GRANGERS ABROAD
Written by Frank R. Stockton.
Stock no. 2112877
Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. 1891. Almost very good condition.

And Other Stories. Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Binding is a little weak - stitching pulled. Some foxing.

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THE FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Gladys Peto. Illustrated by Gladys Peto.
Stock no. 2112875
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. 8 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; chipping, with some loss to top and tail of spine and couple of corners. Some foxing.

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WHO'S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY PORRIDGE
Written by Colin McNaughton. Illustrated by Colin McNaughton.
Stock no. 2112854
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1990. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book of daft poems and pictures. Large format. Pictorial boards. Illustrated endpapers. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0744507413. Wrapper is unevenly faded, with edge-creasing and a couple of closed tears.

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THE CHURCH MICE AT CHRISTMAS
Written by Graham Oakley. Illustrated by Graham Oakley.
Stock no. 2112845
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Another delightful tale in the Church Mice series. Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0333305493. Bookplate to front pastedown. Tape marks to very edges of pastedowns. Inscription in ink to title page, which also has large crease. Some page edge browning. Wrapper is price-cut with tape marks to flaps; a little faded to spine.

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THE KING OF THE CATS
Written by Geoffrey Summerfield. Illustrated by Louise Voce; Martin White; Colin Smithson; et al..
Stock no. 1502159
Published by Ward Lock Educational. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. 29 short stories. Colour and b/w illustrations. 94 numbered pages. ISBN: 0706240235. Slight bumping and wear to some corners otherwise a lovely copy.

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WHO LIVES IN MR. NOAH'S ARK?
No author listed.
Stock no. 1311795
Published by Sampson Low. Almost very good condition.

A shaped book, pictorial cardwraps. Each page illustrated in colour with a 'peep-through' window. Covers are a bit grubby and lightly creased. Window flaps are creased but otherwise the contents are clean.

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THE MAGIC PENCIL
Written by Rose Fyleman.
Stock no. 1502157
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

And other plays from my tales. New plays adapted from eight of the author's tales. Blue cloth covers with dark blue titles. 145 pages. Top and bottom of spine faded, cover edges browned, spine a little stained. Some wear to corners. Presentation plate to front endpaper. Foxing, mostly to endpapers and page edges. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped. Spine is faded and panels are grubby.

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ELOISE IN PARIS
Written by Kay Thompson. Illustrated by Hilary Knight.
Stock no. 1311789
Published by Max Reinhardt. 1958. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Paris has just been discovered by Eloise the little girl from the Plaza... Here is what Eloise does in Paris: everything. The effect is rawther extraordinaire. If you come to Paris with Eloise you will always by glad you did. Large format. Blue boards with gilt titles. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations to text throughout. Minimal bumping to spine and corners, some fading to extreme lower edges of covers. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby and edge torn. Reprint in same year/month (October) as first edition.

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