MR GRIMPWINKLE'S HOLIDAY
Written by Joan Drake. Illustrated by Gordon Burrell.
Stock no. 1828592
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

When Mr Grimpwinkle and Prunella Pusscat were away on holiday with the Jiggle Woggle Bus, Ratus Ratus the robber rat put Honeysuckle Cottage up for sale. To pay him back, Prunella Pusscat thought out the cleverest battle plan imaginable, but even then Ratus only surrendered at pistol-point. Large clear type, lively stories, full of action. Yellow cloth boards, green title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 88 pages. Second impression. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Text block lightly browned. Child's name in ink to half-title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners with very slight loss, and is lightly creased at top edge.

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MR BUBBUS AND THE RAILWAY SMUGGLERS
Written by Joan Drake. Illustrated by Biro.
Stock no. 1828591
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Why was the new railway track ripped up as soon as it was laid? Who was using Princess, the 2-6-2 locomotive, at dead of night when the whole village as asleep? Ambrose and Poppy began to investigate - and something very unexpected happened to them! Another mystery story about Mr Bubbus, Mr Deggas and all the Deggas children. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 87 numbered pages. ISBN: 0340196149. SIGNED by the author (TWICE). Once as a gift dedication to free front endpaper and once with no dedication to the top of the title page. Top of spine is bumped which means the contents are also creassed to top gutter edge throughout. Tape stuck to front pastedown and a small patch of surface paper loss where some tape has been removed. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, rubbed at corners, lightly creased and a little grubby to rear panel.

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MR GRIMPWINKLE
Written by Joan Drake. Illustrated by Stewart Irwin.
Stock no. 1828590
Published by Brockhampton Press Ltd.. 1966. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

It was Prunella Pusscat's cleverness which, with the help of woodland neighbours, brought about Mr Grimpwinkle's glorious victory over the River Robbers. Lively, colourful pictures to encourage reading and stimulate the imagination. Yellow cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Pictorial endpapers. B/w and two-tone illustrations. 88 pages. Second impression. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Pictorial dustwrapper designed by Eileen Bradpiece is edge-creased and rubbed, a little loss to top & tail of spine.

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THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Paul Henning; Hellmuth Weissenborn.
Stock no. 1828588
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1945. Almost very good condition.

The story of the birth of Jesus. Interesting colour photographs by Henning of models and scenery created by Weissenborn. Blue cloth, silver titles. 64pp. 8 x 6.5". Spine and board edges faded. Fraying to top of spine. A few marks to boards. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown. Rear joint pulled between last text page and rear free endpaper, exposing webbing to top half. Small tear to vertical edge of rear free endpaper. Contents have finger creases and a few marks to margins.

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ELIZABETH ANN'S DELIGHT
Written by Maud Dowson. Illustrated by Ethel F. Everett.
Stock no. 1828586
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A little girl makes friends with fairies. Cream pictorial cloth boards. 6 colour plates inluding the frontis and title page. 132 pages. Undated. Boars lightly grubby, slightly faded to spine. Contemporary school prize message in ink to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers. Foxing to text block, prelims and a few more pages. Hinges pulled but binding tight. A charming copy.

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AND MISS CARTER WORE PINK
Written by Helen Bradley. Illustrated by Helen Bradley.
Stock no. 1828582
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Scenes from an edwardian childhood. Reproducing both paintings and Helen Bradley's own charming commentary, this unique volume is an incomparable pleasure. Blue boards, gilt titles. 31 pages. 11.5 x 10.5". Large oblong format. ISBN: 0224005812. Reprint. Text block browned. Foxing to edges of title page, colophon page and page 3. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned and a little grubby.

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SEPTIMUS HEAP BOOK ONE: MAGYK
Written by Angie Sage. Illustrated by Mark Zug.
Stock no. 1828580
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A string of unconnected events come together 10 years later when the Heap family receives a knock at the door. A spellbinding journey of cunning deception and magyk. Matt pictorial boards. Short, fat volume. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0747575878. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. A very nice copy.

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ZOM-B BABY
Written by Darren Shan. Illustrated by Warren Pleece.
Stock no. 1828579
Published by Simon & Schuster Uk Ltd. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

When B Smith turns her back on Dr Oystein and strikes out alone, she is shocked to meet the baby from her nightmares - a strnge, sexless, zombie baby. Red cloth boards, white title to spine. Red & white pictorial endpapers. Red, white & black illustrations. 215 pages. ISBN: 9780857077684. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block browned with some minor bleeding to vertical margins. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and a little scuffed.

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THE TRAIN TO IMPOSSIBLE PLACES: A CURSED DELIVERY
Written by P. G. Bell. Illustrated by Matt Sharack.
Stock no. 1828577
Published by Feiwel And Friends. 1st 2018. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A train that travels through impossible places. The Impossible Postal Express is no ordinary train. It's a troll-operated delivery service that runs everywhere from ocean-bottom shipwracks, to Trollville space. Green paper boards, gilt title to spine. Olive green endpapers. B/w illustrations. 367 pages. ISBN: 9781250189509. SIGNED by the author (Happy reading!) to title page. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Pale foxing/browning to text block. Contents are clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge creased.

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THE TEN RIDDLES OF EARTHA QUICKSMITH
Written by Loris Owen.
Stock no. 1828576
Published by Firefly Press. 1st 2020. Nearly fine condition.

Ten riddles, ten days to solve them. Kip Bramley finds himself chasing riddles and solving puzzles set 400 yeas earlier by a mysterious genius. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 9781913102319. SIGNED by the author to verso of half-title page. A lovely, clean copy.

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YEAR ROUND THINGS TO DO
No author listed. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1828574
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Things to do every month of the year. Each month starts with a short poem by various contributors. Matt pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 213 numbered pages including index. Issued without a slipcase. Spine very slightly faded, some very minor scuffing to boards. Contents are fine.

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THE GOLD BAT
Written by P.G. Wodehouse.
Stock no. 1328437
Published by Souvenir Press. 1st thus 1974. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Originally published by A. & C. Black. Brown boards, silver title to spine. 157 page. ISBN: 0285621165. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is price-cut with slight fading to spine.

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