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TORTOISESHELL
Written by Nigel McMullen. Illustrated by Nigel Mcmullen.
Stock no. 383918
Published by William Heinemann Ltd.. 1st 1984. As new condition.

The touching story of a tortoise who loses his shell, but manages to solve this awkward problem with the help of a mouse and a squirrel. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0434949809.

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ANIMALS AND THEIR FUNNY DOINGS
No author listed.
Stock no. 383823
Good condition.

A board book. Large format. Red spine covering. Pictorial front board showing a rabbit with a blue jacket and a satchel on his back. Full-page colour illustrations of animals wearing clothes (very cute!) and a small section of text below. Corners worn, covers edge rubbed. Rear cover is grubby, lightly foxed and stained, front cover is just a little grubby and lightly scratched. Front and rear joints are cracked. Creases to inner margins. Light page edge browning. One hinge is cracked at top and bottom. Colour are still bright.

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ORLANDO (THE MARMALADE CAT) KEEPS A DOG
Written by Kathleen Hale. Illustrated by Kathleen Hale.
Stock no. 630766
Published by Country Life. 2nd 1950. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

Large format, purple pictorial boards, cloth spine. Delightful lithographed colour illustrations throughout. Contents are slightly pulled from panel disguised by photocopy beneath existing wrappers. Wrapper has substantial loss to front panel disguised by photocopy beneath existing wrapper, and some loss to other smaller areas to rear panel.

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WILD ANIMAL STORIES
Written by George Manville Fenn; Arthur J. Daniels; et al. Illustrated by E.B.S. Montefiore.
Stock no. 819382
Published by Ernest Nister. 1st circa 1898. Almost very good condition.

A Panorama Picture Book. Printed in Bavaria 867. Large oblong format. Green cloth spine, pictorial paper boards with colour illustration of leopard on a tree branch with five monkeys. 6 full page colour three dimensional scenes. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Top corner of spine bumped. Endpapers lightly browned. Hinges pulled. One double page spread with text on one side and three dimensional scene on facing page is detached. Small closed tear with no loss to one lower page margin. A very nice copy. All panoramas in excellent condition. Reduced from £420.

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GRANNY BEAK AND THE SQUACKER SQUAD
Written by Minter-Kemp. Illustrated by Minter-Kemp.
Stock no. 383171
Published by Tom Dickins Fine Art. 1st 2005. Fine condition.

Large square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0954306716. SIGNED by author/artist to title-page. A super copy.

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MRS NIBBLE FINDS A NEW HOME
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 817848
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Very good condition.

Small square format (4" x 4"). Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and two-tone illustrations. Front cover lightly creased.

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MRS POLLY HER VISIT TO THE FARM
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 817847
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Slightly better than very good condition.

Small square format (4" x 4"). Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and two-tone illustrations.

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DUNKEL AGAIN
Written by P.M. Dugdale. Illustrated by Nan Janvrin.
Stock no. 444830
Published by A.R. Mowbray & Co. Limited. 1ST 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Some foxing to contents. Wrapper is browned with wear to corners.

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MR. BUNNILUMP'S ADVENTURES
Written by Nicolas Bebbington. Illustrated by Rosalind M. Turvey.
Stock no. 817300
Published by Marcus Harris & Lewis Ltd.. Circa 1943. Good condition.

Large format, blue boards, 15 colour plates. Back strip of spine has loss to centre for appox. 3". Belongs to box completed in ink.

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BABAR AT HOME
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 630036
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1942. Almost very good condition.

Third English Edition. Very large format 14.5" x 10.5". Grey cloth spine, red pictorial stiff paper boards. Blue pictorial endpapers depicting elephants. 40 pages. Colour illustrations throughout. Edges rubbed, corners worn, boards a little scuffed. Contents clean and bright.

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BABAR AT HOME
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 630032
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Almost very good condition.

Maroon pictorial boards, light blue cloth spine, wonderful colour illustrations throughout. Blue/grey pictorial endpapers, Very large format. 40 pages. Edges rubbed, corners worn, covers lightly scratched. Top & tail of cloth spine worn, a couple of holes to cloth of spine. Tape marks to front & rear joints and some pages, front & rear joint pulled. Small closed tear to title page. A few grubby marks to contents. Repaired tear to page 21 with yellow tape mark. Some edge-loss to rear pastedown. Still a nice book.

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THE TALE OF ADMIRAL MOUSE
Written by Bernard Stone. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 629499
Published by Andersen Press Ltd.. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition.

Sequel to The Charge of the Mouse Brigade. White glazed pictorial boards. White decorated endpapers with repetitive blue mouse pattern. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0862640091. SIGNED by the author & illustrator. Corners lightly bumped & rubbed. Spine lightly browned. One or two small marks to contents. A nice copy.

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