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RICKY THE RABBIT
No author listed. Illustrated by Vojtech Kubasta.
Stock no. 384457
Published by Bancroft & Co.(Publishers) Ltd.. 1961. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. An eight page story of Ricky the Rabbit with a stunning fold out pop-up scene to the rear of the book. No. 106 to bottom left corner of front cover. Cover edges slightly rubbed and spine a little worn. Some light page edge browning and fingering to text pages, corner tips lightly creased. Staples rusty. The ear of the goat is missing and there are a couple of minor creases otherwise the pop-up scene is in excellent condition.

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THERE'S A STORY TO TELL
Written by Blanche Winder. Illustrated by Harry G. Theaker.
Stock no. 447479
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

"The Sunshine Series". Stories from the Old and New Testaments. 16 colour plates. 128 pages. 10 x 7.5". Price-cut wrapper is torn and creased with some loss.

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MISTER HORN AND HIS FRIENDS; OR, GIVERS AND GIVING
Written by Mark Guy Pearse.
Stock no. 384329
Published by Wesleyan Conference Office. 1879. Very good condition.

Attractive blue cloth with gilt titles and vignette, black floral decorations. Cream endpapers. 119 pages plus booklist to rear. B/w frontis. Spine and corners bumped. Lengthy inscription in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing throughout, mainly to page edges. Contents and covers clean.

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THE BEEZER BOOK 1983
No author listed.
Stock no. 820426
Published by D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd.. 1983. Almost very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0851162584. Some chipping to top and tail of spine. Price-cut.

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PENELOPE'S EXPERIENCES IN SCOTLAND
Written by Kate Douglas Wiggin. Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 384313
Published by Gay and Bird. 1st thus 1900. Very good condition.

'Being extracts from the commonplace book of Penelope Hamilton'. Beautiful gilt decorated green cloth covers. Dark green endpapers. B/w full-page and text illustrations. 301 pages and 16 pages of adverts to rear, all edges gilt. 7.5 x 5 inches. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Joints just starting to crack. Some light foxing to contents else clean. Musty smell to contents.

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RUPERT AT THE SEASIDE
No author listed.
Stock no. 384325
Published by L.T.A Robinson. Circa 1961. Very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. 10.5 x 8". Spine just a little bumped and rubbed. Small inscription in ink to lower margin of title-page. Covers and contents bright and clean. A nice copy of a scarce Rupert book.

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SUGAR AND SPICE AND PUPPY-DOG'S TAILS
Written by Irene Heath. Illustrated by Irene Heath.
Stock no. 384326
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1934. Good condition.

Green cloth spine, pictorial boards. 8 lovely colour plates plus two-tone text illustrations. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Corners worn. Some marks to front cover. Front joint (between frontis and title-page) is partly broken), a couple of hinges are pulled. Some light foxing and fingering but contents generally clean.

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ORIGINAL TRAVELS AND SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN
Written by Baron Munchausen. Illustrated by Alfred Crowquill.
Stock no. 384328
Published by Trubner & Co.. 1889. Very good condition.

The Lotus Series. Large paper edition, limited to 126 copies for sale. 253 pages, edges untrimmed. Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine. I believe that this copy has been rebound with new endpapers. Name and ddate in ink to front endpaper. Heavy foxing and page browning to first few and last few pages. This is copy no. 44.

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DITTIES FOR THE NURSERY
Written by Iona Opie. Illustrated by Monica Walker.
Stock no. 820373
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Some of the rhymes that delighted children in the reign of George III. Dark blue cloth, gilt title and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Front board bowed. Fading to edge of pink endpapers. Text block a little dusty else contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is faded and edge-worn with loss.

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LITTLE SONGS FOR LITTLE VOICES
Written by Alfred Scott Gatty.
Stock no. 820381
Published by Metzler & Co.. Almost very good condition.

Books I - III bound as one volume. Burgundy leather boards with gilt title to front and initials 'E.B.'. Book II is printed in green ink and has green & white illustrations. Music scores. All edges red. Edges rubbed, small nick to top of spine. Small amount of damage at rear spine edge to rear cover. Page 33/34 of Book I is detached but present. Hinges pulled. A few minor marks to contents but generally a good working copy.

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DEW ON THE GRASS
Written by Eiluned Lewis.
Stock no. 820383
Published by Lovat Dickson Limited. 1934. Very good condition.

Pictorial endpapers. Light green cloth, white title to spine. 222 pages. Reprint in first year of publication. Covers a little browned, mark to rear cover. Foxing mainly to endpapers, text block and page margins else contents clean.

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MASTERWORKS OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE VOLUME 1
Written by Francelia Butler; et al.
Stock no. 820352
Published by Chelsea House Publishers; The Stonehill Publishing Company. 1st 1983. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Early Years C. 1550- c. 1739. Volume one ONLY. ISBN: 0877543755. Wrapper grubby.

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