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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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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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THE WONDER BOOK OF TELL ME WHY?
Written by Harry Golding; Herbert H. Thomas; A.M. Low; et al.
Stock no. 1325000
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine and black title to front cover. 8 colour plates and nearly three hundred illustrations. 256 pages. Spine bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Endpapers lightly browned. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss to top of spine. Spine is browned and there is a small hole at the base.

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THE DISCIPLES OF JESUS
Written by Theodora Wilson Wilson. Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1324999
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Scripture stories for children. Cloth spine. Pictorial front board. 4 colour plates. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Neat name in belongs to box. Page browning to last couple of pages. A few marks to some pages but generally contents clean.

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GREAT MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BIBLE
Written by Theodora Wilson Wilson. Illustrated by Arthur A. Dixon.
Stock no. 1324998
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Scripture stories for children. Cloth spine. Pictorial front board. 12 colour plates. Spine and corners bumped, covers edge rubbed. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Slight musty smell to contents but contents clean.

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JUNGLE PETS
Written by Mrs. Martin Johnson. Illustrated by Erick Berry; Martin Johnson.
Stock no. 1324997
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A book of animal stories based on the author's own experiences. Blue cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. 215 pages. Illustrated with b/w photos by the famous explorer (and husband of the author) Martin Johnson and a b/w text illustration to the title-page by Berry. Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to front fly-leaf else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn with some loss to top of spine and substantial loss to lower spine and edge of rear panel.

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301 THINGS A BRIGHT GIRL CAN DO
Written by Jean Stewart.
Stock no. 1324996
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pale grey cloth, black titles. 436 pages. B/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, wear to cover edges. Staining to spine. Some light foxing and browning at inner margins.

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110TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF PETER RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter; Emma Thompson. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter; Eleanor Taylor.
Stock no. 1324994
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st thus 2012. Fine condition.

Special limited edition (of 1000 copies) being a celebration of Peter Rabbit's 110th year. It contains clothbound volumes of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit by Emma Thompson - as well as an individually signed letter from this acclaimed writer. The cloth pattern was specially commissioned from renowned design studio Timorous Beasties. ISBN: 9780723268697. The books and presentation box are in fine condition. Contained in a white cardboard slip and a brown numbered box (this is copy no. 691). The outer box is just slightly worn at corners. A super set. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE DARK FLIGHT DOWN
Written by Marcus Sedgwick.
Stock no. 1324989
Published by Orion Children's Books. 1st 2004. Slightly better than very good condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Black boards, metallic red title to spine. Boy is on the run from life with the magician Valerian. ISBN: 184255218X. Very pale page browning. Evidence of pencil markings erased to front free-endpaper. SIGNED by author. Dustwrapper is fine.

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