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THE CHRISTMAS CAT
Written by Robert Westall.
Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1330491
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd..
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Dark green boards, gilt titles. Wonderful black and white illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0416168221. Spine slightly bumped. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and has the tiniest of nicks to top front edge of spine.
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- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
- CHRISTMAS
THE ALMOST ALL-WHITE RABBITY CAT
Written by Meindert Dejong.
Illustrated by H.B. Vestal.
Stock no. 1330490
Published by Lutterworth Press.
1st
1972.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A story about a remarkable cat and the remarkable people who lived in her apartment building; a happy book written by a master storyteller. Orange boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Full page b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0718819985. Spine and corners bumped. Light staining to spine edges. Light foxing to textblock. Musty smell else contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly grubby to rear panel. A small tape repair on verso to top of spine.
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- CATS
SCAREDY CAT
Written by Phyllis Krasilovsky.
Illustrated by Ninon.
Stock no. 1330489
Published by World's Work Ltd..
1st UK
1961.
Almost very good condition.
Yellow pictorial boards, black spine. Wonderful colour illustrations throughout. Covers are slightly grubby and edge rubbed. Small tear to base of spine. Light foxing to contents and a musty smell.
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- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
ORLANDO'S INVISIBLE PYJAMAS
Written by Kathleen Hale.
Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1330488
Published by Transatlantic Arts Ltd.; Royle Publications Ltd..
1st
1947.
Almost very good condition.
Oblong pictorial cardwraps. Harlequin Books edited by Noel Carrington. 30 pages. Colour & b/w illustrations. Orlando the Marmalade Cat is not like other cats, he has the strangest adventures of which his Invisible Pyjamas is only one of them. Covers are grubby and edge rubbed, name in ink to top of front cover. Name in pencil to top margin of first page. A few small marks at page margins but generally contents clean.
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- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
ORLANDO'S HOME LIFE
Written by Kathleen Hale.
Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1330487
Published by Royle Publications Ltd.; Transatlantic Arts Ltd..
1st
1947.
Good condition.
A Harlequin Picture Book. Oblong pictorial paperwraps show Orlando and his wife to front and three kittens to rear. Harlequin Books list to inside front cover numbers 1-6, with 6 being 'Story of Louisa'. B/w and colour illustrations throughout. Covers are edge rubbed, creased and grubby. Foxing to contents. Brown spots to inside front cover.
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- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
THE CRIMINAL CAREER OF VINEGAR TOM
Written by David Fisher.
Illustrated by David Fisher.
Stock no. 1330486
Published by Abelard-Schuman Limited.
1st
1963.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
Vinegar Tom was the laziest cat in Bluebell Street... Yellow boards, black title to spine. Colour illustrations to each page. Spine slightly bumped. Book leans to one side a little. Light damp spots to endpapers. Musty smell to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut (twice) to front flap, is slightly edge rubbed and is heavily foxed.
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- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
WOBBLE THE WITCH CAT
Written by Mary Calhoun.
Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.
Stock no. 1330485
Published by World's Work Ltd..
1st
1960.
Good condition.
Burgundy spine, pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations throughout. Covers are edge rubbed, slightly bumped to spine and corners. The front endpapers are a little messy with previous inscriptions and pencil marks. Endpapers lightly foxed. Some light page browning to the white pages (some of the pages are black). A decent copy of this scarce book.
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- CHILDRENS
- ANIMAL STORY
- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
- WITCHES
NAPPER TANDY: THE STORY OF A GOOD CAT BY HIS FRIEND ARGOS
Written by Hazel Brill Jackson.
Illustrated by Hazel Brill Jackson.
Stock no. 1330484
Published by Hazel Brill Jackson.
1962.
Very good condition.
Burgundy cardwraps with gilt title and vignettes to front cover, small gilt vignette to rear cover. B/w illustrations throughout. SIGNED by the author to colophon page and also to dedication page (this copy dedicated to Una(?)). This is copy no. 9. Covers are edge worn with slight fading and a couple of small tears. Staples are rusty (the lower one has partially broken away on the outside of the book). Minimal foxing to textblock. Contents clean.
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- CATS
- CATS (CHILDRENS)
- LIMITED EDITION
THE TALE OF MR. TOD
Written by Beatrix Potter.
Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1208907
Published by Frederick Warne & Co..
1st
1912.
Almost very good condition.
Light brown boards and lettering. Pictorial onlay of Mr. Tod to front cover. 93 numbered pages. 5.5 x 4.25". The dedication page states William Francis (instead of Francis William) which denotes a 1st printing. Some slight wear to spine which has been professionally restored (only visible on close inspection). Some light fingering to margins and some very light foxing else contents are generally clean. A couple of small marks to covers and some very slight wear to lower corner of rear cover. A nice copy of the first edition. This copy would make a wonderful gift.
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- CHILDRENS
- BEATRIX POTTER
- ANIMAL STORY
- FOXES
THE GREY GENTLEMEN
Written by Michael Ende.
Stock no. 1830630
Published by Burke Publishing Company Ltd..
1st UK
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A fantasy novel about the concept of time and how it is used by humans in modern societies. Originally published in German in 1973. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Text in brown and illustrations brown & white. 238 pages. ISBN: 0222003677. Spine lightly rubbed and worn. Text block browned. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, worn at top & tail of spine with 1" split at tail. Overall, a very nice copy of an unusual title.
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
Written by J.K. Rowling.
Illustrated by Jim Kay.
Stock no. 1830626
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Circa
2016.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Enemies of the heir, beware. Large format. Fully illustsrated edition by Kate Greenaway Medal winner, Jim Kay. Large format. Orange cloth boards, metallic green title to spine, orange ribbon page marker. Illustrated endpapers. Colour illustrations. 258 pages. ISBN: 9781408845653. Second printing. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge with very light scuffing to rear panel.
WEE WILLIE WINKIE NURSERY RHYMES
No author listed.
Illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler.
Stock no. 1830624
Published by Juvenile Productions Ltd..
Almost very good condition.
A book of nursery rhymes illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler. One rhyme and colour picture to accompany it per page. First rhyme is Rub-A-Dub-Dub. Cloth spine, green pictorial paper boards with Wee Willie Winkie clasping a lantern to front and Little Bo-Peep to rear board. Not paginated. Board edges rubbed, corners worn. Spine faded and rubbed. Browning to endpapers. Some finger creasing and marks to contents. Some foxing to gutters (minor).