BLUE DOOR VENTURE
Written by Pamela Brown. Illustrated by Newton Whittaker.
Stock no. 1328595
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The boys and girls who started the Blue Door Theatre in "The Swish of the Curtain" and went to Dramatic School in "Golden Pavements" are back again at the Blue Door, running a repertory company. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis, 8 b/w illustrations. 224 pages. Spine slightly bumped and faded at top and tail. Some foxing to covers, endpapers and textblock. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge worn with slight loss, grubby to rear panel. Some tape repairs on verso.

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THE EMETT FESTIVAL RAILWAY
Written by Rowland Emett; Victor Keeling. Illustrated by Rowland Emett.
Stock no. 1328593
Published by Penguin. 1st 1951. Very good condition.

Puffin Cut-Out Book No. 7. Colour pictorial paperwraps. Colour pictures and b/w drawings. Make your own model railway. Slight rubbing to cover edges and lower corner tips lightly creased. Else a nice, clean, unused copy.

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THE FLYING HORSES: TALES FROM CHINA
Written by Jo Manton; Robert Gittings. Illustrated by Derek Collard.
Stock no. 1828847
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1st 1977. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Chinese stories taken from translations of Chinese history and literature, the dialogue and poems often embody and give substance to ancient Chinese sayings. They range in time from the earliest popular legends, which deal with the origins of the universe, to a twentieth-century account of the Revolution. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Full page b/w illustrations. 172 pages. ISBN: 041683440X. Text block lightly browned. Light browning to vertical edge of front endpaper and small foxspot else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and a little scuffed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2014
Written by Stuart Trotter. Illustrated by Stuart Trotter; Alex Cubie; John Harrold.
Stock no. 1328550
Published by Egmont Uk Limited. 2014. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert carrying a lantern through the snow. Contains stories and activities from the 1978, 1980, 2001, 1982 annuals. Includes stories by Stuart Trotter and new illustrations. ISBN: 9781405272087. Minimal rubbing to corners else a fine copy.

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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Written by L.M. Montgomery; Margaret Atwood. Illustrated by Anna Cynthia Leplar.
Stock no. 1828824
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pretty green pictorial cloth. Colour plates. 266 pages. Introduction by Margaret Atwood. Tiny mark to top of text block (minor), a few minor spots to spine. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little shelf-scuffed.

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THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE KIDS
Written by Vera Southgate. Illustrated by Robert Lumley.
Stock no. 1328548
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Circa 1973. Very good condition.

Ladybird series 606D. The original 'well-loved tales' classic! Red pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0721402402. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some pale brown marks to prelims, contents generally clean.

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SHOCK FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1328547
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The Thirteenth Secret Seven story in which quarrels threaten to disband the Secret Seven. But dog-thieves are at work in the village so the children turn detective. Pale blue boards decorated with SS symbol. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped with slight browning to top and tail of spine. Textblock is foxed at top edge. Dustwrapper is edge worn with pencil (heavy) tick marks to title list on rear panel and patch of surface paper damage to front panel.

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THE CIRCUS OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1328546
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1952. Almost very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth, blue titles. B/w illustrations. 316 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers grubby. Book leans to one side. Some lower page corner tips lightly creased. Textblock is very slightly grubby.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1959
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1828769
Published by Daily Express. 1959. Very good condition.

Laminated pictorial boards. Front cover has head and shoulders of Rupert with sea in the background. First story is Rupert and the Copper Bird. Light browning to boards, base of spine lightly worn. Boards are slightly bowed. NOT price-cut or inscribed. Puzzle pages and colouring contest clean. Musty odour present otherwise a very nice copy.

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THE VALLEY OF ADVENTURE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1828767
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. The third in the Adventure series. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf worn. Name & date in pencil to front endpaper. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at edges with slight loss, faded to spine. Slight musty odour present.

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APPLEY DAPPLY'S NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1328544
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1917. Very good condition.

Small format. Green boards with red lettering. Pictorial onlay to front cover. 52 numbered pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Some light page browning, fingering and other marks to generally clean contents.

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THE NURSERY CINDERELLA
Written by Irene Pearl. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1328543
Published by The Brockhampton Book Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Small format. 5.5 x 4.5". Colour pictorial paperwraps. 6 colour plates by Dulac. B/w drawings (artist not known). Slight rubbing to cover edges and a couple of tiny chips with loss. Name in ink to top of title-page else contents clean.

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