THE KINGDOM UNDER THE SEA AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Joan Aiken. Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski.
Stock no. 1328766
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Delightful retelling of traditional East European folk tales. Dark green boards, gilt title to spine. Full-page colour pictures - exquisitely beautiful, black silhouettes against marble colours, plus numerous other silhouette illustrations. 104 pages. ISBN: 0224618822. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Light vertical mark to centre of front cover. Slight foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with slight loss. Small red ink mark to front panel of wrapper, authors name partially rubbed to spine.

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THE GOLDEN BIRD (PROOF)
Written by Edith Brill. Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski.
Stock no. 1828988
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This is a rough and uncorrected proof. Polish folk tales. This book grew out of stories told to the author as a child by her Polish father. Orange cardwraps. 8 striking full-colour plates plus silhouette illustrations. 151 pages. ISBN: 0460057510. Minor damp stain to top rear corner. Text block browned with some foxing/marks. Tiny damp stain to top corner tip of contents. Otherwise contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, torn to top rear corner (small), front flap is staple to front panel at top edge, a few damp stains to verso (not visible to front).

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HOOFED MAMMALS OF THE WORLD
Written by T. Donald Carter. Illustrated by Ugo Mochi.
Stock no. 1827981
Published by Lutterworth Press. 1st UK 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Three hundred species and subspecies of hoofed mammals are vividly portrayed and expertly described in this unique natural history. Attractive silhouette illustrations. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0718820886. Boards lightly rubbed at horizontal edges. Text block browned. A few foxspots present and light page browning. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly creased at top edges.

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LET'S PRETEND
Written by Georgette Agnew. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1827603
Published by J. Saville & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1927. Almost very good condition.

A book of poems for children. Blue cloth, gilt titles and vignettes. Delightful b/w line and silhouette drawings. Top edge gilt. Boards mottled and unevenly faded. Gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. A few foxspots to prelims. Hinges lightly pulled but binding is tight. Contents clean.

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DUNDERPATE
Written by Margaret Baker. Illustrated by Mary Baker.
Stock no. 1324903
Published by Basil Blackwell. 1st 1938. Very good condition.

Dunderpate is a boy who has a head so full of daydreams there is no room for anything else. One day he decides to go to town to seek his fortune... Striking silhouette pictures throughout. Orange cloth with black titles and vignette. 8.5 x 6.6". ISBN: 0631001603. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned. Light foxing and fingering to contents. Ex-Libris plate (school) to verso of title-page, no other school markings.

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THE ROAMING DOLL
Written by Margaret Baker. Illustrated by Mary Baker.
Stock no. 1324902
Published by Basil Blackwell. Very good condition.

Victoria Josephine is a rather spoiled doll who is rejected and yet finds her way back to a loving home in a rather surprising way. Orange cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Striking black silhouette illustrations throughout and on orange endpapers. 8.25 x 6.25". Unpaginated. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Endpapers lightly browned. Light foxing to textblock. Some light marks to page margins.

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ESCAPADE
No author listed. Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 2128485
Published by Macmillan London Limited. 1st 1980. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small oblong format. Red and white decorated boards. Silhouette illustrations. Story of a lost canary. No Text. ISBN: 0333285426. Light wear to cover edges. Contents are excellent!

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KINDERRYMPJES: HANDJE_PLAK
Written by N. Bodenheim. Illustrated by N. Bodenheim.
Stock no. 1814784
Published by A.W. Sijthoff. 1979. Very good condition.

Dutch language nursery rhymes. Matt white boards with black silhouettes. Colour illustrations and silhouettes. ISBN: 9021826798. Boards a little grubby.

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ESCAPADE
No author listed. Illustrated by John S. Goodall.
Stock no. 1208865
Published by Macmillan London Limited. 1st 1980. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small oblong format. Red and white decorated boards. Silhouette illustrations. Story of a lost canary. No Text. ISBN: 0333285426. Spine rubbed at base. Wrapper very lightly creaed at edges.

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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1813869
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1945. Slightly better than very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Beige cloth, gilt title to spine, black title and illustration to front cover. B/w illustrations to text. 166 pages plus adverts to rear. Boards clean. Minor foxing to text block else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is browned at spine, split in two at front spine edge and just slightly grubby.

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THE GOLDEN AGE
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1504040
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head. 1st thus 1928. Almost very good condition.

Lovely cream cloth with gilt titles and black silhouette illustration to front cover. B/w silhouette and line drawings to text. 166 pages plus 4 page publication list to rear. Top edge red. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Spine darkened. Some grubby marks and foxing to covers. Name in pencil to front pastedown. Light browning to endpapers. Just an odd mark to contents.

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A BOOK OF SAINTS
Written by J.M. Marsh. Illustrated by J.M. Marsh.
Stock no. 1810633
Published by Student Christian Movement Press. 1st 1937. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ten christian saints. Each saint has a full page silhouette by way of illustration. Yellow paper boards with black titles and silhouette to front. Spine and corners bumped, top of spine torn across, boards a little grubby. Some minor scattered foxing to contents. Hinges pulled but stitching firm. Dustwrapper is worn at corners and spine with loss and browned/grubby.

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