THE HUTCHINSON TREASURIES OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE & POETRY
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Stock no. 1325405
Published by Hutchinson Children's Books. 1st thus 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Two volumes packed full with colour illustrations. This set containes "The Hutchinson Treasury of Fairy Tales" instead of Literature. Spine and corners of the books are bumped and rubbed. Dustwrappers are creased at edges. Both volumes have a name in ink to front free-endpapers. The box is bumped at corners.

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THE SANDAL-WOOD BOX
Written by Katya Sheppard. Illustrated by Hans Baltzer.
Stock no. 1325403
Published by Richard Sadler. 1st 1972. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Folk tales from Tadzhikistan, translated by Sheppard. Blue cloth with gilt title and decorations to spine and gilt vignette and decoration to front board. Colour and b/w illustrations. 206 pages. 10.25 x 8.25". ISBN: 0854100261. Minor foxing to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and a little scuffed.

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FUN AND NONSENSE
Written by Willard Bonte. Illustrated by Florence Harrison; Willard Bonte.
Stock no. 1325402
Published by H.M. Caldwell Company. Good condition.

Green cloth spine, pictorial boards (illustrated by Harrison). A book of rhymes, each with a colour illustration opposite and borders to the rhymes. Covers are edge worn. Joints cracked. Grubby marks to page margins, some foxing and margin tears.

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THE BEAR WHO WENT BOO!
Written by David Walliams. Illustrated by Tony Ross.
Stock no. 1325401
Published by Harper Collins Childrens Books. 1st 2015. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A mischievous picture book packed with snow and surprises. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780008149536. Minimal bumping to spine. Tiny dent to top edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges.

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THE SNOW QUEEN
Written by Hans Christian Andersen; Naomi Lewis. Illustrated by Christian Birmingham.
Stock no. 1325400
Published by Walker Books. 1st thus 2007. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Retold by Naomi Lewis. A magical Winter's tale of a young girl and her quest to save the boy she loves. Large format. Blue pictorial boards. Beautiful colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 9781406306347. Small glue(?) mark to front free-endpaper else a fine copy. Clear dustwrapper with white 'snow' pattern is slightly nicked at corners.

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NOW WE ARE SIX
Written by A.A. Milne. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Stock no. 1325394
Published by E.P.Dutton & Co.. 1st thus 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

"Reprinted from new plates and engravings, type entirely reset. Light green decorated covers. B/w text illustrations throughout. 102 pages. Cr 8vo. Spine bumped. Price-cut wrapper is faded to spine with minimal wear/loss to top and tail.

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THE RACE AROUND THE WORLD
Written by Charles Gilson. Illustrated by Cyrus Cuneo.
Stock no. 1825777
Published by Henry Frowde; Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1914. Good condition.

Being the Account of the Contest for the £100,000 Prize offered by the Combined Newspaper League, of the Invention of Methylite, and certain passages in the life of Mr. Wang. Blue pictorial binding, gilt titles. 1 folding map and 6 colour plates. Boards rubbed and scuffed. Some foxing present. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. All plates present.

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THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL - VOLUME 47
Written by Geoffrey R. Pocklington; Charles Gilson; E. Talbot; et al. Illustrated by L.R. Brightwell; Gordon Browne; Alfred Pearse; T.H. Robinson; Harry Rountree; et al..
Stock no. 1325376
Published by The Boy's Own Paper. 1925. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth. Large format. 11 colour and b/w plates plus b/w illustrations. Vol XLVII on spine. Spine and corners bumped and worn, cover edges slightly rubbed. Light marks to rear cover. Some slight foxing else contents clean.

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KATE GREENAWAY
Written by M.H. Spielmann; G.S. Layard. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1825653
Published by Adam & Charles Black. 1st 1905. Almost very good condition.

Deluxe limited edition of 500 copies, SIGNED by Kate Greenaway's brother, John Greenaway. Cream cloth with gilt titles and blind decorations. With an original sketch by Kate Greenaway. Beautiful plates that have captioned page guards. Spine browned and worn with fraying to top & tail. Boards are grubby. Text block browned. Joints cracked but binding tight. SIGNED by John Greenaway and number 275 (?) of 500. Some minor foxing and age related marks presnt. All plates present. Plate on page 88 has a repaired closed tear which does not affect the actual illustration. Plate and tissue guard facing page 166 is creased at edges with a few tiny closed tears.

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GREGORY OF THE FORETOP AND OTHER TALES
Written by J. Erskine Clarke.
Stock no. 1325344
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. Circa 1902. Very good condition.

Attractive blue pictorial cloth with gilt title to front. 52 pages plus 4 page publication list to rear. Some b/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Prize inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents are browned but clean.

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PEACOCKS OR WHAT LITTLE HANDS CAN DO
Written by W. Percy Smith. Illustrated by Paul Hardy.
Stock no. 1325340
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1900. Almost very good condition.

Red decorated cloth with gilt titles. 176 pages plus 32 page booklist to rear. B/w frontis. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers a bit grubby. Prize plate to front pastedown. Foxing to contents. Hinges pulled and cracked but binding still tight.

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PEG-LEG AND THE FUR PIRATES
Written by Peter Dawlish. Illustrated by Norman Hepple.
Stock no. 1325332
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Captain Peg-Leg takes his ship into the Arctic seas to find out why certain valuable cargoes of furs have never reached port. Blue cloth. Colour frontis, b/w illustrations. 256 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing. Price-cut wrapper is grubby and slightly worn at spine and corners.

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