PLAIN JANE
Written by Barbara Softly. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1329055
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Set in the time of the civil war between Charles I and Parliment. Jane and her twin brother find themselves unavoidable drawn into a struggle while helping their father, who is a leading Royalist. Red boards with black titles and vignette to front cover. 256 pages. Some b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped, browned/spotted to spine and a little grubby to rear panel.

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THE PHANTOM FISHERBOY
Written by Ruth Ainsworth. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1329054
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1974. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Tales of Mystery and Magic. Dark blue boards, metallic pink title to spine. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0233965696. Spine bumped. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and prelims. Dustwrapper is very browned to rear panel, with small damp stain to top edge and small chip (with loss) to top of spine.

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MARKO'S WEDDING
Written by Ian Serraillier. Illustrated by Victor Ambrus.
Stock no. 1329053
Published by Andre Deutsch. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Re-tellings of heroic folk poetry from Serbia and of old ballads and a folk tale from England and Scotland. Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 111 pages. ISBN: 0233961054. Spine bumped. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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TAMWORTH PIG AND THE LITTER
Written by Gene Kemp. Illustrated by Carolyn Dinan.
Stock no. 1329052
Published by Faber & Faber Limited. 1st 1975. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tamworth Pig has to deal with two kinds of litter: his new family of 20 piglets and the rubbish which is choking the stream and fouling the village duck-pond. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 94 pages. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0571107435. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper (inscribed to Charlie). Light page edge browning. Some foxing to top edge of textblock. Small red spot to edge of one page. Spine and corners slightly bumped Dustwrapper is just a little edge rubbed/worn.

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MUMFIE'S UNCLE SAMUEL
Written by Katharine Tozer. Illustrated by Katharine Tozer.
Stock no. 1829256
Published by John Murray. 1942. Almost very good condition.

Mumfie returns home to find terrible things happening. Mummy Jumbo's house had been burnt down; Uncle Samuel was kidnapped and there were "lurkings"... Pale blue cloth, pink title to spine and vignette to both sides. Bright pink and blue full-page pictures plus b/w drawings. 190 pages. Reprint. Spine browned & worn at top & tail.Boards a little grubby and unvenly faded. Front joint cracked but binding tight. Some foxing present, a few minor grubby marks and light page browning. A few minor lower margin tears (no loss), the largest being page 171/172 at 2.5".

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THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK QUIBBA
Written by Helen Bannerman. Illustrated by Helen Bannerman.
Stock no. 1329050
Published by James Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with brown titles to spine and front cover. Unpaginated. Colour illustrations. Spine very slightly bumped with a tiny faded patch at top. Some very slight darkening to cover edges. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby, browned to spine and slightly chipped at top and tail of spine.

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THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK MINGO
Written by Helen Bannerman. Illustrated by Helen Bannerman.
Stock no. 1329049
Published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. Good condition.

Red cloth, black titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers damp stained and faded to spine. Light page browning. Some hinges cracked but binding still tight.

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MY BROTHER'S GHOST
Written by Allan Ahlberg.
Stock no. 1329047
Published by Viking; The Penguin Group. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A touching tale of loss, love and endurance. Small format. Green boards with gilt titles and illustration to front. 87 pages. Red endpapers. ISBN: 067088779X. Minimal foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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KATE GREENAWAY'S BIRTHDAY BOOK
Written by Mrs. Sale Barker. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1329046
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1950. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Small square format. Pale green cloth with green borders and red titles. Full-page colour pictures, b/w text illustrions. Verses for each day of the year and spaces to write in names. Unused. Some light foxing throughout. Spine slightly bumped and browned. Dustwrapper has had something spilt on the rear panel (covering 99% of the panel) which has gone through to the rear cover and spine of the book.

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FAVOURITE FABLES FOR TINY TROTS
Written by Aesop. Illustrated by Arthur S. Wilkinson.
Stock no. 1329044
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. 1st 1899. Very good condition.

Very small format (6.25 x 7.5cm). Green pictorial cloth with gilt titles. 130 pages, all edges gilt. B/w illustrations. Covers are edge rubbed. Inscription in ink to Xmas sticker which is stuck to front pastedown. Front free-endpaper removed. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Hinges cracked/pulled but binding still tight.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1971
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1329040
Published by Daily Express. 1971. Almost very good condition.

Colour pictorial glazed boards - Rupert climbing into a cave with a bucket and spade. 1st story Rupert and the Gomnies. 115 pages. 10 x 7inches. Spine and corners bumped. Very slight loss of surface paper to lower front corner tip. Boards are very very slightly faded. Tiny biro scribble to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning and foxing.

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THE BARNSTORMERS
Written by M.E. Atkinson. Illustrated by Charlotte Hough.
Stock no. 1329036
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head Limited. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cream boards, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. B/w illustrations. Another exciting story about Fricka Hammond and her friends. 192 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Brown patch to base of spine. Child's writing to front free-endpaper (the ink has partially smudged). Heavy foxing. Dustwrapper is chipped with loss and edge tears, foxed on verso. Rear panel is grubby.

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