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GRANDMOTHER LUCY AND HER HATS
Written by Joyce Wood. Illustrated by Frank Francis.
Stock no. 1329593
Published by Collins; Picture Lions. 1st thus 1974. Very good condition.

Picture Lions series. Cardwraps. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0006606873. Covers edge rubbed. Some foxing to contents.

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MY SECOND NATURE BOOK THE SPELL THAT WENT WRONG AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1329592
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1952. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black titles, blue and black vignettes. Two-tone illustrations. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to textblock and page margins. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge worn/chipped with loss to base of spine.

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CHARLIE COOK'S FAVOURITE BOOK
Written by Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Stock no. 1329571
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Eleven books in one! Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 1405034696. Minimal rubbing to base of spine and lower corners. Some light page finger creases. Dustwrapper is complete but has a small tear to top of spine.

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
Stock no. 1329569
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream boards with pictorial decoration to centre of front and spine. Maroon endpapers. Delightful b/w and colour illustrations throughout. 206 pages. Large format. ISBN: 0744561248. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine.

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THE SNOW QUEEN AND OTHER STORIES FOR THE FIVE YEAR OLD
Written by Louey Chisholm. Illustrated by Katharine Cameron.
Stock no. 1329565
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack. Circa 1918. Good condition.

Stories are: The Snow Queen, Snowdrop and the Seven Dwarfs, Tom Thumb, The Three Golden Hairs and The Babes in the Wood. Beige boards, black title to spine. Large pictorial onlay to front cover. 8 colour plates. 60 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers darkened at edges and to lower corner of front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper (dated 1918). Grubby fingermarks to contents (including margins of plates).

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1991
Written by James Henderson; Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold; Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329495
Published by Daily Express. 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Tall format glazed boards - Rupert on rock at seashore with dove. Pictorial endpapers by Alfred Bestall, cover design by John Harrold. ISBN: 0850792428. Top edge of textblock is foxed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1980
No author listed. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1329494
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. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Child's name in pencil crayon to belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1994
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 1329493
Published by Daily Express. 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

No. 59. Tall format, glazed pictorial boards showing Rupert being carried shoulder-high on the beach by Uncle Boris. ISBN: 1874507368. Tiny indentation to top edge of rear cover. Contents fine.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1961
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329488
Published by Daily Express. 1961. Very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards showing Rupert on a swing. 1st story Rupert and the Hearth-Rug. Includes puzzle page and Magic Painting pages. No facsimile produced for this year. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers browned. Foxing to textblock. Some small brown spots to page margins. Magic paintings completed with some wrinkling of pages.

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SHOCK FOR THE SECRET SEVEN
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Burgess Sharrocks.
Stock no. 1829738
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1961. Almost very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

The Thirteenth Secret Seven story in which quarrels threaten to disband the Secret Seven. But dog-thieves are at work in the village so the children turn detective. Pale blue boards decorated with SS symbol. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. Bumping to spine and corners. Spine browned. Couple of marks to boards. Front joint beginning to crack. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Some foxing to page edges and a little light fingering to margins. Dustwrapper is edge worn with some tears and creasing. 3.5" tear to front panel has been mended on verso with tape. Some marks to wrapper. Browning to verso.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 (FACSIMILE) - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329378
Published by Daily Express. 1989. Very good condition.

Reproduction of the third Rupert annual. Pictorial paper-covered boards showing Rupert waving from a tree. Red cloth spine. Red, black and white pictures throughout. 125 pages. ISBN: 0850791979. This is copy no. 11206. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Complete with wrap-around band.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1955
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329377
Published by Daily Express. 1955. Very good condition.

Colour laminated boards - Rupert hiking in a field. 1st story Rupert and Poll Parrot. 10x7 inches. 107 pages. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Name and address in ink in belongs to box. Price NOT cut. Painting contest page neatly started but not completed. Crossword on puzzles page completed in ink. Some foxing, mainly to textblock. Endpapers are browned. A nice copy.

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