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ANIMAL FRIENDS WITH PANORAMA PULL-OUT PICTURES
No author listed. Illustrated by Dick Eshuis.
Stock no. 595040
Published by B.B. Ltd.. Nearly fine condition.

Oblong format. Green pictorial cardwraps. Four pull-outs revealing baby animals. One page of text per animal, colour & b/w illustrations.

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THE QUEEN OF THE PIRATE ISLE
Written by Bret Harte. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 378930
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1886. Very good condition.

Cream cloth covers, colour vignettes to front and rear, black titles to spine. Full-page colour frontis illustration, colour text illustrations throughout. 58 pages. 8.5 x 6.5". Engraved and printed by Edmund Evans. Spine very slightly bumped at head and tail, covers lightly browned with a few faint marks. Removal of small (name?) plate to half title page which has caused some light browning to page and verso of front endpaper opposite. Lower 3" of front joint cracked. Light foxing to contents and small circular mark to margin of a few pages. Small erased pencil mark to margin of one page. A nice copy of the first edition.

Price: £98.00 £73.50.

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SPRING SONGS WITH MUSIC
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 378942
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

Grey boards with blue titles, pictorial onlay to front. Blue cloth spine. 12 poems with music by Linnell, each has accompanying colour tipped-in plate. A beautiful book! Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Corners worn and some wear to cover edges. A few small ink spots to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown and inscription in ink to endpaper. Foxing throughout. Light browning to verso of front and rear fly-leaf. Front joint cracked. 1.5" tear to lower margin of title-page. Plates all present and in fine condition.

Price: £54.00 £40.50.

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THE PAINTING BOOK AND STORY OF CARROTS AND CURLY
No author listed.
Stock no. 594977
Published by William Clowes & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

Oblong cardwraps. The Waterloo Series of Painting Books. Pictures to colour. Covers detached from contents - staples rusty. Page browning else contents clean.

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RUPERT ACTIVITY BOOK 2
No author listed.
Stock no. 594929
Published by Daily Express. 1st 1959. Very good condition.

Same format as Adventure Series but full of puzzles, activities and things to do. Recreational and educational for young children. Pictorial paperwraps. Staples have rusted. A couple of Rupert's colouring pictures have been partially painted. Some butterflies to one page have been outlined in pencil. Cockerel to next page has been coloured. Foxing to rear cover.

Price: £50.00 £37.50.

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DONALD & PLUTO MOVIE BOOK IN 10 REELS
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 594940
Published by Collins. Circa 1939. Almost very good condition.

10 flip books, all contained in one! 2000 pictures. A complete Film of Donald's adventures. Flip books are all contained in 1 card-cover, with story to two pages on inside, with flip books beneath. Spine is a little faded. Some wear to edges. A few light marks to covers. Lower cover edges creased. Small inscription in pencil to top of front cover. Tears to a couple of pages of flick books. Where first five books have been bound, underneath has now started to come unglued. Some browning to pages. Couple of creases to internal story pages. A rare item, especially with 10 flick books, which actually tell 20 parts of the story (are double-sided). A great Disney item!

Price: £580.00 £406.00.

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COMFORTING THOUGHTS
Written by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.
Stock no. 594944
Published by Valentine & Sons Ltd.. Circa 1940. Almost very good condition.

A Golden Thoughts Booklet. Small format. White pictorial paperwraps. Approx 5 x 3.5 inches. Lovely colour illustrations throughout. Staples have rusted. Some grubby marks to covers. Creases, with a small edge-tear to rear cover. Creasing to a few page edges internally - but contents are beautifully bright.

Price: £58.00 £43.50.

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THE BUFF BOOK FOR BOYS
Written by Herbert Strang.
Stock no. 594951
Published by Humphrey Milford; Oxford University Press. Very good condition.

Edited by Strang. Large format. Beige cloth spine with black title and decorations. Pictorial covers. Colour frontis and other colour plates through book. First story is 'Lost, Stolen or Strayed' by Hugh Banstead. Some bumping to spine. Wear to cover edges. Browned rectangle marks to first few pages, including front pastedown and front endpaper - possibly a bookplate has been removed. Names in pencil in belongs to box. Damp marks to rear pastedown and endpaper. Book has been a little repaired. Light surface paper loss to last page, which is affecting text.

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I CAN COUNT FROM 1 TO 10 PICTURES AND RHYMES
No author listed.
Stock no. 594908
Published by Amex Company Ltd.. Very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial card wraps. Large colour pictures throughout, with number rhymes beneath. Cover corners are creased. Some marks to covers. Staples have rusted.

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BED-TIME STORIES
Written by Louise Chandler Moulton. Illustrated by Addie Ledyard.
Stock no. 594910
Published by Roberts Brothers. 1875. Good condition.

Marbled boards with cloth spine and corner tips. B/w illustrations. Spine is bumped and faded, with ink title written on. Corners and edges are worn. Ex Sunday school library book. Tear to frontis. Damp marks to page edges throughout book. Foxing and brown marks to pages all through book. A reading copy.

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A DAY AT THE ZOO - MORE ABOUT DEREK AND JENNIFER
Written by Anne Hope.
Stock no. 594914
Published by J. Salmon. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Couple of corners are creased. Contents are bright.

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THE TEDDY BEARS IN A SMASHUP
Written by Robert D. Towne. Illustrated by J.R. Bray; C.A. Sieber.
Stock no. 594887
Published by The Reilly & Britton Co.. 1907. Good condition.

Book 3 in the 'Teddy Bear' series. Pictorial boards. Bright endpapers. Colour illustrations. Spine is missing - so webbing shows as spine. Covers are scuffed and worn. Large crease to rear cover, with damp mark on one corner. Contents detached from covers. Staple binding of contents is a little weak and fragile. Some damp marks to endpapers. A few grubby marks to page margins.

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