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THIS LITTLE PIG WENT TO MARKET A TALE IN FIVE CURLS
Written by F.E. Weatherly. Illustrated by W. Weekes.
Stock no. 2131122
Circa 1890. Almost very good condition.

Stiff card covers. Chromolithograph illustrations. Binding has possibly at one time been neatly repaired. Wear to spine. A few marks to covers, including inscription in ink to top of front cover. Inscription in ink also to title page. Some 'spotting' to illustrations - it appears that there has been some transfer of colour to text pages opposite.

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PENELOPE'S ENGLISH EXPERIENCES
Written by Kate Douglas Wiggin. Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 2131111
Published by Gay and Bird. 1901. Very good condition.

Dark green boards, gilt titles and thistle decorations. Title to covers is 'Penelope's Experiences England'. Being extracts from the commonplace book of Penelope Hamilton. All edges gilt. B/w illustrations. 174 pages plus book list. Light bumping to spine and corners. Bookplate to front pastedown. A few light margin marks.

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TOBY THE TRAM ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby.
Stock no. 2131107
Published by Edmund Ward. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Railway Series No. 7. Poor Thomas has been in trouble - the Fat Controller asks Toby to come and help run the Branch Line. Delightful colour pictures every page. Grey boards, red titles and vignette. 4 x 5.5". 63 pages. Spine and cover edges are browned. A few small marks to rear cover. Grubby finger marks to front endpaper.

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NODDY AND THE NAUGHTY TOYS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Beek.
Stock no. 2131097
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Small format, colour pictorial paper wraps. Noddy Garage Book No. 2. Creasing to covers, with some marks. Surface paper damage to top corner of front cover. Page corner creases.

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ALADDIN AND HIS LAMP
No author listed.
Stock no. 2131095
Published by Birn Brothers Ltd.. Very good condition.

Small format (3.5 x 3"). Pictorial cardwraps. 30 pages. B/w illustrations. Small nicks to top and tail of spine. Foxing to outer page edges.

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THE CALF THAT LOST ITS MOO
Written by Patrick Sinclair. Illustrated by Patrick Sinclair.
Stock no. 2131091
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine. Pictorial front cover. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear, with scuffing to corners and cover edges. New Pastedowns. Foxing and marks.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1970
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2131087
Published by Daily Express. 1970. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert climbing up a slope and waving. 1st story Rupert and the Outlaws. 10 x 7 inches. 115 pages. Bumping and wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Price-cut. Contents are still very good.

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JOSEPHINE'S BIRTHDAY
Written by Mrs. H.C. Cradock. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 2131086
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1931. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Cream cloth spine. Beige boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front. Beautiful colour plates and b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Erased inscription to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins. Marks to some page margins. Wrapper is edge-creased with tears and chips; a little loss; grubby marks; pencil colour scribble to front flap.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1967
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2131084
Published by Daily Express. 1967. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards - Rupert on snow-covered hill pulling a dog on a sledge. 1st story Rupert and the Lost List. Magic Painting pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Splits to base of spine, with some chipping and loss of laminate. Bumping and chipping to laminate at top of spine. Vertical crease to front cover. Name in ink to belongs to box. NOT price-cut. Foxing to outer page edges. Magic Paintings DONE, a couple are only partially coloured.

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THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by H.J. Owen.
Stock no. 2131078
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

A Fairy Tale From Grimm. Large format, 11.25 x 8.75". Blue cloth with pictorial onlay to front cover and yellow titles. 8 mounted colour plates and some line drawings to text. 37 numbered pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Some pencil writing to front cover. Rubbing to cloth, with some colour loss in places. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to some pages. Plates are exquisite! A few hinges are a little pulled. Grubby margin marks.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1945 - A NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2131073
Published by Daily Express. 1945. Fair condition.

Colour pictorial card wraps - Rupert flying on winged bicycle. 1st story Rupert and the Reindeer. 9.5x7 inches. 120 pages. Covers are detached from contents, with heavy browning from glue/tape residue. Large split to base of spine; some chipping. Covers are creased to corners, with foxing. Child's writing in belongs to box in ink. NOT Price-cut. Page corner creasing. Orange scribble (e.g. on pages 15, 17, 19, 57 and more). Staining/browning to bottom of outer page edges/margins. A reading copy.

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FLYING ADVENTURES
Written by W.E. Johns; George E. Rochester; et al. Illustrated by Howard Leigh; Stanley Orton Bradshaw; et al..
Stock no. 2131067
Published by John Hamilton. Almost very good condition.

A collection of stories edited by W.E. Johns, including 3 stories by him. Pictorial boards. 4 b/w plates, 6 colour plates plus other b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Bumping and chipping to corners and top and tail of spine. Grubby marks to covers. Foxing.

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