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THE CHRISTMAS CAT
Written by Robert Westall. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1330491
Published by Methuen Children's Books Ltd.. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Dark green boards, gilt titles. Wonderful black and white illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0416168221. Spine slightly bumped. Pale page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and has the tiniest of nicks to top front edge of spine.

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LETTERS FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien; Baillie Tolkien. Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Stock no. 1830572
Published by Ted Smart. 1st thus 1999. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Edited by Baillie Tolkien. Produced for The Book People Ltd. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0007663714. Pages 132-133 and 142-143 have some surface paper damage where glossy pages have stuck together and been prised apart (not affecting any text). Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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CHRISTMAS BOOKS
Written by Charles Dickens; Christopher Hibbert. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1830555
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Contains: A Christmas Carol; The Chimes; The Cricket on the Hearth; The Battle of Life; The Haunted Man. Introduction by Christopher Hibbert. Re-issue of 1988 edition with cream pictorial cloth boards, burgundy title block to spine with gilt title. Burgundy endpapers. B/w illustrations. xii and 403 pages. Browning to top edge of text block (not affecting margins or contents) else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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CHRISTMAS AT NETTLEFORD
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1330228
Published by The Children's Book Club. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

Dark blue boards, pale title to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped, light fading to cover edges. Small dent to top edges of covers. Name and address in ink to half title-page. Pages are browned throughout but otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with loss, large section of loss to lower front corner. Rear panel of wrapper is slightly grubby.

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LETTERS FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien; Baillie Tolkien. Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Stock no. 1330195
Published by Ted Smart. Circa 1999. Nearly fine condition in a good dustwrapper.

Edited by Baillie Tolkien. Produced for The Book People Ltd. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0007663714. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is worn, torn and creased. White mark to base of spine of wrapper.

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THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Written by Miles Hadfield; John Hadfield.
Stock no. 1330192
Published by Cassell. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The history of Christmas and all its traditions... Red boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. EX-LIB with labels to and ink stamp to front endpapers (label holder on front pastedown is holding the dustwrapper to the book). Inscription in ink and a few other pen marks to endpapers. Old tape marks to endpapers. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is price-cut and edge rubbed.

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BOBBY BLUEGUM PLAYS FATHER CHRISTMAS
Written by Patricia Carey. Illustrated by Patricia Carey.
Stock no. 1330073
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Father Christmas had a fit of the blues because no-one had ever filled a stocking for him... along comes Bobby Bluegum the koala who promised to do the job for him and promised the old man a Happy Christmas into the bargain. Cream boards, red title and vignette to front cover. 45 pages, each with a colour illustration above or below the text. Spine and corners bumped, spine worn. A few light marks to covers. Front joint is cracked. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Light finger-creases to page margins. Price-cut dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, loss to top of spine. Title on rear panel of wrapper (Sweet Home) has been crossed out.

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CHRISTMAS LORE AND LEGEND
Written by H.L. Gee. Illustrated by Louise Armour-Chelu.
Stock no. 1329072
Published by Candle Books. Very good condition.

Candle Book Number Five. Small format, 12 pages. Paperwraps. B/w text illustrations. Slight rubbing to spine.

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THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS
Written by Katherine B. Bamfield. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328866
Published by The Medici Society. 1st 1952. Very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Covers slightly rubbed and very very slightly grubby. Tiny bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Small, light stain to top margins of pages 3-5.

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TWELVE CATS FOR CHRISTMAS
Written by Martin Leman. Illustrated by Martin Leman.
Stock no. 1328628
Published by Pelham Books. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

The Twelve Days of Christmas for cats. Glazed pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Beautiful colour pictures of kitties. ISBN: 0720714036. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Child's name in pencil to top margin of publication page (opposite title-page). Some faint foxing to contents.

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THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Written by Franz Bonn. Illustrated by Franz Bonn.
Stock no. 1328391
Published by Kestrel Books. 1978. Very good condition.

A reproduction of the 1878 antique pop-up book. Contain 4 pop-up scenes of theatre stage and characters from fairy tales. ISBN: 0722655363. Spine and corners bumped. A couple of tiny scuff marks to lower edge of front cover. Some slight creasing to rear pastedown (binding error).

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THE VAIN LITTLE TREE
Written by Joanna Erdody. Illustrated by Grace Lodge.
Stock no. 1328367
Published by The Grout Publishing Company. Good condition.

Small format. White pictorial boards. Two-tone illustrations. White covers are slightly grubby. Spine is chipped with loss of spine covering. Inscription in ink to top margin of title-page. Contents clean.

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