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IN WHEELABOUT AND COCKALONE
Written by Grace Rhys. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant; Megan Rhys.
Stock no. 1327694
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1919. Very good condition.

Green cloth, black title and vignette to spine and large colour onlay to front cover (illus Tarrant). 4 colour plates featuring fairies by Tarrant. B/w text illustrations by Rhys. 238 pages, edges untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped. Small imperfection in cloth to rear cover. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing else contents clean.

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LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND OTHER STORIES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1327692
Published by S.W. Partridge & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

The Cosy Hour Series for Children. Small format. Brown boards, black titles to spine and front cover. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 5 colour plates. 80 pages. Spine bumped and faded. Page browning throughout else contents clean. Staples rusty.

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A BOOK OF RHYMES FOR YOUNG READERS
Written by Florence Harrison; Jessie Pope; et al. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Nina K. Brisley; Helen Jacobs; et al..
Stock no. 1327691
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Orange cloth,black titles to spine. 4 colour plates including 2 by Harrison (one with fairies!), numerous b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front free-endpaper neatly removed. Foxing else contents clean.

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UNCLE AND CLAUDIUS THE CAMEL
Written by J.P. Martin. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327689
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A succession of fantastic adventures lead to the awesome moment when Uncle (the elephant) is chained and helpless and at the mercy of the Badford Crowd in Beave Hateman's Chamber of Horrors... Turquoise boards, gilt title to spine. Orange pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations throughout. 192 pages. ISBN: 0224616439. Spine slightly bumped and cover edges lightly rubbed. Book leans to one side very slightly. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to top edge of text block and a small mark to contents page else contents clean. Dustwrapper is just slightly rubbed/nicked at spine and corners.

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UNCLE CLEANS UP
Written by J.P. Martin. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327688
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Uncle (the elephant) is ignominiously captured by the Badfort crowd at a banana sale... Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Yellow pictorial endpapers. B/w text illustrations. 176 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side a little. Inscription in ink and a name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn with slight loss to corners, repaired tear on verso.

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WHIRLAWAY: A STORY OF THE AGES
Written by H. C. F. Morant. Illustrated by Jean Elder.
Stock no. 1327686
Published by Hutchinson. 1937. Good condition.

A delightful story of the Earth's past through successive geological eras, in the company of Helen and her little elf-like friend Whirlaway. Dark pink cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. 9 colour plates and numerous b/w drawings. 237 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers slightly dusty. Unfortunately, all of the b/w illustrations in this copy have been NEATLY coloured in. Name and address in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock and some pages.

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll.
Stock no. 1327685
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. Circa 1952. Good condition.

Cloth spine with black titles. Pictorial front board showing the mad hatters tea-party. 16 colour plates, not assigned to a named illustrator. The Sunshine Series. Covers are edge worn, damage to top of spine. Inscription in ink and a child's pencil adddress to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to textblock. Some light fingering to page margins.

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RAIN MAKES APPLESAUCE
Written by Julian Scheer. Illustrated by Marvin Bileck.
Stock no. 1327684
Published by Holiday House, New York. Circa 1964. Almost very good condition.

Pink pictorial cloth, red titles. Wonderful colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped with slight fraying of cloth to spine ends. Some light finger creasing to endpapers.

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LUCKY BUTTON
Written by Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 1327682
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Can one lucky token change two lives? White pictorial boards. 168 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781406371680. Minimal bumping to spine. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased.

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UNDER PLUM LAKE
Written by Lionel Davidson. Illustrated by Mike Wilks.
Stock no. 1327681
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0224018736. Spine and corners bumped. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Light foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.

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THE NUTCRACKER
Written by Alexandre Dumas; Douglas Munro. Illustrated by Phillida Gili.
Stock no. 1327678
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An adaptation of Hoffmann's The Nutcracker And The Mouse King. Colour pictorial boards. bright colour pictures plus b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0192713795. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Dustwrapper is lightly creased to top and tail of spine.

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THE FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Gladys Peto. Illustrated by Gladys Peto.
Stock no. 1327652
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. 8 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn, small nicks to top and tail of spine. Child's name in biro to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock and contents else contents clean.

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