RUPERT ANNUAL 2004
Written by James Henderson; Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1330936
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cover shows Rupert holding baby Ming the dragon. Large format. Colour illustrations. Annual No. 69. ISBN: 0850793009. Some pale foxspots to endpapers. Minimal rubbing at corners. Some wrinkling of paper at top edge of rear pastedown.

RUPERT ANNUAL 1972
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330935
Published by Daily Express. 1972. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial glazed boards - Rupert and chums enjoying a picnic. 1st story Rupert's Deep Sea Adventure. 115 pages. 10 x 7 inches. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Some light creases to covers. Old brown tape(?) mark to lower edges of covers. Name in belongs to box and inscription in ink to margin above. Price NOT cut. Page corner tips creased. Some margin marks. One page has a light vertical crease at edge.

RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 23 - RUPERT AND THE SNOW SPORTS
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1330934
Published by Daily Express. 1955. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert And The Snow Sports. Also includes Rupert And The Vanishing Pet. 24 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Covers a bit grubby. Drawing lesson puzzle completed. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins.

TOM BROWN'S SCHOOLDAYS
Written by Thomas Hughes; An Old Boy.
Stock no. 1831119
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A semiautobiographical novel that explores the life and experiences of a young boy named Tom Brown at Rugby School in England. The story highlights Tom's journey through the challenges of school life, including camaraderie, bullying, and moral dilemmas, as he navigates the complex social hierarchy of a Victorian boys' school. Blackie's Library of Famous Books; Blackie's Stories of School Life. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine, embossed patterned boards. 4 colour plates. 272 pages. Undated. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Boards clean. Endpapers and text block browned. Some foxing present, mainly to prelims, margins and text block. Thin, cream pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small chips and is a bit grubby.

THE ADVENTURES OF CURIOUS GEORGE (3 VOLUMES)
Written by H.A. Rey. Illustrated by H.A. Rey.
Stock no. 1831114
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 1st thus 1993. Very good condition.

Three original Curious George books in a pictorial card slipcase. Contains unabridged miniature editions of H.A. Rey's Curious George; Curious George Rides a Bike; and Curious George Gets a Medal. Yellow pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0395735181. Curious George Rides a Bike has a white band to vertical edge of front and rear cover, Gets a Medal has a tiny white band (printing error). Card slipcase is heavily faded, worn and has damp staining to rear. There are a few very smalll marks to book covers resulting from the damp staining. Else, a lovely, clean set.

THE LUCKY BOTTLE
Written by Chris Wormell. Illustrated by Chris Wormell.
Stock no. 1831113
Published by David Fickling Books. 1st 2022. Slightly better than very good condition.

Ten-year-old Jack is shipwrecked on a desolate island after a terrible storm, causing him to desperately wish he hadn't run away to sea after a row with his family. But then he meets Robinson – a man who's been living there all alone for years. Matt blue boards with gilt decorations and white titles. Blue pictorial endpapers depicting the bottle in the middle of a stormy sea. B/w illustrations. 302 pages plus a 7 page extract from The Magic Place to the rear (another title by Chris Wormell). ISBN: 9781788451888. A couple of minor marks to base of text block else a lovely copy.

THE TRICK THAT WENT WRONG OR FANNY & CHARLES: A REGENCY ESCAPADE
Written by Phillida Gili. Illustrated by Phillida Gili.
Stock no. 1831112
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1983. Very good condition.

In early nineteenth-century England, Charles' prank with a mouse backfires during his family's vacation in Bath. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0233975926. Light page edge browning. Else contents clean.

JOHN AND ME & THE DICKERY DOG
Written by Marion St. John Webb. Illustrated by A.H. Watson.
Stock no. 1831111
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1930. Slightly better than good condition.

A book of children's rhymes about a dog. Blue and gold mottled boards, light blue cloth spine. B/w illustrations. Top edge blue. 143 pages. Spine & boards browned and stained. Top front edge of spine is frayed. Board edges are rubbed and worn. Text block browned. Small doodle in ink to front endpaper. Hinges are pulled but binding is tight. A few grubby marks to contents.

CARROTS JUST A LITTLE BOY
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1831110
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of a young boy nicknamed Carrots due to his red hair. The book focuses on Carrots' experiences and adventures, highlighting his personal growth, the challenges he faces, and his interactions with family and friends. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine; blue decorations to front cover. 7 b/w plates. 241 pages plus publisher advert to rear. A few minor marks to boards. Spine is leaning. Text block is browned/dusty. Hinge between page 198 and 199 is pulled but binding is tight. A few scattered foxspots present. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn and torn with slight loss, spine is sunned/faded, a little browned and grubby.

WAR HORSE
Written by Michael Morpurgo.
Stock no. 1831109
Published by Egmont. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back, Joey tells a powerful story of the truest of friendships in the worst of wars. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 181 pages plus publisher adverts to rear. ISBN: 9781405264716. Minor white mark to base of spine. Pale foxspots to text block. A few foxspots to contents but generally clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is creased to top and tail of spine, slightly fading to spine, a little scuffed.

JUST JIMMY
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330931
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. Circa 1998. Very good condition.

Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Meet Jimmy Mannering - a boy in a hurry to grow up, especially if it means that he can join his brother Roger's gang, the Three Musketeers. ISBN: 0333712307. 2nd printing. Spine and front cover edges faded. Contents fine.

WILLIAM AND THE TRAMP
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1330929
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black title label to spine and vignette of William to front cover. B/w illustrations. 248 pages. Third impression. Spine slightly bumped. Contents are well browned but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, torn and creased at lower edge of front panel (tear repaired on verso), spine and rear panel are slightly grubby.