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THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1507133
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1950. Slightly better than good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Light brown boards with brown titles. Pictorial onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. 59 pages. A little bumping and wear to spine and corners. Most hinges cracked so binding feels loose. Just an odd mark to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and chipped. Loss from ends of spine. Panels grubby with a few marks.

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ENID BLYTON'S LITTLE BOOKS NO. 3 - JOLLY TALES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Alfred E. Kerr.
Stock no. 1406628
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. circa 1942. Very good condition.

Small format. White pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. Spine a little rubbed. Covers marked. Staples are rusty. A little light foxing to some page margins otherwise contents are clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1956 - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1813764
Published by Oldbourne Book Co. Ltd.. 1956. Slightly better than good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert flying through the air on a sledge. 107 pages. Painting page, cinema show and puzzle pages. A Daily Express annual. Not published in facsimile form as some of the content was considered politically incorrect. Backstrip worn with loss. Front joint split due to damage to backstrip. Slight loss to base of front endpaper. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Painting contest clean. Cinema strip unused. Grubby marks to contents.

Price: £70.00 £52.50.

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LUCIE ATTWELL'S ANNUAL 1973
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 1316513
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1973. Very good condition.

Orange pictorial glazed boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations. 93 pages. Published 1973 for 1974. ISBN: 060307006X. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Fading to spine and cover edges. Grubby mark to spine edge of rear cover). Contents browned but otherwise clean.

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OLLIE THE ELEPHANT
Written by Burny Bos. Illustrated by Hans De Beer.
Stock no. 1813659
Published by North South Books. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. A cute pop-up book! Adapted from the storybook. Ollie gets lots of wonderful presents for his birthday, including two pairs of roller skates, but not what he really wants - a baby brother. So he straps on his roller skates and sets out to find one... ISBN: 1558587098. All pop-ups and moveables in excellent condition.

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SPOTTY
Written by Margret Rey. Illustrated by H.A. Rey.
Stock no. 1813606
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1972. Very good condition.

Spotty is a rabbit. Cream cloth spine, blue pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0701102039. Boards scuffed. Faint grease stain to front board. A few marks to contents but illustrations nice and bright.

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PIG TALES
Written by Miriam Dixon. Illustrated by Miriam Dixon.
Stock no. 1507100
Published by Collins. Slightly better than good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Pixie Book. Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. 4 x 4". Top staple holding contents to covers is almost detached from covers, bottom staple is slightly pulled. A little foxing to page edges. Dustwrapper is chipped and very slightly edge worn. Fox spots to top edge of rear flap.

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THE STORY OF JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Written by Muriel Levy. Illustrated by Ruth Murrell.
Stock no. 1406617
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 5th 1958. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 413. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Spine a little darkened. Light creasing to title and first couple of pages. Some light foxing to page edges otherwise contents are generally clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and creased with some small tears. Slight loss to bottom of spine. Inscription to front flap in child's handwriting. Browning and foxing to verso.

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THE BLACK PUPPY BOOK
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 1316482
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. circa 1909. Very good condition.

This is a book about all sorts of puppy dogs and their games and sports. It may serve to amuse you, but should it fail, well, this is only a puppy dog's tale. Pictorial green cloth. B/w text and full page colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Front cover lightly marked, rear cover has white vertical stain. Foxing to contents. It is possible that the endpapers have been professionally replaced.

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THE CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN
Written by Denis Constanduros. Illustrated by John Kenney.
Stock no. 1406607
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 413. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Light crease to front endpaper and first few pages. Top corner of several pages creased. A few foxspots otherwise contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with chipping to corners and a small tear to top of rear panel. Damp mark to spine and part of rear panel. Wrapper is foxed and verso is lightly browned.

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GOBLIN ISLAND
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham. Illustrated by T.H. Robinson; A.A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1316476
Published by Collins Clear-Type Press. circa 1913. Very good condition.

Red cloth with pictorial onlays and titles in gilt to spine and front cover. 3 colour plates (including title-page), endpapers are illustrated by Dixon. 316 pages. All edges gilt. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Prize plate to front pastedown. Both joints are cracking (showing webbing). Heavy foxing but contents generally clean.

Price: £64.00 £48.00.

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THE GREEN UMBRELLA
Written by W. Perring; A.J. Macgregor. Illustrated by A.J. Macgregor.
Stock no. 1406602
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 401. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Story told in verse, colour illustrations throughout. Early reprint. Bumping to spine and corners. Some light fingering to the bottom of a few pages. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped. Spine is faded. Panels a little grubby. Browning to wrapper edges and verso

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