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WILIAM, THE WIZARD WHO WASN'T
Written by Irena Sibley. Illustrated by Irena Sibley.
Stock no. 1804135
Published by The Five Mile Press. 1st thus 1989. Fine condition.

William Wishwell was a wizard because, as far back as anyone could possibly recall, the boys in the Wishwell family had always been wizards... Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 38 pages. ISBN: 086788195X.

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SPRING-HEELED JACK
Written by Philip Pullman. Illustrated by David Mostyn.
Stock no. 1804085
Published by Doubleday. 1st 1989. Fine condition.

A Story of Bravery and Evil. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w text illustrations throughout. 112 pages. ISBN: 0385269757. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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CALENDAR WOOD
Written by Ann Emmons. Illustrated by Ann Emmons.
Stock no. 1304794
Published by Wayfarer Books. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Each month of the year has its own poem and story in harmony with the ever changing woodland. Large format. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Lovely colour illustrations. ISBN: 0952166313. SIGNED by the author (with dedication to Wendy) to front fly-leaf. Minimal rubbing to spine. Some slight wear to wrapper edges.

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BEAR HUGS
Written by Kathleen Hague. Illustrated by Michael Hague.
Stock no. 1304743
Published by Methuen Children's Books. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Nothing feels better than a hug from a teddy bear! 9 heartwarming poems. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Delightful colour pictures. ISBN: 0416148220. Slight bumping to spine. Some light finger creases to page margins else contents bright and clean. Wrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
No author listed.
Stock no. 1804001
Published by Sandle's. Very good condition.

Yellow pictorial cardwraps. 8 unnumbered pages each with a colour illustration and text below. Staple binding. Covers a little grubby. Contents fine.

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THE BAIRN'S TOY BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Harry B. Neilson; Savile Lumley; et al..
Stock no. 1304630
Published by The Epworth Press. circa 1924. Very good condition.

A book of short stories. Red cloth spine, cream pictorial boards. Colour plates, b/w and two-tone illustrations. First story is "Spritely The Fairy". Spine is worn with a few tiny holes. Corners worn. Covers are a little grubby. There is an inscription in ink to verso of front endpaper. There is some page browning and foxing but contents generally clean.

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PONTO PAGES FROM THE DIARY OF A PET DOG
Written by Kate J. Fricero. Illustrated by Kate J. Fricero.
Stock no. 1304620
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1911. Very good condition.

Large format. Brown cloth spine, brown boards, yellow pictorial onlay to front cover. Delightful full-page colour illustrations in french-fold format. Stapled binding. Unpaginated. 11 x 8.5". Spine bumped and rubbed. Corners worn, cover edges rubbed. Staples are rusty and top two are detached from front cover and all three are detached from rear cover, however, the joints have not broken and the binding is still tight. Light page browning and foxing else contents clean.

Price: £74.00 £55.50.

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THE STORY OF THE FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN WHO WENT ROUND THE WORLD
Written by Edward Lear. Illustrated by Stanley Mack.
Stock no. 1304610
Published by Quist Publishing Ltd.. 1st UK 1970. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The four children take with them a small cat to steer the boat, an elderly Quangle-Wangle to cook the dinner and a large kettle! Delightful nonsense. Light brown glazed pictorial boards, black illustrations at bottom of both covers. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little worn at top edges with a couple of closed tears.

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SEAWATER AND THE DRAGON
Written by Luciana Chetwynd; Chetwynd Children. Illustrated by Luciana Chetwynd.
Stock no. 1803923
Published by Roger Schlesinger. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seawater is a mischievous boy who meets and befriends a down at heel Dragon whom he finds to be a rather sad and unloved creature. Large format. Orange boards, black titles. Weird and wonderful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0850931460. Pictorial wrapper is a little grubby and lightly worn at edges. Top edge of wrapper strengthened with clear tape, rear flap stuck to rear pastedown with clear tape. Contents clean.

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CHALLENGE TO ADVENTURE
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Stuart Tresilian.
Stock no. 1204205
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st 1942. Very good condition.

A story of the Locketts family. Red cloth. B/w illustrations. Spine is faded. Light crease to rear cover.

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STORIES FROM ELFLAND: GOBLIN GREY
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson. Illustrated by L.A. Govry.
Stock no. 1204200
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Circa 1930. Very good condition.

Pictorial paperwraps. B/w illustrations. Covers are browned with corner crease. School stamp to inside front cover.

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BABAR KEEPS FIT!
Written by Laurent De Brunhoff; Olive Jones.
Stock no. 1204175
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1970. Very good condition.

The Adventures of Babar on Television. Glazed pictorial boards. Large format. Base of spine chipped. Laminate chipping to sides of spine.

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