ERNEST THE BRAVE AND THE TOYTOWN MYSTERY
Written by S.G. Hulme Beaman; Betty Hulme Beaman.
Stock no. 1325811
Published by Oldbourne Press. Circa 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Two stories in one volume. Ernest the Policeman climbs to the top of the Magician's Tower in the first, and in the second the Mayor's statue is mysteriously painted green! Blue pictorial boards. Colour illustrations of Larry the Lamb and his friends throughout. 7.5 x 5.5". Unpaginated. Toytown Series Book 1. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to textblock. Name in ink in belongs to box. Dustwrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby with slight loss to top of spine.

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GIMLET'S ORIENTAL QUEST
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Leslie Stead.
Stock no. 1826511
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A 'King of the Commandos' Adventure. A desperate treasure hunt in siamese jungle, which began harmlessly enough as a fishing holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. Gimlet and 'Cub' Peters lead an expedition to vindicate a dead man's faith. Green cloth, colour frontis. 8 b/w illustrations. Light bumping to top of spine (minor). A few minor foxspots mainly to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and worn with a few small chips and tears.

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CHUCKLES
Written by Jessie Pope. Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy.
Stock no. 1826484
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1926. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front cover showing kitten and puppy. Blue cloth spine. Colour plates and two-tone illustrations throughout. Minimal text in verse below pictures. Board edges rubbed and worn. Boards grubby. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. A few margin marks. All plates present. Musty odour present.

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MR. BUMBLETOES OF BIMBLETON
Written by L.C. Ockenden. Illustrated by Maben.
Stock no. 1826401
Published by Odhams Press Ltd.. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Some Jolly Tales of Bimbleton. Blue cloth. Dark blue title to spine and vignette to front. Colour pictorial endpapers. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight discolouration to spine and cover edges. Foxing to textblock and page margins, a few marks to page margins. Dustwrapper is worn, creased and torn with tape repairs on verso, some slight loss to spine and corners and foxed on verso.

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THE BEE-MAN OF ORN
Written by Frank R. Stockton. Illustrated by P.J. Lynch.
Stock no. 1826383
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

In the ancient country of Orn... there lived an old man who was called the Bee-man because his whole time was spent in the company of bees. Large format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744596122. A lovely copy, pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners.

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THE ENGLISH STRUWWELPETER OR PRETTY STORIES AND FUNNY PICTURES
Written by Heinrich Hoffmann.
Stock no. 1826382
Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. Almost very good condition.

Cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour pictures. 24 pages printed one side only. Boards a little stained, rubbed at corners and edges with some surface paper loss, some lettering to front board is coloured in with green pen, spine is a little rubbed and fraying to rear edge, surface paper loss to rear board affecting the text. Name ink stamped 3 times on front endpapers. Contents are clean but browned.

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ENID BLYTON'S SCHOOL STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton; Mary Cadogan; Norman Wright; Anne Fine.
Stock no. 1826380
Published by Hodder Children's Books. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A Treasury compiled by Mary Cadogan and Norman Wright. Foreword by Anne Fine, Children's Laureate. Stories and extracts from The Naughtiest Girl, Malory Towers, The O'Sullivan Twins and St. Clare's, as well as classic out of print stories from the Enig Blyton Magazine and Sunny Stories. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0340841451. Pencil erasure marks to prelims. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and foxed to verso (not visible to front).

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FLAP YOUR WINGS
Written by P.D. Eastman. Illustrated by P.D. Eastman.
Stock no. 1826362
Published by Collins. 1972. Very good condition.

A Collins Early Bird Book. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0001381571. Rear board lightly faded. Green pen mark to last printed page else contents clean.

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MADAME DOUBTFIRE
Written by Anne Fine.
Stock no. 1826329
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is a bittersweet, touching, and above all very funny book, about a family which has split up, yet finds its own way to function effectively. The film Mrs. Doubtfire starring Robin Williams (1993) is based on this story. Cream cloth boards, black title to spine. ISBN: 0241120012. Boards browned at horizontal edges. Top & tail of spine have light shelf wear. Contents heavily browned and crinkled vertically. Slight musty odour. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and lightly creased at top edge of spine.

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THE PURPLE VALLEY
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1826327
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The second in a series of Secret Service novels. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 215 pages. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, grubby to rear panel, and has surface paper loss to base of spine.

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CHILD OF FIRE
Written by Elizabeth Webster.
Stock no. 1826322
Published by Judy Piatkus (publishers) Limited. 1st thus 1983. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of a Vietnamese boat-child and her family. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Originally serialised in My Weekly magazine under the title Bright Phoenix. ISBN: 0861882849. Text block browned, page browning throughout. A few pale foxspots to margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.

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A WAGGON-LOAD OF MONKEYS (DOMINION LIBRARY)
Written by D.M. Percy Smith.
Stock no. 1826321
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st thus 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Not many children, intent on raising money for the Missionary Fair, end by setting the next-door house thoroughly on fire... Green boards, dark title to spine. Part of the Dominion Library series. Colour frontis. Endpapers and text block browned. A few pale foxspots to prelims. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly worn at edges with minor chips to corners, grubby to rear panel and a few small closed tears.

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