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THE DOVES WATER-BARROW
Written by Peg Smythies. Illustrated by Peg Smythies.
Stock no. 2140636
Published by Steve Ball. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

A true story about a little boy and his Burmese Cat. Text set against double page spread illustrations.

HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.
Stock no. 2140567
Published by Folio Society. 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles and decorations. 16 gorgeous colour plates plus b/w illustrations. Top edge red. 8th printing. A little fading to spine. Slip case is a bit better than very good.

THE WILD HAMSTER
Written by Alain Vaes. Illustrated by Alain Vaes.
Stock no. 2140566
Published by Little, Brown and Company. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Dark orange cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0316895040. Foxing to a few pages, especially title page. Wrapper is edge-creased.

SPOT GOES ON HOLIDAY
Written by Eric Hill. Illustrated by Eric Hill.
Stock no. 2140565
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1ST 1985. Very good condition.

Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Lift-the-Flap to find the answer! ISBN: 043494260X. Browning to edge of front cover. All lift-the-flaps in very good working order.

CHENDRU: THE BOY AND THE TIGER
Written by Astrid Bergman Sucksdorff; William Sansom.
Stock no. 2140561
Published by Collins. Circa 1960. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Cloth spine. Colour photographic covers. Colour photos. Photographs taken by the author. Page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and tears; a little loss; some grubby marks.

COUNTING, TELL THE TIME AND ALPHABET BOOK
Written by Roger Hargreaves. Illustrated by Roger Hargreaves.
Stock no. 2140560
Published by BHS. 1st thus 1984. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 3 titles in one. 'Count Worm'; 'Grand Father Clock' and 'Albert The Alphabetical Elephant'. ISBN: 0340267186. Light bumping to corners.

THE PIXIE MARKET
No author listed. Illustrated by Wendy Wilkin.
Stock no. 2140536
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Square format. Card wraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 10 sides of illustrations and text. Creasing to top corner/edge of covers and pages. Staples have rusted - some brown marks. Foxing. Illustrations are still nice and bright.

THE PUMPKIN PATCH
No author listed. Illustrated by Eulalie.
Stock no. 2140535
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. Unpaginated but has 10 sides of text/illustrations. Staples to spine have started to rust. Erased pencil name (Small) to front cover. Foxing to covers. Couple of nicks along cover edges. Brown marks next to where staples are.

MORE ANT AND BEE
Written by Angela Banner. Illustrated by Bryan Ward.
Stock no. 2140513
Published by Kaye & Ward Ltd.. 1981. Very good condition.

An Alphabetical Story, companion book to "Ant and Bee". Colour pictures on every page with new words printed in red. Green glazed boards. 110 pages. 3.75 x 4.75". ISBN: 0718200322. Bumping to top of spine. Small inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to outer page edges.

TEDDY BEAR POSTMAN
Written by Phoebe Worthington; Selby Worthington.
Stock no. 2140508
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1981. Very good condition.

Oblong format (7.5 x 9.5"). Red glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Simple text. ISBN: 0670807982. Some fading to spine. Musty odour to pages. Light foxing to a couple of pages and outer page edges.

THE STONE-FACED BOY
Written by Paula Fox. Illustrated by Donald A. Mackay.
Stock no. 2140482
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A comic and rueful story about people and the human condition, especially in families. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. Name in ink to front endpaper. Couple of marks to endpapers. Wrapper: corners worn, price-cut.

PUCK OF POOK'S HILL
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by H.R. Millar.
Stock no. 2140436
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1906. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Top edge gilt. 20 b/w plates. 306 pages. Bumping and wear along cover edges and to corners. Large split along cloth at back of spine; a little fraying; spine is also browned. Some marks and spots to covers. Name and date in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges.