MR GRIMPWINKLE'S HOLIDAY
Written by Joan Drake. Illustrated by Gordon Burrell.
Stock no. 1828592
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

When Mr Grimpwinkle and Prunella Pusscat were away on holiday with the Jiggle Woggle Bus, Ratus Ratus the robber rat put Honeysuckle Cottage up for sale. To pay him back, Prunella Pusscat thought out the cleverest battle plan imaginable, but even then Ratus only surrendered at pistol-point. Large clear type, lively stories, full of action. Yellow cloth boards, green title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 88 pages. Second impression. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Text block lightly browned. Child's name in ink to half-title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners with very slight loss, and is lightly creased at top edge.

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MR BUBBUS AND THE RAILWAY SMUGGLERS
Written by Joan Drake. Illustrated by Biro.
Stock no. 1828591
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Why was the new railway track ripped up as soon as it was laid? Who was using Princess, the 2-6-2 locomotive, at dead of night when the whole village as asleep? Ambrose and Poppy began to investigate - and something very unexpected happened to them! Another mystery story about Mr Bubbus, Mr Deggas and all the Deggas children. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 87 numbered pages. ISBN: 0340196149. SIGNED by the author (TWICE). Once as a gift dedication to free front endpaper and once with no dedication to the top of the title page. Top of spine is bumped which means the contents are also creassed to top gutter edge throughout. Tape stuck to front pastedown and a small patch of surface paper loss where some tape has been removed. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, rubbed at corners, lightly creased and a little grubby to rear panel.

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MR GRIMPWINKLE
Written by Joan Drake. Illustrated by Stewart Irwin.
Stock no. 1828590
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1966. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

It was Prunella Pusscat's cleverness which, with the help of woodland neighbours, brought about Mr Grimpwinkle's glorious victory over the River Robbers. Lively, colourful pictures to encourage reading and stimulate the imagination. Yellow cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w and two-tone illustrations. 88 pages. Second impression. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Pictorial dustwrapper designed by Eileen Bradpiece is edge-creased and rubbed, a little loss to top & tail of spine.

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MISS HENDY'S HOUSE
Written by Joan Drake. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1815759
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1974. Very good condition.

Matt pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 86 pages. ISBN: 0340183497. Spine lightly faded, corners lightly rubbed, rear board scuffed. Browning to endpapers plus blind marks to rear endpapers. Text block grubby. Some corner creases.

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SALLY SEAL'S SUMMER
Written by Joan Drake. Illustrated by Val Biro.
Stock no. 603951
Published by Hutchinson Junior Books. 1st 1967. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. Sally leaves home to join a circus. price-cut wrapper with one small closed edge-tear.

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