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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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YOUNG JOHNNIE BIMBO
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts.
Stock no. 1206556
Published by John Murray. 1st 1956. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Michael and Mary Story. Mike and Mary and their friend Vicky are spending a holiday on the Grand Union Canal. Pale blue boards, red titles. B/w illustrations. Very light browning to free endpapers. Wrapper price-clipped and slightly edge-chipped.

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GRIMM COMPLETE FAIRY TALES
Written by Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm Grimm. Illustrated by Josef Scharl.
Stock no. 1707403
Published by Routledge. 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

B/w illustrations. 772 pages. ISBN: 041528595x. Corners bumped.

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WHEN LONDON BURNED
Written by G.A. Henty. Illustrated by J. Finnemore.
Stock no. 1206545
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1899. Almost very good condition.

Blue and gilt pictorial cloth. Grey endpapers. 12 b/w plates. 388 pages plus 32 page booklist. A Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire. Book: Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some scattered foxing throughout. Corners bumped and rubbed.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1938 - THE NEW RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1206532
Published by Daily Express. 1938. Good condition.

The third Rupert annual. 1st story Rupert and the Black Daffodil. (Contents page differs to title). Colour pictorial boards. Red cloth spine. 126 pages. 10 x 7.5 inches. Edges and corners worn. Spine slightly faded and spotted. No name in belongs to box. Top corners of title page torn off. Some colouring to contents. Pages 68/69 have remains of silver foil partially covering pictures and text. Front joint cracked. Some hinges pulled. Foxspots throughout.

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