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LAND AND WATER BUGS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by T.R.E. Southwood. Illustrated by H.D. Swain; P. Entwistle; H.M. Entwishle; T.R.E. Southwood; Dennis Leston.
Stock no. 1824125
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1959. Slightly better than very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Wayside and Woodland Series. Green leather-look covers with gilt and black titles. With 32 coloured plates by Swain. 31 b/w plates and 153 text figures by Entwistle and the authors. Text block mottled green. Boards bright. Text block browned. Small pencil erasure mark to front endpaper. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is grubby and edge-worn with a few closed tears and slight surface paper loss, tape mark to lower spine.

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THE SLY OLD CAT
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1323398
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1971. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An intriguing tale of an unusual tea party, where the hostess is a sly old cat and the guest an unassuming rat. Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated this story in 1906 and now for the first time it appears as a book. White pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 34 pages. ISBN: 0723214204. Minimal bumping to spine. Small bookseller's sticker to front pastedown. Endpapers lightly darkened else contents fine. Dustwrapper has a few small creases to front panel.

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RAGS, M.D.
Written by Lewis Dutton. Illustrated by Edgar Norfield.
Stock no. 1323392
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1933. Good condition.

The charming story of two young dogs and their irrepressible spirits! B/w illustrations throughout with 2 delightful full page colour plates. Illustrated end papers. Peach boards with red title strip. 95 pages. 8.5 x 6.5 inches. Spine bumped. Corners worn. A few marks to covers. Inscription in ink to front pastedown and ink spots to endpapers. Foxing to contents.

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THE STRONG-TAIL
Written by Lawson Wood. Illustrated by Lawson Wood.
Stock no. 2140949
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Circa 1920. Very good condition.

How he jumped onto the moon. Part of the Rummy Tales series. Small format, 4.5 x 3.25". Pictorial paperwraps. Colour and two tone illustrations. Staples to spine have rusted, so brown marks to pages near them. Some cover creasing. A few marks. Illustrations and contents are still nice and bright!

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TEDDY BEAR POSTMAN
Written by Phoebe Worthington; Selby Worthington.
Stock no. 2140508
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1981. Very good condition.

Oblong format (7.5 x 9.5"). Red glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Simple text. ISBN: 0670807982. Some fading to spine. Musty odour to pages. Light foxing to a couple of pages and outer page edges.

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THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES OF BRITAIN
Written by Ernest F. Carter. Illustrated by Kenneth E. Carter.
Stock no. 2140311
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Observers Series No. 23. Describing the steam locomotives of Britain with 8 colour plates and over 200 photographs. Name and address in ink to front endpaper. Some grubby marks to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is grubby with edge-creasing and chips; minimal loss.

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THE FOX JUMPS OVER THE PARSON'S GATE
No author listed. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 2138754
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

Oblong format. Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books. Some creasing to covers and marks. Some foxing and margin marks.

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THE MAD DOG
Written by D. Goldsmith. Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott.
Stock no. 2138752
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition.

A Randolph Caldecott Picture Book. Card wraps. Full page colour illustrations plus sepia illustration to text. Story in verse. Title page reads: An Elegy On The Death Of A Mad Dog". Sad... Some marks and wear to covers. Some foxing and marks to outer page edges and some page margins.

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KATE GREENAWAY PICTURES
Written by H.M. Cundall. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
Stock no. 1322845
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1921. Very good condition in a poor dustwrapper.

From Originals Presented By Her to John Ruskin and Other Personal Friends (Hitherto Unpublished) With an Appreciation by Cundall. Large format. Cream cloth spine with green title, green cloth covers with gilt title to front. Mounted colour plates with captioned tissue-guards. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Contents are clean. Very grubby dustwrapper is edge worn, torn and creased with slight loss but also spine of wrapper is MISSING.

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THE LITTLE RED HEN
Written by Constance Woodhead. Illustrated by Grace Lodge.
Stock no. 2137445
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1950. Very good condition.

Smaller format. Stiff card covers. Picture to front cover. Sunbeam Stories Series. 4 colour plates. B/w illustrations. Some light wear and marks to covers. A little chipping to spine. Foxing to outer page edges and a few internally.

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DOG NELSON, A.B.
Written by Gordon Vice-Admiral Campbell. Illustrated by Peter Fraser.
Stock no. 2135780
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1938. Good condition.

Cream boards with blue vignette to front. Red cloth spine. Colour frontis plate, contains many b/w text illustrations and colour plates throughout. 91 pages. 8.5 x 6.5". Chipping/heavy bump to top edge of front cover. Staining and browning to covers and to pages throughout. Stains get larger to page near rear of book. A reading copy. Frontis is nearly detached.

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THE STORY OF SAMMY STICKLEPIN
Written by Margaret Alleyne. Illustrated by Mary Robinson.
Stock no. 2135485
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Square format. Pictorial boards. Colour pictures throughout. Damp stain to rear cover. Wrapper is price-cut with damp staining to verso and foxing; a few small tears.

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