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MUSCO BLUE WHALE
Written by Vincent Smith. Illustrated by Wilson Buchanan.
Stock no. 441257
Published by Harper & Row. 1978. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0063120089. Wrapper is browned and foxed.

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THE THREE KITTENS
Written by Winifred Martin. Illustrated by Winifred Martin.
Stock no. 813656
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition.

Full of b/w illustrations. Easy to read text. Story of a nice tabby cat who lived on a farm with three kittens - two boys and a girl. Cloth spine, yellow pictorial front board showing three kittens with ball of red wool. Covers lightly scuffed, corners lightly rubbed. Remains of label to front pastedown. Stitching is coming loose from the covers so contents are very loose. A few small marks and foxspots to contents.

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THE ADVENTUROUS FOUR AGAIN!
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Jessie Land.
Stock no. 381877
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 2nd 1950. Good condition.

Orange cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. 192 pages. The Second Story of the Adventurous Four. Spine and corners bumped. Spine lightly browned and covers grubby. Inscription in ink to front pastedown has been blotted out with blue ink, a couple of old tape marks to pastedowns. Rear joint cracked. Foxing and grubby fingermarks to page margins.

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MURDER BY AIR
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 813618
Published by Newnes. Circa 1937. Very good condition.

Brick red cloth with title to spine. The third book in the Steeley Series. 252 pages. Spine faded. Covers lightly marked.

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WINGS OF ROMANCE
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 813619
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1st 1939. Very good condition.

A Steeley Adventure. Orange cloth, black title to spine. 220 pages. Covers slightly faded and marked. Corners bumped. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Outer page edges a little foxed.

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BIMBO AND TOPSY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Lucy Gee.
Stock no. 813620
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Top and tail of spine faded. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Pages lightly browned with odd foxspot. Pictorial wrapper is grubby with slight loss to corners and top and tail of spine. Red title to wrapper spine is faded.

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BIMBO AND TOPSY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Lucy Gee.
Stock no. 813628
Published by George Newnes Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Top of spine bumped. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. Page edges are browned, with the odd foxspot. Wrapper is edge-chipped with surface paper damage, mainly to top of spine. Reduced from £160.

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ARTEMIS FOWL THE OPAL DECEPTION
Written by Eoin Colfer.
Stock no. 441156
Published by Puffin Books. 1st 2005. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Evil pixie Opal Kobi is planning world destruction... Light blue pictorial glazed boards. ISBN: 0141381647. Wrapper is edge-creased with light wear to corners.

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A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE BAD BEGINNING
Written by Lemony Snicket. Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 381849
Published by Egmont Children's Books Ltd.. 1st UK 2001. Fine condition.

The first in the series. An unhappy tale about unlucky children. Pictoral boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0749746114. Minimal bumping to lower front corner. First printing of first UK edition.

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THE MASTER OF MARYKNOLL
Written by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Alice Bush.
Stock no. 441126
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. 1st 1950. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

An exciting story following the Buckingham's, set in Ludlow and Hereford. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour frontis and b/w text illustrations. Some foxing to covers. Front endpaper has been torn out and is missing. Bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Some foxing mostly to page edges. Pictorial wrapper is edge-torn and chipped, with some areas of loss. Rear panel is a little grubby. Price crossed out in pen.

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JOLLY ZOO FOLK
No author listed. Illustrated by Newnham.
Stock no. 813378
Published by S. Guiterman & Co. Ltd.. 1943. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Bright full-page colour illustrations with stories. Spine and corners rubbed.

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PAGES AND PICTURES FROM FORGOTTEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Written by Andrew W. Tuer.
Stock no. 813388
Published by Bracken Books. 1st 1986. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Title on spine "Stories From Forgotten Children's Books". B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0946495742. Wrapper spine faded.

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