THE VOYAGE OF THE ARCTIC TERN
Written by Hugh Montgomery. Illustrated by Nick Poullis.
Stock no. 729567
Published by Walker Books. 1st 2002. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A classic tale of treason, treachery and treasure that sweeps across many centuries and different lands. Mottled green boards with browne spine. Blue pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0744592518. Front panel of wrapper has a tiny sticky patch from removal of small label else a fine copy.

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SPIDER - THE HORRIBLE CAT
Written by Nanette Newman. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Stock no. 729619
Published by Pavilion Books Ltd.. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition.

Purple pictorial glazed boards. Colour illustrations. Spider isn't the sort of cat you usually read about. He is untidy, wriggly, fat in some places, thin in others, snarly, scratchy, and very, very mean... ISBN: 185145814X. Tiny dent to top edge of front cover. Contents clean.

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COLUMBINE
Written by Franzeska G. Ewart.
Stock no. 729734
Published by Spindlewood. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Columbine is a puppet. Glazed pictorial boards. ISBN: 0907349536. Spine and corners slightly bumped, tiny scratch mark to lower edge of front cover. Inscription SIGNED by author on title page.

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ANYBODY AT HOME?
Written by H.A. Rey. Illustrated by H.A. Rey.
Stock no. 729990
Published by Chatto & Windus. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Spiral bound stiff card wraps. Full-page colour pictures which fold out/lift-the-flap to reveal a new scene. Covers worn along spine edge and edge rubbed. Slight creasing to covers. Ink name stamp and tiny booksellers sticker to inside of front cover. Some light creasing to folded flaps and some grubby fingermarks but generally contents very good.

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THE HORKEY
Written by Robert Bloomfield. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Stock no. 730008
Published by MacMillan. 1882. Good condition.

A Provincial Ballad. Beautiful colour text illustrations throughout. Illustrated boards. Cloth spine. All edges blue. Cr 4to. Corners worn with slight loss of surface paper. Cover grubby. A few small rusty marks to spine. A few hinges cracked with rusty staple marks. Some pages have grubby fingermarks to margins but generally contents are clean but a little loose.

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CLEG KELLY ARAB OF THE CITY
Written by S.R. Crockett.
Stock no. 730028
Published by Smith, Elder & Co.. 1st 1896. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 442 pages. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Spine and corners bumped, some faint scratch marks to covers. Two names in ink to front pastedown. Contents clean.

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A CHILD'S BOOK OF HOURS
Written by Constance Irving; Noel Irving.
Stock no. 730066
Published by Oxford University Press. Very good condition.

13 full-page coloured illustrations, many other illustrations to text. Printed on thick card, linen-hinged. Tall folio measuring 15 x 9.5". Cloth backed pictorial boards. Delightful rhymes featuring the hours of the day from morning to school-time, dinner time etc. Beautifully illustrated and unusually bound. Spine bumped with slight fraying to top, small nick to side of spine. Corners worn. Covers a bit grubby. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and some fingering to plate margins (actual pictures not affected). A nice copy of a scarce book.

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A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS: THE AUSTERE ACADEMY
Written by Lemony Snicket. Illustrated by Brett Helquist.
Stock no. 730155
Published by Egmont Books Ltd.. 1st 2002. Fine condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Book The Fifth. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1405208716. Tiny bump to top corner and miniscule rub to lower corner else mint.

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PLATKOPS CHILDREN
Written by Pauline Smith. Illustrated by Barbara Shaw.
Stock no. 730257
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A spirited picture of the life of some South African children on the Veldt. Yellow cloth, brown titles and vignettes. Full-page b/w illustrations. Spine slightly bumped. Light foxing to covers and top edges slightly darkened. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. A couple of foxspots to contents but generally clean. White pictorial wrapper is edge chipped with slight loss, browned to spine and a bit grubby.

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THE CONQUEST OF CHRISTINA
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 730310
Published by The Children's Press. Very good condition.

Red cloth with black titles and vignette to front cover. Colour frontis. B/w text illustrations. 343 pages plus 1 page booklist to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed else covers clean. Some light foxing and a few finger marks to page margins. One page has marginal tear (neatly repaired). A nice copy of an early reprint.

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THE BADDIES
Written by Rose Impey. Illustrated by Sue Porter.
Stock no. 730386
Published by Dean. 1st 1992. Nearly fine condition.

Three of the funniest little troublemakers around. Square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Three books in one. ISBN: 0603551157. SIGNED on title page "For Jenny Best Wishes Rose Impey". Lower corners bumped. Contents fine.

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FAMILY GATHERING AN ANTHOLOGY
Written by Pat Thomson. Illustrated by Toni Goffe.
Stock no. 730471
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

15 stories about families. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0460062689. SIGNED by the author to the title page "Love from Pat". White pictorial wrapper is just a little edge creased.

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