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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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JET, A GIFT TO THE FAMILY
Written by Geoffrey Kilner. Illustrated by Mary Dinsdale.
Stock no. 426396
Published by Kestrel Books. 1st 1976. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. When his father brought home a greyhound, David dreaded what his mother would say... ISBN: 0722652011. Spine a little bumped. Some very light foxing to outer page edges. Pictorial wrapper is faded to spine and a little chipped in a few places.

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HEAVEN
Written by Nicholas Allan.
Stock no. 425926
Published by Hutchinson. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition.

Heaven can mean different things to different people - and dogs! Oblong format, glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0091765374. SIGNED by author - 'Heavenly wishes' with a picture of a dog head with halo. One corner bumped. Contents fine.

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THE PUPPY SISTER
Written by S.E. Hinton. Illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers.
Stock no. 425823
Published by Victor Gollancz. 1st 1995. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Aleasha the puppy loves her new family - but she wants to be able to play human games and to eat at their food table... Purple boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0575061944. A couple of marks to bottom edges of front cover. Spine a little bumped. Wrapper grubby to rear.

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ON THE AIR
Written by Denis Cleaver. Illustrated by G.W. Backhouse.
Stock no. 656816
Published by Collins. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

Two dogs want to be radio performers. Red cloth. Colour frontis plus black and red illustrations. Gilt title darkened to spine. A couple of margin marks and one small edge tear to page 17 (not affecting illustration). Generally very clean.

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THE REIGN OF WILLIAM AND MARY
Written by M. Morris. Illustrated by M. Morris.
Stock no. 811768
Published by Ernest Nister. Circa 1910. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Short and a Merry One! A tale for children about a Persian cat named Mary and a dog named William. Oblong format. Green cloth spine, green paper boards, oblong pictorial onlay to front. 8 full page colour plates plus b/w illustrations. REDUCED FROM £480. Covers lovely and bright. First gathering a little loose and pulled at hinges. A few pale foxspots/marks else contents bright. White pictorial wrapper is edge-worn and torn with a little loss and a little grubby. A nice copy of a scarce item.

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BOW-WOW
Written by Marie Bayne. Illustrated by Scott Rankin.
Stock no. 672963
Published by Thomas Nelson & Sons. Good condition.

Big Book For Little People. Stories of Dogs, Good, Bad and Middling. Cloth spine, pictorial front cover. Colour plates. Corners and edges worn. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers slightly marked. Last page browned. A couple of marginal marks else contents clean.

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SIRIUS AND SABA
Written by Deborah King. Illustrated by Deborah King.
Stock no. 624433
Published by Hamish Hamilton Childrens Books. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Sirius and Saba are dogs who undertake a journey round the exotic Caribbean island of Saint Lucia... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0241105994. Small pink pen mark to title page and just a few light margin marks. Pictorial wrapper a little grubby with a couple of tiny nicks.

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THE MAD DOG
Written by D. Goldsmith. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 566054
Published by George Routledge & Sons. Poor condition.

A Randolph Caldecott Picture Book. Pictorial cardwraps. Full page colour illustrations plus sepia illustration to text. Story in verse. Title page reads: An Elegy On The Death Of A Mad Dog". Sad... Virtually disbound. Rear cover torn.

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