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DON'T STEP ON THE CRACK!
Written by Colin McNaughton. Illustrated by Colin McNaughton.
Stock no. 2109262
Published by Collins. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0001984179. Bumping to spine and corners. Contents are excellent.

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A FISH OF THE WORLD
Written by Terry Jones. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 2109259
Published by Pavilion. 1st 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

One day a herring decides that he is tired of the North Sea and sets off to swim around the world. A tale with a moral! Glazed pictorial boards. Bright colour pictures. ISBN: 1857930754.

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SHH! (DON'T TELL MISTER WOLF)
Written by Colin McNaughton. Illustrated by Colin McNaughton.
Stock no. 2109258
Published by Andersen Press. Circa 1999. Very good condition.

A Preston Pig Lift-The Flap Book. Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Where's Preston? ISBN: 0862648904. SIGNED by author to front pastedown. Uneven yellowing to spine and cover edges. Lift-the-flaps in very good working order.

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THE ADVENTURES OF METHUSELAH
Written by P.R. Bowring; J.W. Dinnage. Illustrated by G.P. Richards.
Stock no. 1807051
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A true story. The Donkey Club was founded by the authors in 1951 when there was very considerable traffic in donkeys from Eire for the meat trade. Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial wrapper is worn at corners, a few small closed tears & chips to edges and grubby.

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IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE
Written by Laura Joffe Numeroff. Illustrated by Felicia Bond.
Stock no. 1807048
Published by Harper Collins. Circa 1985. Very good condition.

Library binding. Red cloth spine with black title, green paper boards with vignette of mouse. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0060245875.

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THE TALE OF TIMMY TIPTOES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1108307
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1911. Very good condition.

Dark green boards. White titles. Pictorial onlay to front. Colour illustrations. Small format. 84 numbered pages. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; chipping to cover edges; mostly spine. Marks to covers. Nicks to top of spine. Front joint is partially cracked. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Foxing to outer page edges. A few grubby margin marks.

Price: £230.00 £161.00.

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CECILY PARSLEY'S NURSERY RHYMES
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1108305
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

Red boards, pictorial onlay to front cover. White titles to front cover and spine. 52 numbered pages. 5 x 4.25". Fading to spine and some cover edges. Scuffing to covers, with a few marks. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; nicks to corners of spine. Grubby marks and foxing to endpapers and some pages internally; odd corner or page crease.

Price: £260.00 £182.00.

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MUMMY'S BEDTIME STORY BOOK
Written by Marion. Illustrated by Jessie M. King.
Stock no. 1108298
Published by Cecil Palmer. 1st 1929. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Blue pictorial printed paper boards. Yellow, blue & white pictorial endpapers. Bright two tone and full colour illustrations throughout. 56 pages. An excellent example of Jessie M. King's illustrative style. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. A few scuff marks and indentation marks to covers. Bottom 2-3" of backstrip are MISSING. Some wear to rest of spine. Child's name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Inscription in ink dated 1930 to verso of frontis. Some grubby marks to some pages, with foxing/browning; tiny spots of surface paper damage. Illustrations are still bright.

Price: £750.00 £525.00.

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MR. PETTIGREW'S HARVEST FESTIVAL
Written by Leonard Clark. Illustrated by Toffee Sanders.
Stock no. 1206910
Published by Thornhill Press. 1975. As new condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Blue boards. 9 ins. x 5.5 ins. Black and white illustrations on every double page and on majority of pages. ISBN: 0904110001. 2nd impression. Wrapper: Price-cut

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WONDER WHY BOOK OF EXPLORING THE SEASHORE
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1206725
Published by Transworld Publishers Ltd.. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0552570338.

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TROUBLE AT TOWNSEND
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1206716
Published by Transatlantic Arts Ltd.. 1st 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of two city children sent to stay on a farm where they thought nothing ever happened. They soon changed their minds. The story was also filmed on Malcolm Saville's farm in Hertfordshire. Green cloth, yellow title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 128 pages. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Wrapper price-clipped, slightly edge-chipped and a little grubby to rear.

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THE BUCKINGHAMS AT RAVENSWYKE
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Alice Bush.
Stock no. 1206570
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1952. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A thrilling story set in and around Whitby and the moors of North Yorkshire. Blue boards, gilt titles and author signature vignette to front. Endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. 216 pages. Top and tail of spine very slightly bumped and very slightly discoloured. Top and bottom edges and corners of wrapper are slightly chipped with loss.

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