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MONSTER RUPERT 1934
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 625325
Published by Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Very good condition.

Orange boards and spine. Front cover shows Rupert and his friend Peter in a room with two barrels and a trunk. Coloured picture of Rupert on spine. 6 stories, first one is 'Rupert at the Seaside'. Colour frontis as cover. 50mm thick. 9 x 6". Unpaginated. Repaired spine has been restored at top. Covers scuffed and slightly grubby. Foxing to endpapers. Inscription in ink to verso of first page. A few faint margin marks but contents generally bright and clean.

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THE BLACK PUPPY BOOK
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 626881
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1909. Good condition.

This is a book about all sorts of puppy dogs and their games and sports. It may serve to amuse you, but should it fail, well, this is only a puppy dog's tale. Pictorial paper boards, green cloth spine. B/w and full page colour illustrations. Contents detached from covers. Covers scuffed, edges worn. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. 2 b/w illustrations have some blue crayon colouring, a few pencil marks. Top & tail of sections worn else text block still tight.

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WHERE THE BLUE BEGINS
Written by Christopher Morley. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 652881
Published by Doubleday, Page & Company. 1st USA 1922. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

4 colour plates and 9 b/w line drawings. Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover and spine. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. 227pp. Cr 4to. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed to head and tail. A couple of finger-marks to page margins otherwise contents bright. Original pictorial dustwrapper is slightly edge-chipped with a little loss to spine, 2" closed tear to top of front. A super first edition.

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MARGOT THE MIDGET AND LITTLE BEAR'S CHRISTMAS
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 653034
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1922. Good condition.

The third Rupert book ever! Small format, cream pictorial boards. Brown and white captioned pictures to every page. Story in verse. REDUCED PRICE. Professionally rebacked. Boards a little worn and grubby. A few margin marks to contents. Otherwise a very nice copy of this scarce Rupert book.

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LITTLE BEAR AND THE FAIRY CHILD
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 660969
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1922. Fair condition.

Small square format. Cream and brown pictorial boards. Brown and black illustrations with verses below. 72 pages. The second Rupert book ever. Rebacked with brown cloth. Vertical crease to front and rear board. Boards worn at corners and a little grubby. Colouring to some pictures. Foxing and some marks to margins. An exceptionally scarce Rupert book. Reduced from £480.

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MARGOT THE MIDGET AND LITTLE BEAR'S CHRISTMAS
Written by Mary Tourtel. Illustrated by Mary Tourtel.
Stock no. 672659
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd.. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

The third Rupert book ever! Small format, cream pictorial boards. Brown and white captioned pictures to every page. Story in verse. REDUCED PRICE. Backstrip missing. Corners worn with crack to top corner and margin of front cover. Covers slightly grubby. Endpapers browned. A couple of small margin tears and finger marks. Generally contents bright and clean.

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MICKEY MOUSE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT
Written by Walt Disney. Illustrated by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 690042
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1934. Good condition.

With Scenic Illustrations. Bright colourful pictorial boards and endpapers. 4 super double-page pop-up scenes. B/w illustrations. Name in ink to half-title. Some colouring. One pop-up repaired. All in working order. Corners worn. Top and tail of spine worn with slight loss. Spine slightly cracked. A few grubby marks to contents. Hinges pulled.

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EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON
No author listed. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Stock no. 691590
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1915. Very good condition.

Red cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt vignette to front cover. 24 superb tipped-in colour plates. A collection of stories which originally appeared in Sir G.W. Dasent's "Popular Tales from the Norse". Spine slightly bumped, corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Spine slightly cocked. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Contents bright and clean. An early reprint of this beautiful, scarce book.

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THE GOLLIWOGG'S 'AUTO-GO-CART'
Written by Bertha Upton. Illustrated by Florence Upton.
Stock no. 701735
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1901. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine. pictorial front board. Oblong format. 8.5 x 11". Colour illustrations throughout. Boards a little worn at corners with slight discolouration to spine. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Three small margin tears to centrefold. Contents very bright.

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BONZO'S BOOK OF STORIES
Written by G.E. Studdy; W.H. Haughton; Pat Woodhouse. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 703317
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1930. Very good condition.

Green pictorial boards showing Bonzo riding the back of a duck on water. Two-tone illustrations throughout. 76 pages. First story "Let's Pretend". Large format. A lovely copy of this scarce item with a little bit of rubbing to board edges. Contents and boards lovely and bright.

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SCHUMANN ALBUM OF CHILDREN'S PIECES FOR PIANO
No author listed. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.
Stock no. 711825
Published by Augener Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue cloth spine, grey boards with colour onlay to front. Lovely colour illustrations to the top of each piece of music. Spine slightly rubbed at head and tail. Some light browning to cover lower edges.Front joint starting to crack at top and bottom and one hinge slightly cracked. Contents beautifully bright. Protectedd by original dustwrapper with colour onlay to front. Wrapper is slightly marked and edge-worn with slight loss to top of spine.

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TOPSY TURVY
Written by W.J. Minnion. Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Stock no. 714443
Published by The Connoisseur. 1st 1913. Almost very good condition.

'Being Shreds and Patches of a Christmas Dream. A Book for Children from 7 to 70'. Cream cloth spine with gilt title and decoration, grey boards with gilt title and vignette to front. B/w and two-tone illustrations. Music by Mrs. W.J. Minnion. Corners slightly rubbed. Spine bumped at head and tail, browned to top 0.5". Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Contents clean. A lovely copy of a scarce book.

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