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MR. BEAR, POSTMAN
Written by Chizuko Kuratomi.
Illustrated by Kozo Kakimoto.
Stock no. 1830719
Published by Macdonald Futura Publishers Ltd..
1st UK
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
When Mr. Bear taught himself how to ride a bicycle, everyone wondered why he had done it. They soon learned the answer: he had taken on the job of village postman... Square format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0354080784. Top & tail of spine bumped. Lower horizontal edge of boards is crushed towards spine edge. Contents are lovely. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top & tail of spine, creased to lower rear edge, a little grubby, faded to spine.
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- CHILDRENS
- BEAR
- ANIMAL STORY
MR. BEAR'S SHADOW
Written by Chizuko Kuratomi.
Illustrated by Kozo Kakimoto.
Stock no. 1830718
Published by Macdonald Futura Publishers Ltd..
1st UK
1980.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
In the morning when the rabbit children played at jumping on Mr. Bear's shadow, it was very big. When he woke up from his little snooze, it was midday and his shadow had shrunk. Poor Mr. Bear thought that he must have shrunk. Suddenly everything looked very big and he felt very small. Square format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0354081136. Boards lightly rubbed at corners. Contents excellent. Dustwrapper is faded to top and spine, lightly browned with one or two minor marks, corners lightly rubbed.
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- CHILDRENS
- BEAR
- ANIMAL STORY
MR. BEAR, BAKER
Written by Chizuko Kuratomi.
Illustrated by Kozo Kakimoto.
Stock no. 1830717
Published by Macdonald Futura Publishers Ltd..
1st UK
1981.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Mr. Bear spends a day baking for the rabbit baker as he ruined some flour by sleeping on it! Large square format. Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0354081357. Spine and corners lightly shelf-rubbed. Fading to top edge of rear board, creasing to spine. Contents lovely!
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- CHILDRENS
- BEAR
- ANIMAL STORY
THE TWILIGHT BOOK
Written by Jonny Boatfield.
Illustrated by Jonny Boatfield.
Stock no. 1830716
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
1st
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
An interactive, inventive picture book. More than a story about a boy trying to rescue a little girl, it is also a game of search and find. Hours of fun. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Illustrated endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout with speech bubbles. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0747544700. Light bumping to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded at spine.
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Written by Tim Rice; Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1830715
Published by Pavilion Children'S Books.
1st thus
2012.
Nearly fine condition.
Based on the smash-hit musical of the same name that has become a classic in children's entertainment, this book retells in verse and pictures one of the most exciting action-packed stories in the Old Testament. Revised edition. White matt pictorial boards. Large format. Colour illustrations throughout in Blake's unique style. Unpaginated. ISBN: 9781843651031. A lovely copy.
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- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- BIBLE STORY
RAILWAY PASSAGE
Written by Charles Keeping.
Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1830713
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Charming story of the residents of Railway Passage, and how their individual lives change when their Residents Consortium win the football pools! Illustrated endpapers and wonderful and extensive colour illustrations throughout. Large format. Pictorial boards. Unpaginated. ISBN: 019279700X. Boards lightly browned across top edge. Name in ink to verso of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.
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- CHILDRENS
WASTEGROUND CIRCUS
Written by Charles Keeping.
Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1830712
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Scott and Wayne used the demolition site in the heart of the city as a playground. Then one day a circus made an overnight stop on the site and life was never the same again - for one of the boys. Large format. Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0192797085. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Name in ink to top edge of front endpaper. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded at edges.
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- CHILDRENS
- CIRCUS
- PICTURE BOOK
ANOTHER STORY PLEASE!
Written by Richard Wilson.
Illustrated by M. Joyce Davies.
Stock no. 1830711
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd..
1936.
Almost very good condition.
Reading for Action - Book 1. A Book of Enjoyment and Wonder Made up by Richard Wilson. Short stories and poems. Beige cloth boards, Green title to front board which is illustrated with clock, candle and mother reading to her two children. Black title to spine with vignette of young girl. Chequered endpapers. Large text. Colour illustrations. 144 pages. Reprint. Boards browned and a little marked. Edge of boards worn with fraying, exposing board beneath cloth. Text block lightly browned. A few grubby marks to margins.
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- CHILDRENS
- EARLY READERS
THE SONGS THE LETTERS SING BOOK TWO
Written by S.N.D..
Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1830710
Published by The Grant Educational Co. Ltd..
1st
1939.
Good condition.
Blue cloth spine. Brown pictorial paper boards. Colour and b/w pictures. Easy to read text. 40 pages. Boards a little grubby and marked. Text block browned. Lower stitch of binding loose so contents move a little. Contents lightly browned. Top & tail of inner spine worn. A good working copy.
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- CHILDRENS
- EARLY READERS
- TEXT BOOK (SCHOOL)
HECTOR PROTECTOR AND AS I WENT OVER THE WATER
Written by Maurice Sendak.
Illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
Stock no. 1830709
Published by The Bodley Head.
1975.
Very good condition.
Two nonsense nursery rhymes wonderfully illustrated by full-page colour pictures. Oblong format. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0370007743. Second impression. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- RHYME
- PICTURE BOOK
ROGER WAS A RAZOR FISH AND OTHER POEMS
Written by Jill Bennett.
Illustrated by Maureen Roffey.
Stock no. 1830708
Published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books.
1st USA
1980.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A collection of twenty-two short verses compiled by Jill Bennett. Specially selected to offer an enticing adventure in poetry for young readers. White boards. Colour illustrations. Not paginated. ISBN: 0688419860. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine, covered with clear laminate and stuck to boards. Name in ink to front endpaper. Last page (acknowledgements) is a little grubby. Else contents clean.
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- CHILDRENS
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
DARK DREAMS
Written by C.L. Rinaldo.
Stock no. 1830707
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd..
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A young boy, Carlo, is sent to live with his grandmother when his father goes to fight in WWII. He is unable to stand up to the members of the tough neighbourhood gang. He is befriended by Joey J who has all the strengths that Carlo lacks but is himself victimised for he is brain damaged. Carlo's battle on Joey J's behalf and his confrontation with the people who intend to commit Joey J to a home for the mentally handicapped, make this a memorable and touching story. Purple cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 154 pages. ISBN: 0575019530. Boards clean. Endpapers lightly browned. Minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine, foxing to verso (not visible to front).
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- CHILDRENS