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RUPERT ANNUAL 1955 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2139679
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 2004. Fine condition.

Limited edition of 11,000 copies. Reproduction of the 1955 annual. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. This is Copy No. 10959 and still includes original certificate of authenticity. Slip case is near fine - a few light marks/scuffs.

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THE STORY OF JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Written by Muriel Levy. Illustrated by Ruth Murrell.
Stock no. 2139677
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. 6th 1960. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 413. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. A few small foxspots/marks to some pages. Wrapper is scuffed/worn to rear panel; some light edge-creasing; a few small nicks to corners.

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BIGGLES IN THE SOUTH SEAS
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Norman Howard.
Stock no. 2139675
Published by Oxford University Press. 1940. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Light brown/orange boards with dark brown titles and decorations. Colour frontis + 6 b/w plates. 1" thick, with 2 ** to half-title page. Reprint. Spine and edges are faded. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. Some page margins marks. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and chips; damp stained to spine; a few small bits of loss; some grubby marks.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1942 (FACSIMILE) - MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 2139664
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1994. Nearly fine condition.

A limited and numbered collectors edition of the 1942 Rupert book - the most scarce of all the Rupert annuals due to wartime paper shortages. Colour pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. 118 pages. ISBN: 1874507252. Spine is faded with tiny nicks to top and tail. Contents are fine. Slip case is near fine. Copy No. 3108.

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LONE PINE FIVE
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance.
Stock no. 2139663
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The fifth book in the Lone Pine series. This is Jenny's Harman's story. Her desire to possess an old spoon which she found on a junk-tray in Bishop Castle's market laid the foundation of another great adventure for the Lone Piners. Beige cloth, red titles and pine tree vignette. Endpaper maps. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Bumping and mark to base of spine. A few marks to covers. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper with some transfer across to half-title page. Wrapper is price-cut with edge-tears and some chips; a little loss; tape repair to base of spine; some marks.

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HERMY - THE STORY OF A LITTLE GIRL
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1322998
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1898. Almost very good condition.

Peach coloured cloth with gilt titles. Plain endpapers. B/w illustrations. 248 pages plus 32 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and covers edge rubbed. Some slight fading to cover edges. Name in ink to half title-page. Front free-endpaper has been removed. Some grubby fingermarks and light foxing but contents generally clean.

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GRANDMOTHER DEAR
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1322997
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1932. Very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine and dark blue vignettes to front cover. B/w illustrations. 262 pages. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Covers ever so slightly grubby. Foxing to textblock else contents clean.

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TWO LITTLE WAIFS
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1322996
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1920. Very good condition.

Pale blue decorated cloth, gilt title to spine. 7 b/w plates. 216 pages. 7.25 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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THE THREE WITCHES
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1322995
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. 1st 1900. Fair condition.

Red pictorial cloth, gilt titles and 3 vignettes of women. B/w illustrations. 278 pages plus 2 pages book adverts. Spine and corners bumped and worn, spine split at lower edges. Fading to spine and cover edges. Inscription in ink to half title-page. Heavy foxing and fingering to contents. Top corner tip of half title-page neatly removed.

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THE HOUSE THAT GREW
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Alice B. Woodward.
Stock no. 1322992
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1901. Very good condition.

Orange decorated cloth, gilt and black titles and decorations. B/w illustrations. 206 pages plus 2 page book list. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Some light darkening to cover edges. Gilt school stamp to front cover. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers. Some light fingering to margins else contents clean.

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THE BOYS AND I
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 1322991
Published by W. & R. Chambers Limited. Circa 1900. Good condition.

A Child's Story for Children. Green cloth with gilt titles and pictures to front and spine. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Front free-endpaper is almost detached. Top corner tips of frontis and tissue-guard torn off. Foxing and grubby fingering to page margins.

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THE THREE MULLA-MULGARS
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop.
Stock no. 1322978
Published by Duckworth & Co.. 1st thus 1921. Very good condition.

The adventures of three monkeys! Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and front cover; small vignette to front cover. 12 plates (4 b/w and 8 in colour), b/w chapter head and tail pieces. 275 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing, mainly to prelims and textblock.

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