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HOW TOM BEAT CAPTAIN NAJORK AND HIS HIRED SPORTSMEN
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1826257
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. White pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781406343830. Boars lightly browned and lightly shelf worn at top & tail of spine. Contents clean.

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THE HISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF THE RENOWNED DON QUIXOTE
Written by Miguel De Cervantes; Tobias Smollett; Robin Chapman. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1826095
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Translated from the Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra to which is prefixed, Some Account of the Author's Life by T. Smollett, MD. Introduction by Robin Chapman. Yellow cloth boards, gilt title to spine brown illustration across boards. Brown two-tone illustrations. Minor mark to top of spine, top edge of spine lightly creased (shelf wear). Small mark to a couple of pages (see photos). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some minor scuff marks.

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THE ROALD DAHL TREASURY
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake; Raymond Briggs; Babette Cole; et al..
Stock no. 1825565
Published by Jonathan Cape. Circa 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Complete stories, extracts, rhymes and memoirs in four themed sections: Animals; Magic; Family, Friends and Foes; and Matters of Importance. Red boards with white title to spine. 444 pages. Yellow endpapers. Packed full of colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780224046916. 21st printing. Lower corners of boards rubbed. Lower edge of text block marked with slight marking to lower margin of contents (minor). Else contents fine. Green pictorial dustwrapper has a minor closed tear to top front edge and is very slightly grubby.

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THE ROALD DAHL TREASURY
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake; Raymond Briggs; Babette Cole; et al..
Stock no. 1825561
Published by Index Books Ltd.. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Complete stories, extracts, rhymes and memoirs in four themed sections: Animals; Magic; Family, Friends and Foes; and Matters of Importance. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780224048293. A few minor marks to dustwrapper.

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THE ROALD DAHL TREASURY
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake; Patrick Benson; Raymond Briggs; et al..
Stock no. 1325182
Published by Jonathan Cape. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bringing together some of the most dazzling moments in the work of this extraordinary writer. Blue boards, silver title to spine. 444 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780224046916. 25th printing. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased.

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GRIMBLE AT CHRISTMAS
Written by Clement Freud. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1325177
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st thus 2008. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Originally published by Puffin Books in 1974. Bright red cloth, gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. 57 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 9780224083683.

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RHYME STEW
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1325080
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Hare likes a flutter, the Tortoise cheats, and they're racing for right of veto on a vegetable patch; the Emperor's new ski clothes tickle the court ladies but leave him cold on the slopes... Blue boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. 79 pages. ISBN: 0224026607. Spine slightly bumped. Dustwrapper is just a little edge creased with light score marks to rear panel.

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HOW TOM BEAT CAPTAIN NAJORK AND HIS HIRED SPORTSMEN
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1824963
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. White pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781406343830. Spine lightly browned. Contents fine.

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FANCY THAT!
Written by Russell Hoban. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1324643
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Three astonishing stories form the imaginations of Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake. Contains How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen, Rosie's Magic Horse and Monsters. All have pictorial boards and colour illustrations. Contained in a pictorial slipcase. ISBN: 9781406353242. All books have very slightly browned spines, otherwise they are fine. Contained in pictorial slipcase which is slightly knocked at edges.

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THE TALE OF KITTY-IN-BOOTS
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 2139849
Published by Frederick Warne. Circa 2016. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Kitty's owner thinks she is a serious, well-behaved cat but Kitty sneaks out at night to go hunting. Beatrix Potter wrote this in 1914 but did not find time to illustrate it, over 100 years later Quentin Blake has brought Kitty to life. Blue matt boards with white titles and mock pictorial onlay. Colour illustrations. 69 pages. ISBN: 9780241247594. 3rd printing. Inscription in ink to belongs to box. Wrapper has some uneven browning and a few nicks at edges.

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THE WILD WASHERWOMEN
Written by John Yeoman. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 2139245
Published by Andersen Press. 1st USA 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. American edition. ISBN: 9780761351528. Some light knocks along cover edges.

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THE GIRAFFE AND THE PELLY AND ME
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 2139241
Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 1st USA 1985. Very good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. US edition. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0374326029. Small split to base of spine, which is faded. Inscription in ink to title page, which also has quite a bit of foxing. Also some foxing to other pages.

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