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CLICKING VICKY
Written by Clement Freud. Illustrated by Glenys Ambrus.
Stock no. 2126311
Published by Pelham Books. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

Vicky would have been an ordinary little girl except that she "clicked" every nine seconds while she slept! Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0720711762. SIGNED by author, with dedication to previous owner. Spine is bumped, with a little fading. Foxing to some pages.

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HOUSEHOLD TALES BY THE BROTHERS GRIMM
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
Stock no. 1816360
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

Yellow cloth. Colour title-page which is double spread. Numerous b/w illustrations. Yellow cloth boards are foxed especially rear board, spine lightly browned. Top edge of text block foxed. Contents clean.

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PALADINS IN SPAIN
Written by Eleanor Farjeon. Illustrated by Katharine Tozer.
Stock no. 2126280
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1937. Good condition.

Green cloth, blue titles to spine. Colour frontis, five b/w illustrations. 168 pages. 8 x 5.5". Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Heavy wear and some marks/scuffing to covers. Large inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing throughout.

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MARTIN PIPPIN IN THE APPLE-ORCHARD
Written by Eleanor Farjeon. Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 2126269
Published by W. Collins Sons and Co. Ltd.. 8th 1926. Almost very good condition.

Brown cloth with dark brown titles and vignette to front cover. 5 mounted colour plates. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Top of spine has splits to cloth at both edges, with some fraying. Inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. Half-title page is creased and foxed. Inscription in ink to verso of title page. Some foxing and page margin creases. All plates present.

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SAM PIG GOES TO MARKET
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy.
Stock no. 2126266
Published by Faber & Faber. 9th 1947. Very good condition.

Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine is browned, with some wear. Foxing and a few grubby marks to endpapers, outer page edges and a few page margins.

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TIM RABBIT AND COMPANY
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy.
Stock no. 2126258
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1959. Almost very good condition.

Yellow cloth, red title and vignette. Delightful b/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Grubby marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Ink stamp also to prelims. Foxing to outer page edges.

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ROSALY'S NEW SCHOOL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.J. Overnell.
Stock no. 2126240
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 4 colour plates. 303 pages. Bumping and wear to spine and cover edges and corners. Some scuffing and marks. Inscription in ink to half-title page, which also has light surface paper lifting from erased inscription. Foxing. Frontis is a colour PHOTOCOPY. Foxing and margin marks throughout.

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THE CHILDREN AT THE POLE
Written by Lionel Fable. Illustrated by Willy Pogany.
Stock no. 2126237
Published by George G. Harrap & Company. 1st 1914. Almost very good condition.

From the "Willy Pogany Children" series. A small fold-out panorama with the story on one side and a poem on the other. Colour illustrations above the text of the poem. Pictorial boards. Couple of stains to edges of covers. Bumping and chipping; some scuffing to edges. Small remains of sticker to bottom edge of cover. Names in ink to top of one cover and to inside. Some foxing. Possible page repair to pages 7/8, where it looks like it has been reglued/stuck back together.

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THE FABLES OF AESOP
Written by Aesop. Illustrated by Edward J. Detmold.
Stock no. 2126057
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1909. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth with gilt titles and illustration to front. Pictorial endpapers. 23 beautiful tipped-in colour plates with tissue-guards. Assumed 1st edition. Spotting/browning to spine; some chipping to cloth at top and tail; a little fraying. Wear along cover edges; a few small nicks at corners. Some foxing and browning, mostly to prelims. All plates present. Bottom corner of page 144 has small piece torn off.

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THE TALE OF JOHNNY TOWN-MOUSE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2126051
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1919. Good condition.

Brown boards, white lettering. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 84 pages. Early Reprint. Spine has been re glued (appears to have at one time been detached). Some chipping. Bumping and wear to corners. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some grubby margin marks and the odd foxspot. Front joint is a bit cracked.

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THE STOLEN WHITE ELEPHANT
Written by Mark Twain. Illustrated by Robert Ingpen.
Stock no. 2126036
Published by P.I.C.. 1st AUSTRALIA 1987. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. Australian edition. ISBN: 0958784523. Bumping to spine and corners. Uneven mottling to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with tear to top of spine; a few grubby marks.

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THE AUTOCRAT OF THE NURSERY
Written by L.T. Meade. Illustrated by T. Pym.
Stock no. 2126022
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1884. Good condition.

Red pictorial cloth, gilt/black titles. B/w illustrations. 2-3" split to base of spine, with some fraying to cloth. A couple of other smaller splits to spine. Browning to spine. Wear and bumping to corners, with some chipping. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby margin marks and foxing.

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