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EMERGENCY MOUSE
Written by Bernard Stone. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1609532
Published by Andersen Press. 1st 1978. Slightly better than very good condition.

Henry in hospital dreams of mice in hospital. Delightful colour illustrations. White glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0905478312. Spine and corners bumped; spine a little browned. SIGNED by author (with dedication) on title page.

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MICKEY MOUSE ANNUAL 1945 FOR 1946
Written by Walt Disney.
Stock no. 1506903
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. 1945. Very good condition.

Red pictorial boards show Mickey and friends carol singing, dark blue cloth spine. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations throughout. 189pp. 8.5 x 6.5". Spine, corners and cover edges bumped with wear. Mark to spine. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Faint erased writing to one crossword. Contents very good. Light foxing to text block and endpapers.

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THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316346
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2004. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1904. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Two Bad Mice. Contained in a blue hinged box with silver title and square onlay to front. Also includes a blue leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 0723249881. This is copy no. 23. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'cotton' (referring to binding) written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF TWO BAD MICE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316343
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2004. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1904. Small format book with cream Italian leather and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Two Bad Mice. Contained in a blue hinged box with silver title and square onlay to front. Also includes a blue leather foil-blocked bookmark and 6 individual prints. ISBN: 0723249887. This is copy no. 59. Contained in original brown packaging box (with limitation details label to front) and 'leather' written in blue biro to front. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF MRS. TITTLEMOUSE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1316329
Published by Frederick Warne; The Penguin Group. 1st 2010. Fine condition.

Limited Edition Cased Set, special numbered edition of 100 sets to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1910. Small format book with cream cloth and silver titles. 56 numbered pages, all edges gilt. With explanatory leaflet giving a brief biography of Beatrix Potter and the history of the publication of The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse. Contained in a brown hinged box with silver title and hexagon onlay to front. Also includes a brown leather foil-blocked bookmark. ISBN: 9780723264507. It is unlikely the book has ever been opened (still very tightly bound). Presentation box protected by a white cardboard slip band and still contained in original packaging box (with ltd edn details label to front), 'cotton' (referring to cloth binding) has been written in blue biro to top. This is copy no. 59. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE TALE OF JOHNNY TOWN-MOUSE
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2121591
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Fair condition.

Pictorial onlay to covers; white titles. 84 numbered pages. Colour illustrations. Split nearly all way down front side of spine; so webbing etc. underneath can be seen. Marks and wear to covers. Foxing to outer page edges. A few margin marks. A reading copy. No date or printer's code, quite an early reprint.

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INSPECTOR MOUSE
Written by Bernard Stone. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman.
Stock no. 1315724
Published by Andersen Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition.

Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0905478843. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Child's name in pencil to front free-endpaper.

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THE COCK, THE MOUSE AND THE LITTLE RED HEN
Written by Felicite Lefevre. Illustrated by Tony Sarg.
Stock no. 1405019
Published by E. Grant Richards. 1st 1907. Good condition.

Green pictorial cloth with red titles to front board and black titles to spine. 24 colour illustrations. 103 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine a little faded and browned. White marks to rear board. Boards are grubby. Front joint badly cracked showing webbing beneath. Rear joint and several hinges cracked making the binding a little loose. Bottom of most pages detached. Pencil scribble to front endpaper and a couple of blank pages. 'The End' and some pencil lines to last text page. A few small edge tears. Grubby marks and some foxing to contents.

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TIME AND THE CLOCKMICE ETCETERA
Written by Peter Dickinson. Illustrated by Emma Chichester-Clark.
Stock no. 2117918
Published by Doubleday. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0385403658. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.

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THE MOUSEWIFE
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by William Pene Du Bois.
Stock no. 1403797
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red vignette of mouse and title to front. Superb b/w text illustrations throughout. 37 numbered pages. 9 x 6.5". A little bumping to spine and corners. Slight fading to bottom of boards. Light foxing to top of boards. Front board is a little bowed. Foxing to endpapers and page edges otherwise contents are clean. Dustwrapper is edgeworn and creased. Spine is browned. Panels are foxed. Verso of wrapper is browned. Small ink stamp to front panel.

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SIMPKIN AND THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER A MUSICAL PLAY
Written by John M. Phillips; Douglas Young.
Stock no. 2115997
Published by F. Warne & Co.. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

Based on The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter, adapted for stage by John Phillips, music by Douglas Young. Large format. Red pictorial cardwraps. 95 pages. ISBN: 072324023X. Some fading to spine. Sticker glue mark to front cover.

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LITTLE MISS PINK'S SCHOOL
Written by Rodney Bennett. Illustrated by Astrid Walford.
Stock no. 1314213
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1949. Good condition.

The Little Miss Pink Books series. Pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to text. Spine and corners bumped and worn, covers edge rubbed. Slight loss of paper covering to spine. Edges of rear cover are discoloured. Inscription in ink to front endpaper and erased pencil writing to same. Endpapers lightly browned. Some spotting and other marks to contents which also have a musty smell. Tiny booksellers sticker to rear pastedown.

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