CRASH IN THE CAPRIVI
Written by Duncan Watts. Illustrated by Paul O'Shea.
Stock no. 1320985
Published by Tynron Press. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

An adventure of the Wallace Boys. Orange pictorial cardwraps. 195 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1856460991. Covers slightly edge rubbed. G1(?) in blue biro to rear cover. Slight foxing to textblock. Very scarce.

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WILLIAM THE BOLD
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1320971
Published by George Newnes Limited. 2nd 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette of William's head to front board. B/w illustrations. 248 pages. Second impression. Spine slightly bumped. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Light page browning throughout. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed, slightly grubby to rear panel and lightly browned to spine.

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FIFTY FABLES OF LA FONTAINE
Written by Jean De La Fontaine; Norman R. Shapiro; Sarah Bakewell. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1821639
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Translated by Shapiro, introduced by Bakewell. Green goatskin leather binding with gilt titles. Limited edition of 1000, each copy numbered and signed by Quentin Blake. Colour illustrations. Top edge gilt. Copy 180 SIGNED by Quentin Blake. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed.

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NURSE MATILDA GOES TO TOWN
Written by Christianna Brand. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1320961
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The Brown children go to stay with their Aunt Adelaide in London and Nurse Matilda has to be called in again. Small format. Blue boards with gilt titles and vignettes to covers. B/w text illustrations throughout. Spine bumped. Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper has clear adhesive film stuck to it causing the colour to 'bleed' a little. Spine is faded. End of silk ribbon is foxed and slightly frayed.

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THE BEGINNING OF THE ARMADILLOES
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1320960
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

A Just So Story. Green pictorial glazed boards. Red endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. 31 pages. 9.5 x 7". ISBN: 0333341384. Slight fading to spine and cover edges. Some foxing to contents.

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CHILDREN'S BOOKS IN ENGLAND
Written by F.J. Harvey Darton.
Stock no. 1320957
Published by Cambridge University Press. 3rd 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

"Five Centuries of Social Life". Third edition revised by Brian Alderson. Brown boards, gilt title and vignette. Beige endpapers. B/w text illustrations. 398 pages. 10 x 7". ISBN: 0521240204. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine and just a little rubbed at edges.

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THUNDERBIRDS COUNTDOWN TO DISASTER
Written by Graham Marks. Illustrated by Arkadia.
Stock no. 1320894
Published by Boxtree Limited. 1st 1993. Very good condition.

Card wraps. 16 page story, with pop-up at end. Paper engineering by Ruth Mawdsley. ISBN: 1852838493. Some wear to cover edges. Pop-up in excellent working order.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1980
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1320881
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 1980. Very good condition.

Tall format glazed boards - the first Rupert annual in this format. Cover design of Rupert playing with glove puppets. 1st story Rupert and the Flavours. ISBN: 0850790964. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Price NOT cut, no inscriptions. Light page browning throughout.

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WILLIAM AND THE WITCH
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry; Henry Ford.
Stock no. 1320877
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards with gilt titles and vignette of William to spine. 191 pages, top edge green. B/w text illustrations. Minimal bumping to spine. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

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WILLIAM AND THE MASKED RANGER
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Henry Ford.
Stock no. 1320874
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt titles to spine and front cover. Gilt vignette of William saluting to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed, has a couple of light stains to rear panel and a scratch mark to front panel (causing tiny patch of surface damage to the H of The in the title).

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JUST WILLIAM
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1320872
Published by George Newnes Limited. 6th 1923. Almost very good condition.

Original publisher's burgundy leather binding with gilt titles and vignettes, top edge gilt. Green marble-effect endpapers. 248 pages, 4 page adverts at rear. B/w illustrations. 6th impression of the first edition. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front edge of spine is starting to split. Foxing to contents. A nice copy with very scarce binding.

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STORIES TOLD TO CHILDREN
Written by Michael Fairless. Illustrated by Flora White.
Stock no. 2134630
Published by Duckworth & Co.. Good condition.

Red pictorial cloth. 8 tipped-in colour plates. Uneven fading and browning to corners. Corners are bumped. A few ink numbers to front endpaper. Some foxing and browning throughout.

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