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PRETTY POLLY
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by David Parkins.
Stock no. 1328841
Published by Crown Publishers Inc.. 1st USA 1992. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Abigail's family think she's mad to try teaching a hen to talk!... Blue cloth spine with gilt title, biege boards. 120 pages. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0517586061. SIGNED by the author to front free-endpaper. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Minimal rubbing to corners of wrapper.

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THE SCHOOLMOUSE
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by Phil Garner.
Stock no. 1328840
Published by Viking; The Penguin Group. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Flora, a young mouse of above-average intelligence, makes use of her classroom home by joining in the lessons. But she is left alone to continue her education when her family flee across country. Green board with gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations throughout. 142 pages. 8.5 x 5.5". ISBN: 0670850616. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased and has the remains of a label to rear panel (was covering barcode).

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PRETTY POLLY
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by David Parkins.
Stock no. 1328838
Published by Viking. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Abigail's family think she's mad to try teaching a hen to talk!... ISBN: 0670836877. Slight foxing to top of textblock else a fine copy. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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SADDLEBOTTOM
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by Alice Englander.
Stock no. 1328837
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1985. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Saddlebottom becomes the most famous Wessex Saddleback pig ever! Blue boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0575037156. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper slightly edge rubbed.

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SOPHIE HITS SIX
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by David Parkins.
Stock no. 1328836
Published by Walker Books. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w text illustrations. ISBN: 0744521637. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing to top edge of textblock.

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PLAIN BABY
Written by Grace Couch. Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1328830
Circa 1945. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Red cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations of Potto the baby Hippo. A "Spikey" Book. Minimal wear to corners. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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SOMETHING LIKE A LION
Written by Grace Couch. Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1328829
Circa 1945. Very good condition.

Small oblong format. Cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Delightful colour illustrations. A "Spikey" Book. Corners slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE
Written by Grace Couch. Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1328828
Circa 1945. Good condition.

A "Spikey" Book. Small oblong format. Orange cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Book has been bent in half at one point with creases to covers and light creases to pages. Inscription in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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PRINCESS FINNY
Written by Grace Couch. Illustrated by Grace Couch.
Stock no. 1328827
Circa 1945. Very good condition.

A "Spikey" Book. Small oblong format. Orange cloth spine. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Corners slightly worn. Cover edges slightly rubbed. Covers slightly grubby. Neat inscription ink to front pastedown. A couple of light grubby marks to one of the last pages, light crease to one page corner tip and some light foxing to textblock.

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Written by Kenneth Grahame. Illustrated by Charles Van Sandwyk.
Stock no. 1829099
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine and decorations to front and spine, B/w pictorial onlay to front showing ratty and mole by the fireplace. Brown pictorial endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 248 pages. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed at edges.

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THE JUNGLE BOOK AND JUST SO STORIES (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Maurice Detmold; Edward J. Detmold; Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 1829091
Published by Folio Society. 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two volumes in red cloth and cream titles with black and cream illustrations on front covers. The Jungle Book contains colour plates by Detmold and Just So Stories b/w text illustrations by the author. An attractive set. This edition has new binding (originally first published by Folio Society in 1991/1992). Sixth printing (with new binding). A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE BEACH DOGS
Written by Colin Dann.
Stock no. 1328816
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A compelling animal adventure story. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 144 pages. ISBN: 0091736234. Slight bumping to spine and corners. Heavy foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is slightly edge creased.

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