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THE GREAT PET SALE
Written by Mick Inkpen. Illustrated by Mick Inkpen.
Stock no. 1328642
Published by Hodder Children's Books. 1st 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

In The Great Pet Sale everything is a bargain, even a little rat with half his whiskers missing! Square format. White glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations with flaps for the reader to lift. Cute! ISBN: 0340726776. Spine is very slightly browned. A few small marks (foxspots?) to contents which are otherwise fine.

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ANIMALS WE USE
Written by Arnrid Johnston. Illustrated by Arnrid Johnston.
Stock no. 1328636
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1948. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Yellow cloth spine. Colour illustrations throughout. Covers are edge worna nd grubby, spine faded. Name and date in ink to front free-endpaper. Tiny booksellers sticker to front pastedown.

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JUNGLE PETS
Written by Mrs. Martin Johnson. Illustrated by Erick Berry; Martin Johnson.
Stock no. 1324997
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A book of animal stories based on the author's own experiences. Blue cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. 215 pages. Illustrated with b/w photos by the famous explorer (and husband of the author) Martin Johnson and a b/w text illustration to the title-page by Berry. Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to front fly-leaf else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper is edge worn and torn with some loss to top of spine and substantial loss to lower spine and edge of rear panel.

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BABY ANIMALS ON THE FARM AND HOW TO DRAW THEM
Written by Vere Temple. Illustrated by Vere Temple.
Stock no. 1323773
Published by The Studio. 1st 1941. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A Studio How To Do It Book. Red cloth. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly grubby and edge worn.

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WILD ANIMAL LIFE IN BRITAIN
Written by Will H. Stevens. Illustrated by John Read.
Stock no. 1323272
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 2nd Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Young Naturalist series. Wild Animals of the British countryside portrayed and described against their natural surroundings. Second edition. Beige boards, brown title to spine. 31 numbered pages, colour illustrations. Endpapers are partly browned and lightly foxed. Dustwrapper is a bit grubby, edge rubbed and browned on verso.

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ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA
Written by Sheila Hawkins. Illustrated by Sheila Hawkins.
Stock no. 1323215
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. 1st 1947. Very good condition.

Puffin picture book no. 45. Oblong format, paper wraps. Colour and b/w lithographed illustrations. Lithographed by Brown & Bibby. Name in ink and old price in pencil to front cover. Foxing to covers, inside covers and to page edges.

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WHEN IT RAINED CATS AND DOGS
Written by Nancy Byrd Turner. Illustrated by Tibor Gergely.
Stock no. 2140208
Published by J.B. Lippincott Company. 1st USA 1946. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some small splits. Browning to endpapers. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with tears and chips; some small pieces of loss.

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THE ZOO
Written by M.E. Gagg. Illustrated by Barry Driscoll.
Stock no. 1322765
Published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd.. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ladybird Series 563. Buff boards with colour vignette and titles. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners bumped. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with pencil scribbles to rear panel which have been partially erased (causing discolouration to the wrapper).

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WOOD FOLK AT SCHOOL
Written by William J. Long. Illustrated by Charles Copeland.
Stock no. 2134727
Published by Ginn and Company. Circa 1911. Very good condition.

Wood Folk Series Book Four. Yellow cloth with black titles and vignettes. B/w plates. A few marks to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown.

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THE MAGIC PAINTING BOOK OF ANIMALS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1318563
Published by Purnell. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations to be coloured (just need a clean brush and some water). Unused.

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L'HISTOIRE DE JEANNOT LAPIN
Written by Beatrix Potter; Julienne Profichet. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 2132064
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1982. Nearly fine condition.

French edition of 'Benjamin Bunny'. Revised edition. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 59 pages. ISBN: 0723206511. Spine is a bit browned.

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HURRAY FOR PEREGRINE PIG
No author listed. Illustrated by Tatjana Hauptmann.
Stock no. 1318181
Published by Ernest Benn. 1st 1980. Good condition.

Large square format. Matt pictorial boards. Follow Peregrine Pig's adventures through the full-page colour pictures (no text). Some pages shaped and cut-out to provide 3D scenes. A delightful picture book. ISBN: 0510000916. Spine and corners are bumped and worn. Foxing to covers. Front joint is just starting to crack. There is light foxing on the reverse of the pages (white paper, not visible on illustrated sides).

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