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THE STAFFORDSHIRE TERROR
Written by Patricia Beatty.
Stock no. 2134298
Published by William Morrow & Company. 1st USA 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A gripping novel, set in present day California, involves a girl's love for her pet and the netherworld of fighting dogs for sport. Blue boards, black title to spine. American edition. ISBN: 0688222013. Pale foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has a few tiny edge-chips.

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JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD
Written by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick. Illustrated by E. Caldwell.
Stock no. 1320480
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1907. Very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt titles and vignettes. Colour frontis. B/w plates and text illustrations. 474 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Some slight scuffing to cloth. Name and address in ink to half title-page. Endpapers browned. Page 35/6 has lower corner torn off (slight loss to margin illustrations only, not text). A few light foxspots to contents. A nice copy of the first issue of the first edition (first issue points present: dung beetle is shown to be pushing dung with front legs on pgs 65, 337 & 457 and horse is being dragged up a vertical cliff on pg 316).

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BIRTHDAYS FOR ROBIN
Written by Helen Sewell. Illustrated by Helen Sewell.
Stock no. 1320438
Published by Robert Hale Limited. 1st 1947. Almost very good condition.

Robin wants a dog for his birthday.... Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations to every page. A picture book for small children. Covers are edge rubbed and a bit grubby. Light page browning and a very light musty smell to contents.

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MRS ARMITAGE AND THE BIG WAVE
Written by Quentin Blake. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1320430
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Mrs Armitage and Breakspear the dog go surfing! Pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0224046292. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. A tiny indentation to rear cover. Contents fine.

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THE DOG THAT WENT TO FAIRYLAND
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1319928
Published by The Brockhampton Book Co. Ltd.. 1st 1944. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format, 7.25 x 8.75". Blue pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. An Enid Blyton Picture Book. Covers are slightly warped. Wear to spine ends and a couple of small worn patches at cover edges. Corners slightly bumped. Printed price(?) has been scratched off front pastedown. Some light fingering but contents generally clean.

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PADDY THE PUPPY
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1319912
Published by World Distributors (manchester) Ltd. Circa 1971. Almost very good condition.

A Sunshine Picture Story Book. Thin format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 072354588X. Covers creased and slightly grubby. Pale page browning and foxing.

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THE DOG WITHOUT A COLLAR
Written by Enid Blyton.
Stock no. 1319907
Published by World Distributors Ltd.. 1st 1964. Very good condition.

A Sunshine Picture Story Book. Square format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and two-tone illustrations to text. 10 pages. Slight wear to spine and corners. Pale page browning.

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PATCH
Written by Helen Griffiths. Illustrated by Maurice Wilson.
Stock no. 1319691
Published by Hutchinson of London. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Patch was a white and black dog born in Mallorca, belonging to an English boy who had to return to England and leave Patch behind.... Blue boards, silver title to spine.118 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0091030404. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Booksellers sticker to front pastedown, a few small spots to free-endpapers. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly rubbed at edges.

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RODDY AND SCUTTLE
Written by Eleanor Helme; Nance Paul. Illustrated by Charles Ambrose.
Stock no. 2133981
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode. Very good condition.

The story of the adventures of a small boy named Roddy and his little mongrel terrier, Scuttle. Beige cloth, blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. Uneven fading to cover edges. Bumping to corners. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges.

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BONZO'S ANNUAL 1937
Written by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1319452
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1937. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth spine. Front cover shows Bonzo as a clown with a black cat reading to him. First story is 'Bonzo's Queer Zoo'. B/w illustrations. Colour frontis is 'All The Fun of the Fair'. Covers are edge worn and a little scratched and marked. Spine worn with splits at top and tail. Ink name and address stamps to belongs to page and name and address in ink to belongs to box (also ink stamps which has been partially erased). Some hinges cracked/pulled. Small tear at inner margin of frontis. A good copy of a scarce Bonzo annual.

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SPORTSMAN BONZO
Written by G.E. Studdy; George Jellicoe. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1319261
Published by John Swain & Son Limited. Almost very good condition.

Small format (13 x 10.5cm). Pictiorial cardwraps. Full-page colour illustrations. Unpaginated, 14 pages. Covers are edge worn. Staples rusty and centre pages have become detached (still present).

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BONZO AT THE PARTY
Written by G.E. Studdy; George Jellicoe. Illustrated by G.E. Studdy.
Stock no. 1319260
Published by John Swain & Son Limited. Almost very good condition.

Small format (13 x 10.5cm). Pictiorial cardwraps. Full-page colour illustrations. Unpaginated, 14 pages. Covers are slightly edge worn and scuffed. Staples rusty. Some light fingermarks to page margins and centre pages have a couple of small marks.

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