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THE GREEN UMBRELLA
Written by W. Perring; A.J. Macgregor. Illustrated by A.J. Macgregor.
Stock no. 1329662
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird series 401. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Story told in verse, colour illustrations throughout. Not dated, an early reprint. Spine and corners bumped. Small 'Z3' written in blue biro to front free-endpaper. Heavy pencil name has been written to page opposite title-page and attempt has been made to erase. Contents are clean. Orange pictorial wrapper is worn at corners and rubbed at spine edges. Pencil(?) mark to front panel has been partially erased. There are 13 titles listed on the rear wrapper flap, the last is this one.

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THE FOUR SEASONS OF BRAMBLY HEDGE
Written by Jill Barklem. Illustrated by Jill Barklem.
Stock no. 1329629
Published by Ted Smart. 1996. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Published for The Book People. Glazed pictorial boards. Pretty colour illustrations. 8th impression. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Foxing to textblock. Wrapper is faded to spine (and spine edges) and slightly foxed on verso.

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THE PETER RABBIT POP-UP BOOK
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter; Colin Twinn.
Stock no. 1329627
Published by Frederick Warne. Circa 1983. Good condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. From 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' by Potter. 6 pop-up pages. Paper engineering by Keith Moseley. ISBN: 0723229503. 8th printing. Spine and corners bumped. Piece broken off pop-up scene with Mr McGregor and his sieve (peter rabbit - but still present). Other pop-ups in good working order.

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DR. SEUSS' ANIMAL ANTICS
Written by Dr. Seuss. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 1329607
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st thus 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

If I Ran The Circusl; If I Ran The Zoo and On Beyond Zebra. Orange glazed pictorial boards. Yellow endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9780007241941. Light pencil erasure mark to top corner of front free-endpaper. Contents fine. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and creased.

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FURTHER TALES OF LITTLE GREY RABBIT
Written by Denis Judd; Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1329604
Published by Collins. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Written in the same style of the original Alison Uttley stories, this collection of stories is based on a surprise discovery of previously unpublished Margaret Tempest pictures. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures. 158 pages. ISBN: 0001942018. Dustwrapper is price-cut, creased to spine, there is a damp stain (hardly visible) to top edge of front panel.

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BUSTER BEAR'S TWINS
Written by Thornton W. Burgess. Illustrated by Harrison Cady.
Stock no. 1329602
Published by Little, Brown and Company. 1924. Good condition.

Green Forest Series. Blue cloth, orange title to spine and large pictorial onlay to front. Colour plates. 207 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Front joint is cracked showing webbing. Frontis is detached but still present. Light brown spots to pages 67 and 68 (and to verso of plate opposite page 67).

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MRS. PETER RABBIT
Written by Thornton W. Burgess. Illustrated by Harrison Cady.
Stock no. 1329600
Published by Little, Brown and Company. 1920. Fair condition.

Green Meadow Series. Green cloth with pictorial onlay to front cover. 8 colour plates. 205 pages. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Crayon(?) scribble to rear cover. Only 6 of the 8 plates are present (2 MISSING).

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THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Written by Kenneth Grahame.
Stock no. 1329254
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 73rd 1943. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small format (6.75 x 4.25"). Beige cloth, red titltes to spine and author name to front cover. 248 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Heavy foxing, mainly to endpapers and page edges. Yellow dustwrapper is edge worn with tape reinforcements on verso and slightly browned to spine and folds.

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THE BLACK SHEEP
Written by Elisabeth Heck; Rodney Martin. Illustrated by Sita Jucker.
Stock no. 1329252
Published by Spindlewood. 1st 1985. Almost very good condition.

Retold by Martin. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0907349048. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. One hinge has been pulled but binding is still tight.

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BERTHA AND THE RACING PIGEON
Written by Pam Ayres. Illustrated by Pam Ayres.
Stock no. 1329243
Published by Hutchinson; Hutchinson Junior Books Ltd. 1st 1979. Very good condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. Colour pictures. A gripping story concerning two pigeons living in a barn! ISBN: 0091392209. Minimal rubbing at corners. Contents fine.

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O FOR A MOUSELESS HOUSE
Written by Ursula Moray Williams. Illustrated by Ursula Moray Williams.
Stock no. 1329241
Published by Chatto & Windus. 1st 1964. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. SIGNED by the author with dedication to title-page. Endpapers lightly browned. Top edge of textblock is a bit dusty. Top of spine is bumped and split. Dustwrapper is slightly browned and foxed with damage to top of spine.

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FARTHING WOOD THE ADVENTURE BEGINS
Written by Colin Dann. Illustrated by Trevor Newton.
Stock no. 1329233
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books. 1st 1994. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The exciting prequel to 'The Animals of Farthing Wood' in which we meet an earlier generation of animals at the beginning of the adventure that will take their descendants on their epic journey. Blue boards. B/w chapter headers. 138 pages. 8.75 x 5.5". ISBN: 0091761514. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing to endpapers and light page browning throughout. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and is faded to spine.

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