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A SONG OF THE ENGLISH
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2130476
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1919. Very good condition.

Large format, 9.75 x 7.5". Blue cloth, gilt titles and green decorations. 16 tipped-in colour plates. B/w text illustrations. Spine is faded. Some spotting to covers. Bumping to some cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and page margins. All plates present.

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PETER PAN IN SCARLET
Written by Geraldine McCaughrean. Illustrated by David Wyatt.
Stock no. 2130465
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The official sequel to J.M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan'. A beautiful gift edition featuring a specially adapted version of the text, which magical, glowing, full-colour illustrations throughout. Includes three beautiful prints of artwork from the book. Limited to 1500 copies. ISBN: 9780192728357. SIGNED by Author/Illustrator to special numbered bookplate to verso of front endpaper. This is Copy No. 492. Slip case is very good - so wear and a little bumping to corners.

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TOBY THE TRAM ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby.
Stock no. 2130456
Published by Edmund Ward. 1st 1952. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

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. Browning to cover edges. Bumping to corners. Pencil tick marks to other titles in series to last page. Wrapper is badly torn and creased, with some yellowing tape repairs; pieces of loss to edges.

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THE TALE OF THREE BAD PUPS
Written by Gladys Davidson.
Stock no. 2130451
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1957. Almost very good condition.

Blue boards with pale blue title to spine and small vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Large easy-to-read text. Marks and wear to covers. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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PRETTY PICTURES FOR LITTLE FOLKS
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 2130449
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. Circa 1898. Good condition.

Red cloth spine, pictorial front cover. B/w photos. Scarce item. Spine is bumped and browned. Some marks to covers. Front joint is cracked; showing webbing; binding is starting to weaken. Staples have rusted; showing through to pages.

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WILLIAM AGAIN
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 2130437
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1927. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, black titles to front cover and spine. B/w illustrations. 253 pages. Spine is bumped and faded. Corners are bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Small piece of tape to front pastedown. Foxing to outer page edges.

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BONZO'S ANNUAL 1947
Written by G.E. Studdy. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 2130432
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1947. Good condition.

Red pictorial boards showing Bonzo playing with a jack-in-the-box. Red cloth spine. Full colour frontis. Two-tone illustrations throughout. Spine is faded with some faded writing. Chipping along cover edges. Corners are bumped. Frontis is MISSING. Foxing to prelims, last few pages and outer page edges and margins.

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CHURCH MICE AND MRS CLUCKABIDDY'S FRIENDS
Written by C.B. Nelson. Illustrated by C.B. Nelson.
Stock no. 2130431
Published by Figurehead. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Brown slip case with pictorial onlay containing two volumes. Books have cream p/w with pictorial onlays, and b/w illustrations throughout. 9 x 6". Staples to both bindings have rusted, so that covers have come away from contents. Original glassine wrappers are still present, with brown marks from rusting staples; chipping to edges. Slip case is good; grubby with couple of splits at edges.

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GORDON THE BIG ENGINE
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby.
Stock no. 2130426
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1953. Good condition.

Railway Series No. 8. Blue boards with gilt title and vignette. Full page colour illustrations. 62 pages. 4.25 x 5.75". Covers are very unevenly faded and browned. Bumping to spine and corners. A few hinges are pulled. Some margin marks.

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TANK ENGINE THOMAS AGAIN
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby.
Stock no. 2130423
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 3rd 1951. Good condition.

Railway Series No 4. Blue boards, gilt title and vignette to front. Colour illustrations. Small, oblong format. Covers are unevenly browned with other marks, including cup ring mark. Inscription to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Some margin marks. First 3 pages, including front endpaper has top corner cut off.

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THE TALE OF GINGER & PICKLES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2130409
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1971. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Cream boards with pictorial onlay to front cover. Green titles. 75 pages. Colour illustrations. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine and edges. A few marks to wrapper, also closed tear.

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THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2130403
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1972. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Orange boards, triangular pictorial onlay. 59 numbered pages. ISBN: 0723205949. Bumping to spine. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is browned to spine with edge-creasing and chipping.

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