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THE DOG WHO WOULD GO DIGGING
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 595130
Published by Sandle Brothers Ltd.. 1st 1966. Very good condition.

A Blyton Tulip Book. Yellow glazed pictorial boards, green spine with black title. Colour illustrations. Corners rubbed, small chip to top of spine. Small name in ink to front pastedown, small biro mark to title page. Contents clean.

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MR PUP AND HIS ESCAPADE
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 594851
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Pictorial paperwraps. Full page colour and two-tone illustrations. Spine is split to top and tail. Staples are starting to rust. Grubby marks and some foxing to covers and internally. Still a cute little book!

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MR PUP AND HIS ESCAPADE
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 594858
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Pictorial paperwraps. Full page colour and two-tone illustrations. Some wear and splitting to spine. Light creases to covers and a few to pages internally. Some small grubby marks.

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THE PIE AND THE PATTY-PAN
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 594580
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1905. Very good condition.

Larger format maroon paper-covered boards. Picture of Miss Ribby in a small circle on front cover. Mottled lilac endpapers (changed to pictures of the patty-pan in later editions). 52 pages. 7.25 x 5.5". First printing of the first edition. Spine repaired with very slight loss at top and tail. Corners worn. Slight fading to covers with a few very small marks. Name in ink to front pastedown. Light marks to contents but still a bright copy of the first edition.

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A DAY WITH DOPEY
Written by Florence Royle. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 378691
Published by John Crowther. Circa 1943. Good condition.

Dopey was a lovely little pekingese puppy. Small format. Blue cloth spine, pictorial front board. 6 colour illustrations. 44 pages. Covers edge worn and grubby. Name and date in crayon to front pastedown. Grubby fingermarks throughout contents. First text page has a large repaired tear (no loss).

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WHERE THE BLUE BEGINS
Written by Christopher Morley. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 738540
Published by William Heinemann. 1st 1922. Almost very good condition.

Gissing lived alone on the Canine Estates, had an income of 1000 bones a year but was not happy... A story about dogs. 4 unusual colour plates and 16 b/w line drawings. Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignette to front cover and spine. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. 227 pages. Spine and corners bumped with a little wear. Covers slightly grubby and spotted. Name plate to front pastedown. Front joint cracked at top (between pastedown and endpaper) and at base (between free-endpaper and half-title page). Foxing to prelims. Some light fingering to page margins. Contents generally clean.

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BARKIS
Written by Clare Turlay Newberry. Illustrated by Clare Turlay Newberry.
Stock no. 738512
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1939. Almost very good condition.

Barkis is a gorgeous little brown puppy dog. Oblong format. Pale green pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations. SPine and corners worn. Covers a bit grubby with previous owner's name in ink written to front board. Previous owner's name in ink (twice) to front endpaper. One picture has been coloured on (long green teeth added to picture of girl). Some fingermarks to page margins. Contents generally clean.

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ROUGH THE TERRIER: HIS LIFE AND ADVENTURES
Written by Emily Brodie. Illustrated by T. Pym.
Stock no. 738344
Published by John F. Shaw & Co.. Circa 1880. Very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles. B/w text illustrations. 95 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Some marking to covers. Name in ink to rear pastedown. 1 page corner tip creased. Fingering to contents but generally clean.

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THE BLACK PUPPY BOOK
Written by Cecil Aldin. Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Stock no. 626829
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. Circa 1909. Very 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. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Inscription in pencil to front endpaper. One hinge pulled, a few foxspots and finger marks. 2.25" closed tear to bottom edge of 'up with the lark'. A nice copy.

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SHAGGY AND SPOTTY
Written by Ted Hughes. Illustrated by David Lucas.
Stock no. 738107
Published by Faber & Faber Ltd.. 1st 1997. Very good condition.

The two dogs (Shaggy and Spotty) set off for the fair - for the jollity, the music, the shouting and excitement... Pictorial glazed boards. Large colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. 9.5 x 9.5". ISBN: 0571190871. Spine bumped, a few small dents to cover edges. Front cover is light discoloured. Some light marking to endpapers else contents fine.

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BINGO AND BABS
Written by Alan Wright. Illustrated by Alan Wright.
Stock no. 588165
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1921. Very good condition.

A Picture Story. With 12 colour plates and other illustrations by Wright. Large format. Pale blue cloth spine, with grey boards, dark title to top of front cover and colour pictorial onlay. Some grubby brown marks to covers. Inscription in ink in belongs to box. Browning and foxing to endpapers and some to pages throughout book.

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BONZO'S ANNUAL 1951
Written by G.E. Studdy; Christine E. Bradley. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 582698
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1951. Almost very good condition.

Front cover shows Bonzo as a cowboy. Red cloth spine. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Some surface paper damage to front cover. A few small holes to cloth on spine. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Foxing and a few grubby marks to endpapers and a few page margins.

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