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MOUNTAIN ENGINES
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by Gunvor Edwards; Peter Edwards.
Stock no. 1328527
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Railway series no. 19. Small oblong format. Blue boards, white titles and vignette to front. Colour illustrations. Light foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and creased with small tears, printed price on front flap has been crossed out with pink felt-tip pen, 'new' price written in same pink pen.

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FOUR LITTLE ENGINES
Written by Rev. W. Awdry. Illustrated by C. Reginald Dalby.
Stock no. 1328526
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Railway series no. 10. Small oblong format. Black boards, gilt title and vignette to front. Colour pictures. Foxing to endpapers else contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher (with 'new' price printed above). Light rubbing to wrapper edges and a couple of small edge tears.

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll.
Stock no. 1328507
Published by Birn Brothers Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front cover - Alice with the Mad Hatter, White Rabbit and King of Hearts. 4 colour plates and b/w illustrations. Cloth spine. 140 pages. Covers edge worn. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Small margin tear to one page. Some pale brown stains to contents.

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BABAR'S FAIR
Written by Laurent De Brunhoff; Olive Jones.
Stock no. 1328502
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition.

First published under the title 'La Fete de Celesteville'. Translated from French by Jones. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416933807. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Slight cracking to spine edges. Contents clean.

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EASTER EGGS
Written by Christoph Von Schmid. Illustrated by M.V. Wheelhouse.
Stock no. 1328501
Published by George Bell & Sons. 1st 1908. Almost very good condition.

Brown pictorial boards with red titles. Lovely colour plates with paper guards plus b/w text illustrations. By the author of "A Basket Of Flowers". Covers are slightly worn and grubby. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Page browning to rear endpapers. Foxing to textblock.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1948 - THE RUPERT BOOK
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328498
Published by Daily Express. 1948. Very good condition.

Pictorial paper wraps. Front cover shows Rupert running with a little dog on a lead. A rainbow is in the background. 1st story is Rupert and Jack Frost. 120 pages. 9.5 x 7 inches. Covers are edge rubbed. Tiny amount of loss to top and tail of spine. Lower corner tips slightly creased. Neat name in ink to belongs to box. NOT price cut. Binding error which sees a large vertical crease to page 33/4. Some page browning and some light fingering. Puzzle pages clean.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1974
No author listed. Illustrated by Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1328497
Published by Daily Express. 1974. Very good condition.

Pictorial laminated boards - Rupert in the snow holding a chick made of snow. 1st story Rupert and the Iron Spade. The first cover design and endpapers by Alex Cubie. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded. Stitching slightly pulled but binding still tight. NO names. Price cut.

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RUPERT ANNUAL 1939 (FACSIMILE) - THE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328494
Published by Daily Express. 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Facsimile of the 4th Rupert annual (1939). Colour pictorial boards, red cloth spine. Black/red/white illustrations throughout. 125 pages. The 'look and feel' of the original perfectly captured by this magnificent reproduction. ISBN: 085079241X. Covers edge rubbed at corners. Spine very slightly bumped. Contents fine.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 11 - RUPERT AND THE LITTLE TREE
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328493
Published by Daily Express. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert And The Little Tree. Also includes Rupert's Rainy Adventure. Both stories by Bestall, the Little Tree being an original for the series. The Rainy Adventure was published 1942. 20 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Covers edge rubbed. Rear cover grubby and creased. Staples rusty. Some light foxing. Some finger creases to page margins. Contents generally clean. Puzzle page clean.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 12 - RUPERT AND NEDDY
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Enid Ash; Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328492
Published by Daily Express. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert And Neddy. Also includes Rupert And The Silent Dog, an original Bestall story for this series. 22 pages. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Covers are edge rubbed, rear cover is grubby. Some marks to lower page margins but contents generally clean. Puzzle page clean.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 13 - RUPERT AND THE SWAN LAKE
Written by Alfred Bestall. Illustrated by Enid Ash; Alex Cubie.
Stock no. 1328491
Published by Daily Express. Almost very good condition.

Rupert and the Swan Lake, Rupert and the Orchestra. Pictorial card wraps. Colour illustrations. Covers are edge rubbed, creased and grubby to rear cover. Some green colouring to the title on front cover. Staples are rusty. Puzzle page completed with pencil. Contents generally clean.

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RUPERT ADVENTURE SERIES No. 26 - RUPERT AND THE SEASIDE MYSTERY
Written by Alfred Bestall.
Stock no. 1328490
Published by Daily Express. Very good condition.

Title story Rupert And The Seaside Mystery. Also includes Rupert And The Dandelion Clocks. 22 pages. 9.5x7". Pictorial card wraps. Covers edge rubbed and slightly creased. Rear cover is grubby. Puzzle page is clean. Some light finger creases to page margins.

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