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KEIKO'S BUBBLE
Written by Janet Lewis. Illustrated by Kazue Mizumura.
Stock no. 380019
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st UK 1963. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red spine, white pictorial boards. 62 pages. B/w illustrations to text. A warm and charming story beautifully illustrated by a Japanese artist. Spine slightly bumped. Edges lightly rubbed, small dent to edge of front cover. White pictorial wrapper is edge worn and slightly grubby.

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THE HOUSE IN THE TREE
Written by Gregor Ian Smith. Illustrated by Gregor Ian Smith.
Stock no. 379981
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1st 1944. Very good condition.

A magical story of how Charles got lost in the wood, built himself a house and made friends with the Wood-Folk. Big, bold colour illustrations on every page. Pictorial front cover, brown cloth spine. Large oblong format. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed, corners worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some very light fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

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THE MANGER BABE
Written by Isabel C. Byrum. Illustrated by Margaret Evans Price.
Stock no. 379982
Published by Stecher Litho. Co.. 1916. Almost very good condition.

Large format (35 x 19.5cm). White pictorial cardwraps. 12 pages. Lovely colour and b/w illustrations. SPine and corners bumped and worn. Covers grubby and lightly foxed, small patch of surface paper damage to centre of rear cover. Staples rusty. Some light foxing and fingering, one illustration has a few tiny red paint spots and a light grey paint streak (not too obvious), contents otherwise clean.

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A DESCRIPTION OF THREE HUNDRED ANIMALS
No author listed.
Stock no. 597353
Published by J. And F. Rivington. 1774. Good condition.

A Description of Three Hundred Animals viz. Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Serpents and Insects With a Particular Account of The Manner of Their Catching of Whales in Greenland. Extracted from the Best Authors and Adapted to the Use of All Capacities. Illustrated with Copper-Plates, Whereon is Curiously Engraven Every Beast, Bird, Fish, Serpent and Insect Described in the Whole Book. The Eleventh Edition Carefully Corrected and Amended. Small format. 7 x 4". Full brown leather binding. B/w frontis. Title page in red and black. 212 pages. Numerous b/w illustrations including one large folding plate. Contents very good. Front board almost detached. Boards very worn. A fascinating early natural history book.

Price: £500.00 £350.00.

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WE WANT A STORY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by George Bowe.
Stock no. 597304
Published by Pitkin. Almost very good condition.

Imitation brown leather covers with gilt title. B/w illustrations. 96 Pages. Covers and spine and edges are bumped and worn. Name in ink to front pastedown and inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to endpapers, outer page edges and some page margins.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 2002
Written by Ian Robinson. Illustrated by John Harrold.
Stock no. 597318
Published by Pedigree Books Limited. 2002. Fine condition.

No. 67. Glazed pictorial boards. Front cover shows Rupert being licked by a toy lion. ISBN: 1902836197. SIGNED by John Harrold on front pastedown - 'Hello there, Gordon and Teresa! Here's some more Rupert adventures for you. Enjoy them! Best Wishes. Belongs to Box is clean. NOT price cut. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 379828
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Large oblong format. Brown cloth spine, brown pictorial boards. Pretty colour plates. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. A few light marks to covers. Small closed tears to margins of two plates. Some grubby fingermarks to page margins (affecting a couple of plates - pictures remain bright). Foxing to page edges. A nice copy of a scarce edition.

Price: £150.00 £105.00.

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SILVER AND GOLD
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Lewis Baumer.
Stock no. 597149
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1925. Very good condition.

Small format, pink cloth, black titles and vignettes. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. A charming book of poetry. Spine is browned, with some light scuffing. Couple of cover edges are unevenly faded. Corners are a little worn. Browning to endpapers. Some foxing internally and to outer page edges.

Price: £90.00 £67.50.

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OUR DARLINGS
Written by Tinsley Pratt; F. Anstey; et al. Illustrated by E. Stuart Hardy; Louis Wain; et al..
Stock no. 597157
Published by John F. Shaw & Co Ltd.. Circa 1906. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth with silver title block to spine and blue/green decorations. 'T' shaped pictorial onlay to front cover, shjowing a boy and a girl walking in the snow, confronted by a big bird! First story is 'When Hawkins Sailed the Sea'. Includes roughly 6 Louis Wain illustrations. Spine and corners are bumped and worn, with some fraying to cloth. Chipping and a few tears to pictorial onlay with a couple of pieces of loss. New endpapers. Foxing to outer page edges.

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BESSIE, BILLIE, AND BUNNIE
No author listed.
Stock no. 597163
Good condition.

Dark yellow/orange pictorial cardwraps. Front cover shows a boy and a girl sitting on a bench, either side of a rabbit with glasses on and dressed in a red dress. Red/black two-tone illustrations throughout. Chipping and splits to spine, with some loss. Covers are worn, with creasing. Binding is weak. Some page browning/foxing internally. Contents are still generally very good.

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THE LONG WEEKEND
Written by Troon Harrison. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 597170
Published by Red Fox. 1995. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. A few grubby marks to covers.

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THE TOYS TAKE A TRIP
No author listed.
Stock no. 597172
Published by P.M. (Productions) Ltd.. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial paperwraps. Different characters, including a tiger and elephant walking to 'The Station'. Colour & b/w illustrations. A few brown stains to covers. Light creasing. Contents are bright.

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