BERTHA AND THE RACING PIGEON
Written by Pam Ayres. Illustrated by Pam Ayres.
Stock no. 1329243
Published by Hutchinson; Hutchinson Junior Books Ltd. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures. A gripping story concerning two pigeons living in a barn! ISBN: 0091392209. Minimal rubbing at corners. Contents fine.

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O FOR A MOUSELESS HOUSE
Written by Ursula Moray Williams. Illustrated by Ursula Moray Williams.
Stock no. 1329241
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. SIGNED by the author with dedication to title-page. Endpapers lightly browned. Top edge of textblock is a bit dusty. Top of spine is bumped and split. Dustwrapper is slightly browned and foxed with damage to top of spine.

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UNDER THE SUN
Written by John Verney; Patricia Campbell. Illustrated by Antony Maitland; Quentin Blake; John Verney; Brian Wildsmith; et al..
Stock no. 1329239
Published by Constable Young Books Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A collection of srories, poems and articles. Illustrated by 'many artists'. Black and white illustrations throughout. Peach cloth with gilt title to spine. 351 pages. 9.5 x 6". Spine slightly bumped. Endpapers partially browned. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and price-cut, small tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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PEACOCK PIE
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Louise Brierley.
Stock no. 1329238
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st thus 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

75th anniversary edition. Blue boards with white title to spine. B/w and colour illustrations throughout. 111 pages. 9.5 x 6.5". ISBN: 0571139892. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is lightly foxed on verso and slightly faded to spine.

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THE READING LIFE: THE JOY OF SEEING NEW WORLDS THROUGH OTHERS' EYES
Written by C.S. Lewis; David C. Downing; Michael G. Maudlin.
Stock no. 1829403
Published by William Collins. 1st 2019. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

C.S. Lewis's own writings on the transformative practice of reading. Cultivated from his many essays, articles and letters, as well as his classic works, The Reading Life includes his essays on the wisdom of 'reading two old books for every new one', why children's books aren't just for children, and why reading 'for fun' is the whole point of choosing what to read. Edited by Downing and Maudlin. Grey cloth boards, white title to spine. xvi and 171 pages. ISBN: 9780008307110. A lovely copy.

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THE WALLYPUG IN FOG-LAND
Written by G.E. Farrow. Illustrated by Alan Wright.
Stock no. 1329237
Published by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd.. 1st 1904. Good condition.

Dark green cloth. Gilt decorations. Black & white illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Damp stains to covers, affects top corner of front pastedown. Some pencil erasure to front free-endpaper. Rear joint cracked. Gathering of pages 99 to 110 are pulled loose but still the stitching is still attached. Some fingering and grubby marks to contents. Heavy pencil erased from plate opposiite page 20.

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FARTHING WOOD THE ADVENTURE BEGINS
Written by Colin Dann. Illustrated by Trevor Newton.
Stock no. 1329233
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The exciting prequel to 'The Animals of Farthing Wood' in which we meet an earlier generation of animals at the beginning of the adventure that will take their descendants on their epic journey. Blue boards. B/w chapter headers. 138 pages. 8.75 x 5.5". ISBN: 0091761514. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing to endpapers and light page browning throughout. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and is faded to spine.

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THE NURSERY RHYME BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke.
Stock no. 1329229
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1898. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt titles and decoration to spine. Grey pictorial endpapers. 288 pages, all edges gilt. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Some hinges cracked. Heavy foxing to contents.

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THE STORY OF FUZZY WUZZY AND WOOLLY WONDER
Written by Hester Wagstaff. Illustrated by Hester Wagstaff.
Stock no. 1329228
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Fuzzy Wuzzy and Woolly Wonder are two unique bob-tailed sheepdogs (having taught themselves to read). Oblong format. Beige cloth with red title and black vignette to front. Wonderful colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pencil writing to verso of front free-endpaper. Some large foxspots else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is foxed and edge rubbed, light damp stain on rear panel of wrapper and a few small edge tears.

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A BOOK OF PICTORIAL PERSPECTIVE
Written by Gwen White. Illustrated by Gwen White.
Stock no. 1329226
Published by John Murray (publishers) Ltd.. 1st 1954. Very good condition.

The book has been designed to show exactly what perspective is, and how it can be accomplished. Illustrations throughout. 77 pages. Oblong format, 8.5 x 10.5". Red boards, white titles. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Fading to spine and corners. Name and address in ink to title-page. Heavy foxing else contents clean.

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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1329222
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Good condition.

The Sunshine series. 16 colour plates. Red spine, pictorial boards. 2 plates MISSING (opposite pages 7 and 14). Spine and corners bumped and worn. Foxing to page edges.

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THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN
Written by Rudolf Tesnohlidek. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1329220
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st UK 1986. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The adventures of Sharp-Ears the fox, heroine of this classic Czech novel. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Attractive colour illustrations. ISBN: 0370306031. Some light foxing to endpapers and to textblock else covers and contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn at edges and faded to spine.

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