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EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON
No author listed. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen.
Stock no. 1829086
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Old Tales From the North. Originally published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1914, under the title 'East of the Sun and West of the Moon'. The text of this edition is based on the 1914 Hodder edition, with amendments. The 24 Colour plates are reproduced by permission of Hodder & Stoughton. Cream, slightly marbled effect boards with gilt titles and decorations. 204 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly scuffed.

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THE WHITE DRAGON
Written by Richard Garnett. Illustrated by Graham Oakley.
Stock no. 1328798
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1963. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Mark Rutter's adventures at Fen Burton. Red boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 166 pages. SIGNED by the author by means of a dedication to front free-endpaper. Slight bumping to spine. Printed price on front flap of dustwrapper has been covered with a 'new' price stick (£2.50 net). Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges and slight browning to spine of wrapper.

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DAGGIE DOGFOOT
Written by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by Mary Rayner.
Stock no. 1328797
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd.. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Daggie was born with strangely misshapen feet - his mother is convinced that they've been given to him for some special purpose; she is proved right! ISBN: 0575027673. Spine and corners bumped. Book leans to one side a little. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light foxing to top edge of textblock. Duswrapper is bright.

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LITTLE FOLKS FARM BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1328796
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.. Very good condition.

A cloth book, printed fabric. 8 bright colour pictures of farmyard animals with small sentence of text below. Covers very lightly browned and centre pages browned. Old price in pencil to top margin of front cover (no attempt has been made to erase it).

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FAIRY BLOSSOM'S PICNIC
Written by Marjorie Dawson. Illustrated by Marjorie Dawson.
Stock no. 1328795
Published by J. Arthur Dixon Ltd. Almost very good condition.

Small, thin format with paperwraps. 4 beautiful full-page colour illustrations (this includes the front cover). 8 pages including the covers. 6.25 x 4.75". Staple rusty. Inscription in ink to rear cover. Small tears to top and tail of spine, minimal loss to base of spine.

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FIVE GET INTO TROUBLE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1328794
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1949. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, black titles. Yellow and black pictorial endpapers. Two-tone and b/w illustrations. 190 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Heavy foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, a little grubby to rear panel and spine and foxed on verso.

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MR. TWINK TAKES CHARGE
Written by Freda Hurt. Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Stock no. 1328793
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

More tales of the inscrutable feline detective. Mr. Twink is a black cat. This is the second in the series of nine tales. Green boards, black title to spine & vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Price-cut wrapper is foxed and a little grubby.

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MR. TWINK FINDS OUT
Written by Freda Hurt. Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Stock no. 1328792
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1956. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards. Red cat vignette to front and title to spine. B/w illustrations. Another story of Mr. Twink the Siamese cat detective. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Small brown spot to edge of front cover. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and some page margins. Dustwrapper is price-cut, grubby and edge rubbed. Damp stain to wrapper spine and small red mark to lower edge of front panel.

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CLEVER MR. TWINK
Written by Freda Hurt. Illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Stock no. 1328791
Published by The Epworth Press. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Orange boards, black title to spine, black vignette to front. B/w illustrations. Mr. Twink is a cat. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock and rear endpapers. Price-cut wrapper is foxed, edge chipped and slightly grubby.

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VERSES FOR CHILDREN
Written by Harry Golding. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328790
Published by Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd.. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

Beige cloth, black titles, pictorial onlay to front. Prince Charming Colour Books For Children series. 48 coloured plates (includes endpapers). 340 pages plus booklist to rear. Spine bumped and browned. Heavy foxing otherwise contents clean.

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LIONS IN THE POTTING SHED
Written by Margaret J. Baker. Illustrated by Marcia Lane Foster.
Stock no. 1328789
Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Cream embossed boards, blue titles. Two-tone illustrations. Spine bumped. Foxing to textblock. A couple of small, old tape marks to rear pastedown. Slight musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is slightly grubby and has old tape marks to front flap.

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THE WHITE DEER
Written by James Thurber. Illustrated by James Thurber.
Stock no. 1328788
Published by Hamish Hamilton. 1st 1946. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth, white titles. B/w illustrations. Covers are damp stained with slight wear to cover edges. Erased pencil markings to front free-endpaper. A few small foxspots to textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss to top of spine and browned to spine and rear panel.

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