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THIDWICK THE BIG-HEARTED MOOSE
Written by Dr. Seuss. Illustrated by Dr. Seuss.
Stock no. 1326309
Published by Random House. Circa 1950. Good condition.

Blue cloth, black titles to spine and front cover, vignette to front cover as well. Colour illustrations throughout. Told in rhyme. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers edge browned. Names in ink to front free-endpaper and rear pastedown. Browning to endpapers. Contents generally clean.

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THE SONGS OF PETER RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter; Dudley Glass. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1326303
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1951. Very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine, cream pictorial boards. Based on 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' by Beatrix Potter. Words & music score by Dudley. Blue & white illustrations. Spine bumped and slightly faded. Corners bumped and worn. Inscription in ink to front pastedown (Happy Brithday). Contents are clean.

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WATERY WHIRLIGIG OR MOXI IN A MIX UP
Written by Joan Cooper. Illustrated by Elizabeth Campbell.
Stock no. 1326275
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Moxi Mackerel is a fish of imagination and courage... Pale blue boards, dark blue tittles and vignettes. Colour and b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Some fading and some browning to cover edges. Endpapers are partly browned. Slight tobacco smell to contents which are otherwise clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and grubby with slight loss.

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THE TENEMENT TREE
Written by Kate Seredy. Illustrated by Kate Seredy.
Stock no. 1326270
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1960. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green boards, white title to spine and vignette to front cover. 96 pages. Superb b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Some light foxing to textblock. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with minimal loss. Wrapper slightly grubby and lightly foxed on verso.

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THE MOUSE WITH THE DAISY HAT
Written by Ruth Hurlimann. Illustrated by Ruth Hurlimann.
Stock no. 1826822
Published by Longman Young Books. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Miss Selina Town Mouse was very proud of her new daisy hat and took it for a trip into the country... Matt pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0582151473. Boards lightly browned and rubbed at corners. Light browning to contents, some fingering creases, one double page spread has a small piece of surface paper damage to gutter. Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily edge-worn, creased, split to spine which is repaired to verso, a few small edge-tears, a few foxspots and lightly browned & grubby.

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PRINCE FOAMYTAIL: OR PROFESSOR TOVEY'S INVENTION
Written by James Kenward.
Stock no. 1826784
Published by Comyns (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st 1946. Almost very good condition.

A story about rabbits. Yellow paper boards. B/w illustrations. Boards grubby, surface paper loss to top front board with the removal of a label. Backstrip is worn and torn. Contents browned and a few marks. One hinge pulled wide but still tight.

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CREATURES THAT WALK
Written by June Morton. Illustrated by Winifred Vaizey.
Stock no. 1325818
Published by A. & C. Black. 1st 1928. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Peeps at Nature for Little Folk. Pale brown covers with dark green titles and vignette. Colour frontis and illustrations throughout. 48 pages. 7.5 x 5". Spine and corners bumped. Some light foxing else contents clean. Dustwrapper is grubby and edge worn, minimal loss to spine and corners, and foxed on verso.

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CHUCKLES
Written by Jessie Pope. Illustrated by A.E. Kennedy.
Stock no. 1826484
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1926. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial front cover showing kitten and puppy. Blue cloth spine. Colour plates and two-tone illustrations throughout. Minimal text in verse below pictures. Board edges rubbed and worn. Boards grubby. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. A few margin marks. All plates present. Musty odour present.

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FLAP YOUR WINGS
Written by P.D. Eastman. Illustrated by P.D. Eastman.
Stock no. 1826362
Published by Collins. 1972. Very good condition.

A Collins Early Bird Book. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0001381571. Rear board lightly faded. Green pen mark to last printed page else contents clean.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) KEEPS A DOG
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 1325735
Published by Country Life. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Large format, purple pictorial boards, cloth spine. Delightful lithographed colour illustrations throughout. Spine and corners bumped. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Stitching pulled causing contents to be slightly loose. Heavy foxing to endpapers, some slight foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn with some slight loss.

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GREY RABBIT AND THE CIRCUS
Written by Alison Uttley. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1325726
Published by Collins. 1st 1961. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Burgundy pictorial boards. Burgundy and white pictorial endpapers. Colour illustrations. 63 numbered pages. Minimal rubbing to spine. Contents fine. Minimal rubbing to wrapper corners. A super copy.

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LITTLE WHITE HEN
Written by Hajime Kijima. Illustrated by Setsuko Hane.
Stock no. 1325614
Published by Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of a little white hen who outwits the fox and his cunning tricks. Colourful pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0356025039. Slight rubbing to spine and corners. A few light foxspots else contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn with a tiny patch of surface paper damage to front panel.

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