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WILLIAM THE OUTLAW
Written by Richmal Crompton. Illustrated by Thomas Henry.
Stock no. 1326317
Published by George Newnes Limited. 1932. Very good condition.

Red cloth with black titles to spine and front cover. B/w illustrations throughout. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Slight fading to spine and a few light spots to covers. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Heavy foxing to textblock. Some foxing and page browning else contents clean.

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SINDIBAD'S FIRST VOYAGE
Written by Bryan Ward. Illustrated by Bryan Ward.
Stock no. 1326310
Published by Edmund Ward. Circa 1943. Almost very good condition.

Adapted from "The Arabian Nights" Entertainments. Cloth spine, burgundy boards with colour illustration and title in gold to front. 16 pages. with colour illustrations throughout. Covers edge worn and slightly scuffed. Spine bumped. Father Christmas sticker to front pastedown with neat inscription in ink. Grubby fingermarks to page margins and some finger creasing to margins.

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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 STORY OF TOM THE PIPER'S SON
No author listed. Illustrated by Frank Adams.
Stock no. 1326308
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Cloth spine. Green boards, pictorial onlay to front cover showing the Piper with townsfolk in the background. Full page colour illustrations and b/w text illustrations. Easy-to-read text. Printed on one-side of the paper only and pages unopened. Covers are edge worn and a bit grubby. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Joints starting to crack. Contents are clean.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S ANNUAL 16TH YEAR
Written by Mrs. George Wemyss; Natalie Joan; Angela Brazil; et al. Illustrated by H.M. Brock; Agnes Richardson; M.A. Peart; Florence Harrison; et al..
Stock no. 1326307
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Pale blue cloth spine. Pictorial front board shows boy reading book, girl with black cat under her arm and other characters in the background.Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. 176 pages. First story is "How We Let Lodgings" by Mrs. G. Wemyss. Angela Brazil story is "A Terrible Handful". Covers are edge worn. Spine bumped and slightly rubbed. Endpapers lightly foxed. Name and address in ink to verso of frontis. Foxing to textblock, some light fingermarks to page margins.

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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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HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY STORIES WITH PICTURES THAT SPRING TO LIFE
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; S. Louis Giraud.
Stock no. 1326301
Published by Strand Publications. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial boards. Bookano Series with 4 colour stand-up models. Eight stories. Colour pictorial endpapers, frontis and title page plus b/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed, cover edges rubbed. Light vertical crease to centre of spine. Tinder Box pop-up is creased to tree as usual. Snow Queen pop-up needs a minor repair to get a couple of the pieces to stand up and the Swinherd pop-up has a crease to the princess.

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FEE FI FO FUM
Written by Osbert Sitwell.
Stock no. 1326295
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A collection of fairy stories retold from a somewhat different angle, not so much for children as for their mothers and fathers... Red cloth. 230 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Contents clean. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and rubbed at edges. Tiny hole to centre of spine.

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STRANGERS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1326294
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, green titles to spine. Colour frontis. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Light browning to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge worn with white paper reinforcements and some foxing on verso.

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OH! POOR AMELIA JANE!
Written by Kathleen Ainslie. Illustrated by Kathleen Ainslie.
Stock no. 1326293
Published by Castell Brothers Ltd.. Good condition.

Small format. Pictorial card wraps. Text in script. Colour illustrations. Covers are browned, grubby and edge rubbed. Contents browned, foxed and slightly grubby. Some ink writing and small doodles to last page and inside rear cover.

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BIGGLES FLIES NORTH
Written by W.E. Johns. Illustrated by Will Narraway.
Stock no. 1326290
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, dark title to spine. 6 b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small brown spot to centre of front cover else covers bright and clean. Some light foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge chipped, small piece of loss to top edge of rear panel.

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BIGGLES FLIES TO WORK
Written by W.E. Johns.
Stock no. 1326289
Published by Dean & Son Ltd.. Circa 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Some unusual cases of Biggles and his Air Police. Yellow boards, black title to spine. 184 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing and page browning to contents. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed, foxed on verso and has some slight surface damage to rear panel.

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