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THE PERFECT BEAR
Written by Gillian Shields. Illustrated by Gary Blythe.
Stock no. 1328623
Published by Simon & Schuster Uk Ltd. 1st 2007. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A wonderful, heart-warming story about discovering what really matters. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781416904403. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit rubbed at edges.

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DIRTY BEASTS
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1328622
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st thus 1984. Very good condition.

A fantastically funny selection of poems with colour text illustrations throughout. Pictorial glazed boards. 11 x 8.5". ISBN: 0224022938. Spine and corners bumped. Some lightly browning and grubby marks to covers. Slight wear to top corner of front cover. A few small foxspots to top edge of textblock. Contents fine.

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PICTURE MAKING BY CHILDREN
Written by R.R. Tomlinson; C.G. Holme.
Stock no. 1328621
Published by The Studio Limited. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition.

Rebound in black cloth with blue cloth spine. Original cardwraps are bound in. Colour mounted plates plus b/w illustrations by children throughout. Covers edge rubbed and lightly scuffed. Textblock is a bit grubby. There are grubby fingermarks to the page margins.

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THE DRAGON OF OG
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
Stock no. 1328619
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Green endpapers with white dragon vignettes. Colour and b/w illustrations. A witty, exciting and poetic story based on an old legend of the Scottish Lowlands. ISBN: 0333317319. Minimal bumping to spine. Some foxing to top edge of textblock. Tiny crease to lower edge of front panel of wrapper.

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BLACKIE'S LITTLE ONES' ANNUAL 1923
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Natalie Joan; Nina K. Brisley; Ethel Talbot; Alice Talwin Morris; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Honor C. Appleton; Rosa C. Petherick; Frank Hart; Grace Lodge; et al..
Stock no. 1328618
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1923. Very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with black title. Front cover shows children feeding the birds. First story is 'The New Ball Goes to See'. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners slightly worn. Name and date in ink in belongs to box. Endpapers are very lightly browned. Some light foxing to textblock. A nice copy.

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CANDY FLOSS
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Adrienne Adams.
Stock no. 1328617
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Candy Floss was a special little doll who brought luck to the little boy who owned her. Blue boards, red titles and vignette to front. Charming colour and b/w illustrations. 63 numbered pages. Spine very slightly bumped. Some white typing fluid to front free-endpaper and patch of pencil scribble to top corner of same page. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge worn and is a little grubby to rear panel, small tear to top of spine.

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MOUSE HOUSE
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Adrienne Adams.
Stock no. 1328615
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A delightful companion to "The Mousewife". Orange boards, red titles and vignette. Pictorial endpapers. Colour text illustrations throughout. Cover edges lightly rubbed, spine slightly bumped. Light foxing and some grubby fingering to contents. Erased pencil name(?) to front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn and is grubby with a biro mark to the title on front panel. Wrapper is foxed on verso.

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THE MOUSEWIFE
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Heidi Holder.
Stock no. 1328614
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st thus 1983. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A story of rare devotion and sacrifice. Purple cloth spine with silver title and decoration, light brown boards. Charming b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0333344847. A few light spots to covers. Some very light foxing to textblock else contents fine. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby and edge rubbed, old price sticker to front flap and light stain to top edge of front panel.

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ST. JEROME AND THE LION
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Jean Primrose.
Stock no. 1328612
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The legend of gentle St. Jerome who healed the injured paw of a lion. Written in poetry form. Cream boards. Red and black illustrations. Covers slightly grubby, spine slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small foxspots to textblock. Some grubby marks to preliminary pages. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and lightly browned to spine.

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UNTITLED (THE BEE BOOK)
Written by Kit Williams. Illustrated by Kit Williams.
Stock no. 1328611
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1984. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Object of this puzzle book is to guess the title! Actual title is The Bee On The Comb. ISBN: 0224019066. Reprint in same year as first edition. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Fading to edges of rear cover. A couple of tiny dents to lower edges of covers.

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THE ILLUSION OF LIFE: DISNEY ANIMATION
Written by Walt Disney; Ollie Johnston; Frank Thomas. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 1328610
Published by Disney Editions. Circa 1995. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The definitive volume on the work and achievement of one of America's best-known and most widely loved cultural institutions. Large, heavy format. Blue cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. 575 pages. 489 plates in full-colour and thousands of b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0786860707. 9th printing. Dustwrapper has small nicks at top corners of spine.

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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1328609
Published by Puffin. Circa 2004. Very good condition.

40th Anniversary edition. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 147 pages. ISBN: 0670914533. 3rd printing. Slight bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Small mark to front edge of spine. Contents fine.

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