ANIMAL FARM: A FAIRY STORY
Written by George Orwell.
Stock no. 1829215
Published by Secker & Warburg. 1945. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A satire upon dictatorship. The history of a revolution that went wrong - and of the excellent excuses that were forthcoming at every step for each perversion of the original doctrine. Small format. Dark green cloth. White title to spine. 91 pages. Spine is slightly cocked and lightly faded. Very top edge of boards is faded. Small foxspots to endpapers and text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper states second edition but this is a second printing (reprint) of the first edition (some might call it a second edition). Green & grey dustwrapper is lightly worn at corners, foxing to rear panel.

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THE CHURCH MOUSE
Written by Graham Oakley. Illustrated by Graham Oakley.
Stock no. 1328999
Published by Templar Publishing. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Oblong red boards. The first Church Mouse book, superbly illustrated in colour. Modern Classics Series. ISBN: 9781840115666. One small foxspot to rear pastedown. Top edge of textblock is very slightly dusty. Dustwrapper spine is slightly faded.

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BLUE NOSE ISLAND: BOKOBIKES
Written by Mick Inkpen. Illustrated by Mick Inkpen.
Stock no. 1328998
Published by Hodder Children's Books. 1st thus 2005. Fine condition.

When Ploo bumps into a bokonut tree, two bokonuts fall out of the tree, a little honk owl falls out of its nest, Ploo falls off his bike, etc etc... Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0340703806.

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BLUE NOSE ISLAND: BEACHMOLES AND BELLVINE
Written by Mick Inkpen. Illustrated by Mick Inkpen.
Stock no. 1328997
Published by Hodder Children's Books. 1st 2004. Fine condition.

While Dig looks for beachmoles Ploo plants a little beehive from the junglywood outside his front door.... Large oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0340878657.

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THE ZEBRA'S GREAT ESCAPE
Written by Katherine Rundell. Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie.
Stock no. 1328996
Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books. 1st 2022. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

A grand adventure to rescue a whole menagerie of animals... Large format. Black and white decorated boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781408885758. SIGNED by both the author and the artist to a bookplate which is on the front fly-leaf. "Waterstone's Signed Edition" sticker to front panel of wrapper.

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PUGWASH ALOFT
Written by John Ryan. Illustrated by John Ryan.
Stock no. 1328995
Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. 1st thus 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Peach pictorial boards. Colour and two-tone illustrations. ISBN: 9781845078225. Top edge of textblock is partially dust marked. Wrapper spine is slightly faded.

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PUGWASH AND THE GHOST SHIP
Written by John Ryan. Illustrated by John Ryan.
Stock no. 1328994
Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. 1st thus 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Grey pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781845078232. Remains of a label (not much) to rear panel of wrapper and spine of wrapper slightly faded.

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THE BFG
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1328992
Published by Jonathan Cape. Circa 1982. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A wonderful tale of a Giant who captures a small girl, Sophie and their plan to make the world safe from Giants. Grey boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0224020404. 10th printing. Spine bumped. Heavy foxing and page browning to contents. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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THE TWITS
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1328991
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations of the dreadful Twit family. ISBN: 0224018558. Spine bumped. Page browning to contents. 'Hollie's book' written in blue biro to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine.

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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1328990
Published by Viking. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

First illustrated edition with b/w illustrations. Black boards with silver title to spine. 154 numbered pages. ISBN: 0670852511. Full number line (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Spine slightly bumped. Heavy foxing and page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is faded to spine.

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FAIRY TALES
Written by Harry Golding. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1829207
Published by Ward Lock & Co Ltd.. 3rd Almost very good condition.

Prince Charming Colour Books for Children series. Beige covers with pictorial onlay of Little Red Riding Hood, black titles. 48 colour plates (including 4 for the endpapers). 403 pages plus adverts. Boards a little grubby, pictorial onlay missing to front board. Gift inscription in ink to verso of endpaper dated 1919. Text block grubby. A few grubby marks to contents and some plate margins. Some plates have pale foxspots of varying sizes. Hinge between page 314 & 315 is pulled wide exposing stitching but binding is still tight.

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GOING SOLO
Written by Roald Dahl.
Stock no. 1328989
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Autobiographical stories of deadly snakes on the ground, daring deeds in the air, African safaris and encounters with the Hun - all told with the irresistable appeal which has made Roald Dahl one of the world's best loved writers for adults and children. As frightening and funny as his fiction! Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w photos throughout. 208 pages. ISBN: 0224024078. Spine and corners very slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and to wrapper flaps. Wrapper is rubbed at corners.

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