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RABBIT
Written by Alison Catley. Illustrated by Alison Catley.
Stock no. 1329004
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books. 1st 1991. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Spring, summer, autumn, winter - in exquisite tempera paintings. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0091744083. Old price label to rear panel of wrapper else a fine copy.

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THE THREE TOYMAKERS
Written by Ursula Moray Williams. Illustrated by Ursula Moray Williams.
Stock no. 1328936
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1945. Good condition.

The story of three toymakers who live in the Black Forest and of the wonderful toys they made for the prize offered by the King. Orange cloth, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 2 double-sided colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Covers grubby. Front free-endpaper removed. Neat inscription in ink to half title-page. Foxing and spotting to contents, some grubby fingermarks to margins of plates.

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THE TOYMAKER
Written by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Terry Milne.
Stock no. 1328930
Published by Walker Books Ltd. 1st 1991. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of a toymaker who made his daughter some very special dolls... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0744519292. Tiny mark to top of front flap else a fine copy.

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THE VELVETEEN RABBIT OR HOW TOYS BECOME REAL
Written by Margery Williams. Illustrated by William Nicholson.
Stock no. 1328844
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Cream pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 11th printing. Some slight marking to cover edges. Heavy foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is browned to spine and edges and also rubbed.

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THE TOYMAKER
Written by Helen M. Angus. Illustrated by Helen M. Angus.
Stock no. 1328759
Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st 1932. Almost very good condition.

Decorated boards. A book of paper dolls/toys to make. Colour illustrations/diagrams. Covers slightly grubby and browned. Endpapers browned. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper.

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CATS AMONG THE TOYS
Written by Lesley Anne Ivory. Illustrated by Lesley Anne Ivory.
Stock no. 1328659
Published by Harper Collins Publishers Ltd. 1st 1993. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Oblong format. Red pictorial glazed boards. Delightful colour illustrations of cats throughout. A treasure trove of toys through the ages. ISBN: 0001936433. A couple of tiny indentations to top cover edges.

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THE PARK IN THE DARK
Written by Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Barbara Firth.
Stock no. 1328624
Published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books. 1st USA 1989. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

When the sun goes down and the moon comes up, that's when toy monkey and his friends like best to play in the park... Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0688085164. Spine of dustwrapper is sunned.

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ENID BLYTON'S LITTLE BOOKS NO. 5 - TALES OF THE TOYS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Alfred E. Kerr.
Stock no. 1328163
Published by Evans Brothers Limited. Almost very good condition.

Small format. White pictorial card wraps. B/w illustrations. Some foxing and page creasing.

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SIMPLE READING STEPS: THE BOX OF TOYS
Written by Mary W. McClure. Illustrated by Margaret L. Yardley.
Stock no. 1328062
Published by The Grant Educational Co. Ltd.. Very good condition.

Step 19; Reading primer. Blue pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. 12 pages. Spine rubbed. Some light marks to page margins and foxing to page edges.

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POOR CECCO
Written by Margery Williams Bianco. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Stock no. 1327890
Published by George H. Doran Company. 1925. Very good condition.

Blue cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt title and vignette to front cover. Tipped-in colour frontis plus 6 other colour plates. B/w chapter tailpieces. 2nd printing with 'B' to the colophon page. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Neat name in ink to front pastedown. A nice, clean copy.

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MECHANICAL TOYS: HOW OLD TOYS WORK
Written by Athelstan Spilhaus; Kathleen Spilhaus.
Stock no. 1827855
Published by Robert Hale. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A detailed and lavishly illustrated guide to the development of the mechanical toy of which the authors are owners of more than three thousand mechanical and antique toys. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0709038577. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and has a small edge-tear (no loss) to top of spine, rear panel is lightly scuffed.

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DESIGNING & MAKING ROCKING HORSES
Written by Margaret Spencer.
Stock no. 1824087
Published by The Crowood Press. 1st 2001. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

With detailed plans, instructions and explanations of the wood and tools required. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos plus b/w plans. ISBN: 1861263619. Some damp mottling to boards. Spine cocked. Minor foxing to text block. A few light marks to endpapers. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a minor biro mark to front panel. Musty odour present.

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