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Written by Eve Knight.
Stock no. 1325023
Published by Cobden-Sanderson Ltd.. 1st 1933. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An anthology of letters to children from illustrious persons (including Joseph Conrad, Alexandre Dumas, Hans Andersen, Catherine of Aragon, etc). Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 178 pages, top edge green, others untrimmed. Spine slightly bumped with some fading. Some slight foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped, browned to spine with small stain to centre.

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THE NEW HISTORY OF SANDFORD AND MERTON
Written by F.C. Burnand. Illustrated by Linley Sambourne.
Stock no. 1325019
Published by Bradbury, Evans And Co.; Bradbury. 2nd 1873. Almost very good condition.

"Being a true account of their adventures of "Masters Tommy and Harry", with their beloved tutor, "Mr. Barlow"". Red cloth, gilt title to spine, decoration to front cover. 76 b/w illustrations. 268 pages, all edges gilt. Spine bumped. Covers a bit grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Hinges cracked.

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THE WATER BABIES
Written by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated by Katharine Cameron.
Stock no. 1325017
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack Ltd.. Circa 1934. Very good condition.

Green cloth, dark green titles and pictorial onlay to front cover. 8 pretty colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Lower corner tip of front cover is slightly worn. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Contents are clean but with a slightly smell of tobacco.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE PINK ELEPHANTS
Written by Mary Maloney. Illustrated by Bridget Moss.
Stock no. 1325015
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Pink decorated cloth. Grey pictorial endpapers. 94 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Cover edges slightly faded. Slight tobacco smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and slightly chipped.

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THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN
Written by Robert Browning. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1325014
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1939. Very good condition.

Cream pictorial wraps. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. Originally published in 1934 with 4 colour plates. Covers are foxed, small tear to top edge of front cover. Foxing to page edges. Contents are bright and clean.

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THE SLY CORMORANT AND THE FISHES
Written by Aesop; Brian Patten. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1325013
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Adaptations into poetry of the Aesop Fables. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Blue endpapers. Superb colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0722653603. Spine slightly bumped. Pale page browning else contents fine. Dustwrapper is very lightly browned.

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THE LITTLE DOG OF FO
Written by Rosemary Harris. Illustrated by Errol Le Cain.
Stock no. 1325012
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1976. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How little lion made amends for his crime (he kills a gazelle when the animals are commanded by Fo not to kill) and won back the favour of Fo (Buddha). Brown pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0571108970. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed, spine slightly cocked. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is ever so slightly browned.

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THE BIRTH OF JESUS
No author listed. Illustrated by R. T. Cowern.
Stock no. 1325011
Published by Folding Books Ltd.. Circa 1947. Very good condition.

A Peepshow Books. Opening out into six delightful 'pop-up' scenes with small paragraphs of text to bottom of scene. A lovely book! Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Staples rusty. Printed price on rear cover (7s 6d) has been crossed out (but still visible) with small ink price written beside it.

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POPINJAY STAIRS
Written by Geoffrey Trease.
Stock no. 1325010
Published by Macmillan London Limited. 1973. Good condition.

Uncorrected Proof Copy. Brown cardwraps. 175 pages. ISBN: 0333000000. Covers rubbed and a bit grubby, names in ink to top of front cover. Foxing to contents. Faint smell of tobacco. A couple of pages are vertically creased.

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WONDERFUL DAYS
Written by Austin Latham. Illustrated by Muriel Dawson.
Stock no. 1325008
Published by Cecil Palmer. 1st 1929. Good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Children's verse. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Pencil scribbles to rear cover, some light marks to front cover. Foxing and fingering throughout. Evidence of heavy pencil writing to front free-endpaper (partially erased).

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FRANCIS COUDRILL'S HANK T.V PAINTING BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Francis Coudrill.
Stock no. 1325007
Published by Publicity Products Limited. Very good condition.

A Colossal painting book. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Illustrations of Hank and friends for you to colour. Contents are lightly browned but clean. Small nick/tear to top edge of last page.

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ANIMALS' BUDGET
Written by J.H. MacNair; Isabel Harrow; Bertha Leonard. Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy; K. Nixon; K. Harrow.
Stock no. 1325001
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Dean's Daytime Books No. 1. Large format. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover shows calves and a kitten. Colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Unpaginated. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers edge worn. A few marks to spine and small piece of surface paper torn from front spine edge. Some browning to contents else clean.

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