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GRANNIE'S LITTLE RHYME BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 2131552
Published by Augener Ltd.; David McKay. Circa 1915. Very good condition.

No. 1 of "Old Nursery Rhymes". Small oblong format. Floral decorated boards with circular illustration to front. Pretty colour pictures throughout. Uneven browning/marks to covers. Light bumping to corners. Foxing to outer page edges.

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TROUBLE AT TOWNSEND
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 2131550
Published by Transatlantic Arts Ltd.. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

The story of two city children sent to stay on a farm where they thought nothing ever happened. They soon changed their minds. The story was also filmed on Malcolm Saville's farm in Hertfordshire. Green cloth, yellow title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 128 pages. Damp mark to bottom of front cover, which goes through boards to some pages of book; wrinkling. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper is torn with damp marking; 2-3" piece of loss to bottom of front panel.

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A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE SLIPPERY SLOPE
Written by Lemony Snicket. Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 2131545
Published by Egmont Books Ltd.. 1st UK 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Book The Tenth. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1405210869. Corners lightly rubbed.

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JUST WILLIAM AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 2131408
Published by Book Club Associates. 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Eighteen short stories previously published in two volumes entitled "Just William" and "William's Bad Resolution". Orange mottled boards, gilt title to spine. Page edge browning.

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DO YOUR DUTY
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by H.M. Brock.
Stock no. 2131403
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. circa 1904. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth and spine, with gilt title to spine. Colour frontis + 7 b/w illustrations. 112 pages + catalogue to rear. 7x 4.75". Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine browned. Covers mottled and a little rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Endpapers browned. Foxing to contents, some heavy.

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A DIVERSITY OF CREATURES
Written by Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 2131373
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine, elephant head vignette to front. A mix of poems and stories. 441 pages and 4 page booklist to rear. Wear to cover edges. Name and address label to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is marked with edge-creasing; tears and chips; a few small bits of loss.

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EASY STEPS FOR LITTLE FOLKS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2131359
Published by The Religious Tract Society. Circa 1904. Good condition.

Cloth spine. Large format. Stiff card covers. Pictorial front cover show two children sitting on a bench looking at a book, with sunflowers in the background. B/w illustrations. Chipping and some loss to cloth at top and tail of spine. Corners are bumped, with chipping. Binding weak; stitching is starting to come loose in a few places. Bookplate to inside front cover. Foxing and grubby marks. A reading copy.

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THE GOLDEN BUDGET OF NURSERY STORIES
No author listed.
Stock no. 2131356
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards and spine showing Puss in Boots. Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations. Wear to cover edges and corners. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Colouring to some b/w illustrations internally.

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CRAGS OF DUTY
Written by Emilie Vaughan Smith. Illustrated by Harold Piffard.
Stock no. 2131346
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Circa 1914. Almost very good condition.

Pale green/blue pictorial cloth. Colour plates. Bumping to spine and corners. Browning and spotting to spine and cover edges. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper; colour butterfly transfer to verso of frontis; some to inscription. Foxing to outer page edges and some page margins.

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JUST WILLIAM - THE STORY OF THE FILM
Written by Richmal Crompton.
Stock no. 2131335
Published by George Newnes. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth covers. Includes the script of the film. 248 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Uneven fading/browning to spine. Couple of small ink numbers to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some margins. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips; loss to top and tail of spine and corners; faded to spine and edges.

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ROAD, RAIL AND SEA
Written by Clare Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2131319
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. A Picture-Book For Little Folk. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Marks to covers. Uneven fading and marks to spine. Scuffing. Joints are partially cracked. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edge edges.

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JACK ROBINSON
Written by J. Keir Cross. Illustrated by John R. Parsons.
Stock no. 2131318
Published by Peter Lunn. 1st 1945. Good condition.

Oblong format. Yellow cloth, red titles and vignette to front. Superb colour illustrations throughout. SIGNED by Illustrator, with dedication to a previous owner to front endpaper. Binding/stitching is starting to come a bit loose. Marks and fading to covers.

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