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OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Written by Dr. Seuss. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 1327538
Published by Random House Children'S Books. Circa 1993. Fine condition.

Deluxe edition contained in a blue slipcase. Book has glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780679805274. 3rd printing. Book and slipcase are fine.

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RAILWAY PASSAGE
Written by Charles Keeping. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1327537
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Charming story of the residents of Railway Passage, and how their individual lives change when their Residents Consortium win the football pools! Illustrated endpapers and wonderful and extensive colour illustrations throughout. 11 x 8 ins. Pictorial boards. ISBN: 019279700X. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Pale page edge browning. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 'new' price sticker above, is slightly rubbed at corners with a tear to lower edge of front panel and is a little browned.

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THE ADVENTURES OF LITTLE MOUK
Written by Wilhelm Hauff. Illustrated by Monika Laimgruber.
Stock no. 1327536
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st UK 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large square format. White pictorial boards. Translated & adapted by Elizabeth Shub. Colour illustrations. Little Mouk, short in stature but large in spirit, sets out to seek his fortune, wearing only his father's clothes cut down to fit him... ISBN: 024189106X. Spine bumped. Some light foxing to covers and foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased with a few foxspots, tiny tear to lower edge of rear panel.

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THE NEVERENDING STORY
Written by Michael Ende. Illustrated by Roswitha Quadflieg.
Stock no. 1827817
Published by Allen Lane. 1st UK 1983. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

First published in German in 1979. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. Marble effect endpapers. Full-page illustration of the first letter of each chapter. Green and pink text. A wonderful fantasy story about a magical kingdom. ISBN: 0713915099. Damp staining across top edge of boards and spine. One hinge pulled but binding is tight. Text block lightly grubby and with minor foxing to top edge. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and lightly edge-rubbed.

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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Written by Maurice Sendak. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1327535
Published by The Bodley Head. 1968. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

UK edition. Large oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0370007727. Second impression. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to cover edges. Tiny dent to lower edge of rear cover. Foxing to textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is grubby, foxed and worn and torn (tape repairs on verso).

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THE TOWER TO THE SUN
Written by Colin Thompson. Illustrated by Colin Thompson.
Stock no. 1327534
Published by Alfred A. Knopf. 1st USA 1997. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. The richest man in the world builds a tower to the sun. American edition. ISBN: 0679883347. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge worn.

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PADDINGTON: A TREASURY FOR THE VERY YOUNG
Written by Michael Bond. Illustrated by R.W. Alley.
Stock no. 1327533
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st thus 2020. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bringing together 7 hilarious stories. Large format. Pictorial boards. 188 pages. Wonderful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780008395742. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is just slightly edge creased.

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THE UGLY FIVE
Written by Julia Donaldson. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Stock no. 1327532
Published by Alison Green Books. 1st 2017. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A picture book celebrating real-life 'Ugly Five' animals in Africa (Wildebeest, Warthog, Hyena, Vulture and Marabou Stork. Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Full-page colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781407174198. A fine copy in dustwrapper which is just a little rubbed at corners.

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THE TALE OF KITTY-IN-BOOTS
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1327531
Published by Frederick Warne. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Kitty's owner thinks she is a serious, well-behaved cat but Kitty sneaks out at night to go hunting. Beatrix Potter wrote this in 1914 but did not find time to illustrate it, over 100 years later Quentin Blake has brought Kitty to life. Blue matt boards with white titles and mock pictorial onlay. Colour illustrations. 69 pages. ISBN: 9780241247594.

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ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Tove Jansson.
Stock no. 1327530
Published by Tate Publishing. 2013. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Alice comes to new life in Tove Jansson's drawings. Her wit and imagination are a perfect match for the humour and enchantment of the world at the end of the rabbit hole. Pale blue boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. Wonderful colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781854379573. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed, very slightly marked on rear panel with a small barcode label to same.

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THE JUNGLE BOOK
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Robert Ingpen.
Stock no. 1327529
Published by Templar Publishing. Circa 2011. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Kipling's animal favourites are brought to life in stunning illustrations by award-winning artist Ingpen. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 191 pages. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781840117189. 6th printing. Spine slightly bumped. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed.

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HANSEL AND GRETEL
Written by Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Stock no. 1327528
Published by Omega Books. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Classic Collector's Series. Green boards, gilt title to spine and decoration to front board. 6 double-sided colour plates (12 different pictures). 275 pages. Green silk page marker. ISBN: 1850070814. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Light foxing to textblock and light page browning to margins. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly edge creased.

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