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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 25 - RUPERT AND THE FRENCH POODLES
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 444578
Published by Daily Express. 1955. Very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. Second story is 'Rupert and the New Jersey'. 22 pages. Colour illustrations. Rear cover a little creased and grubby.

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BABAR AT HOME
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 630032
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition.

Maroon pictorial boards, light blue cloth spine, wonderful colour illustrations throughout. Blue/grey pictorial endpapers, Very large format. 40 pages. Edges rubbed, corners worn, covers lightly scratched. Top & tail of cloth spine worn, a couple of holes to cloth of spine. Tape marks to front & rear joints and some pages, front & rear joint pulled. Small closed tear to title page. A few grubby marks to contents. Repaired tear to page 21 with yellow tape mark. Some edge-loss to rear pastedown. Still a nice book.

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BABAR AT HOME
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 630036
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1942. Almost very good condition.

Third English Edition. Very large format 14.5" x 10.5". Grey cloth spine, red pictorial stiff paper boards. Blue pictorial endpapers depicting elephants. 40 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Edges rubbed, corners worn, boards a little scuffed. Contents clean and bright.

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RUPERT, THE MANIKIN AND THE BLACK KNIGHT - RUPERT LITTLE BEAR LIBRARY No. 18 (WOOLWORTH)
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 816921
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. Nearly fine condition.

Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 62 pages. ISBN: 0361029608. Covers clean and bright. Small blue ink mark to title page else contents clean. A very nice copy.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2001
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 382871
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2001. Fine condition.

No. 66. Front cover shows Rupert on a seahorse. ISBN: 190283660X. SIGNED by Harrold on front pastedown. A fine copy. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TOY DRUM MAJOR
Written by Jean Frederick; Horatio Nicholls.
Stock no. 816759
Published by The Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

(See Them Marching on Parade). Large format. Yellow pictorial paperwraps. Music score and lyrics. Covers a little grubby. Small split to base of spine. Contents lightly creased.

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GRANNY BEAK COMES TO STAY
Written by Minter-Kemp. Illustrated by Minter-Kemp.
Stock no. 444212
Published by Tom Dickins Fine Art. 2002. Fine condition.

Ponk is the head of the Duckins family and a master brewer by trade. He wants Messrs Mall & Lard to sell his new beer in their swanky emporium. But Ponk has not reckoned on the assistance of the eccentric Granny Beak... Glazed pictorial cream boards. Superb colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0954306708. SIGNED by author on title page. Spine slightly faded.

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GAMBLE GOLD
Written by Edward Abbott Parry. Illustrated by Harry Furniss.
Stock no. 444237
Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Red pictorial binding. Gilt titles and decorations. All edges gilt. B/w illustrations. Spine faded. Corners are bumped. Front cover unevenly faded, but gilt bright. Joints have been strengthened. Foxing throughout. Inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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JOLLY CATS PAINTING BOOK
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Stock no. 816681
Published by Geographia Ltd.. Circa 1910. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Pictorial paperwraps. A painting book to copy Louis Wain's style. 12 pages including covers. Covers a little grubby and marked. A few small chips to edges of covers. Re-sewn neatly. Three images are coloured in, the rest are clean and untouched. A few tiny closed tears to margins. A nice copy of a scarce title.

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PUSS IN BOOTS
No author listed. Illustrated by R. Andre.
Stock no. 816683
Published by McLoughlin Bros.. 1st 1888. Almost very good condition.

Young Folks Series. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. 6 full page chromolithographs. 14 pages. Book has been affected by damp so that the covers and pages are lightly crinkled. Spine is rubbed and worn. Vertical edges of cover has slight surface paper loss. Heavy foxing to text. Chromoliths are beautifully clean and sharp. A lovely copy of a scarce title. REDUCED from £100.

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PONIES AND POACHERS
Written by David Severn. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe.
Stock no. 382811
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, black title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. The story of an unusual summer holiday. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Covers bright and clean. Inscription in ink and address details to front endpaper. Rear endpaper is partly browned. Contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn and browned, loss to top and tail of spine.

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THE HORN OF MERLYNS
Written by Violet Needham. Illustrated by Joyce Bruce.
Stock no. 816608
Published by Collins. 3rd 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Some marks to covers. Corners are bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine with chips and grubby marks.

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