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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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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 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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A FOREST WORLD
Written by Felix Salten; Paul R. Milton; Sanford Jerome Greenburger. Illustrated by Bob Kuhn.
Stock no. 1328813
Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company. 1st 1942. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt titles and embossed decoration to front. 274 pages, fore-edge untrimmed. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Last few pages have been roughly opened after the binding process causing ragged edges. Dustwrapper is price-cut, edge worn and torn with minimal loss. Rear panel is a bit grubby.

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MOLE'S CASTLE
Written by Elleston Trevor. Illustrated by Leslie Atkinson.
Stock no. 1328807
Published by The Falcon Press Ltd.. 1st 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Woodland Series. Yellow boards, black title to spine. 4 colour plates plus 2 colour double-spreads which were used as endpapers in the cloth edition. B/w text illustrations. 167 numbered pages. 2nd printing (cheap binding). Endpapers browned. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, slightly edge rubbed and slightly grubby at edges. A nice copy of a scarce book.

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THE EDUCATED PIG
Written by Monica Walker. Illustrated by Monica Walker.
Stock no. 1328800
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

The story of a little pig whose adventures began when it was found that he could count. Pictorial boards. Colour text illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn.

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DAGGIE DOGFOOT
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by Mary Rayner.
Stock no. 1328797
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Daggie was born with strangely misshapen feet - his mother is convinced that they've been given to him for some special purpose; she is proved right! ISBN: 0575027673. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side a little. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to top edge of textblock. Duswrapper is bright.

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MR. TWINK TAKES CHARGE
Written by Freda Hurt. Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Stock no. 1328793
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

More tales of the inscrutable feline detective. Mr. Twink is a black cat. This is the second in the series of nine tales. Green boards, black title to spine & vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Price-cut wrapper is foxed and a little grubby.

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CLEVER MR. TWINK
Written by Freda Hurt. Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Stock no. 1328791
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange boards, black title to spine, black vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Mr. Twink is a cat. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock and rear endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is foxed, edge chipped and slightly grubby.

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