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COME HITHER VOLUME II
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Diana Bloomfield.
Stock no. 2118036
Published by Kestrel Books. 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of poems. Pale green boards with gilt title to spine. Numerous b/w wood engravings to text. ISBN: 0722654715. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with faded spine and edges; some foxing.

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ELOISE IN PARIS
Written by Kay Thompson. Illustrated by Hilary Knight.
Stock no. 1404470
Published by Max Reinhardt. 1st UK 1958. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Paris has just been discovered by Eloise the little girl from the Plaza... Here is what Eloise does in Paris: everything. The effect is rawther extraordinaire. If you come to Paris with Eloise you will always by glad you did. Large format. Blue boards with gilt titles. Pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations to text throughout. Spine and corners are a little bumped. Bottom edge of boards slightly browned. Light browning to endpapers. Light foxing to top edge of text block otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and rubbed. Price has been torn off front flap. Wrapper is browned, foxed and a little grubby.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Charles Herbert; et al. Illustrated by Alfred Pearse; Louis Wain; Edith Harries; Marjorie Slade; et al..
Stock no. 1504941
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. 1928. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, red flowers and green leaves, circular pictorial onlay shows boy fishing, girl holding puppy. Red title to front cover, black title to spine. Colour illustrations mounted on brown card. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. First story: Stories of Robin Hood by Charles Herbert, features a few times in book. A couple of b/w illustrations by Wain. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Covers grubby with marks. Light scuffing to onlay. Joints cracked. Dated ink inscription to front endpaper (1928). Foxing and a few marks to contents. All plates present.

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THE BIG BOOK OF FAIRY TALES
Written by Walter Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 1404468
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1911. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with beautiful gilt illustration to front cover and highly decorated spine. 12 superb colour plates plus 16 black-and-red plates and numerous b/w text illustrations. Large format. All edges gilt. Spine bumped and cloth faded but gilt remains fairly bright. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Couple of little bumps to board edges. Some marks to covers. Both joints are cracked showing webbing beneath but binding remains firm. Dated inscription in ink to half-title page. Foxing to endpapers and some pages otherwise contents are clean. Plates are all present and in very good condition.

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THE HEAD OF KAY'S
Written by P.G. Wodehouse. Illustrated by T.M.R. Whitwell.
Stock no. 1504928
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial cloth with white titles to front cover, gilt to spine. 8 b/w plates. 280 pages plus 8 page publication list. Spine bumped and worn with a couple of tiny splits to cloth, also faded. A little bumping and wear to corners and tiny bump to bottom edge of front cover. Both covers are marked, light stain to front cover below title. Small neat ink name and address to top corner of front endpaper. Repaired tear to inside margin of contents page. A couple of hinges cracked. All plates present but two partially detached and crease to corner of plate opposite page 210. Some browning, mainly to half-title page and last page in publication list. Some foxing throughout.

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THE STORY OF MISS MOPPET
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1504915
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1969. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Beige boards with red titles and pictorial onlay. Small format. Colour illustrations. 34 numbered pages. ISBN: 0723206120. A little bumping to spine and corners. Crease to top corner of front cover. Covers and onlay slightly grubby. Homemade bookplate to verso of front endpaper. A few fox spots to contents. Price-cut dustwrapper is edge worn, grubby and foxed.

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THE KNOT SQUIRREL TIED
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1404441
Published by Collins. 10th 1955. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Cream boards, red titles and picture to front. 95 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Brown and white pictorial endpapers. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Browning to endpapers. Small green pencil mark to rear endpaper. A little foxing to page edges. Light browning to some pages. Tiny ink spots to margins of pages 90 and 91. Contents otherwise are generally clean. Slight musty smell to book. Dustwrapper is edge worn with a couple of small tears. Spine is browned and the wrapper is grubby and marked. Verso is browned.

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CALICO PIE
Written by Edward Lear. Illustrated by Edward Lear.
Stock no. 1504888
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. circa 1940. Very good condition.

Small format 4.5 x 3.5". Pictorial boards show birds flying to a tree, cloth spine. B/w illustrations. A little wear to spine, corners and cover edges. Covers slightly grubby. Endpapers browned, and odd fox spot otherwise contents clean.

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KELLOGG'S FUNNY JUNGLELAND MOVING PICTURES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1504887
Published by W.K. Kellogg. 1909. Slightly better than good condition.

Card wraps. Pictures of jungle animals in strips which can be moved around to form peculiar creatures! A few lines of rhyme to each page. Covers creased and worn, small closed tear to top edge of front cover. Scribble to elephant's head on front cover, surface paper damage to centre of rear cover. Light marking to a couple of pages from light dampstain. Some creasing and wear. Staples rusty. All strips present. Some illustrations slightly off line.

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NICHOLAS AND TIMOTHY FARMYARD POP-UP STORY BOOK
Written by Kitty Styles.
Stock no. 1404434
Published by Sampson Low. circa 1954. Very good condition.

Timothy's Dad has to go to the vets to get medicine for Mr. Dubbin. So Timothy and Nicholas decide to help out on the farm. Spiral bound. Red pictorial boards. 5 pop-ups. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners a little bumped. Wire of spiral coming away from bottom of spine. Contents clean. Pop-ups in very good working order. .

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ALADDIN AND HIS WONDERFUL LAMP IN RHYME
Written by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Thomas Mackenzie.
Stock no. 2118013
Published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. Good condition.

Green/grey pictorial cloth with red/brown titles. B/w pictorial endpapers. 12 tipped in colour plates with captioned tissue guards. B/w illustrations. Top edge gilt. Heavy bumping and wear to spine and corners. Uneven fading and some scuffing to covers. Front endpaper and prelim text page are detached, with chipping and creasing, but loosely inserted. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some foxing. A few grubby margin marks. All plates are present - some tissue-guards are creased/detached. A reading copy.

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THE CHILDREN'S GARLAND OF VERSE
Written by Grace Rhys; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Sir Walter Scott; Edward Lear; et al. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 2117994
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1921. Very good condition.

A selection of work by well-known poets gathered by Grace Rhys. Pale grey cloth covers with blue, green and orange floral decorations. 8 colour illustrations. 296 pages. Spine is browned, with scuffing to title. Some scuffing also to title on front cover. Grubby marks to covers. Foxing/browning to endpapers and outer page edges. All plates present.

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