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THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2122444
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1981. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Pictorial cloth. "Sendak's Life and Works are explored in affectionate detail, including many colour and b/w illustrations and folding plates, a moveable scene and a facsimile of the tiny mock-up that Sendak first made for the story that would later become Where The Wild Things Are". ISBN: 0370303865. A lovely copy.

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JACK AND THE BEANSTALK ANIMATED PICTURES
No author listed.
Stock no. 1316147
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Blue pictorial boards. Inside both covers there is a colour illustration with movable parts. One other colour illustration and two-tone illustrations throughout. Covers are edge rubbed/worn. Old biro price to top of rear cover by spine. Name in blue biro to top of title-page. Staples are rusty causing some slight staining at inner margins of pages. Some light fingering to contents else clean. Movable parts are in good working condition.

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THE THREE BILLY-GOATS GRUFF
Written by P.C. Asbjornsen; Jorgen Moe.
Stock no. 2121993
Published by Rudolf Steiner. Circa 1980. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Card wraps. 3 page fold-out moveable book. ISBN: 8290024088. Some creasing and foxing to item. Moveable still appears to work.

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PLAYFUL PUPS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1506051
Slightly better than good condition.

Tall slim format, 12 x 4.75". Stiff card wraps, pictorial front cover shows begging dog, cut-out face, dog on page behind blinks eyes when book opened. Dog in dressing gown on rear cover. Red, black and white illustrations with text in rhyme. Spine worn at ends, some creasing to covers. Colour page behind front cover has 2" split to spine edge at bottom, ink inscription to verso. Staples rusty. Light browning and an odd mark to text pages.

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THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Written by Selma G. Lanes. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 2114423
Published by The Bodley Head. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Large oblong format. Pictorial cloth. "Sendak's Life and Works are explored in affectionate detail, including many colour and b/w illustrations and folding plates, a moveable scene and a facsimile of the tiny mock-up that Sendak first made for the story that would later become Where The Wild Things Are". ISBN: 0370303865. Light wear to cover edges. Light page browning.

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WHO LIVES IN MR. NOAH'S ARK?
No author listed.
Stock no. 1311795
Published by Sampson Low. Almost very good condition.

A shaped book, pictorial cardwraps. Each page illustrated in colour with a 'peep-through' window. Covers are a bit grubby and lightly creased. Window flaps are creased but otherwise the contents are clean.

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RIP VAN WINKLE
Written by Washington Irving. Illustrated by Julian Wehr.
Stock no. 1501858
Published by The Pilot Press Ltd.. 1st UK 1947. Slightly better than good condition.

Blue pictorial paper boards. Spiral bound. Move the tabs and watch the characters move. Colour & b/w illustrations. Corners and cover edges worn, some scuffing and foxing. Neat name to front pastedown. Tab from first moveable has been torn off but still works. Tabs to all moveables are creased. Finally moveable is broken. A few pages have small tears or creasing to margin of bottom edge. A few fingermarks but generally clean.

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MORRIS'S MAGIC GLASSES
Written by Sadie Fields. Illustrated by Shonagh Rae.
Stock no. 1401788
Published by Tango Books. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Morris Mole has lost his magic glasses! Join in his pop-up adventure and find them. Small oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards, colour illustrations. ISBN: 1857070720. Spine bumped and a little faded. Front board near spine is browned. Front board a little bowed due to the nature of the pop-ups. Moveables all work well. Glasses still present. A lovely book!

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THE GINGERBREAD BOY WITH ANIMATED PICTURES
No author listed. Illustrated by Julian Wehr.
Stock no. 1310402
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. circa 1949. Almost very good condition.

Slim format, blue pictorial boards. Two-tone text illustrations. Full-page colour illustration to verso of title-page. Inside front and rear covers are two pictures with moving tabs/pieces. Covers slightly edge worn. Staples rusty. Tabs are very slightly worn but moveable actions still in good working order.

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HANUKKAH!
Written by Sara Freedland. Illustrated by Sue Clarke.
Stock no. 1401456
Published by Robson Books. 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

The story of Hanukkah is illustrated with coloured three dimensional collages. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0860517446. A little bumping to spine and corners. Spine is faded. Contents are fine except for box used to make dreidl which is a little creased.

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I WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE EVERYWHERE, WITH EVERYONE, ONE TO ONE, ALWAYS, FOREVER, NOW
Written by Damien Hirst. Illustrated by Damien Hirst.
Stock no. 2109753
Published by Booth-Clibborn. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large square format. First book by the author. Looking at his art works so far, expressed in his own words, and illustrated by his own selection of over 700 images, pop-ups and special inserts. ISBN: 1873968442. Front joint is a bit cracked. Two pop-up/moveable pieces have come unglued - but could be repaired with double-sided sticky tape. Many inserts present and original sticker sheet - but no list to discover if any are missing - assumed all present. Wrapper is faded to spine with some edge-creasing.

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PINOKKIO
No author listed.
Stock no. 2001057
Published by R&b. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Orange glazed pictorial boards. 6 pop-up scenes. Text in Dutch. ISBN: 9039600899. Corners rubbed, spine lightly faded. All pop-ups in excellent working order.

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