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ALMANACK FOR 1924
No author listed. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 737044
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1924. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small format. Cloth spine, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations (originally used n the 1883 Almanack). Minimal rubbing to corners. Some light foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Contained in original glassine wrapper which states "The coloured illustrations are the actual first printing of the 1883 Almanack. The text for the Year 1924 is now inserted". The wrappper is just slightly edge chipped but complete.

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LITTLE LADY MARIA
Written by Frances Marshall. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.
Stock no. 586242
Published by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Gilt title to spine. B/w plates. Slight discolouration to top edge of rear cover.

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ZEBROLOGY
Written by H.A. Rey. Illustrated by H.A. Rey.
Stock no. 737037
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition.

Small oblong format. Cream pictorial card wraps. A story without words showing how the zebra came to be. 8 delightful colour pictures. Author's first English title. Inscription in ink (dated 1937) on front cover. Covers lightly creased with some slight scuffing on rear cover. Some light foxing to contents.

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QUINTILIAN AND THE CURIOUS WEATHER SHOP
Written by John Hatfield. Illustrated by John Hatfield.
Stock no. 736964
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 110 pages. ISBN: 0224616897. Spine slightly bumped. White pictorial wrapper is a little grubby and edge rubbed. A nice copy.

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THE AMBER SPYGLASS
Written by Philip Pullman.
Stock no. 736968
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. 1st USA 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

His Dark Materials Book Three. Brown pictorial boards. 518 pages. ISBN: 0679879269. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Gold wrapper with circular cut-out to front (to see design on front board of book) has a small closed tear to edge of cut-out and is very slightly creased at corners.

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TELLING THE TIME WITH NODDY
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 431626
Published by Macdonald Purnell. 1986. Very good condition.

A Cardboard book, shaped like a clock, with colour pictures of things that Noddy does at different times of day - so that they can be copied on the clock hands above! ISBN: 0361071353. Creasing to top of 'clock'.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S 'AUTO-GO-CART'
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 431464
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1901. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth spine. pictorial front board. Oblong format. 8.5 x 11". Colour illustrations throughout. Covers have some brown marks and a few scuff marks. Corners have been protected with what looks like browning paper tape. Spine is a little worn and browned to base. Front joint has been repaired eith white cloth tape. Date in ink to front endpaper and a few to title page. One hinge internally reinforced with white cloth tape. A couple of small margin tear repairs. A few margin marks, else contents are still lovely and bright.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S BICYCLE CLUB
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 431466
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1896. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front board. Super colour illustrations throughout. Oblong format. 8.5 x 11". Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Some scuff marks to covers. A few grubby marks. Date in ink to front endpaper and a couple of times to title page. Copyright date of 1896 to pages internally. Some hinges have been strengthened with tape. There are some page tears which have been repaired with sticky tape. Contents are still very good.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS
No author listed.
Stock no. 585742
Published by University of Leicester. Circa 1970. Very good condition.

Commences with a list of material in the Institute of Education Library as at March 1960. Together with four supplements bringing the information up to date as at March 1973. Contained in card folder.

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TRADE & PLUMB-CAKE FOR EVER HUZZA
No author listed.
Stock no. 585771
Published by Toronto Public Library. 1985. Slightly better than very good condition.

Cream pictorial card wraps. Catalogue of an exhibition of early children's books from the Osborne collection.

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THE YOUNG COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK
Written by E.C.R. Hadfield; C. Hamilton Ellis.
Stock no. 585784
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1940. Almost very good condition.

From birds eggs to stamps and tickets. B/w illustrations. Contents very good. Stain to front cover.

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