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THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN
Written by Robert Browning. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328831
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1928. Very good condition.

Orange decorated cloth with black title to spine, gilt title to front. 8 colour plates plus b/w text illustrations. 41 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown.

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'GOBLIN MARKET' AND SELECTED POEMS
Written by Christina Rossetti; Kathryn Hughes. Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki.
Stock no. 1829085
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2011. Very good condition.

All poems in this edition follow the text of R.W. Crump's Complete Poemso f Christina Rossetti which was published by Louisiana State University Press 1979-90. Introduction by Hughes. Pictorial front board. Purple cloth to rear cover and spine, gilt title to spine. Full page colour illustrations. xix and 130 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is faded at edges and a little scuffed (VG).

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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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THE LITTLEST ONE AGAIN
Written by Marion St. John Webb. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328782
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1923. Almost very good condition.

A book of poems for children. Grey boards, green titles and vignette. 4 colour plates. 55 numbered pages plus publication list to rear. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine browned. Some grubby marks to covers. Endpapers lightly browned. Heavy foxing to contents.

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THE LITTLEST ONE
Written by Marion St. John Webb. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant.
Stock no. 1328781
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd.. 1918. Very good condition.

4 pretty colour plates illustrate this collection of poems for young children. Dark brown boards with gilt title and silhouette vignette. Light brown spine with black title. Dark brown endpapers. 45 numbered pages. Cr 8vo. Spine slightly bumped, corners slightly worn. Fading to cover edges. Heavy foxing to contents.

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REFLECTIONS
Written by Nanette Newman. Illustrated by Victoria Hamilton.
Stock no. 1328762
Published by Pumpkin Press. 1st 1981. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A book of childhood memories. Grey boards, silver titles. Colour pictures. ISBN: 0906946093. SIGNED by the author and the artist to front free-endpaper. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is lightly edge rubbed with a small tear to lower edge of front panel.

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POEMS FOR CHILDREN
Written by Rachel Field. Illustrated by Lynette Hemmant.
Stock no. 1328663
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st thus 1978. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0437400018. Spine and corners bumped. Spine very slightly browned. A few small spots to front cover. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Some light marks to page margins.

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THE LITTLE GIRL AND THE LONELY TEDDY
Written by Barbara Jo Sullivan Holst. Illustrated by Diane Elson.
Stock no. 1328643
Published by World's Work Ltd.. 1st 1982. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0437513157. Some light browning to spine and spine edges. Light foxing to endpapers.

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DIRTY BEASTS
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1328622
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st thus 1984. Very good condition.

A fantastically funny selection of poems with colour text illustrations throughout. Pictorial glazed boards. 11 x 8.5". ISBN: 0224022938. Spine and corners bumped. Some lightly browning and grubby marks to covers. Slight wear to top corner of front cover. A few small foxspots to top edge of textblock. Contents fine.

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ST. JEROME AND THE LION
Written by Rumer Godden. Illustrated by Jean Primrose.
Stock no. 1328612
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1961. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The legend of gentle St. Jerome who healed the injured paw of a lion. Written in poetry form. Cream boards. Red and black illustrations. Covers slightly grubby, spine slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small foxspots to textblock. Some grubby marks to preliminary pages. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn and lightly browned to spine.

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A FLOWER FAIRY ALPHABET
Written by Cicely Mary Barker. Illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker.
Stock no. 1328598
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Blue pictorial boards with colour illustrations throughout. Covers edge worn. Light marks to contents and some light creases to pages. Dustwrapper is lightly edge worn and creased, lightly browned to spine and edges.

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CAUTIONARY TALES AND OTHER VERSES
Written by Hilaire Belloc. Illustrated by Posy Simmonds.
Stock no. 1328433
Published by Folio Society. 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Green pictorial cloth. Colour & b/w illustrations. 160 pages. 5th printing.

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