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THE FOLIO BOOK OF THE ENGLISH CHRISTMAS
Written by Geraldine Beare; Edwin Lees; Laurie Lee; Eleanor Farjeon; Kenneth Grahame; Henry James; George Eliot; Charles Dickens; Cecil Beaton; et al. Illustrated by John Holder.
Stock no. 1326765
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Burgundy cloth with gilt titles and red/green decorations to titles. A Collection of Seasonal Writing Selected by Beare. 7 colour plates, including frontis. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. A fine copy in green slipcase which has a few tiny marks and a little damp staining to one of the opening edges.

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NUT CRACKER
Written by David Walser. Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski.
Stock no. 1326479
Published by Puffin; The Penguin Group. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

Paper engineering by Iain Smyth. Pictorial boards with heart-shaped cut out to cover. 5 elaborate glitter illustrations - one at rear is 3-D. ISBN: 9780141384542. A few small, light scratches to cover edges. One tiny foxspot to the 3d image else contents are fine.

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QUINCY
Written by Tommy Steele. Illustrated by Peter Wingham.
Stock no. 1326458
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Christmas story with enduring charm, Quincy is a little boy doll. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 9.5 x 6.25". ISBN: 0434964557. Spine and corners bumped. Light veritcal mark to centre of front free-endpaper. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased, small tear to top corner of front panel.

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TOBY TWIRL AND THE REINDEER
Written by Sheila Hodgetts. Illustrated by E. Jeffrey.
Stock no. 1326361
Published by Toby Twirl Ltd.. 1st 2007. Fine condition.

A christmas story and activity sticker book. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 9780954472016. Unused.

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JOE CARPENTER & SON: AN ENGLISH NATIVITY
Written by Graham Clarke. Illustrated by Graham Clarke.
Stock no. 1826902
Published by Phaidon. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A wonderfully humorous and moving version of the Nativity Story, packed with Christmas delight. The events of Jesus' birth unfold in vivid verse and pictures, which recount the familiar story through the experiences of the inhabitants of an English village in the mists of Graham Clarke's 'anachronological' time scale. Can be performed as a play, read aloud or simply enjoyed as a picture book fror its own sake. Oblong format. Purple cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations, some fold out pages. ISBN: 0714826766. Top edge of text block slightly dusty. A few minor knocks to board edges. Pictorial dustwrapper is unevenly faded and a little scuffed & grubby.

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KING ROLLO AND SANTA'S BEARD
Written by David McKee. Illustrated by David McKee.
Stock no. 1826900
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Anotther irresistible story in this popular series which was shown regularly on BBC television and in over 30 countries around the world. Square format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Full of colourful illustrations. ISBN: 0862642868. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Boards lightly scored but nice and bright. Contents clean.

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JUST WILLIAM AT CHRISTMAS
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326169
Published by Ted Smart. Circa 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ten classic stories of William at Christmas. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w text illustrations. 2nd printing of this edition. Spine bumped at top. Erased heavy pencil mark to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is faded to spine and just a little edge creased/rubbed.

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LUMINOUS EYE BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1325843
Published by B.B. Ltd.. Good condition.

Colour pictorial card wraps. The Santa Claus Moving Eye Book. "My eyes move and glow in the dark". Colour illustrations. Staples rusty. Covers slightly grubby with mark to front spine edge. Contents clean.

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POOKIE BELIEVES IN SANTA CLAUS
Written by Ivy L. Wallace. Illustrated by Ivy L. Wallace.
Stock no. 1824388
Published by Ted Smart. 1st thus 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Pookie decides to find the out the truth about Santa Claus and as a result he and his friends have the best Christmas ever! Text revised by Wallace. Large format. Red spine, cream boards with colour illustrations to front and rear. Beautiful colour illustrations. ISBN: 0007608829. Lower front corner lightly bumped. Else a fine copy. Pictorial dustwrapper lightly faded to spine and lightly creased.

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LITTLE PETER
Written by Lucas Malet. Illustrated by C.E. Brock.
Stock no. 1323723
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. 1st thus 1909. Very good condition.

A Christmas Morality. Pretty cream pictorial boards. Gilt titles. 8 colour plates mounted on grey captioned card. 175 pages. 8.75 x 6.5". Spine and corners bumped. Covers ever so slightly grubby. Name plate to front pastedown. Heavy foxing throughout and endpapers slightly browned. Plates present and in fine condition.

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A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES
Written by Dylan Thomas. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1824163
Published by Orion Children's Books. 1st thus 1996. Nearly fine condition.

A magical account of Dylan Thomas's own childhood and of a Christmas Day in a small Welsh town. A Dolphin Paperback. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460027727. A lovely copy.

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A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES
Written by Dylan Thomas. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone.
Stock no. 1824160
Published by Orion Children's Books. 1st thus 1996. Nearly fine condition.

A magical account of Dylan Thomas's own childhood and of a Christmas Day in a small Welsh town. A Dolphin Paperback. Pictorial card wraps. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460027727. A lovely copy.

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