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THE LITTLE MERMAID AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Ann Macleod.
Stock no. 1830100
Published by Collins. Very good condition.

Three Favourite Fairy Tales: The Little Mermaid; The Emperor's New Clothes; and The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep. Retold by Ann MacLeod. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. 44 pages. Top & tail of spine, front spine edge & corners rubbed. A few minor marks to boards. Contents clean.

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THE CRACKERJACK BOOK FOR CHILDREN
Written by Terence Delaney; Edward Boyd; Jane Shaw; et al.
Stock no. 1830099
Published by The Children's Press. Very good condition.

An anthology of stories, articles, picture stories, puzzles and games, and poems. First story is The Elfin Oak by Terence Delaney. Blue glazed pictorial boards show four children on a roller coaster ride with the fun fair in the background. Two-tone illustrations throughout. 188 pages. Top and tail of spine lightly worn with small split to either side. Boards bright. Text block browned. Some pale foxing throughout. Page edge browning. Contents otherwise clean. Slight musty odour present.

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MOSTLY MARY
Written by Gwynedd Rae. Illustrated by Irene Williamson.
Stock no. 1830096
Published by George Routledge & Sons Ltd.. 1942. Slightly better than good condition.

New Edition. A story about Mary Plain and real bears. Blue cloth, black titles and vignette to front. Charming b/w illustrations. 95 pages. Reprint. Boards are very faded (uneven) with some grubby marks. Spine is worn at top and tail and edges. Title to spine is rubbed. Hinges pulled but binding firm. A few minor margin marks.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1952 (FACSIMILE) - MORE RUPERT ADVENTURES
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1830094
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2002. Fine condition.

Collectors' Limited Edition Reproduction. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1904329071. A lovely, clean copy. Includes authenticity certificate. This is copy 09564. Contained in dark green slipcase which is lightly rubbed at top and bottom.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1950 (FACSIMILE) - ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1830092
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2000. Fine condition.

Collectors' Limited Edition Reproduction. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1902836324. A lovely, clean copy. Includes authenticity certificate. This is copy 08105. Contained in green slipcase which is a little scuffed at top and bottom.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1949 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1830091
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial card wraps. A superb reproduction of the last soft-cover annual. Collectors' Limited Edition. ISBN: 1902836170. Teeny, tiny blue pen mark to vertical edge of text block. Else a lovely, clean copy. Includes authenticity certificate. This is copy 03370. Contained in a blue slipcase which is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed along the bottom.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1959 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1830089
Published by Egmont Books Ltd.. 2007. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Reproduction. Front cover shows Rupert holding a beach ball. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781405232654. A lovely, clean copy. Includes authenticity certificate. This is copy 09093 of 10000. Contained in blue slipcase with very slight scuffing to bottom.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1955 (FACSIMILE)
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1830088
Published by Express Newspapers Ltd.. 2004. Fine condition.

Limited edition of 11,000 copies. Reproduction of the 1955 annual. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. A lovely, clean copy. Includes authenticity certificate. This is copy 02575 of 11000. Contained in blue slipcase which is lightly scuffed along the bottom.

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THE HOUSE OF SILK
Written by Anthony Horowitz.
Stock no. 1830086
Published by Orion Books. 1st 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The new Sherlock Holmes novel. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Ribbon page marker. Red endpapers. 294 pages. ISBN: 9781409133827. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Text block browned with some light foxing. Page marker starting to fray. Black dustwrapper is rubbed and scuffed, a few marks to front panel.

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THE SNOWMAN
Written by Raymond Briggs. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1329957
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations, a story without text. ISBN: 0241100046. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly grubby. Some slight creasing to spine edges. Foxing and page edge browning to contents. Top margins of pages are lightly creased (from the spine bump). Light indentations to front cover where book was leant on to write/draw.

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A CHRISTMAS CHILD
Written by Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Stock no. 1329948
Published by Macmillan & Co.. Circa 1881. Good condition.

A Sketch of a Boy-Life. Red decorative cloth, gilt title to spine and front cover. 7 bw plates. 223 pages. Black endpapers. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Covers slightly grubby/marked. Joints cracked. Name and date in ink to half title-page. Foxing to contents.

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THE RED BOOK OF HEROES
Written by Mrs. Lang; Andrew Lang. Illustrated by A. Wallis Mills.
Stock no. 1830064
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1909. Slightly better than good condition.

Edited by Andrew Lang. Red covers with extensive gilt decorations. Containing 8 colour plates and numerous illustrations. 368 pages. All edges gilt. Light rubbing to board corners. Some fading and a few marks to boards. Large personal ink stamp to front endpaper. Small name in ink to front pastedown. Joints are cracked, hinges pulled but binding is tight. Pencil underlining to contents in places (minimal). Some light marks to contents, mainly to margins.

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