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MISCELLANY ONE
Written by Edward Blishen. Illustrated by Brian Wildsmith; Charles Keeping; Victor G. Ambrus; et al..
Stock no. 1328966
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book that has something for every young reader! Short-stories by well known authors, such as Rosemary Sutcliff and Eric Allen. There are also poems of all sorts scattered throughout the book. Cloth spine, pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. Colour plates. 202 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is worn at top of spine.

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THE BEGINNING OF THE ARMADILLOES
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 2138614
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st thus 1982. Very good condition.

A Just So Story. Green pictorial glazed boards. Red endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. 31 pages. 9.5 x 7". ISBN: 0333341384. Spine is faded. Foxing to endpapers. Browning to page edges.

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THE BEGINNING OF THE ARMADILLOES
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1320960
Published by Macmillan Children's Books. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

A Just So Story. Green pictorial glazed boards. Red endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. 31 pages. 9.5 x 7". ISBN: 0333341384. Slight fading to spine and cover edges. Some foxing to contents.

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THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB
Written by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1320145
Published by Folio Society. 1981. Very good condition.

Green cloth spine with gilt title and decorations. Orange patterned boards. B/w illustrations. Top edge yellow. SIGNED by the artist to half title-page. Spine is lightly browned. Textblock is just a little grubby. Publisher's green slipcase is a little browned at edges and top with minimal wear to opening corners.

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BARNABY RUDGE A TALE OF THE RIOTS OF 'EIGHTY
Written by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1320026
Published by Folio Society. 1987. Fine condition.

Dark green cloth spine, with black title box and gilt title. Decorated orange boards. Top edge orange. B/w illustrations. Contained in a green slipcase which is slightly grubby at edges and tiny bumps at top corners of opening.

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ADAM AND PARADISE ISLAND
Written by Charles Keeping. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1506809
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition.

The story of a muddy creek with a small island in the middle called Paradise. How the local people fought against the decision to build a motorway. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Striking colour pictures throughout. ISBN: 0192798421. Light page edge browning and some light browning to spine.

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WILLIE'S FIRE-ENGINE
Written by Charles Keeping. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1506804
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1980. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 019279728X. Spine lightly browned. Laminate has a lot of small vertical creases, production error. Light browning to some page edges otherwise contents clean.

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DAMIEN, THE LEPERS' FRIEND
Written by John R. Milsome. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1402418
Published by Burns & Oates. 1st 1965. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The story of Father Damien, whom Robert Louis Stevenson was to call 'one of the world's heroes and exemplars'. Pale grey boards with man riding a pony in red. Red titles to spine. B/w illustrations. 125 pages. Spine and corners bumoed. A little foxing / browning to board edges and spine. Foxing to top of text block otherwise contents are clean. Dust wrapper is edgeworn with a couple of small nicks. Spine is darkened and wrapper is grubby.

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