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BABAR'S FAIR
Written by Laurent De Brunhoff; Olive Jones.
Stock no. 2140106
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1969. Very good condition.

First published under the title 'La Fete de Celesteville'. Translated from French by Jones. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416933807. Some small nicks and wear to spine and corners. Musty odour to book.

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BABAR'S CHILDHOOD
Written by Jean De Brunhoff. Illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 2140100
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition.

Little Babar Books. Pictorial boards. Colour pictures. ISBN: 0416034209. Bumping to spine and corners; some wear. Browning to outer page edges; some page corner creases.

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BABAR'S CORONATION
Written by Jean De Brunhoff.
Stock no. 2140099
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1969. Very good condition.

Little Babar Books 3. Yellow spine and rear cover. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0416034403. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Light creasing to a few pages.

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A DAY AT BULLERBY
Written by Astrid Lindgren. Illustrated by Ilon Wikland.
Stock no. 2138881
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st thus 1967. Very good condition.

White glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations to text. ISBN: 0416945007. Covers are unevenly browned with knocks to corners; marks. Browning to page edges.

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THE HISTORY OF THE DUKE OF CORNWALL'S LIGHT INFANTRY 1914-1919
Written by Everard Wyrall.
Stock no. 2137730
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1932. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Green cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette/crest to front cover. With a foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. With 21 illustrations and 21 maps, some folding. Some light wear to covers. Name in ink to front pastedown. A couple of plates are loosely inserted to front, as is dedication page. Foxing and browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is scuffed with marks; tears and chips; name in pencil to top of front panel; minimal loss.

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FIRST TERM AT MALORY TOWERS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stanley Lloyd.
Stock no. 2137440
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth, green titles and vignette. Blue and green pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 153 pages. Light bumping and wear to spine and corners. Slight fade to very edge of a couple of edges. Some light knocks along cover edges. White mottling to pasetdowns at edges (from glue underneath). Foxing and some browning to outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with a faded spine; some edge-tears and chips; a few small areas of loss along edges. Wrapper has some tape repairs with magic tape to verso.

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FIRST TERM AT MALORY TOWERS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stanley Lloyd.
Stock no. 1322077
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1946. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Yellow cloth, green titles and vignette. Blue and green pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations. 153 pages. Spine and corners bumped, some slight fading to cover edges. Both pastedowns have faded (fading caused by glue in binding process?). Light foxing to endpapers and textblock. Small name and address in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is just a little edge worn and faded to spine, slight chipping with minimal loss. A super copy of a very scarce first edition.

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SUMMER TERM AT ST. CLARE'S
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 2135773
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1943. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, white titles, vignette of two schoolgirls to front cover. B/w illustrations. 153 pages. Spine and cover edges have varying degrees of fading. Some spotting to covers. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to outer page edges. Some browning. Wrapper is creased with tears and chips - inches of loss to top and tail of spine; other loss along edges and to corners. Wrapper is also grubby.

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THE TWINS AT ST. CLARE'S
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by W. Lindsay Cable.
Stock no. 2135603
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1941. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A school story for girls. Yellow cloth with blue lettering. 8 b/w drawings. 217 pages. Fading and foxing to spine. Mottling/foxing to rest of covers. Bumping to corners. Inscriptions in ink to front endpaper. Page edge browning; some light foxing. Contents are still very good. Wrapper has bottom 2-3" of rear panel and base of spine torn off and MISSING; other corners of loss; front panel is mostly complete.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING NECKLACE
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by J. Abbey.
Stock no. 1321814
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 4th 1950. Almost very good condition.

The fifth book in the mystery series. Cream cloth, maroon lettering and magnifying glass vignette. Spine slightly bumped. Some foxing to covers. Heavy foxing to contents.

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PONSONBY AND HIS FRIENDS
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson. Illustrated by Eileen Soper.
Stock no. 1321660
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1934. Almost very good condition in a fair dustwrapper.

A True Story About Cats. Green cloth, navy titles. B/w illustrations. 194 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Some slight browning and rubbing to cover edges. Contents lightly browned and a few brown spots to text block. Dustwrapper is edge worn and chipped with loss and grubby.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE SPITEFUL LETTERS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by J. Abbey.
Stock no. 1320749
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1954. Almost very good condition.

The fourth story of the Five Find-Outers (and dog). Red boards, black titles and vignette. B/w illustrations. SPine bumped and slightly faded. Covers slightly grubby. Endpapers lightly browned. Some foxing to textblock. Small ink blot to front pastedown.

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