THE SPIDER'S PALACE AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Richard Hughes. Illustrated by George Charlton.
Stock no. 1829503
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st thus 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book of modern fairy tales. Yellow pictorial paper boards. B/w text illustrations. 166 pages. Top & tail of spine lightly rubbed else boards clean and bright. Text block lightly browned with minor foxing to top edge. Browning to half-title page else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and has a couple of minor closed tears to edges.

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ENGLISH FABLES AND FAIRY STORIES
Written by James Reeves. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 1829496
Published by Oxford University Press. 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A collection of well-know English fairy-tales and folk-tales retold by James Reeves. Pink cloth, gilt title to spine on mauve title block. Decorated endpapers. Colour illustrations and b/w text illustrations throughout. 234 pages. Third impression. Light mottling to boards. Foxing to text block with some bleeding to edge of pages. Name & date in ink to verso of front endpaper. A few minor foxspots to endpapers and prelims. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a few foxspots and is a little grubby, lightly worn to top & tail of spine. Musty odour present.

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COLLECTED STORIES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Walter De La Mare. Illustrated by Robin Jacques.
Stock no. 1829491
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st thus 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Edition. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, in green title block. 400 pages, top edge green. B/w illustrations. Small mark to spine. Text block lightly browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. A few minor foxspots to endpapers else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn, browned to rear panel, small tear to front edge of spine, repaired to verso with tape which is now lost leaving tape marks.

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THE MYSTERY THAT NEVER WAS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1829489
Published by Collins. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This most peculiar mystery was made up by four children to entertain Uncle Bob. Cream boards, red title to spine. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint slightly pulled (minor). Small fingermark to half-title page and light browning. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is creased, edge-rubbed with a few small closed tears, repaired to verso with clear tape.

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PUCK ON PEGASUS
Written by H. Cholmondeley-Pennell. Illustrated by John Leech; John Tenniel; Phiz; George Cruikshank.
Stock no. 1829455
Published by Routledge, Warne, And Routledge; John Camden Hotten. 4th 1862. Almost very good condition.

Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged. Green cloth boards with gilt titles and gilt vignette of Puck on Pegasus to front, bevelled edges. B/w illustrations. Frontispiece by George Cruikshank. 174 pages plus Opinions of the Press on the First Edition to rear. All edges gilt. Corners of boards lightly rubbed, boards lightly scuffed. Contemporary inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint just starting to crack. Hinges pulled but binding tight. Foxing to contents and a few grubby marks.

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GENTLEMAN JIM
Written by Raymond Briggs. Illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Stock no. 1329261
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

The sad story of Jim the toilet-cleaner who only wanted to raise his station in life a little... Colour drawings with speech balloons. 12 x 9". Unpaginated. Glazed boards. ISBN: 0241102812. Spine and corners slightly bumped and worn. Faint score marks to rear cover. Inscription in red felt-tip pen to front free-endpaper. Fingermarks to page margins and endpapers but generally contents clean.

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THE ROBIN BIRTHDAY BOOK
Written by Desmond Pride; et al.
Stock no. 1329257
Published by Longacre Press Ltd.. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Stories and puzzles for a lovely birthday. Colour and b/w illustrations. Maze completed with light yellow crayon. Some slight rubbing to spine.

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THE BLACK SHEEP
Written by Elisabeth Heck; Rodney Martin. Illustrated by Sita Jucker.
Stock no. 1329252
Published by Spindlewood. 1st 1985. Almost very good condition.

Retold by Martin. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0907349048. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. One hinge has been pulled but binding is still tight.

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YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT TOMATOES
Written by Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Cole Henley.
Stock no. 1329245
Published by Unbound. 1st 2022. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Black boards, silver title to spine. A graphic novel (illustrations in colour). ISBN: 9781800181441. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is creased at edges.

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TARZAN ANNUAL
Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Stock no. 1329244
Published by Brown Watson. 1976. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. First story is "Devil Winds". Spine and corners bumped and worn, slight wear to cover edges. Some light foxing. Price NOT cut.

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BERTHA AND THE RACING PIGEON
Written by Pam Ayres. Illustrated by Pam Ayres.
Stock no. 1329243
Published by Hutchinson; Hutchinson Junior Books Ltd. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures. A gripping story concerning two pigeons living in a barn! ISBN: 0091392209. Minimal rubbing at corners. Contents fine.

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O FOR A MOUSELESS HOUSE
Written by Ursula Moray Williams. Illustrated by Ursula Moray Williams.
Stock no. 1329241
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. SIGNED by the author with dedication to title-page. Endpapers lightly browned. Top edge of textblock is a bit dusty. Top of spine is bumped and split. Dustwrapper is slightly browned and foxed with damage to top of spine.

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